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in this issue
Boynton Beach Aerospace
Science Academy (BASA
Receives Two Airplanes p 2
Criminal Justice Student
Receives Highest Rank p 2
American Culinary Federation
Career Day p 3
February Recognition of Career and Technical Educators
CECF/BPA
www.cecf.org or www.bpa.org
FPSA
www.fpsainc.org
DECA
www.deca.org/hsd.html
HOSA
www.flhosa.org
The month of February is designated for recognizing the Career and Technical Educators’ (CTE) hard
work and dedication to the students of Palm Beach County and Career Education. The Fourth Annual
CTE Recognition Dinner held on February 2 at the Kravis Center began the month long recognition.
Dr. Arthur C. Johnson, Superintendent of Palm Beach County schools; Ann Killets, Chief of Staff; Judith
Klinek, Assistant Superintendent; Mary Vreeland, Director of Choice Programs; and Constance ScotchelGross, Manager of Career Education, welcomed over 300 educators, district personnel, administrators
and business community members to this wonderful event. Santaluces High School’s jazz ensemble
entertained during the reception and dinner. News Channel 5 anchor Jay Cashmere and Owner of
Atlantic Theatre, Frank Licari, co-hosted the evening event.
The following educators were recognized at the CTE Recognition Dinner:
FBLA/PBL
www.floridafbla-pbl.com
SkillsUSA
www.skillsusa.info
FCCLA
www.flfccla.org
TSA
www.floridatsa.com
Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association
Educational Foundation
FBA
www.futurebuildersofamerica.org
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Visit us online: www.palmbeachschools.org/careered
Department of Choice Programs and School Choice
Mary Vreeland, Director.........................................434-7371
Career Education Connie Scotchel-Gross, Manager , Career Ed ...357-7537
Miguel Benavente, M.D., Specialist, Career Ed..969-5827
James Cooper, Specialist, Career Ed..................357-5942
Tom Hession, Specialist, Career Ed.....................434-7435
Nancy Jackson, Resource Teacher.......................357-7695
Neva Jordan, Federal Grant Tech, Career Ed.....434-8721
Tara Kobel, Specialist, Career Ed.........................434-7465
Susan Larsen, Specialist, Career Ed......................434-7395
Larry Marksberry, Specialist, Career Ed.............434-7466
Dr. Jeraline Marsh, Specialist, Career Ed...........434-8880
Pam Paikai, Secretary II, Career Ed......................434-8180
Jim Politis, Specialist, Career Ed..........................629-8534
Ben Ramos, Website Technician.........................434-8290
Elizabeth Shapiro, Specialist, Career Ed..........629-8535
Sylvia Tricarico, Specialist, Career Ed..................434-8631
Career and Technical Education is the branch of academies that links
the world of education to the world of work. Career Connections
delivers the latest news, events, and “shining stars” - accolades of
achievement in career and technical education.
Have news, events or comments to include in the next Career
Connections? Send your article to:
Connie Scotchel-Gross, Manager
scotche@palmbeach.k12.fl.us
or
Ben Ramos, Website Tech
ramosbe@palmbeach.k12.fl.us
CTE High School Principal of the Year:
CTE Assistant Principal of the Year:
CTE Teacher of the Year:
CTE Rookie Teacher of the Year:
CTE Career Academy Coordinator of the Year:
Dr. Ian B. Saltzman, Lake Worth HS
Daniel Snider, Lake Worth HS
Nancy Hall, West Boca Raton HS
Robert Decker, John I. Leonard HS
Shana Wendrow, South Tech Academy
CTE Middle School Principal of the Year:
CTE Assistant Principal of the Year:
CTE Teacher of the Year:
CTE Rookie Teacher of the Year:
CTE Career Academy Coordinator of the Year:
Jesus Armas, Lake Worth MS
Christina Nolli, Western Pines MS
Dr. Scott Goldscher, Lantana MS
Jeanine Salame, Roosevelt MS
Iraida Colon-Loehrig, Congress MS
The following Business Partners were recognized: Andre Varona, Hispanic Champber of Commerce;
April Sinnott, Divine, Blalock, Martin & Sellari, PA; Captain Scotty Boler, US Army; Chief Frank Kitzerow,
Jupiter Police Department; Citi; David Porter, David Porter and Associates; Deborah Leach Scampavia,
Scripps Florida; Florida Power and Light; Jim Guilbeault, Ellies Deli & Catering; Jody Gleason, Palm
Beach County Education Commission; Kathryn Schmidt, Workforce Alliance; Kelly Smallridge, Business
Development Board; Leadership Palm Beach County; Sandra Meredith, Bank of America.
