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• What are people tweeting about on first day of school?

  "First day of school. I need a nap already."

  "People are already talking about senior skip day, and it's only the first day of school."

  "Back to school does not mean parents should forget how to drive."

  These are some the things folks in South Florida are saying on Twitter. I compiled some' [...]

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• Lynn University receives $6 million gift for business building

  Lynn University is constructing a $12 million International Business Center, and thanks to an anonymous donor, it’s halfway there.

  The $6 million donation will be used to build a 32,000-square foot home for Lynn’s College of Business and Management. (Here's a rendering on the right).

  
  Lynn officials say the gift' [...]

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• Whirlwind first day tour for Palm Beach County schools chief

  The first day of school in Palm Beach County? “Nothing out of the ordinary,” reports Superintendent Wayne Gent.

  He should know, after paying visits to 15 schools by 11 a.m., and getting updates from various administrators.

  “So far it looks very good,” Gent said while leaving Galaxy Elementary School, temporarily based [...]

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• Miami Heat, free supplies, liven up first day at Orange Brook Elementary

  The first day of school got off to a high energy start at Orange Brook Elementary in Hollywood.

  It was the place to be, with Miami Heat guard Norris Cole and mascot Burnie on hand to welcome students and give out free school supplies from Office Depot. Superintendent Robert Runcie was [...]

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• Bell rings on first day of school in Broward, Palm Beach counties

  The moment is finally here - the first day of public school in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

  If you forgot, unlikely, the hundreds of yellow school buses clogging the roadways will be a good reminder that summer is over for more than 425,000 students.

  Some of the routines and people will [...]

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