Thursday, January 17, 2019 Broward County School Board members and Superintendent Robert W. Runcie provided a progress report on recommendations from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Initial Report dated January 2, 2019. ... Read More
Taste Test: BCPS Students Select New Menu Items for the 2019/20 School Year at the Annual Student Food Show
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Approximately 200 students from Watkins Elementary School and Nova Middle School will taste potential menu items and instantly rate them on iPads at food stations. ... Read More
BCPS to Observe Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Friday, February 1, 2019
Wednesday, January 16, 2019BCPS will observe Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Friday, February 1, 2019. ... Read More
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Tragedy One-Year Commemoration A Day of Service and Love
Wednesday, January 16, 2019February 14, 2019, will be A Day of Service and Love at Marjory Stoneman Douglas (MSD) High School. It will be a day to give back to the community in honor of MSD’s 17 fallen eagles, the students and staff who were lost one year ago. ... Read More
School Board Approves Agreement with Broward Sheriff’s Office to Provide Access to Real-Time Surveillance Camera Video at Schools
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the Broward County School Board approved an agreement with the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) that provides BSO with access to real-time (live) video feeds from school surveillance cameras. ... Read More
Groveland Four: Who were they?
This photo is said to be of Ernest Thomas, who was shot hundreds of times by an armed posse in the Florida panhandle after he was accused of rape. He married Ruby Lee Jones, but the Sentinel could not confirm if she is the woman pictured. (Courtesy Aaron Newson) ... Read More
New Art Exhibition Inspired by NSU’s Marine Environmental Education Center
Percentage of Sales To Benefit Sea Turtle Education & Research Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – When you hear “South Florida,” one of the first images that pops into your head is of the beach and the ocean – you can’t think of one without the other. The relationship between the South Florida community and its beaches and the ocean is undeniable – from an economic, destination and research standpoint. To that end, Nova Southeastern University’s... Read More
Safer Spaces (Hard Corners) Identified at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School District Will Use Feedback from MSD Students, Teachers and Staff for Districtwide Implementation
Monday, January 7, 2019During Broward County Public Schools winter break, safer spaces – also known as hard corners – were identified and painted in dozens of classrooms in six buildings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD). ... Read More
NSU Athletics Announces Fall Academic Achievements
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After a particularly strong fall semester full of exceptional on-field and on-court accomplishments, the Nova Southeastern athletic department has again reached new heights with the its classroom accomplishments, as its 17 programs delivered a collective 3.22 grade point average through the fall term. With the pinnacle going to the 3.53 earned by women’s golf, 70 percent of all NSU student-athletes earned a 3.00 GPA or higher to start off the... Read More
NSU to Host First Showing in the U.S. of Documentary Film Rubber Jellyfish
Full-length Feature Details Negative Effects Helium-Filled Balloons Have on Marine Environment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Harnessing the power of art and community to draw attention to our interconnectedness with the ocean, Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography is proud to join with Free Our Seas to bring the Australian documentary Rubber Jellyfish to South Florida. This is the first showing of the documentary in... Read More