“Career and Technical Education Month is the ideal time to recognize the hard work and dedication of
the CTE teachers, principals, business partners, and supporters of Career Education. This dinner was
organized to celebrate the commitment of Palm Beach County’s CTE teachers. We want to show them
how valuable they really are,” said Constance Scotchel-Gross, Manager of Career Education.
Lake Worth High School FFEA
Chapter Wins Frist Place At Annual
FFEA State Conference p 3
Fourth Annual Career and
Technical Education Dinner p 4
Lantana Middle School
Teacher Honored By Radio
Club Of America p 6
DECA District Competition p 6
Park Vista High School’s 3rd
Annual Auto Show p 7
West Boca Raton Students
Touch Hearts p 7
Plus More...
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Boynton Beach Aerospace Science Academy
(BASA) Receives Two Airplanes
winners of written and skill events and the top four winners of the
performance events will compete at the FBLA State Leadership
Conference in Orlando April 5-8.
BASA is the recipient of two airplanes donated for the use of
academy students at Boynton Beach Community High School.
The dedication of the two planes to BASA was held at the Lantana
(KLNA) Airport on Tuesday, February 9.
The newly elected FBLA District 20 officers for next school
year are: President—Ariel Viale from Palm Beach Central High;
Vice President—Amanda Held from West Boca Raton High;
Secretary—Yannelis Gonzalez from Palm Beach Central High, and
Parliamentarian—Jason Gordon from Dwyer High School.
Florida Airmotive Inc. (the Owen Gasaway family) donated a
Cessna 310 to the academy to be used as a display airplane. The
students in the Academy will restore and maintain the airplane
once it arrives on the campus at Boynton Beach Community
High School. The second plane, a Light Sport Maxis, was donated
in memory of Jeffrey R. Pastl (1972-1990) by Richard Kull. As his
mother Doris Pastl, owner of Specialty Advertising explained,
Jeffrey was a graduate of Congress Middle School and Santaluces
High School. He was a member of the schools’ bands and played
the tuba. Once he graduated from Santaluces, he joined the
United States Air Force so he could work on jet engines and earn
a college degree. At the age of 18 years old, three days after he
arrived in California to train for Desert Storm, Jeffrey was killed in
a car crash. This plane was donated in his honor to reflect his love
for the country and the US Air Force. The plane will be used to
train students in maintenance and flight.
The BASA students and staff are extremely grateful to both
families for their support of the Academy.
FBLA District 20 Competitions
Future Business Leaders of America
(FBLA) District 20 with over 1,900
members held their written and skill
competitions the week of January
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being held on January 20 at Palm
Bach Central High School. Over one
thousand middle and high school students competed in fifty plus
business related events. FBLA is an integral part of the Business
Education curriculum and kudos to the students and their advisers
that are involved with this outstanding student organization. The
following schools had members that competed:
• Middle Schools- Carver, Duncan, Independence, Jupiter, Polo
Park, and Woodlands.
• High Schools- John I. Leonard , LakeWorth, Olympic Heights, Palm
Beach Central, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Lakes, Park
Vista, Royal Palm Beach, Santaluces, West Boca Raton, and
William Dwyer.
The event winners were announced at the Awards Ceremony
that was held at Palm Beach Central High on January 28 with a
packed auditorium and many parents attending. The top seven
Suncoast High’s Annual Career Showcase
Dr. Linda Cartlidge, Suncoast’s Principal, started this program last
year to encourage students to identify a ‘career’ choice they are
interested in pursuing both academically and professionally.
