Sep 8th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Janie Howard Wilson Elementary students earned the right to take part in Splash Day on Sept. 3 as part of the school’s new Positive Behavior Support program. More than 500 students earned tickets to the first monthly celebration, which included a Splash Zone provided by Lake Wales Firefighters.
Sep 8th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Learning to read is tough, especially when you are only 5 years old. To help her new kindergarten students get excited, Polk Avenue Elementary teacher Amy Alvarado provided a little motivation – two new bikes.Aug 31st, 2010
LAKE WALES – The Lake Wales High Senior Class and Weikert Ford invite local drivers to “Drive One 4 Ur School.” The test drive event is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.Aug 31st, 2010
BABSON PARK – Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary Principal Ken Henson (left) and Assistant Principal Elizabeth Tyler (right) served as human “sundaes” recently so students and staff could celebrate the school’s “sweet success.”Aug 30th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Friday night’s Lake Wales – Haines City football game has been relocated to Lake Wales High’s Legion Field. Haines City High’s stadium has new turf, which isn’t ready to safely accommodate high school athletes and four quarters of football. The grass needs more time to grow.Aug 27th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Schools in the Lake Wales Charter Schools system already are planning Open Houses for parents, families and friends as the new 2010 school year gets started.Aug 26th, 2010
LAKE WALES – When school started this week, one Janie Howard Wilson Elementary teacher could “bear-ly” contain the excitement in her classroom – but she didn’t mind.Aug 20th, 2010
LAKE WALES – It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s the Lake Wales Moose Riders, making their second annual drop-off of school supplies for teachers and students at Polk Avenue Elementary.Aug 19th, 2010
LAKE WALES – When science teacher Nicole McClain started sharing a lesson from her “summer camp” experience, her fellow staff members at Janie Howard Wilson Elementary listened closely. After all, McClain had just returned from a prestigious stay at the 2010 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J.Aug 19th, 2010
LAKE WALES – It’s finally football season! The Lake Wales Highlanders will debut the 2010 varsity football team Friday night (Aug. 20) during a free 7 p.m. inter-squad scrimmage at Legion Field.“My children’s school provides a great atmosphere for learning. The parent involvement and dedication of volunteers accelerate student success, the devotion of the faculty and administration is unparalleled, and the teachers are not only committed to the highest standards of education but genuinely care about the students they teach! I am so thankful to have such an amazing place in which to entrust my children’s education.” – Angel Bowen
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