Broward Technical Colleges Number One in the State!
For a second consecutive year, students attending Broward Technical Colleges earned a record number of industry certifications, as 712 students received 952 nationally recognized industry certifications. According to results recently released by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) for the 2016/17 school year, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) adult students at Atlantic Technical College, McFatter Technical College and Sheridan Technical College, outperformed the state by more than 15 percent. Last year, Broward Technical Colleges led the state with 702 qualifying credentials earned.
The achievements of BCPS technical college students in earning industry certifications, now qualifies the District to be eligible for $683,363 from the state as part of the FLDOE postsecondary Florida Career and Professional Education Act (CAPE) Performance Incentive Funding. Funds are used to continue updating technology and equipment to meet industry requirements and standards.
The District’s three technical colleges offer more than 70 certificate programs for careers in architecture and construction; arts, A/V technology and communications; business management and administration; education and training; health science; hospitality and tourism; human services; information technology; law, public safety and security; manufacturing; marketing, sales and service; and transportation, distribution and logistics.
To learn more about Broward Technical Colleges, visit browardtechnicalcolleges.com.
Congratulations BCPS Golden and Silver School Award Winners
120 Schools Receive State Honor for Parent and Community Involvement
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is proud to announce that 120 of the District’s schools have earned the 2016/17 Golden and Silver School Awards from the Florida Department of Education. The annual awards recognize exemplary volunteer programs that promote parent and community involvement in education.
The Golden School Award recognizes elementary, secondary and adult schools that have a volunteer coordinator and a minimum of 80 percent of their staff members who have participated in training related to school volunteerism. The total number of hours of volunteer service must also equal twice the number of students enrolled in the school.
The Silver School Award recognizes secondary schools whose students volunteer within elementary schools or community organizations. The composite student volunteer hours must equal at least one half the total number of students in the secondary school. In addition, a volunteer coordinator must provide training to students and faculty participating in the program.
As part of the 2016/17 awards, the schools below received special recognition for their consecutive years of earning the Golden School Award:
- 35 Years: Floranada Elementary School and Sheridan Park Elementary School
- 30 Years: Cooper City Elementary School, Country Isles Elementary School, Harbordale Elementary School and Margate Elementary School
- 25 Years: Coral Springs Middle School, Embassy Creek Elementary School, Forest Glen Middle School and Palm Cove Elementary School
- 20 Years: Eagle Ridge Elementary School
- 15 Years: Lyons Creek Middle School, Panther Run Elementary School, Parkside Elementary School and Sunset Lakes Elementary School
Congratulations to our District 7 Schools that earned this Award!
Margate Middle School Tops National Vocabulary Competition
May 23, 2017
| By Craig Dumas, Junior Intern, MargateNews.net
Margate Middle School won the 2016/17 Vocabulary Bowl, ranking No. 1 across North America in the Middle School Championship sponsored by Vocabulary.com. Margate Middle competed with over 38,000 schools in the United States and Canada, and mastered over 271,000 words to become the leading school in the Vocabulary.com challenge.
"There are many reasons why I like Vocabulary.com. The main one being that it helps me to become more prepared for an upcoming spelling or vocabulary test. The other reason is the contests. There is a contest for the most words mastered during that month. You can even earn cool prizes like, tablets, head phones, and gift cards," said Margate Middle School student Craig Dumas.
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Representatives from Vocabulary.com hosted a special awards ceremony Wednesday, May 24th at 2:30 p.m. to honor the school and students for this outstanding achievement. Officials presented a championship trophy and banner. In addition, the top 100 students were awarded individual medals celebrating their achievement. Margate Middle School is located at 500 NW 65th Avenue.
Vocabulary.com is a great online website that can help students study for vocabulary tests. The website allows you to create a list of vocabulary words to either study or learn, it will also help you to learn the definition of the word, especially if you do not know the meaning of the word. There is also a spelling bee on the website, so students can prepare themselves for an upcoming spelling test.
May 10, 2017
25 BCPS High Schools Rank as “America’s Most Challenging High Schools”
Congratulations to Cypress Bay High School, Pompano Beach High School and Nova High School for earning top 500 placement on “America’s Most Challenging High Schools” 2017 list by The Washington Post. Cypress Bay High is ranked 174, Pompano Beach High is ranked 237, and Nova High is ranked 306. The calculation measures how successfully schools provide access to advanced college-level coursework and challenge their students academically.
In all, 25 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) high schools earned placement on “America’s Most Challenging High Schools” list of more than 2,300, which annually evaluates all 23,000 U.S. public high schools. About 12 percent of high schools nationwide made the 2017 list.
Congratulations to our District 7 High Schools that made a strong showing in the national rankings:
According to The Washington Post, it uses a relatively straightforward formula to calculate the index score that serves as the basis for its rankings. It takes the total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Cambridge tests given at a school each year and divides it by the number of seniors who graduated that year. The rankings also take into account the number of students receiving free and reduced lunch assistance.