The Career Showcase is a unique opportunity
for the students to meet professionals in
their career path. The students are prepared
in advance by their teachers to maximize
their time and equip them to interview
the presenters. They are ready to ask the
right questions to get an idea of what their
future career choice is really like first-hand.
This is an opportunity for the students to know what it will take
both academically and professionally to achieve their dreamed of
position and what a typical day would be like. This program is so
valuable! The students report a renewed excitement in pursuing
their goals.
Suncoast also had students who’ve realized that they may need
to re-evaluate what they’d like to do in the future. This is also a
great networking opportunity to make ‘matches’ for internships,
part-time, summer and full-time jobs for our students and future
employers.
Criminal Justice Student Receives Highest Rank
Congratulations to Major Regine Celestin.
Major Celestin has been a member of
the Criminal Justice Academy at Atlantic
High School since 9th grade. She is
the only student in the history of the
Criminal Justice Academy to earn this
rank. Major Celestin is the right hand to
Sgt. Jeff Rasor, the academy’s instructor, and takes pride in being
responsible for over 250 other members of the academy. Now a
senior, Major Celestin plans to work as a Community Service Officer
with the Delray Beach Police Department while she attends college
next year. Major Celestin will pursue a degree in Criminal Justice
and has aspirations of one day returning to Atlantic High School to
become the Criminal Justice Academy instructor.
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Annual Groundhog Shadowing Day
Park Vista High School’s 3rd Annual Auto Show
On February 4, 2010, approximately 200 students in the Palm Beach
Gardens Community High School Five Star Magnet Program will
spend the day shadowing local businesses to learn more about
professions of interest. This annual event, known as Groundhog
Shadowing Day, is a tradition accomplished in conjunction with
Junior Achievement. We need the help of local businesses to make
this happen! Any business located in the north, central, or western
areas of Palm Beach County interested in hosting one or more
students should contact Ava Pence at (561) 694-7388.
On December 12, 2009, Park Vista Community High School held its
3rd Annual Auto Show. Approximately 200 vehicles were exhibited
while many students, parents and community members attended
the event. Antique, classic, and custom cars and trucks delighted
automotive enthusiasts. Twenty-six trophies in various categories
were awarded to participants.
Palm Beach Gardens Community High School is a B-rated Title I
school with approximately 2500 students. Over 800 students are
serviced in the career academy, which provides studies in Medical
Sciences, Global Business and Entrepreneurship, Tourism, Hospitality,
and Resort Management, Sports Management and Recreation, and
Television, Radio, and Film Production Technology.
West Boca Raton Students Touch Hearts
West Boca Raton High School’s Drafting
and Design Academy students partnered
with Operation Home Front and Bank of
America to design and create Valentine’s
Day postcards that are being sent to military
troops serving our country.
Hearts from the Homefront, the reach out effort from the South
Florida Fair in West Palm Beach, FL, was a resounding success.
Volunteers from Operation Homefront and associates from Bank
of America collected 2,100 Valentines for our troops signed by
fair attendees from ages 5 to 94 that wanted to thank soldiers for
their service and sacrifice while they were away from their families
and loved ones. The Valentines were created for the fair event, and
were designed and printed by students from West Boca Raton
High School’s Communications Technology class, and incorporated
Patriotic and South Florida elements in the Valentine Card designs.
Instructor John Steranko said, “The students were overwhelmed
with excitement to be asked to produce the card for this event,
especially when they found out the cards were actually being sent
directly to the soldiers.”
Under the instruction of Mr. Steranko, students Jesse Mahler, Alex
Prinzi and Karene Mordechai designed the postcards which will be
sent directly to the dedicated troops serving our country.
“We knew we had a good idea, and we were looking for a way to
allow anyone who wanted to share their pride in our brave troops
to show it. The fair gave us access to over 500,000 attendees, most
of them from right here in our own neighborhoods. Sandi Meredith,
Market Leader for Bank of America in North Palm Beach, stated,
“With the support of West Boca Raton Community High School and
Instructor John Steranko, this vision became a reality.”
