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Clewiston High School’s Collegiate Academy cohort visits FSW
Special to the Lake Okeechobee News/CHS Clewiston High School’s newest Collegiate Academy students visited Florida Southwestern State College’s Hendry-Glades campus Wednesday, Oct. 23, for a tour of...
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Tigers For Life!
Special to the Lake Okeechobee News/Clewiston High School Athletics CLEWISTON — Clewiston Tiger Scholars, students from all three Clewiston elementary schools who earned 5s on their 2019 Florida State...
View ArticleWestside Elementary School Happenings
• Friday, Nov. 8: Pop with a Cop for students with perfect attendance, Prekindergarten community helpers field trip.• Monday, Nov. 11: Flag ceremony to honor all veterans.• Friday, Nov. 15: Progress...
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Everglades Elementary congratulates Students of the Week for the weeks of...
Special to the Lake Okeechobee NewsEverglades Elementary School Students of the Week for the week of Oct. 28. OKEECHOBEE — Everglades Elementary would like to congratulate its Students of the Week for...
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North Elementary presents Students of the Week for the week of Nov. 4
Special tot he Lake Okeechobee NewsNorth Elementary School Students of the Week for the week of Nov. 4. OKEECHOBEE — North Elementary School would like to congratulate its Students of the Week for the...
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South Elementary School congratulates its Students of the Week for the week...
Special to the Lake Okeechobee NewsSouth Elementary School Students of the Week for the week of Oct. 28. OKEECHOBEE — South Elementary School would like to congratulate its Students of the Week for...
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Hundreds of area schoolkids intrigued at career expo
MOORE HAVEN — Over 600 middle and high school students from the Glades County School District and Clewiston Christian School enjoyed a Career and College Fair last week at the regional training...
View ArticleEconomic forum planned
BELLE GLADE — Palm Beach State College’s Community Relations Office in partnership with the Belle Glade campus will host a community forum titled “Strengthening Communities for the Future: Economic...
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Rosendwald plays dress-up
Special to the Lake Okeechobee News Special to the Lake Okeechobee News Special to the Lake Okeechobee News News Special to the Lake Okeechobee News Special to the Lake Okeechobee News Special to the...
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Pahokee Middle School observes Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Special to the Lake Okeechobee News PAHOKEE — The National Junior Honor Society at Pahokee Middle School observed “Breast Cancer Awareness Day” on Oct. 25. The theme this year was “HOPE” for breast...
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Amanda Riedel selected as school board’s leader
OKEECHOBEE — At their Nov. 12 meeting, the Okeechobee County School Board reorganized, electing a new chairman and vice chairman. Special to the Lake Okeechobee News/Okeechobee County Schools Amanda...
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FEA’s ‘Fund Our Future’ bus tour visits OHS
OKEECHOBEE — Members of the Florida Education Association (FEA) visited Okeechobee High School Nov. 13. The stop was scheduled as part of FEA’s “Fund Our Future” campaign, a statewide, five-week bus...
View ArticleMore AVID students headed to college
OKEECHOBEE — On Nov. 13, Okeechobee County schools released data from 2018-19’s graduating class of students participating in the district’s Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program. In...
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Pizza with a Cop
Special to the Lake Okeechobee News/Tammy Jackson-Moore BELLE GLADE — Middle and high school teenagers were invited to Pizza with a Cop at the Belle Glade Teen Center on Nov. 5. Tammy Jackson-Moore...
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North Elementary congratulates Students of the Week
Special to the Lake Okeechobee NewsNorth Elementary School’s Students of the Week for the week of Nov. 18. OKEECHOBEE — North Elementary School would like to congratulate its Students of the Week for...
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FSW’s Clewiston Collegiate Institute wins Promising Practice Award
LABELLE — Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) has received the 2019 Florida College System Chancellor’s Best Practice/Promising Practice Award for its Collegiate Institute at Clewiston High...
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Gove Elementary School a Spanish Dual Language Magnet Program for new...
Special to the Lake Okeechobee News/GES Mrs. Stockwell, English kindergarten teacher and a Two–Way Immersion group of students. BELLE GLADE — The recruitment season is in full swing for Magnet Schools...
View ArticleGove Elementary School Happenings Nov. 22 through Dec. 5
• Friday, Nov. 22 — K-5 Awards Ceremony from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. • Monday, Nov. 25 through Friday, Nov. 29 — No School/Fall Holiday • Monday, Dec. 2 — Wellington Landings NJHS Holiday Gathering – Ms....
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Discipline program builds empathy
OKEECHOBEE — Educators at Yearling Middle School are using restorative practices for students who violate school rules. Restorative practices are focused on strengthening relationships between...
View ArticleSchool board won’t consider half-cent sales tax
OKEECHOBEE — The Okeechobee County School Board briefly considered holding a workshop on a new half-cent sales tax, but the motion to hold the workshop died after it failed to find a second. Board...
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