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Students And Educators Celebrate “100 Years Of Educational Excellence”
With Districtwide Centennial Recognition Day
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The School District's successful year-long Centennial Celebration continues this week with the Special Districtwide Centennial Recognition Day, Wednesday, September 16, 2009.
Below is the listing of events, activities and resources that are being offered to employees, schools and departments to select from on Wednesday to involve everyone in commemorating the district's 100th Anniversary.
Centennial Day of Events-Wednesday, September 16, 2009- ALL DAY
- School Morning Announcements – “Today is districtwide Centennial Recognition Day. The School District of Palm Beach County was formed 100 years ago in 1909. Congratulations students and teachers on 100 years of educational excellence.”
- See and show: Employee Appreciation Centennial PowerPoint
- Watch: T.E.N. - Centennial Documentary "Palm Beach County Schools-100 Years of Excellence"
- Watch and Hear: T.E.N. - Centennial Student Essay Contest Winners
- See: Centennial Website - New Centennial Games and Activities
- Share A Meal: Districtwide Centennial Lunch Menu For All Schools and Fulton Holland Educational Services Center
- Resource Information about Palm Beach County History Books
Know: All of the above activities can be viewed at: www.palmbeachschools.org/Centennial.htm
But wait! There's more...
Centennial School Board Meeting September 16, 2009 5:00 PM
- Special Centennial Proclamation Read by School Board Student Representative Sarah Canter
- Three Centennial Student Essay Contest Winners Will Be Present To Be Recognized and Receive Financial Awards and Video of Winners Reading Essays Will Be Shown
- Sonia Patel - H. L. Johnson Elementary School (Sponsoring Teacher Kathryn Picano)
- Carissa A. DeRanek - Loggers Run Middle School (Sponsoring Teacher Julie Gates)
- Brittany Morstadt - Jupiter High School (Sponsoring Teacher Jeanmarie McCann)
- Recognition of Centennial Premier Partner Bank of America
- Recognition of Centennial Committee Members
- Norton Museum of Art Centennial Exhibit Update: Mrs.Ineria Hudnell's Extraordinary Collection
- Hope-Centennial Elementary Time Capsule Update: What's In It For You? What are we leaving for future discovery?
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The
School District of Palm Beach County Centennial 1909-2009
Celebrating
100 Years of Educational Excellence
Palm Beach County came into existence on July 1, 1909. The county was created
from Dade County, which at the time, stretched from the St. Lucie River to
the tip of the Florida Peninsula.
The School District of Palm Beach County was then formed and had its first
meeting on July 6, 1909. The first School Board was composed of Herbert A.
Pennock, Chairman, Henry T. Grant and J.J. Schabinger. The first Superintendent,
James C. Harris (photo), was appointed July 13, 1909.
The School District has played a very important role in the life and development
of Palm Beach County. For example, the first woman Superintendent, Agnes Ballard (photo),
served from 1921 to 1925.
During our Centennial Year, all Palm Beach County Schools will be given an
opportunity to celebrate our history and to educate our students and communities
about the role of our schools and educators.
District
Centennial Kick off January 25, 2009...
Kaleidoscope 2009-Go Back 100 Years-Celebrating the Cultures and Rich History
of Palm Beach County
CONGRATULATIONS to the twenty two Palm Beach County schools and Beacon Centers,
their cultural group partners and the event staff of the City of West Palm
Beach who participated in 12th
Annual Kaleidoscope on Sunday, January 25,
2009, making it "the best ever," according to veteran visitors.
Hosted and cosponsored by the City of West Palm Beach, Kaleidoscope lived
up to its reputation as the “Best Educational Event” and “Best
Community Outreach Event” by the International Festival and Events
Association and Florida Festivals and Events Association, respectively.
And, to celebrate and kick off the School District's Centennial 1909-2009:
Celebrating 100 Years of Educational Excellence, a replica of the county's
very first one-room school, the "Little Red School House," stood
proudly at the entrance welcoming the thousands of visitors to a picture-perfect
day of the sights, sounds and aromas of the cultures of the world.
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A very special THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to Okeeheelee
Middle School who worked with the Preservation
Foundation of Palm Beach to construct
the working one-roomschoolhouse for Kaleidoscope to demonstrate how education
has changed in Palm Beach County over the past 100 years - from a strictly-run,
one-room school to the nation's 10th largest public school system with four
consecutive "A" ratings from the State of Florida. (Photo: Inside the Little Red Schoolhouse replica.)
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Among the events and activities that are planned:
- January 2009 - Centennial Kick-Off Celebration
- January 2009 - Kaleidoscope, an award winning replica of The Little Red Schoolhouse Village created by Okeeheelee Middle School under the leadership of Dr. David Samore, Principal.
- January 2009 - Centennial Celebration Web site created. It contains varied information; historical photos, historical facts about the District, photos of District alumni, Educational Resources Toolkit containing fun and educational activities for all ages, Centennial Screen Saver, and Centennial Bookmark.
- January 2009 - Little Red Schoolhouse Centerpieces designed by Gerre Wood and created by a collaborative team of 40 volunteers.
- January through December 2009 - School District of Palm Beach County’s schools and departments activities and events. Examples: art contests, plays, school rededications, school-wide theme day, documentaries, story boards, and history fairs.
- February 2009 - The Education Foundation’s Spirit of Youth Dinner honored the District’s centennial.
- April 2009 - The Spring Art Show of students work with a centennial theme related to the School District of Palm Beach County and Palm Beach County.
- May 2009 - Three (3) Centennial Recognition Breakfasts; Retirees Centennial Breakfast, Employees of the Year Centennial Breakfast, and Volunteers and Business Partners Centennial Breakfast.
- May to June 2009 - The District’s Student Centennial Essay Contests for elementary, middle, and high school students concluded. Winning students and their sponsoring teachers will receive donated monetary awards and certificates at the School Board of Palm Beach County on September 16, 2009.
- June 2009 - Facilities Management Department Annual Golf Outing with a centennial theme. This event raises funds for the summer internship program. Special prizes will be given to golfers wearing outfits from the early 1900’s.
- July 15, 2009 - The School Board of Palm Beach County’s symbolic recognition of its first meeting on July 6, 1909. It was originally called the Board of Public Instruction of Palm Beach County.
- September 16, 2009 - The School District of Palm Beach County’s district-wide Centennial Celebration Day.
* Interesting ways for students, teachers, principals, school centers, departments, volunteers and business partners to recognize the District’s Centennial,
* Centennial Proclamation,
* Recognition of Bank of America as our Premier Centennial Partner, and
* Recognition of our Centennial Committee Members.
- Fall 2009 - School District of Palm Beach County’s schools Centennial activities continue.
- Fall 2009 - A Centennial Time Capsule will be created and buried by students at our newest school; Hope Centennial Elementary School under the leadership of Principal Julie Hopkins, one of our centennial Committee members.
- November 14, 2009 to January 3, 2010 - Collaborative art and history exhibits displayed at the Norton Museum of Art related to the centennials of the District and Palm Beach County. Our collaboration with The Norton Museum of Art will be reflective of our year-long events. It will include participation by students, teachers, principals, schools, staff, volunteers, business partners, and the Palm Beach County community at-large.
* Four-days Exhibit: Mrs. Ineria Hudnell’s educational art and history collection and
* Six-weeks Exhibit: Selected student art projects inspired by Mrs. Hudnell’s exhibit.
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