News Release
Apr 30th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Hungry for pancakes? Polk Avenue Elementary will host a delicious pancake breakfast sponsored by IHOP on Saturday, May 8. The pancake breakfast will take place from 8-11 a.m. in the school’s Polk Avenue Café. Tickets are $5, and may be purchased at the door on May 8 or in advance from the school office. Breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee. Proceeds from the event will help buy school supplies for next year.
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Apr 27th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Calling all serious fishermen! Lake Wales FFA is planning its Fifth Annual Open Bass Tournament for Saturday, May 22. The tournament will take place at Camp Mack, beginning at first light. The tournament ends at 2 p.m. Awards will be: first place 50 percent; second place 30 percent; and third place 20 percent. Entry fee is $50 per boat. The $10 Big Bass per person is included in the fee. Big bass will pay back 100 percent.
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Apr 26th, 2010
PHOTO #1: These Hillcrest Kindergarten Support students wear their bakers’ hats after reading the book “Jake Baked the Cake.” Amazingly, someone named Jake sent cakes to school for each kindergarten class to enjoy! The lesson on baking was part of a three-week unit on Community Helpers.
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Apr 26th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Bok Academy students are growing accustomed to rocket launches and celebrity speakers on their campus. This month, for the school’s second annual Bok Rocket Launch, ret. Air Force Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson returned to speak to students and offer encouragement. In the early 1980s, Abrahamson was responsible for the nation’s space shuttle program, leading it safely through 10 developmental and early operational launches. From 1984 until his retirement from the Air Force in 1989, he served
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Apr 26th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Downtown Lake Wales will become one big fundraiser on Saturday, as local residents look for creative ways to help a Babson Park boy who has spent the past several months in the hospital. Fourth grader Andrew Rose is undergoing treatment for stage four non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He first began receiving treatments in December. On Saturday, friends have organized the “Andrew Rose Benefit” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Park Avenue Hairplace, 116
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Apr 23rd, 2010
LAKE WALES – Denise Moss wears many hats at Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary. She is the school’s administrative assistant, principal’s secretary and finance secretary. She manages the books for the school’s preschool program, and she serves as chair of the School Advisory Committee. For 13 years, she has coordinated Babson Park’s Five Star Schools application to the State of Florida. She mentors a kindergarten student and she organizes numerous community food drives. Her hard work was rewarded Thursday
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Apr 23rd, 2010
LAKE WALES – A group of Young Leaders from Lake Wales High School got a first-hand look at government in action last week when they visited the State Senate during busy days of the legislative session. During their two-day visit (April 14-15) to Tallahassee, the Young Leaders toured the State Capitol, met with Lake Wales Sen. J.D. Alexander, and sat in the Gallery while senators debated and voted on amendments and bills related to gambling and other issues. At Sen.
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Apr 21st, 2010
LAKE WALES – Students and staff from Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary recently joined in the 12th annual celebration for a reading program that has become an important part of Babson Park’s success. The program – mastery-based Developmental Reading Program Strategies – was developed by Dr. Richard Culyer, who now serves as a reading consultant to five Polk schools, including Babson Park Elementary. More than 30 educators and their guests, including several students and Polk School Board Member Lori
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Apr 20th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Hard work and dedication paid off for 61 students at Janie Howard Wilson Elementary. Flash News Network (FNN) members, Safety Patrols and Green Team members were rewarded for their school loyalty and hard work with a fun trip to a popular new movie, followed by a picnic lunch at a play park. “These students are very dedicated to our school. They are involved daily in leadership roles at Janie Howard Wilson,” said Principal Beverly Lynne. The students
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Apr 20th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Hillcrest Elementary kindergarten students learned how to combine the science of gardening with the math of retailing when they needed to get rid of a bumper crop of sweet onions. The Vidalia onions flourished in the Kinder-Garden at Hillcrest Elementary. Students produced so many onions this spring that they sold their harvested crop to school staff members for a $2 donation. Students will use the money to buy new seeds and seedlings for their garden. “This was
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