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Edition VI | December 2021 | |
DISTRICT & COMMUNITY UPDATES | |
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Dear Friend of Wellness:
Every year comes to an end, as the days are long and the years are short.
Wellness can be fleeting inside a broken system.
We must continue embracing wellness in our District by promoting the
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child culture everyday
and focusing on any means of prevention and
making our wellness practices a priority.
Let's continue to be permanent disruptors
and come together to shake the future to deliver goodness.
Let's keep pressing on and
Never Give UP...by living well and loving more!
Continue being a beacon of LIGHT for all the children and each other...
let's grow STRONGER together!
~ Be healthy and safe ~
Paula
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Message from the Superintendent
Happy Holidays!
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Pre-Winter Break Student Meal Distribution | Pre-Winter Break Student Meal Distribution will take place on Friday, December 17. These are individual meal kits for each day the students will be out of school. To pick up meals, you will need to have your student's school ID or a copy of it, the 'Welcome Letter' from your child's portal containing their barcode, verification through SIS app, progress report, or report card. | | | |
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"Thank you for all you did to ensure the Pre-holiday Thanksgiving Meal Distribution was a success at your school. In total you provided meals for 3,981 kids and prepared and distributed 71,658 meals. You Rock! Thank you for always doing whatever it takes to make sure our kids have healthy meals and our program shines." Allison Monbleau, Director, School Food Service to the SFS staff. | | | |
A Special Request!
On Saturday, December 11, 2021, the Project FACT (Fathers And Children Together) will have its 1st cohort of 240 graduates from their Passport to Manhood Program. Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility in Club boys ages 11-14.
However, most of the participants do not have a father/father figure available to support them at what will be a memorable event on Saturday, December 11.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!
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The father figures may or may not want to commit beyond the few hours on that day, but their willingness to sit beside and walk up with that young man as he receives his certificate, will make a world of difference.
CONTACT: Shamus Gordon - sgordon@BGCPBC.ORG
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Scholarship Opportunities Fall 2022
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Application Deadline
January 31, 2022
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Do you know a graduating high school senior or current undergraduate student from either Palm Beach or Martin County? Do they plan on attending a college, university, trade, or vocational school? The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties offers both need-based and merit-based scholarships. | | |
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Once a student completes the general scholarship application,
they are automatically considered for over 110 scholarships!
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12th Annual School Bus Drug Prevention Contest
"ADVENTURE WITH ME ALCOHOL FREE. ADVENTURE WITH ME VAPE FREE"
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POSTER CONTEST
Two $1,000 Scholarships
2 hrs Community Service
Your Poster on Buses
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VIDEO CONTEST
$500 Scholarships
5 hrs Community Service
Video on Social Media
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DANCE CONTEST
1st place $500
2nd place $250
3rd place $150
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Who Enters
All students of Palm Beach County K-12 may enter,
including those in home school,
charter and private schools.
Deadline:
January 16, 2022
Click on each flyer to view the rules.
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10 hrs Community Service
All participants have a chance to be featured in a Bright Minds Film Youth-Created Music Video PSA.
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Behavioral and Mental Health | |
Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10. We believe that positive mental health is everyone’s right!
What is mental health? Mental health is our ability to live fully, engage with others, and respond to challenges. Mentally healthy students are more likely to:
- be aware of their thoughts, emotions and behaviors. They believe in a healthy balance of social, emotional and physical well-being.
- go to school ready to learn and engage in activities. They have a positive attitude toward learning and believe in their ability to succeed.
- have supportive and caring connections with others and use appropriate problem-solving skills. They get along well with their family and friends, and are able to navigate typical relationship challenges when they arise.
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Learn more about the Department of Behavioral and Mental Health and the District’s comprehensive school mental health efforts by reviewing our website and the Caring First website.
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The Department of Safe Schools participated as a vendor at West Boca Community High School Mental Health's Annual Symposium and Resource Fair. The goal and overarching theme of this event was to break the stigma on Mental Health. Parents and students were welcome to openly discuss and ask questions on any topic regarding mental health. The Department of Safe Schools provided brochures highlighting the many services available to the community. | |
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The mission of the Tobacco Prevention Program is to reduce youth tobacco use by equipping school personnel to teach prevention lessons and have conversations about tobacco and nicotine use. The program has provided professional development and continuing education unit opportunities to over 3,000 Florida educators and school nurses over the last decade.
