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Yahoo
15-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Do Palm Beach County public school students get Friday off? When's the last day of school?
There is no school Friday for Palm Beach County School District students and most employees as the district takes a spring holiday. Friday is not a holiday for 12-month employees. For seniors, Friday is the last holiday until graduation season gets going on May 6 with Indian Ridge and virtual school. Graduations are held on most school days until May 22, when Suncoast, Seminole Ridge and Dwyer hold the last of the district's ceremonies. Most will be held at the South Florida Fairgrounds. The ceremonies will be broadcast live on The Education Network (TEN), Xfinity channel 235, AT&T U-verse channel 99, and streamed live online with closed captioning. More: When will Palm Beach County's Class of 2025 graduate? Here are the dates and times Those still in school do get to stay home on the May 26 Memorial Day holiday, which begins a week capped off by the end of the school year on Friday, May 30. The first day of the 2025-26 school year is Aug. 11. Wayne Washington is a journalist covering education for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at wwashington@ Help support our work; subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Palm Beach County students get Friday off for spring holiday
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
About 90 college recruiters to be on hand to talk to any students at Suncoast High job fair
More than 90 colleges and universities are expected to have representatives on hand as Suncoast High School hosts its 12th annual college fair event Tuesday, March 4 in Riviera Beach. Students will have an opportunity to ask questions of admissions directors and recruiters at the event, scheduled to be held at the school's gymnasium from 5:30-8 p.m. The college fair is free and open to all students in Palm Beach County as well as those in surrounding counties. Officials involved in college planning, testing and applications will give a presentation on those topics at 5:30 p.m. in the school theater. Breakout sessions on other aspects of the college selection and application process will held from 6:10-6:45 p.m. and then again from 7-7:35 p.m. More: South Florida universities make big gains in U.S. News' annual college rankings Fair attendees can provide their contact information to colleges of their choice by visiting and registering with StriveScan, which will provide students with a list of their schools they visiting during the fair. StriveScan is free and is not required. The service's "Missed Connections" feature will allow students to connect with college and university representatives they did not meet during the fair. Suncoast's PTSA and the school's Counseling Services Department are coordinating the college fair. The school is located at 1717 Avenue S in Riviera Beach. Wayne Washington is a journalist covering education for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at wwashington@ Help support our work; subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Suncoast High to host free college fair with dozens of college reps
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Singer Island beach closes after excessive levels of bacteria found in water
Riviera Municipal Beach on Singer Island has been closed to swimmers after a Florida Department of Health review found unsafe levels of a bacteria tied to fecal contamination. The city alerted residents to the beach closure Wednesday through a posting on its X social media account, which read: "Riviera Municipal Beach on Singer Island is closed to swimmers due to "poor" water quality from enterococci bacteria. Testing is ongoing, and updates will follow in 48 hours. Please avoid entering the water until further notice. Thank you for your cooperation!" A state DOH notification to Riviera Beach noted that, as part of its Florida Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program, it is testing 13 beaches in Palm Beach County on a weekly basis for enterococci bacteria, which is normally found in the intestinal tract of humans and animals and can cause disease, infections or rashes. Only the water off Riviera Municipal Beach was found to have excessive levels of enterococci bacteria. DOH measured the bacteria's presence in parts per 100 milliliters, with 35 or less being good, 36-70 being moderate and 71 or higher being poor. The sample taken off Riviera Municipal Beach measured at 146 parts per 100 milliliter, DOH said. The measurement prompted an advisory to the city, which DOH said in bold and underlined text "should be considered a potential health risk to the bathing public." DOH's advisory to Riviera Beach said the presence of the bacteria "is an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from storm water runoff, pets and wildlife, and human sewage." Positive tests and late notification of fecal contaminants in the city's drinking water has angered and frightened residents and elected officials in Riviera Beach. The director of the city's Utility Special District, which oversees Riviera Beach's 67-year water treatment facility, angrily stormed out of a public meeting in July and was then relieved of his duties by the City Council. Neither DOH nor the city have given any indication that the enterococci bacteria found at Riviera Municipal Beach and the 2023 positive tests for fecal contamination in drinking water are related. The city, which is exploring ways to pay for a water treatment plant that could cost at least $350 million, has long insisted that the drinking water is safe to consume. Wayne Washington is a journalist covering West Palm Beach, Riviera Beach and race relations for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at wwashington@ Help support our work; subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Water off Singer Island beach flunks DOH test; beach closed
