Month: October 2023

BCPS JROTC Cadets Gear up for Raider Meet in Preparation for State Championship

BCPS JROTC Cadets Gear up for Raider Meet in Preparation for State Championship 
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WHO:                   
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) JROTC Cadets  

 

WHAT:                 
Approximately 700 JROTC cadets representing high schools across the District will compete in the BCPS JROTC Raider Meet for the chance to qualify for the Army JROTC State Championships. BCPS JROTC Raider Meet events are physically and mentally demanding, requiring strength, stamina, discipline, leadership and teamwork across a set of outdoor adventure tasks.  

 

WHEN:                  
Saturday, November 4, 2023 
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.  

                                 

WHERE:              
Everglades High School, Athletics Fields 
17100 S.W. 48th Court 
Miramar, FL 33027 

 

WHY:                    
The purpose of the Broward County JROTC Raider Meet is to provide cadets a competitive program in five athletic and curriculum events. The events for the state qualifier competition are Raider Fitness Challenge, One-Rope Bridge, Cross-Country Rescue, 5km Team Run and Tire Flip. Supporting objectives include ethical values and good citizenship, leadership potential, effective communication and logical thinking, improved physical fitness, the incentive to live drug-free, positive self-motivation and management, the skills to work as a team member, and motivation to graduate from high school and pursue a successful career. 

 

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MEDIA ARE INVITED TO COVER THIS EVENT. 

 

ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS  
“Educating all students to reach their highest potential.”  
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962, serving more than 251,000 students and approximately 110,000 adult learners in 239 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 87 charter schools. BCPS supports a diverse student population representing 177 different countries and speaking 153 languages. To connect with BCPS, visit browardschools.com, follow us on Twitter @browardschools, on Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, on Instagram @browardschoolsofficial, on YouTube at youtube.com/browardschoolsvideos and download the free BCPS mobile app at browardschools.com/MobileApp. 

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Ready, Set… Inspire! BCPS Students Participate in Inaugural Leadership and Innovation Summit

Ready, Set… Inspire!
BCPS Students Participate in Inaugural Leadership and Innovation Summit
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WHO:            
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Students; District Staff; Business Leaders; Nova Southeastern University Faculty and Students; and Representatives from Virtual Enterprise (VE) International and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

 

WHAT:          
BCPS hosts its inaugural Leadership and Innovation Summit for nearly 400 middle and high school students. The event supports students’ entrepreneurial spirits through a half-day summit that includes interactions with world-class business leaders and an exciting Elevator Pitch Competition. During the competition, students present their entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of judges for a chance to win prizes.

The Leadership and Innovation Summit is a partnership between the District’s Career, Technical, Adult and Community Education Department (CTACE), VE International and NFTE.

 

WHEN:         
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
9 – 9:45 a.m. (Keynote speaker and Roundtable Discussion)
9:50 – 11:30 a.m. (Students visit with business leaders and join the Elevator Pitch Competition)
12:10 – 12:40 (Final Four in the Elevator Pitch Competition and Awards Ceremony)

                               

WHERE:        
Signature Grand
6900 W. State Road 84
Davie, Florida 33317

 

WHY:            
This event aims to inspire students to dream big and celebrate the entrepreneurial mindset. Students are encouraged to be independent thinkers as they channel their creativity and sharpen their communication skills to build the foundation for their futures as potential business owners and leaders.

 

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ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
“Educating all students to reach their highest potential.” 
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962, serving more than 251,000 students and approximately 110,000 adult learners in 239 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 87 charter schools. BCPS supports a diverse student population representing 177 different countries and speaking 153 languages. To connect with BCPS, visit browardschools.com, follow us on Twitter @browardschools, on Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, on Instagram @browardschoolsofficial, on YouTube at youtube.com/browardschoolsvideos and download the free BCPS mobile app at browardschools.com/MobileApp.

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Historical Events for 31st October 2023

1552 – Emperor Karel and Markgraaf Albecht strike siege of Metz
1941 – Clothing factory fire in Huddersfield, England kills 49
1943 – World War II: F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception.
1957 – Yip Harburg, Fred Saidy, and Harold Arlen’s musical “Jamaica”, starring Lena Horne, opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 558 performances
1959 – Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to USA
1968 – Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game)
1978 – Iranian oil workers go on strike
1984 – Rajiv Gandhi takes office as India’s 6th Prime Minister succeeding his mother Indira Gandhi who was assassinated
1987 – American jockey Chris Antley becomes first rider to win 9 races in a day (4 at Aqueduct / 5 at The Meadowlands)
2017 – Judge on Maui, Hawaii orders man to write ex-girlfriend 144 compliments after violating protection order to send 144 nasty text messages

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Historical Events for 30th October 2023