Broward County Public Schools National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners Announced
Today, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced seven Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) high school seniors as National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners. The students are among the 2,500 Merit Scholar designees chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.
These scholars are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
Congratulations to the following 2017 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners from District 7:
- Melissa M. Rowe, Atlantic Technical High School
- Sumant R. Shringari, Deerfield Beach High School
- Janet M. Lopez, Monarch High School
Today’s release is the second announcement of winners in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. On April 19, recipients of the Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards were named, and on June 7, 2017, and July 17, 2017, college-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners are expected to be announced.
U.S. News & World Report Announces the 2017 Best High Schools
19 BCPS High Schools Earn National Rankings
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is home to 19 of the nation’s best high schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best High Schools national rankings. U.S. News evaluated data from more than 22,000 public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. U.S. News recognizes high schools with gold, silver and bronze medals, with gold medals indicating the greatest level of college readiness.
Congratulations to Pompano Beach High School and Cypress Bay High School, ranking in the nation’s top 500 and earning gold medals.
The U.S. News rankings highlight public schools that best serve all of their students. Overall, the rankings focus on student outcomes with an emphasis on graduation rates and state proficiency tests. To earn a medal, schools must pass a four-step evaluation, which looks at students' performance on required state tests, their graduation rates and their college readiness. High schools receiving national recognition from U.S. News have graduation rates that are 15 percent higher, on average, than other schools across the country.
Congratulations to our District 7 High Schools!
Crystal Lake Middle School Recycling Club Nets 900 Pounds of Paper in Six Weeks
Faith Lewis, Lela Williams and Cheyanne Robinson
visit classrooms to collect and sort used paper for recycling.
The student Recycling Club at Crystal Lake Middle School collected more than 900 pounds of paper to expand the school’s recycling efforts thanks to a $5,000 Waste Management Think Green® Grant that was awarded to the City of Pompano Beach and in part directed to the school.
The students, all members of the Science Junior Honor Society, gather each Thursday morning and go to each classroom collecting used paper for recycling and taking out any non-recyclable items such as plastic bags, soiled paper plates or cups and used tissues.
“We’re trying to educate the teachers and our fellow students on what is the right way to recycle,” said student Cheyanne Robinson.
“The Recycling Rangers, as they named themselves, are really making a measurable difference at Crystal Lake Middle,” said Beth Dubow, city of Pompano Beach recycling coordinator.
This week's BrandsMart U.S.A's super teacher goes to a woman who has an APPetite for coding. She heads up the AP Computer Science Principles course at Monarch High School. The program challenges students to bring their creative ideas to life.
Give it up for Ms. Lori Fuller!
Tradewinds Elementary students and families came out in large numbers on Saturday, April 8th, during this year’s Waste Management Annual Earth Day. Their attendance won 2nd place, and their PTA will receive a $2,500 check to go towards school beautification.
In the Art Dumpster contest, Tradewinds Elementary earned recognition and a gift card towards art supplies.
Congratulations to the Tradwinds Elementary Student Government and all the attending students and families!
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SPOTLIGHTS YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) budding entrepreneurs recently completed Junior Achievement’s JA Fellows business and leadership program for high school students. The 18-week entrepreneurship program is designed to inspire high school students to develop, grow and foster a successful enterprise. As participants of the JA Fellows program, students gain real-world business experience by working in teams of 15-20 to conceptualize, capitalize and manage their own small business.
The program culminates with a competition at JA World Huizenga Center at Broward College. This year, finalists from 10 high school student-led companies, mentored by volunteer business professionals, went head-to-head at the program’s finale. Each team showcasedand presented their company’s success to an impressive group of business leaders serving as guest judges.
Students competed for scholarships, awards and the coveted title of Company of the Year.
Individual awards for Outstanding Young Business Person were presented to, among others, Abigail Hyde and Aquilla Williams, Atlantic Technical High School, who each received a $10,000 Horatio Alger Junior Achievement scholarship.
Congratulations, Abigail and Aquilla!
Ariel Johnson, 8th Grade student at Deerfield Beach Middle School, was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Seasons of Learning II Artistic Logo Contest
Congratulations, Ariel!!
(From citybizlist 4/11/17)
Thirty seniors from 13 Broward County Public Schools received Arts for the Future Scholarships during the 18th annual Stars on Parade extravaganza at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
The scholarships will allow the talented seniors to continue their studies in the visual, performing and technical arts at colleges, universities and educational training institutions.
The Arts for the Future Scholarship Fund is a community-wide initiative to promote artistic career opportunities for graduating seniors. One of the largest programs of its kind in the nation, the fund has bestowed scholarships to more than 850 talented high school seniors since 1999.
Congratulations to our 2017 Arts for the Future Scholarship Winners from District 7!
Deerfield Beach High School: Paula Milenkova, Visual; Brittany Prempin, Visual
Monarch High School: Nicole Knorr, Music
We're proud of you!
BCPS Celebrates the 17th Annual Kids of Character and Staff of Character Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 24, 2017
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) celebrates the 17th Annual Kids of Character and Staff of Character Awards! A special recognition ceremony takes place on Monday, April 24, 2017, at 7 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Amaturo Theater, 201 SW Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33312.
