The Culinary Arts and JROTC Army students of William T. Dwyer High School honored Veterans Day with a special cooking competition! These students joined forces with local veterans to combine their skills to craft creative dishes from surprise ingredients. The collaboration was a heartfelt tribute, showcasing the students' creativity and the veterans' life experience, resulting in a memorable event filled with camaraderie, respect, and community spirit.

A special Veterans Day ceremony was held inside the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center on November 11 to honor the men and women who served our country and who now serve the students of the School District of Palm Beach County. This annual event featuring patriotic music and speeches was a great way to give thanks to the people who gave so much to secure our freedom and way of life.

Watch a recap of the ceremony.

Learning from the past: Close to 300 high school students throughout the District met with nearly 30 Holocaust survivors at a special event during Holocaust Education Week. The students had the unique opportunity to hear stories of the past from those who experienced it, creating a moving and emotional conversation they won't soon forget.

Click here to watch a recap of the meaningful event.

What do you get when you add together a talented teacher with hard working students? The answer is rising test scores in Kristin Walker’s 5th grade math and science classes at Palmetto Elementary School! Ms. Walker takes great joy in providing her students with a warm and loving classroom. She believes that when students are comfortable in the classroom they become more comfortable overcoming learning obstacles.

For her kind and loving spirit, Ms. Walker is this week's Thank a Teacher winner and receives a $350 check from our business partner HCA Florida Healthcare.

Click here to nominate an outstanding teacher.

Click here to watch the surprise!

Ms. Nayyat Bogosyan is a Social Studies Teacher at Spanish River High School with a passion for history. That enthusiasm and excellence in the subject area led to her receiving the 2024 Florida History Teacher of the Year Award from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

“It is a great honor to be selected,” Bogosyan said. “It is meaningful for me to create a place where students can appreciate different cultures, history, and travel!” 

Click here to read the full announcement.

The District values the input of our families, educators, community, businesses, and other stakeholders as new start times are evaluated to comply with Florida state law.

To learn more about the three options being presented and to participate in the survey, click here.

The online survey closes on Monday, November 18, at 11 p.m.

Each holiday season, the School District of Palm Beach County eagerly anticipates showcasing the skills of its multi-talented student musicians and singers. The District continues to take great pride in its Arts programs and looks forward to unveiling Songs of the Season, a musical compilation of student performances.

Songs of the Season will be airing on Xfinity ch. 234, AT&T U-verse ch. 99, and the District YouTube channel, beginning Thanksgiving Day, November 28 at 8 a.m., 12 p.m., and 8 p.m. The airings will run through New Year's Day.