Colleen Wixon
Education Reporter at TCPalm
Education reporter for @TCPalm; @USATODAYNETWORK; @Gannett; Survivor fan; and mom.
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2 weeks ago |
tcpalm.com | Colleen Wixon
May is the month Treasure Coast public and private high schools hold their graduation ceremonies. Graduation ceremonies are planned May 15-24. Check the location of the ceremony. St. Lucie's graduations are at the county fairgrounds. The refrains of Pomp and Circumstance will be echoing across the Treasure Coast throughout May as Treasure Coast high schools hold commencement exercises for the Class of 2025.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Colleen Wixon
The refrains of Pomp and Circumstance will be echoing across the Treasure Coast throughout May as Treasure Coast high schools hold commencement exercises for the Class of 2025. While caps and gowns will be the wardrobe of the day, students should know the graduation dress code for their schools. Some allow students to decorate the top of their mortarboards, other schools may prohibit it. Some schools require mortarboard decorations to be approved before the ceremony.
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2 weeks ago |
tcpalm.com | Colleen Wixon
Florida's first voluntary prekindergarten program began in 2005. The program is free for all 4-year-olds. School-readiness test scores show VPK prepares children for school. Five-year-old Marlaina Paulding likes playing in the tents in her VPK classroom at Felix A. Williams Elementary School in Martin County. She likes learning the alphabet and numbers, and the Spanish she learns from her teacher. "I like the color of the tents," said Marlaina.
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2 weeks ago |
tcpalm.com | Colleen Wixon
Indian River County School Board agreed to join a "mass-action" lawsuit against social media companies. The lawsuit aims to hold social media accountable for mental health issues its young users develop. The lawsuit names the parent companies of TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Social media sites need to be held accountable for the mental health issues they can cause children to experience, School Board members said.
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3 weeks ago |
tcpalm.com | Colleen Wixon
Student-run businesses on the Treasure Coast include coffee shops, doggy day care and catering. Most of the student-run businesses are part of a three-class sequential program. Students are usually paid with volunteer hour credits. Money from the business goes back into the programs for supplies, field trips or scholarships. Customers, profits and entrepreneurship are more than just vocabulary words for many Treasure Coast high school students.
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"The car stopped right in front of us," said Bob Kunst of Miami, who waited outside the federal courthouse for Donald Trump to exit. "He waved. It was very nice. He was 10 feet in front of us."
As he left the federal courthouse, Donald Trump stopped and waved from his car, onlookers said.