Proceeds from the auto show go toward equipment, scholarships
and other important items that will enable the Academy to stay
current with cutting-edge technology.
Tours of our Automotive Repair and
Automotive Body facilities were given,
music was provided by one of our
Automotive Academy Instructors Joe
Verdicchio, and Fort Lauderdale Harley
Davidson Drill Team provided a spectacular exhibition. In addition,
participants and spectators donated blood at a mobile collection
vehicle. To cap off the day, the Frictionator, a Ford F650 pickup
truck, showed everyone what a jet engine can do when attached
to a truck!
By offering the annual auto show, Park Vista can showcase the
exceptional facilities and offerings that are available to prospective
students. In addition, the auto show enables us to show
community members and business partners that we appreciate
and need their assistance in numerous ways including: advisory
committee members; volunteers, business contributors to share
their real-world expertise and much more. With businesses and
the communities ideas and guidance, the Park Vista Auto Academy
can offer the very best curriculum so graduates are well-rounded
individuals who are prepared for life after high school. Park Vista’s
instructors, Steven Moldoff, Tom Knott, Norm Thomas and Joseph
Verdicchio are congratulated on a great auto show and hope to see
you at the auto show next year.
NAF Tri-County Advisory Board
The first NAF (National Academy Foundation) Tri-County retreat
was held in February. NAF directors, teachers, district personnel
from Palm Beach, Broward, and Dade school districts along with
business partners from these counties meet with the purpose of
creating a Tri-County Advisory Board.
JD Hoye, president of NAF, welcomed everyone and gave a report
on her meeting with the State DOE and how national and local
business partnerships will be critical to the future of the education
system. Connie Scotchel-Gross, Career Education manager, was
part of a panel in which each county gave an update on Career
Education policies in their district. Committees were then formed
to work on the following concerns: 1) Communications and
Marketing, 2) Corporate Engagement, and 3) Best Practices.
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Lantana Middle School Teacher Honored By
Radio Club of America
Lantana Middle School technology teacher
Bob Pauley received the Dwyer Award for
Excellence in Education in 2006 for creating
his own website featuring “The Classroom
of Tomorrow.” His state-of-the-art computer
lab features a full line of Apple and Dell
computers with lesson plans ranging from
computer applications to web design. This
month Pauley was honored by the Radio Club of America, a 100-year
old organization specializing in wireless technology since the days of
long distance ham radio transmissions a century ago.
The honor from the Radio Club of America in its 100th year included
an initial grant of $500 to Mr. Pauley for much needed lab supplies.
RCA continues to support LCMS and other schools across the country
as they recognize and appreciate the work teachers and students
are doing in this growing field. Mr. Pauley’s students explore and
discover the excitement of wireless technology from its early days of
telegraphy and ham operators through and into all the future holds.
Our students have a head start as their knowledge increases in this
remarkable century-old and yet up-to-the-minute technology.
DECA District Competition
In December DECA high school members from Forest Hill, Jupiter,
Royal Palm Beach, South Tech, Spanish River, and Wellington began
their pursuit of competitive recognition. On December 9 and 10,
over six hundred high school students took a written test in their
competitive area. The testing this year changed to five tests combining
like areas into the core area of business for 23 competitive events.
These core areas are finance, hospitality, business administration and
marketing.
On the evening of December 10, the DECA advisors gathered to run
the test scores which determined the district competition qualifiers.
In each individual competition, the top 15 scorers qualify; and in the
team competitions, the top ten teams qualify.
At Northwood University in West Palm Beach on January 15, about
300 students spent the day trying to keep their competitive dreams
going. Judges from all over the county and from every aspect of
business helped determine who would be the district winners
through role play, interviews, and watching oral presentations. All
students in attendance were recognized for their accomplishments;
students not receiving top five trophies were given medallions.
In addition to the district qualifiers in attendance at Northwood
University, the newest district DECA chapters from Boca Raton High
and Martin County High came to observe this event.
All competitors are anxiously preparing and awaiting their
opportunity to show state judges that they deserve to continue on to
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DECA’s International Conference (competition) scheduled for April
24 in Louisville, Kentucky.
