The 2013 WestonLawyers.com Golf Classic held Monday, April 8, at Weston Hills Country Club, along with a kickoff draw down raffle party held in March, raised more than $80,000 to help kids in west Broward. The Rotary Club of Weston organizes both events to fund college scholarships for seniors at Cypress Bay High and Sagemont in Weston, and Western High [...]

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts has welcomed 25 students from 15 high schools in Broward County into the 2012-13 class of Broward Center Teen Ambassador Program. Open to Broward County high school students who are interested in the performing arts, the program offers an insider’s view as Teen Ambassadors participate in educational workshops with touring artists, attend live [...]

Eleven-year-old Weston resident Savannah Maddison proves that you can make a difference when you have the passion to do so. Savannah is a package of pretty precociousness. One assumes that her poise comes in part from her singing and acting experience – but after spending time with her, you realize that’s only one part of what makes her an extraordinary [...]

The Guillermo A. Diaz Garcia AYSO Scholarship American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Region 644 is awarded to preserve the memory of Guillermo A. Diaz Garcia, who just shy of turning 17, passed away December 30, 2007. Guillermo was born in Puerto Rico and the youngest of three sons to Miguel Ariel and Angie. Guillermo moved with his family to Weston when [...]

The Broward League of Cities has selected four high school juniors to join its Student Ambassador program, which offers future community leaders an introduction into the world of public service. The new Broward League of Cities student ambassadors are Coral Springs resident Gabrielle Giordano, a junior at College Academy; Cooper City resident Isabella Muncan, a junior at Cooper City High; [...]

In Exchange, Western High School Will Host Students From Japan in the Spring 2013 Twenty-three students at Western High School in Davie, along with two of their teachers, visited Japan this summer as part of the Japanese Government’s youth exchange program – the “Kizuna (bond) Project.” The youth exchange project between Japan and the U.S. is aimed at promoting understanding [...]

The City of Weston’s unique Weston University Program is starting its ninth year of providing select high school students with an in-depth and personalized civics education. Established in 2002, each year a total of 24 students, sophomores, juniors and seniors, are selected from Cypress Bay, Sagemont and Western High Schools. The program is a combination of classroom instruction and conversations by [...]

Cypress Bay High School student Fiorella Vargas is one of four high school seniors who have been named recipients of the 2012 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship by the Council of Great City Schools Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS). Students were selected from several hundred applicants for their academic performance, leadership qualities and community involvement. The scholarship [...]

The Florida Department of Education, today, released results of the Spring 2012 Algebra End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment State Report of Districts. Results highlight that Broward County Public School (BCPS) again leads the state and the big five school districts. The test was administered to all students enrolled in an Algebra I, Algebra 1B or Algebra I Honors course. The algebra results [...]

The School Board of Broward County, Florida, at its regular meeting on May 30, 2012, will consider the following: A resolution opposing the overemphasis of high-stakes testing will be considered by the School Board. The resolution reads, in part, “the overreliance on high-stakes standardized testing in state and federal accountability systems is undermining educational quality and equity in U.S. public [...]