Northern Palm Beach County is home to a few well respected Public High Schools.  Northern Palm Beach County is a desirable area to raise a family.  Excellent location, tropical weather, beautiful beaches, great shopping, divine dining and a stellar pubic and private school system.  Take a look at a few of the top High Schools in the northern Palm Beach County area.

Jupiter High School, Jupiter

Jupiter High School is the northernmost high school in Palm Beach County. The new campus opened in 2003 costing over $56 million. The school sits on 12 acres, which is also home to the football stadium, baseball fields, tennis courts, and practice fields. Jupiter High School is host to a wide variety of magnet school programs, accredited by the State of…

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Palm Beach County students will get a reduced summer break this year, with the new school year starting August 10, 2021.  Palm Beach County residents need to be diligent of kids on the sidewalks and crossing streets to catch the bus. 

The Palm Beach County School Board approved the calendar this past Wednesday, despite concerns that it cut the summer break from the traditional 10 weeks to seven. The current school year is ending June 18, three weeks later than normal, after the school district delayed the start of the school year due to COVID-19.  

Academic performance has tumbled this past school year.  It has been a tremendous challenge for the district to educate students at home and on campus. The statistics of F’s on report cards have…

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For students in Martin County and Palm Beach County, this weekend is the last weekend of summer and the last weekend to take advantage of Florida’s Tax-Free Sales Holiday on clothes and school items.

The Tax-Free Holiday began on July 31st and continues until Monday, August 9th, just in time before the school year starts. During this time, shoppers will be exempt from sales tax in the state of Florida for certain school supplies, clothing, and electronics. The tax will automatically be discounted at check out when purchasing qualifying items.

Students go back into the classroom in Palm Beach County on Tuesday, August 10th and students in Martin County go back into the classroom on Wednesday, August 11th.

Qualifying Items Include:

  • School…

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With the summer coming to an end for students in Palm Beach County and Martin County, the state of Florida is having their Back to School Sales Tax Holiday again this year.

Beginning this Saturday, July 31st through Monday, August 9th, shoppers will be exempt from sales tax in the state of Florida for certain school supplies and items. The Back to School Sales Tax exemption will be automatically deducted at checkout when purchasing qualifying items.

Items Include:

  • School Supplies (Less than $15 dollars per item)- pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks, glue, calculators, and rulers.
  • Clothing, Footwear, and certain accessories (Less than $60 dollars per item)- includes clothing, shoes, wallets, and bags.
  • The first $1000 of the sales price of…

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The Achievement Centers for Children and Families of Delray Beach will unveil its “Adopt-A-Classroom” strategy for the forthcoming 2021-2022 school year.  The purpose of the program is to give crucial support to the organization’s Early Learning Program classrooms. Achievement Centers for Children and Families supporters can make a one-time donation of $1,500 to “adopt” an Early Learning Program classroom.  The donation will help provide supplies to the school children throughout the 2021-2022 school year.

The donations will support arts and crafts supplies, on-site field trips, STEM supplies, snacks for classroom events.  Additionally, the donations will contribute to curriculum materials and related trainings, student activities and teacher…

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The Palm Beach County public school system was awarded an “A” once again from the Florida Department of Education. The grade comes from considerations including students’ high-test scores on state exams as well as the county’s high rate of graduation 

Palm Beach County students surpassed every other county on their mandatory state exams. Most schools in the area averaged a commencement rate of 90%.  Various charter schools reaching 100% completion rate.  Undoubtably extremely impressive!

State records show that this year, 42 percent of public and charter schools in Florida earned an “A"! The increase is 6% higher than previous years. Of the seven largest school districts in the state, Palm Beach and Miami–Dade counties were the only two given an…

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A Jupiter resident is a bit richer now.  The lucky lottery winner woke up nearly $72,000 wealthier on Sunday morning.  According to Florida Lottery Communications, the winning ticket was sold at the Publix off Military Trail and Donald Ross Road in Jupiter.  The Florida Lottery is more than just a chance at luck...it has contributed a lot to Florida's education system.  Including:

  • The Florida Lottery's sole mission is to maximize revenues for the enhancement of public education in Florida.
  • The Florida Lottery has contributed more than $1 Billion to education for each of the past 19 years.
  • More than 880,000 students have attended college on a Bright Futures Scholarship.

According to the Florida Lottery, one of two winning tickets in…

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If you are a musician, artist, or writer looking for your “big chance”, take the stage at Arts Garage. If you are ready for your close-up, Arts Garage is ready for you. If not, be part of the audience, and go watch the show and creative process unfold every second Tuesday of the month from 8-10 p.m. at Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach.  

The garage is also home to the Marshal Family Foundation Gallery for area visual artists.  The venue offers art education with classes for children and adults and theater.  It is geared to shining a spotlight on local and emerging artists. Arts Garage is committed to offering a multicultural, diverse experience that promotes inclusion in the arts and the opportunity to #DiscoverDiversity.

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