South Tech Academy Graphic Design Students
Score Big In Cover Design Competition
The Palm Beach School District Technology Conference announced
the winners of the Tech Conference Cover Design for 2010, awarding
1st, 2nd and 3rd place to South Tech students. Michael Cardona
received $250.00 plus the Adobe Software Suite as the 1st place
winner; Billy Myrtil received $100 for 2nd place, and Jose N. Mendez
received $50 for 3rd place. Michael Cardona also participated in the
Florida KidCare contest and won, as did Sebastian Spencer, another
South Tech student. The awards ceremony was held Friday, January
29 in Orlando, Florida.
Other recent wins for the academy include the Forest Park’s
Multicultural Awareness Poster Contest, won by senior Jeancarlo
Zelaya and the Keiser University’s 2nd Annual Design Show, won by
Alexis Gallego. The academy’s instructor, Mickey Schemer, is very
proud of the students’ accomplishments and speaks highly of the
incredible talent they have all demonstrated.
Army JROTC Cadets Showcase Skills
On Saturday, February 27, the W.T. Dwyer Panther Battalion hosted
the Palm Beach County District Army JROTC Drill Meet. The meet
took place on and around the football field at the high school with
various events, inspections and competitions throughout the day,
and an awards ceremony wrapping things up in the afternoon.
Over 100 cadets representing JROTC teams from Dwyer, Atlantic,
Jupiter, South Fork, and Seminole Ridge High Schools competed in
a variety of categories including armed and unarmed squad, color
guard, individual exhibition, and knock out events to name a few.
“This was my first Army JROTC drill meet and I must say I was quite
impressed with the organization of the event and the leadership
qualities that were demonstrated by the competing cadets. The
time and effort that all of the Army Instructors put into these
programs was definitely evident in the performances by the cadets,”
says District JROTC Curriculum Specialist Dr. Jeraline M. Marsh.
This was a preparatory step for all the cadets. Next stop, the
Regional Drill Meet to be hosted by Jupiter High School’s Army
JROTC Battalion.
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South Tech Academy Graphic Design
Student Wins $5000 Scholarship
South Tech Academy, a charter school located in Boynton Beach,
continues to rack up commendations and awards by its students.
The latest is a statewide contest won by a South Tech student.
The Florida KidCare contest awards ceremony was held in
Orlando, Florida on January 29, 2010. Michael Cardona, a South
Tech Graphic Design student, was the grand prize 1st place
winner from the entire state for the KidCare Billboard contest. He
was awarded a $5,000 scholarship.
Another South Tech student, Sebastian Spencer, was a regional
winner for the Billboard contest and was awarded a $300 gift
card. “We are extremely proud of our students and the skills they
exhibited in this statewide contest”, said Mickey Schemer, South
Tech graphic arts instructor. South Tech continues to create
success stories, one student at a time. For more information, visit
www.southtechacademy.org.
Lake Worth High School FFEA Chapter Wins
First Place At Annual FFEA State Conference
Thirty-two
Lake
Worth
High School Florida Future
Educators of America Club
members traveled together
to attend our state’s annual
FFEA State Conference held
in Orlando over the Jan. 2224 weekend. FFEA is the
extracurricular arm of the Early Childhood Teacher Academy
which organizes student volunteer and fundraising activities. Mrs.
Brixius, program director, is proud that the LWHS FFEA chapter has
been the largest FFEA group in the state to attend the conference
for two years running! Students enjoyed a weekend filled with
teacher education break-out sessions, competitions, and famous
key-note speakers while joining other state FFEA clubs competing
in the Lesson Plan, PowerPoint, and Chapter Chant categories.
For the very first time ever, LWHS FFEA brought home a trophy,
winning First Place in the PowerPoint Presentation High School
Division!