The event, which is sponsored by the Sun-Sentinel and Publix, celebrates students and staff who were nominated by their schools for demonstrating outstanding character throughout the year, including cooperation, responsibility, citizenship, kindness, respect, honesty, self-control and tolerance.
Congratulations to the following District 7 honorees:
Thank you for all you do to bring Honor to our District!
(Excerpt from USA TODAY April 6, 2017)
With the end to the 2016-17 boys basketball season, USA TODAY High School Sports has named its seventh national champion of the decade.
So which has been the best program in the last seven seasons? We thought we’d find out by taking the final Super 25 rankings for the seasons that ended in 2011 through 2017 to provide a snapshot.
During that time, roughly 120 teams have finished in the final Super 25 in any year. Only three programs have appeared in all seven: Montverde Academy (Fla.), Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) and Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.).
Blanche Ely High School came in Number 10th in the Nation!
Congrats to the Coach and Student Athletes at Blanche Ely High School!
April 4, 2017
It was my pleasure to welcome some of the Scholar Debaters of Deerfield Beach Middle School to observe a School Board Meeting this morning.
This group of 22 sixth graders have been working on the various components of Debate across all of their content areas and have participated in weekly social/emotional learning lessons using LEAPS. This is a grant-funded program through the Community Foundation of Broward and our partners at the Urban League of Broward County as part of the “School is Cool 2.0 initiative”. This year, they have participated in field trips to the Courthouse, Weight of Words and an overnight College Tour to Tallahassee. While in Tallahassee, they were given guided tours of FAMU and FSU and had the opportunity to work with a debate coach. They also visited the Capital building, where they had the opportunity to sit in a Senate Debate and witness a bill being voted on by the Senate. After the Senate closed, the students participated in a mock debate on the Senate Floor with a Senator present.
Accompanying our students were:
Ryan Atwood, Assistant Principal, Deerfield Beach Middle School
Susan Shulman, Teacher, Deerfield Beach Middle School
Along with Ashley Beauchamp-Foreman and Kellianne Jordan, from the Urban League of Broward County -
We enjoyed their visit!
Margate Middle is now the only school in Broward County that has exceeded all middle and high schools nationally in the Mastery of Words in a single month through Vocabulary.com. It is #1 in the Nation for the Month of March in the Vocabulary Bowl Competition.
Vocabulary.com is coming from New York to Margate Middle to award the school with its first BANNER and medals to our top five students. The event will be on Wednesday, 4/5/17, at 2:00 pm in their gymnasium.
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is celebrating its most outstanding teachers, school leaders and employees at the 2017 Caliber Awards on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Six finalists for Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, Assistant Principal of the Year and School-Related/District Employee of the Year are vying for the top spots. The winners are announced during the annual Caliber Awards Ceremony.
District 7 is proud to announce that we have two finalists at this event:
Christopher McGuire, Principal, Broward Virtual School
Through the leadership of Christopher McGuire, Broward Virtual School is the first public school in Florida offering students the ability to earn their diplomas exclusively online. McGuire is a staunch advocate for personalized learning through the use of educational technology, and provides innovative opportunities for students in grades K-12 to access learning from anywhere in the world. Broward Virtual achieved a graduation rate of 95 percent in 2016. McGuire works diligently to ensure that full-time students working outside of the traditional classroom get involved in clubs, organizations and community service activities.
Denise Loglia, Confidential Secretary, Atlantic West Elementary School
More than 10 years ago, Denise Loglia began volunteering in BCPS. It was her loving and caring attitude, as well as her professionalism, that opened doors for her to become an employee and make her mark as a valued and trusted resource. “She exceeds expectations when it comes to her commitment and dedication,” said Principal Diane Eagan. She has strong work ethics, focuses on the details, and takes the initiative to provide solutions to any issue. Loglia is always looking for ways to streamline procedures and bring the best customer service to students, teachers and parents.
We wish them Good Luck!
BCPS Recognized for Exceeding Expectations
Congratulations to three Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), Discovery Elementary School, Forest Glen Middle School and Lyons Creek Middle School, for being selected as Exceeding Expectations Award Schools by the East Coast Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC). The Exceeding Expectations project identifies and recognizes high performing Title I schools in the state of Florida.
According to Lyons Creek Middle School Principal Horace Hamm, “We have a student-first environment where the entire staff is dedicated to ensuring all students receive a high quality education. We are honored to be part of the Exceeding Expectations project and look forward to sharing strategies from our school at the conference.”
In the fifth year of this project, ECTAC selected Discovery Elementary, Forest Glen Middle and Lyons Creek Middle to participate in the project based on achievements in English, math and science reflected in the results of the Florida Department of Education 2016 School Grade data. Following onsite visits, all three schools were identified as Award Schools.
District 7 is proud to announce that two of our schools have been honored with the Magnet Schools of America Award:
Atlantic West Elementary School
Crystal Lake Middle School
Congratulations!
