Feb 21st, 2013
WINTER HAVEN – Bok Academy teacher Richele Floyd and several students visited the Goodyear Blimp when it was tethered in Winter Haven on Monday.
Posing at the airport are (l-r) Jazlyn Zenteno, Shelby Weihmeir, Seraldo Dedier, Capt. Matt Lussier, Richele Floyd, Cade Floyd, Dennis Floyd and Kirksten Sukkel.
Floyd teaches STEM classes (science, technology, engineering and math) and works with a special interest group called “The Flying Knights.”
“Our school incorporates the best technology, like iPads, into the instructional program to make it the highest possible standard.” – Joshua Collier, 10th grade, April 2012
22 May 2013
Special Olympians compete at State Games
LAKE WALES – Lake Wales High’s Special Olympic track and field relay team qualified and participated in the State Summer Games May 17-18 at ESPN Wide World of Sports.
21 May 2013
Kindergarten gets special gift
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.
21 May 2013
Staff triumphs in annual softball game
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.