Jupiter High School FFA Chapter Competes
The Jupiter HS FFA Chapter traveled to Okeechobee High School,
to compete in the FFA Sub-district competition. Placing second
for Parliamentary Procedures were a team comprised of Forrest
Rogerson-Chairman, Robert Yoder-Secretary, Hunter Hurley,
Martin Cremaldi, Nick Reymann, and Anthony Briner. Courtney
Robeck placed third for Extemporaneous Public Speaking. Ricky
Munroe placed third for Tractor Knowledge and Operation. Placing
second for Creed Speaking was Roberto Marin.
This is the first time Jupiter has had a Parliamentary Procedure team
or an Extemporaneous public speaker. Almost all of the participants
will be returning so watch out for Jupiter FFA next year and again
congratulations to them all.
Lodging Management Competition
In January, Mrs. Sardina and
four students from the Academy
of Hospitality and Tourism at
Forest High School attended
the Seventh Annual Florida LMP
(Lodging Management Program)
Competition organized by the FRLA
(Florida Restaurant and Lodging
Association).
This is a two-day competition held at The Tradewinds Resort in St.
Petersburg. The students demonstrated their hospitality knowledge
by competing in a question-and-answer knowledge bowl, complete
room inspections, night audit tasks, analyzed two case studies (one
in Food and Beverage and the other is Sales and Marketing) as well
as demonstrating their knowledge, skills and abilities in planning an
event, including the invitation, BEO (banquet event order), menu
and floor plan.
Students Marianna Maya, Raquel Ramirez, Raelan Santos, and
Charmaine Vargas, placed third place in the Hospitality Project
competition which included planning an event, making the
invitation, doing the banquet event order, menu, and the floor plan,
and completing the room inspection.
American Culinary Federation Career Day
In March, West Boca Raton High
School hosted the annual ACF
(American Culinary Federation)
Career Day sponsored by U.S.
Foodservice of South Florida. Thirtytwo Culinary Academy students from
Marathon High School paired up with
the Culinary Academy students from West Boca High School to work
with professional ACF chefs to develop and prepare various dishes.
After the General Membership afternoon meeting in the school
cafeteria, the students and chefs served ACF members and guests
(samples of their dishes prepared in the production kitchen). Chefs,
students, and ACF members had an opportunity to network and taste.
The event was attended by approximately 200 people. The delicious
dishes prepared by the chefs and students included Crab Cakes; Pork
Tenderloin and Grits; Chicken Roulade with Mashed Potatoes; Rack
of Lamb with Fingerling Potatoes ; Homemade Sausage; Smoked
Duck Breast Salad; Oysters Rockefeller; Chocolate Dipped Almond
Cookies; Cream Puffs and Eclairs; Chocolate Lava Cake; Fresh Donuts;
and Chocolate Heath Bar Torte.
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Fourth Annual Career and Technical Education Dinner
FBLA District 20 Fally Rally
FBLA District 20 is proud to be part of this year’s state FBLA theme “Get
Tuned In” as they started off the school year with their Fall Rally on
October 6 at the Palm Beach Convention Center. Over 450 members
from Palm Beach County high schools and middle schools attended
the rally and the panel sessions held by industry professionals.
The FBLA Rally began with
Julien Borbon, District President,
opening the general session.
We were honored to have
Mr. Jeffrey Hernandez, Chief
Academic Officer, welcoming
guests and giving words of
encouragement to the students.
Our keynote speaker was Mr.
Lester J. Woerner, chairman
of Woerner Holdings, Inc. Mr. Woerner has a strong belief in free
market economics and stated how the decision he made as a young
teenager influenced where he is today.
The workshops held included topics as “Work Readiness and Career
Paths”, Traits of an Entrepreneur”, Basics of Financial Responsibility,
and “How MySpace and Facebook can be Used against Me.” The
students learned dining etiquette as the luncheon was a sit down
affair. After lunch, teams from each school participated in the Battle
of the Chapters competition and this year’s chapter winner was Palm
Beach Gardens High School.
For the Brochure competition, the winners were: 1st place—
Independence Middle, 2nd place—Olympic Heights, 3rd place—Palm
Beach Central High; for Display Board, 1st place—West Boca Raton
High, 2nd place—W. T. Dwyer High, 3rd place—Olympic Heights
High.
