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Education Notes 4-30-21

Dulack named to Dean's List at Central Penn College Jenelle Dulack of Cape Coral has been named to the Central Penn College Dean's List for the winter 2021 term. Dulack is currently majoring in corporate communications. Of the students who took classes, 37% made the Dean's List. To qualify ...

Lee County Tax Collector announces winners of 2021 Rock the Road Challenge

The Lee County Tax Collector recently announced the winners of the 2021 Rock the Road Challenge. Owen Pelegrino from Cape Coral High School and Colton Rimes from Fort Myers High School took home top honors in the competition, which sought the best first-time student drivers in Lee ...

FSW promotion allows students to apply to school for free

Potential students can apply to Florida South-Western State College or free April 19-25 when applicants use the promo code “elevate.” FSW offers over 45 academic programs and five different class formats to choose from. Four of these class formats include in-person learning or live, scheduled interaction with FSW faculty. Students can also meet with their professors in-person or online during scheduled office hours. FSW also offers Institutional and Presidential Scholarships available only to eligible FSW students. Through the assistance of these scholarships, along with ...

Hodges Connect celebrates March EMT graduates

Hodges University and Hodges Connect, the workforce initiative of the University’s Professional Education and Training department, celebrated the March 2021 Emergency Medical Technician class with a pinning ceremony on March 12, 2021. A pinning ceremony is a graduation to recognize the ...

Blessings in a Backpack raises $20,000 at inaugural ‘Brews for Blessings’ event

Blessings in a Backpack SWFL, along with Millennial Brewing Company recently held the inaugural ‘Brews for Blessings’ family fun block party at the downtown Fort Myers brewery. The fundraising event garnered tremendous support and excitement from the community and raised $20,000 to support Blessings in a Backpack’s mission of feeding school children on the weekends. In addition to offering food and fun, ‘Brews for Blessings’ helped educate families in our community about Blessings in a Backpack and allowed them an opportunity to help feed a child for a school year. A ...

12 students from Lee competing in State Science Fair this week

A dozen students from the School District of Lee County are competing this week in The State Science & Engineering Fair of Florida 2021. The District saw public school students sweep the top awards at the 2021 Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Regional Science & Engineering Fair. The competitors ...