By Kristen Hernandez Davie, Florida — For the past year, student musicians at schools in Broward County trained like athletes for a championship game. Rehearsals were rigorous and the student’s schedules strict. For them, Sound Check Fest was the ultimate win, and proof that their marching band, auxiliaries, and drumlines were the best. In April, marching
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By Attiyya Atkins POMPANO BEACH — Sanders Park Elementary, Broward County’s only journalism magnet elementary school, has won an award of distinction for its academic standards, high-quality educational services and diversity initiatives. Sanders Park is one of eight schools in Broward County to receive a Magnet Schools of Merit School of Excellence Award by Magnet Schools
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By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach – C. Robert Markham Elementary School is one of several significantly neglected and deteriorated schools within Pompano’s black neighborhoods. Thanks to a collective cry for help, Broward County School Board secured government funding to make improvements. The board unveiled design plans for a brand-new campus scheduled for completion by 2026.
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By China Boynton The Small Biz Community and Economic Development Corp (CEDC) hosted the inaugural edition of the Teens Chasing Dreams afterschool program at the Northwest Branch Library on October 6. Students ages 15-18 showed up after their school day at Blanche Ely High School to participate in the new program that will last through
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By China Boynton Pompano Beach – Pompano Beach residents have raised concerns over the conditions of some schools operating within Broward County. There have been numerous reports to the Broward County School District of unclean and unsanitary bathrooms, mold, flooding, and a list of other repairs that have been overdue at the public schools in
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