1270 – The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis ended by agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis.
1502 – Vasco da Gama returns to Calicut, India for the second time.
1886 – Great Britain and Germany agree boundaries in East Africa
1894 – Daniel Cooper patents time clock
1930 – Turkey and Greece sign a treaty of friendship
1972 – The Northern Ireland Office issues a discussion document ‘The Future of Northern Ireland’; the paper states Britain’s commitment to the union as long as the majority of people wish to remain part of the United Kingdom
1993 – Toronto Maple Leafs lose 1st game of season after going 10-0-0
2015 – Polish tennis star Agnieszka Radwańska wins the WTA Finals title at Kallang. Singapore; beats Czech Petra Kvitová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2016 – Canada and the EU sign free trade deal after opposition by Belgium
2016 – 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits central Italy – strongest in Italy for 36 years

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Historical Events for 29th October 2023

1863 – International Committee of Red Cross forms as result Geneva held conference (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)
1864 – Greek parliament accepts new Constitution
1929 – “Black Tuesday” Wall Street Stock Market crashes triggering the “Great Depression”
1939 – Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure)
1945 – Getulio Vargas, President of Brazil, resigns
1955 – Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours)
2005 – 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings kill more than 60.
2006 – Lula da Silva is elected President of Brazil defeating Geraldo Alckmin in the second round
2012 – Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in New Jersey resulting in 110 deaths and $50 billion in damage and forces the New York stock exchange to close
2022 – Twin car bombs by a jihadist group in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill 120 people

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Historical Events for 28th October 2023

1628 – Huguenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu
1891 – Quake strikes Mino-Owari, Japan kills 7,300
1913 – “Krazy Kat” comic strip by George Herriman debuts in NY Journal
1922 – First US coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game
1939 – Anti-German demonstrations and strikes in Czechoslovakia
1943 – German submarine U-220 sunk by US aircraft in the Atlantic
1954 – Major league owners vote down sale of A’s to a Philadelphia syndicate
2011 – Baseball World Series: St. Louis beats Texas Rangers, 6-2 in Game 7 at Busch Stadium to win Cardinals’ 11th title; MVP: Cardinals 3rd baseman David Freese
2015 – Third Republican presidential candidates debate run by CNBC in Boulder, Colorado
2020 – 15th-century medieval manuscript “The Book of Lismore”, returns to Ireland after donated by Chatsworth Settlement to University College Cork

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Historical Events for 27th October 2023

1275 – Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam
1676 – Poland and Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw
1864 – Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess’ Mill, Southside Railroad)
1935 – SDAP and NVV launches “Plan for Work” in Utrect, Netherlands
1974 – French runner Chantal Langlacé sets female world marathon record (2:46:24) in Neuf-Brisach, France
1978 – US President Jimmy Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill
1988 – “Les Miserables” opens at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia
1990 – Supreme Soviet of Kirghiz SSR chooses Askar Akayev as republic’s first president.
1991 – “Homecoming” opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 49 performances
2020 – Organizers of 96th East-West Shrine Bowl college football all-star game, benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children, announce cancellation of game scheduled for January 23, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Florida, due to COVID-19 issues.

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BCPS Invites Families to Explore the Possibilities at its Magnet Program Expo

BCPS Invites Families to Explore the Possibilities at its Magnet Program Expo 

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Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) invites parents, families and students to learn about school choice options and explore the specialized educational opportunities available at its Magnet Programs Expo. Hosted by BCPS Applied Learning Department, the Magnet Programs Expo takes place on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at the Nova Southeastern University, Rick Case Arena at Don Taft University Center, 3300 S. University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, 33328, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. 

Families can discover the rigorous, award-winning magnet programs that BCPS offers for students in elementary, middle and high school. Magnet programs have specialized curriculum that engages and inspires students for post-secondary opportunities and careers.  

The Magnet Programs Expo will introduce the new Achieving Career Equity for Students (ACES) magnet program. At Mirror Lakes Elementary School, Plantation Middle School and Plantation High School, the program will offer aeronautics and engineering, fashion design, and innovative arts. At Oakland Park Elementary School, James S. Rickards Middle School and Northeast High School, ACES includes aviation, cybersecurity and design. 

In addition, magnet program options range from aviation, biotechnology, communications and broadcast arts, Montessori, pre-law, pre-med, STEM, marine science, International Baccalaureate, performing and visual arts, technical academies and so much more. These are just a few examples of the many school choice options available with magnet programs. 

Parents may apply for their child to attend a magnet program for the 2024/25 school year during the school choice application window, December 1, 2023 – February 2, 2024.   

To learn more about specific programs that are offered, visit the browardschools.com/magnetprograms. 

 

MEDIA ARE INVITED TO COVER THIS EVENT. 

 

ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
“Educating all students to reach their highest potential.”
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth-largest school district in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida. BCPS is Florida’s first fully accredited school system since 1962, serving more than 251,000 students and approximately 110,000 adult learners in 239 schools, centers and technical colleges, and 87 charter schools. BCPS supports a diverse student population representing 177 different countries and speaking 153 languages. To connect with BCPS, visit browardschools.com, follow us on Twitter @browardschools, on Facebook at facebook.com/browardschools, on Instagram @browardschoolsofficial, on YouTube at youtube.com/browardschoolsvideos and download the free BCPS mobile app at browardschools.com/MobileApp. 

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