Tallahassee, FL – The new year-round school pilot program will effectively change the way children in the state celebrate their summer pastimes. If implemented, it could change the 2024/2025 school schedule. Initially, HB 891 was introduced by Rep. Patricia Williams, D-Broward County, who represents District 98 in Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach and Lauderdale Lakes. “Number […]
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Clear backpacks and metal detectors to be discussed at upcoming school board meeting By Attiyya Atkins and Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach, Fl – The last months of the school year have been a trying time for students, parents, and teachers. Aside from the regular duties of finalizing assignments, prom, graduation, and other end-of-the-year events, schools […]
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By: Kristen Hernandez Thanks to a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Broward College, Florida Panthers and FleetForce Truck Driving School, the fastest growing industry in America is now accessible to a new generation of aspiring CDL truck drivers. FleetForce’s first graduating class received their certificates and licenses during the first week of May, offering graduates of the […]
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By China Boynton Shedly Casseus Parnther worked as a BRACE (Broward Advisors for Continuing Education) advisor in Broward schools for 13 years before she realized her true calling was helping students create the type of future they would like to pursue. Parnther wanted to create a space for students to access scholarships and other programs […]
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By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach – Guests got lei’d by alumni of Kappa Alpha Psi as they were welcomed to the League’s Mansion Luau Party at Sample-McDougald house last month. Locals came dressed in their finest Hawaiian-themed threads to celebrate the gift of education with the Kappa Foundation of Pompano Beach at a location steeped […]
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By Attiyya Atkins It’s time for kids to get out of their phones and into the books, said rapper and local leader Travis Gammage, also known as T Dogg. T Dogg hosted the second annual Read to Achieve book tour with its first stop at Deerfield Park Elementary in March. He teamed up with Sybrina […]
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By China Boynton and Attiyya Atkins Imagine being a student in an eSports class where you learn the mechanics of video gaming (and play a few video games), or an engineering class equipped with 3D printing computers, or a debate class fashioned like a real courtroom. This is Pompano Beach Middle School, thanks to the […]
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