Edition V - January 2024

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District & Community Updates

Dear Friend of Wellness:

Happy New Year...I cannot believe we are already past the mid-mark of January 2024.

Let us go into 2024 with a ‘Spirit of Collaboration’ so that we can continue working together well and our successful outcomes can positively impact our students, staff, and community. By doing so, our District's focus on embracing and promoting the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child culture every day will continue to maintain its positive traction and movement.

We are currently working on the Wellness Promotion Policy (2.035) review and revisions and we thank everyone that has been supporting this effort thus far. This process highlights the ‘Spirit of Collaboration’ in action and we thank you.

Let's keep pressing on and...

Never Give UP!

Continue being a beacon of LIGHT for all the children and each other...

let's grow STRONGER together!

~ Be healthy and safe ~

Paula

Celebration by Kool and the Gang

WSCC UPDATES...

Holiday Recap with the District...

The holidays are a time for togetherness! It allows us to celebrate by spreading kindness and holiday cheer with our students, families, staff, and the community at large.

Before the break, Superintendent Mike Burke shared a heartfelt holiday greeting with students, staff, and the entire community. The video also showed how they got into the holiday spirit before the Winter Break.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Court Security Division delivered holiday magic in the form of bicycles and gifts for every student in the pre-kindergarten class at U.B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School.

We look forward to all that we will accomplish together in the School District of Palm Beach County in 2024.

2024 Celebrate The Great

Click on the banner above to view the

2024 Celebrate The Great YouTube video playlist.

Every year, the Florida Department of Education recognizes outstanding employees from every school district statewide. The School District, along with the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, is proud to present the finalists for the 2024 Principal, Assistant Principal, Teacher, and School-Related Employee of the Year Award.

Principal of the Year

Blake Bennett

Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Shundra Dowers

Glade View Elementary

Dr. Susie King

Boca Raton Community High

Scott McNichols

Forest Hill Elementary

Assistant Principal

of the Year

Jamie Evans

Glade View Elementary

Emily Greene

Boca Raton Community Middle

Lisa Jones

Royal Palm Beach Community High

Michael Timpone

Jeaga Middle

Teacher of the Year

Angela Brent-Harris

Sunrise Park Elementary

Katie Judge

Palm Beach Public

Myrlande Luctama

John F. Kennedy Middle

Amanda Orsenigo

Glades Central Community High

School-Related Employee

of the Year

Raphael Brutus

West Boynton Middle

Doris Cabrera-Jerez

Wellington Elementary

Rosario Santiago

Belle Glade Elementary

Robert Schmidt

Golden Grove Elementary

The finalists will be honored during the annual Celebrate the Great Awards Ceremony at the Boynton Beach Culture and Arts Center. The District looks forward to celebrating all of the Celebrate the Great finalists and announcing the winners on February 1, 2024. Winners from each category will move on to the statewide recognition program. The Florida Commissioner of Education will announce the 2024 overall winners in each category during Spring 2024.

School Bus Media Contest...CALLING FOR STUDENTS!

THREE CONTESTS THIS YEAR

Deadline: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Students can compete to win up to $3,300 in cash prizes and scholarships. Students can enter the Poster, Video, or Music challenge, or all three. This contest is open to all Palm Beach County students in grades K-12.

The rules and entry forms can be found by clicking on each contest banner.

POSTER CONTEST

Two $1,000 Scholarships

2 Hours of Community Service

Their Poster on Buses

VIDEO/REEL CONTEST

$500 Scholarships

5 Hours of Community Service

Their Video on Social Media

JAM4HUMANITY CONTEST

Dance • Sports, Instrumental, Lip Sync, Cheer and Adults

1st place in each category - $200

5 Hours of Community Service

6th Annual Mental Wellness Festival

Students receive community service hours for attending the above event and one of the presentations: Youth Caregivers, Brain Health and Mental Wellness, Personal Development, and more.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL PAM AT (561) 818-4650

OR EMAIL INFO@WESTPALMBEACHMENTALHEALTH.COM

Help Working Families Succeed!

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is an invaluable service that the United Way of Palm Beach County has been providing to the community for more than 20 years. The program offers services to individuals and families with low-to-moderate incomes who are eligible for tax credits.

Become a VITA volunteer

New Trainings Enclosed

Training opportunities from the Children’s Services Council

Registration is now live for Well-Being Wednesdays, a free, experiential webinar series to help educators thrive.

This 8-session workshop is an experiential and relational approach to stress management with emphasis on educator well-being.

WELLNESS PROMOTION...

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.

Click on the banner above to access the District's Wellness Promotion Policy (2.035)

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

Sr. 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

Disclaimer: Information, viewpoints, opinions and comments expressed in this 'Wellness 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.