Feb 21st, 2013
LAKE WALES – Bok Academy students and faculty proudly accepted their official Apple Distinguished Program status Thursday (Feb. 21) during a school-wide ceremony complete with video tributes from former Bok students.
Apple representatives praised the school for its innovation, leadership and educational excellence. Fewer than 200 educational institutions (K-12 through universities) in the United States have earned the prestigious designation. Bok Academy is the only Apple Distinguished Program in Polk County.
PHOTO #1: Students and staff accept a banner and plaque from Apple representatives.
PHOTO #2: Bok and Apple representatives pose in front of the school with the banner and certificate.
PHOTO #3: More than 500 Bok students attended the special presentation to celebrate the Apple Distinguished Program status.
PHOTO #4: LWCS Superintendent Jesse Jackson (left) and Bok Principal Damien Moses pose with the Apple certificate.
LAKE WALES –– Hillcrest Elementary kindergarten students are celebrating the end of school by reading their own copies of “Change The World Before Bedtime” by Mark Kimball Moulton, Josh Chalmers and Karen Good.
LAKE WALES – Age and experience triumphed over youth and energy when Janie Howard Wilson staff faced fifth graders in the elementary school’s annual spring softball game last week. The adults won the game 22-8.
LAKE WALES – Reading consultant Dr. Richard Culyer poses with five students who were recognized Friday (May 17) at the Lake Wales Charter Schools’ Culyer Celebration.
