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NES Students of the Week
Congratulations to our Students of North Elementary School for the Week for April 15: Juan Lara, Alan Gonzalez, Jasmine Perez, Joanna Loredo, Juan Ramos, Don Johnson, Lohgan Raulerson, Darli Reyes,...
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NES Students of the Week
Congratulations to these great students who were North Elementary School students of the week for April 22: Carter Clay, Ethan Felkins, Kiera Osteen, Bailey Medrano, Rene Domingo, Levi Johnston,...
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NES Students of the Week
Congratulations to North Elementary School students of the week for April 25-29: Jenesey Chavez, Brianna Guevara, Naul Dorantes, Madison Campbell, Kaleb Cale, Estrella Jaenz, Addison Raulerson,...
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OMS Students of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Student of the Week for the week of May 10 for Osceola Middle School! Yonteria Stallworth, Logan McMasters, Cesar Ramirez, Juan Gomez, Sierra Pounds, Jace Selph,...
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EES Students of the Week
Everglades Elementary School students are achieving in the classroom for the week of May 9 include: KG, Dario Vasquez, Hunter Clark, Jacqueline Sanchez, Lizet Orozco, Ulani Herrera; First, Jorge...
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OHS Graduation Class of 2016
These photos were taken at the OHS graduation on Saturday, June 4 at the AG Center for the Class of 2016. DSC_0082 DSC_0079 DSC_0076 DSC_0046 DSC_0044 DSC_0041 DSC_0039 DSC_0037 DSC_0035 DSC_0034...
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YMS end of year sports awards
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View ArticleOHS Scholarship Night 2016
Click to view slideshow. These photos were taken at the Annual Scholarship Night at the Okeechobee High School. Our community comes together and donates to graduating seniors.
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Okeechobee schools replace four principals
OKEECHOBEE — Superintendent of Schools Ken Kenworthy has named the four new principals who have been hired by the school system in an unprecedented shake up of the local school system this week. Joseph...
View ArticleMixed reviews on school grades
OKEECHOBEE — Okeechobee had two B schools and a D School, while all the others were C schools for the 2015-2016 school year. The Florida Department of Education released the school grades Friday. While...
View ArticleSchool attendance remains a problem
OKEECHOBEE — It appears the attendance woes that affected Okeechobee and other schools around the nation last year have continued into the new year. Twenty-one percent of Okeechobee students had nine...
View ArticleCan students ‘opt out’ of pledge?
OKEECHOBEE — The national debate over the Pledge of the Allegiance came to Okeechobee Tuesday. The state approved a law that allows parents to allow their children to not participate in the Pledge of...
View ArticleSchool board considers options to replace OHS
OKEECHOBEE — The Okeechobee School Board took another step in an effort to replace Okeechobee High School and handled some housekeeping matters at the last regular meeting of the year on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleState committee reviews OHS buildings
OKEECHOBEE — The stakes were high for the second straight year when Okeechobee hosted a state department of education committee Monday trying to convince them to spend state dollars to replace OHS....
View ArticleStudent accused of ‘possession of marijuana with intent to deliver’ at middle...
A 13-year-old Osceola Middle School (OMS) student was arrested after he allegedly gave a fellow student two baggies of suspected marijuana to “hold” for him. Jordan James Rickard, N.E. 11th Court,...
View ArticleOkeechobee educators seek ways to reach and teach children on the Autism...
“Every one of the children on the Autism Spectrum is so different,” said Renee Geeting, Okeechobee County School District Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services. Educating children with...
View ArticleOkeechobee parents warned about “13 Reasons” Netflix series
Okeechobee County School District Superintendent Ken Kenworthy reached out to parents this week to warn them about potential problems from the “13 Reasons Why” series on Netflix. Nationwide, parents,...
View ArticleSchool sued over playground accident
OKEECHOBEE — A local parent has sued Okeechobee schools because his child was injured while out at recess at South Elementary School last year. Robert Gagnon, filed litigation on behalf of his minor...
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State to increase funding to county schools
OKEECHOBEE — Okeechobee will see an increase in state aid for schools if the proposed state budget is signed as expected by Governor Rick Scott this month. The Okeechobee School Board Tuesday learned...
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Okeechobee schools have 24 teacher vacancies
OKEECHOBEE — The Okeechobee County School Board is doing all it can to recruit and retain talented teachers. The state hasn’t made it easier as they have stiffened requirements and made the...
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