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Palm Beach Gardens High School Students
Tour the BankAtlantic Center
Juniors in the Sports Management and Recreation Magnet at
Palm Beach Gardens Community High School recently enjoyed
a behind-the-scenes tour of the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise,
home of the Florida Panthers. Students had the opportunity
to tour areas off-limits to the general public and learn about
the scope of career opportunities in such a facility, as well as
the necessary educational steps required to achieve different
positions. The students had the opportunity to stay for the
hockey game and see the various jobs come together to create a
seamless, professional product.
Third Annual Auto Show to Benefit the
Automotive Academy at Park Vista
Park Vista Community High School’s Automotive Academy is excited
to announce the third annual Auto Show that will be held at Park Vista
on Saturday, December 12, 2009. This successful auto show which
benefits the automotive program brings in numerous sponsors,
hundreds of spectators, and a variety of participants. Awards for 27
different categories including Domestic Vintage, Domestic Street
Rod, Best Originals, and more will be given out at 4:30 p.m. The cost
is only $2 per spectator and $10 to register a car! This is one car
show you don’t want to miss! For more information or to register
your vehicle, visit http://pvchs.com.
Palm Beach County Career Academies:
Visit www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/careered for more
information on our Career Academies.
Lake Worth High School News
Congratulations to Lake Worth Community High School’s 32 Future
Florida Educators of America (FFEA) students from the Early Childhood
and Teacher Education Program who took first place at the Chapter
PowerPoint Competition High School Division at the FFEA’s State
Conference. The thirty-two student members, along with educator,
Marcia Brixius and parent volunteer, Irene LaTour, traveled to Orlando
for an action-packed weekend where the students attended breakout
sessions and heard famous motivational speakers. The students are
very proud of their first win!
Lake Worth Community High School has given the first EKG
(electrocardiogram) certification exams to 24 students. Of the 24
students who took the industry certification, 18 have successfully
passed, demonstrating a 75% passing rate. These students were
certified by the National Healthcareer Association. In addition
to adding to their credentials, passing this industry certification
allows them to work as a Certified EKG Technician (CET).
Congratulations goes out to Dr. Jairo Garcia, of the medical
sciences academy at Lake Worth Community High School. Dr.
Garcia has achieved extra certification currently enabling him
to teach dual enrollment classes. The coupling with Palm
Beach Community College is also a benefit to LWCHS students.
Now high school students can dual enroll for Anatomy &
Physiology, getting high school and college credit for that course.
The A & P course will be offered both at LWCHS and on Mondays
and Wednesdays from 3:33-4:40 PM at PBCC Central Campus.
Lake Worth Community High School was honored to welcome
Professor Dr. Erin Celso from University of Florida onto its campus.
Dr. Celso shared her knowledge of protein chain reaction and
gelelectrophoresis with Lake Worth High School’s pre-medicine
Medical Academy students while instructing the students in a lab
exercise.
FBLA State/National Conference in Orlando
Students and advisers from Palm Beach Central High School and Palm
Beach Gardens Community High School attended the FBLA State/
National Fall Leadership which took place November 19 – 21, 2009. For
the state portion of the conference, the opening keynote speaker was
Toody Byrd. Ms. Byrd is a teacher, counselor, author, and speaker, and has
spent her career helping people meet the challenges of education.
As a state project, the students participated in a walk to raise money for
the Children’s Miracle Network whose mission is to generate funds and
awareness programs in partnership with and for the benefit of member
hospitals/foundations and the children they are privileged to serve.
The FBLA-PBL Foundation held a beach volleyball competition which
Palm Beach Central High FBLA members brought home the winner’s
trophy. Friday morning members attended workshops, and the State
Conference closed with keynote speaker Carl Creasman, an inspirational
communicator and thinker who challenges by his passion towards
'thinking outside of the box.”
The National FBLA Conference began in the afternoon with many
informative workshops that the students and educators attended.
Members had a chance to network with students from around the
country. Sharon Gintz, instructor from Seminole Ridge High School,
attended the new FBLA Adviser Training that was sponsored by a grant
from UPS.