Author: Broward County Public Schools

BCPS Partners with Food For the Poor To Help Victims Devastated by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

Monday, December 12, 2016Broward County Public Schools students and staff collected a variety of supplies for the residents of Haiti devastated by Hurricane Matthew. Food For the Poor will pick up 23 pallets of food and supplies donated for distribution in impacted areas in Haiti. ... Read More

School Board Workshop on 2017/18 School Boundary Community Proposals

Tuesday, December 13, 2016Broward County Public Schools School Boundary Process for the 2017/18 school year continues to move forward. A total of 18 school boundary proposals have been received, including 16 proposals submitted by community members and two proposals from the School Boundary Committee. ... Read More

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Hosts its Fifth Annual Special Olympics Event

Wednesday, December 14, 2016More than 400 Special Olympics athletes and 300 volunteers will enjoy performances from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drum line, color presentation by JROTC accompanied by the national anthem, cheerleaders and torch run. Participants will be greeted by the Stoneman Douglas High football team with a red carpet entrance at the opening ceremony. ... Read More

Mirror Lakes Elementary School’s Glenda “Gigi” McIntire Honored with 2016 Holocaust Educator Award

Friday, December 16, 2016Congratulations to Glenda ‘Gigi’ McIntire, an educator and counselor at Mirror Lake Elementary School, for being selected to receive the 2016 Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator Award. ... Read More

Whiddon Rogers Education Center Awarded $10,000 Grant for Instruction in Digital Design

Tuesday, December 20, 2016Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Florida Department of Education, students at Whiddon Rogers Education Center will have the opportunity to learn hands-on skills in digital design from certified instructors through a communications technology program. ... Read More

Hundreds of BCPS Students to Put Their Skills to the Test in VEX Robotics Competitions

Friday, January 12, 2018Hundreds of students from across BCPS are competing in two separate VEX Robotics Qualifying Tournaments. Students will compete in team matches using VEX Robots they designed, built and programmed to complete specific challenges. Additionally, students submit engineering design notebooks documenting their building and programming process. Students in grades 4 – 8 also research and present solutions to a real-world STEM-related problem. ... Read More