In October 2021, the Safe Schools Tobacco Prevention team presented and exhibited at the SHAPE Florida Conference in Orlando. The program currently offers a 10-hour ENDS (vaping) professional development course, 30-hour course, 60-hour course, and 10 CEU and 20 CEU course. You can register for the courses or learn more HERE.
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The PBIS initiative is an evidence-based practice used to create equitable outcomes and reduce instances of students being disciplined. Priority is placed on empowering students and teachers to nurture a positive and supportive school culture by promoting relationships among students, staff, families, and the community.
For the 2020-2021 school year, 91 schools in The School District Palm Beach County were designated as model schools and received the Positive Behavior Support Resilience Award. These schools have demonstrated the ability to establish social norms on their campuses that improve the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of students.
View the List of awarded schools that earned the Model Schools designation and PBIS Resilience Award.
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Sandy Hook Promise Initiative
The goal of the STOP Violence Mental Health & Training Grant is to educate and train ALL secondary school students as well as school personnel on how to recognize the warning signs and signals of an individual who may be a threat to themselves or others and empower students to "say something" to a trusted adult.
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Over the course of the project, the Palm Beach County and Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) partnership utilized SHP's "Say Something" evidence-based violence prevention program in order to meet the Grant objective. Through this collaborative effort, over 85,000 middle and high school students were trained. SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) Promise Clubs have been initiated on all secondary campuses in order to sustain the program. | | |
FAMU Recruitment Events
Delray Beach, Belle Glade, WPB...
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When:
Sunday, December 19
Where:
Atlantic High School Delray Beach
Time:
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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When:
Monday, December 20
Where:
West Technical Education Center, Belle Glade
Time:
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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When:
Tuesday, December 21
Where:
Palm Beach Lakes High West Palm Beach
Time:
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Training
opportunities from the Children’s Services Council...
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Focus Groups
Come Out and Participate...
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Health Council of Southeast Florida Is seeking participation for Focus Groups.
These focus group sessions are essential to understanding the community’s experiences, beliefs, and needs when it comes to health and health care.
There will be a Spanish-language focus group session happening on
December 13 and two Glades Region-specific focus group sessions
taking place on December 14 and December 16.
Please help us spread the word!
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The District's Wellness Promotion Task Force (WPTF) purpose is to create an educational forum that allows students, staff, parents, community partners, and members of the public to successfully collaborate in the promotion of healthier lives. With the District's ultimate goal of improving student performance, the direction of the Wellness Promotion Task Force is to encourage a proactive approach to holistically address the health, wellness, and safety of all school children and staff. | |
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Paula Triana, RDN, LDN
Manager ~ Wellness Promotion
District's Wellness Promotion Task Force
School Food Service Department
3661 North Interstate Park Road, Suite #100
Riviera Beach, Florida 33404
Office: (561) 383-2026
Cell Phone: (561) 253-5583
Email: paula.triana@palmbeachschoools.org
Frances F. Rosier
Analyst ~ Wellness Promotion
District's Wellness Promotion Task Force
School Food Service Department
3661 North Interstate Park Road, Suite #100
Riviera Beach, Florida 33404
Office: (561) 882-1931
Email: frances.rosier@palmbeachschools.org
Hilary Greever, RDN, LDN
Nutrition Specialist ~ Nutrition Services
School Food Service Department
3661 North Interstate Park Road, Suite #100
Riviera Beach, Florida 33404
Office: (561) 383-2041
Email: hilary.greever@palmbeachschools.org
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Disclaimer: Information, viewpoints, opinions and comments expressed in this 'ellness Promotion: District & Community Updates' newsletter are those of the individual organization(s) and/or presenter(s), are for informational purposes only, and may not indicate ratification or sponsorship by The School District of Palm Beach County. We are sending out this newsletter to provide information that may be helpful to our students and their families, staff, and the community-at-large. | |
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