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New school superintendent provides entry plan goals

Community engagement, learning and workplace environment, and educational excellence are key goals of the new superintendent of Lee County Schools. Dr. Christopher Bernier told the school board during a workshop on Monday that it's important for him to be as visible as possible, as ...

School Board looks at cultural exchange teacher program

The Lee County School Board will take an official vote at its June 14 meeting to utilize TPG, a cultural exchange teacher program, to help fill the need of experienced certified teachers. TPG is a designated company by the U.S. Department of State as a J-1 visa sponsor. “TPG, the company ...

North Fort Myers Civic Association hands scholarships to three residents

The North Fort Myers Civic Association awarded scholarships to three deserving North Fort Myers teens this year. Carlee Groeneveld of Mariner, Coral Knowles of Ida Baker and Brooke Wright of Fort Myers were the recipients of $1,000 scholarships, which were officially handed out at the North ...

Education Notes 6-10-22

Kenna-Shadrick earns Dean's List honor at Lee University CLEVELAND, TN -- Lee University congratulates Caleigh Kenna-Shadrick of Cape Coral on earning Dean's List honors during the Spring 2022 semester. Dean's List recognition is earned by full-time, undergraduate students with a semester ...

Education Notes 6-3-22

Hanhurst named a Presidential Scholar at Clarkson University POTSDAM, N.Y. -- Charles Robert Hanhurst of Cape Coral, a freshman majoring in biology, was named a Presidential Scholar for the Spring 2022 semester at Clarkson University. Presidential Scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 ...

SONIC Drive-In donates to area schools for Teacher Appreciation Month

This month, SONIC Drive-In donated $1.5 million to help fund local education needs through DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom requests submitted by teachers. As part of SONIC's ongoing Limeades for Learning initiative, the brand matched 50 percent of each donation made to teacher requests on DonorsChoose for Teacher Appreciation Day on May 3, donating a total of $1.5 million. With this donation, SONIC helped fully fund more than 9,000 projects from teachers across the country. The following are among the ...