Schools

Wellington High School sent 520 members of the Class of 2012 out into the world at commencement exercises Monday at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Principal Mario Crocetti presided over the event, advising graduates to make their mark in the world,...

Palm Beach Central High School celebrated the commencement of its nearly 700 graduates of the Class of 2012 on Wednesday morning at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Dressed in cardinal red caps and gowns, some adorned with medals and honor cords,...

The nearly 470 members of Royal Palm Beach High School’s Class of 2012 celebrated the end of their high school careers Monday morning at graduation exercises held at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Newly appointed Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent E....

ThinkPINKkids Wellington held its fourth annual 5K Walk to Win the Battle Against Breast Cancer on Friday, May 11 at Wellington High School. Students and families walked the track in honor of those battling breast cancer. For more info.,...

Commencement exercises for the four public high schools serving the western communities will take place next week at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Royal Palm Beach High School’s graduation is set for Monday, May 21 at 8 a.m. The valedictorian is...

Wellington Christian School held its annual Racing for Haiti event April 12. Students in preschool through fifth grade ran laps around the school’s campus and brought in more than 500 new and gently used shoes to donate to the struggling...

The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce presented its 15th annual Teachers Appreciation Celebration on Thursday, May 3 at the original Wellington Mall. Teachers were treated to free food, drinks and raffle tickets. Vendors gave out some freebies...

Wellington could soon have a new charter school after the Wellington Village Council unanimously approved a comprehensive plan amendment that would allow for such a school to be built on 8.35 acres of land south of Stribling Way on...

Wellington residents are being urged to “Think Pink!” on Friday, May 11 and come out to support breast cancer research as part of thinkPINKkids’ fourth annual 5K Walk to Win the Battle Against Breast Cancer. In the walk, held rain...

School is difficult enough for many students and can be even more challenging when they don’t have the proper learning environment. The Learning Foundation of Florida was founded 10 years ago to provide students with the opportunities they need...

Equestrian Trails Elementary School teacher Victoria Stedt was one of five winners announced last week at the annual William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education ceremony held April 24 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Winner in...

Lease complications have postponed the conversion of the shuttered Royal Palm Beach Albertsons grocery store site into a planned charter school. Charter Schools USA, parent company of the Renaissance Charter School at Palms West, informed interested parents last week that...