DOE offers FCAT resources for parents

The state Department of Education has set up a call center, a website and an email address dedicated to parent questions.

EDUCATION

Broward superintendent to answer questions about underperforming schools

Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie will answer questions from a coalition of church groups at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale.

Education

Applications being accepted for Miami police scholarship

Interested in becoming a police officer? About to graduate from a Miami-Dade high school?

South Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers seek candidates for their Salute to Education scholarships

Salute to Education, the scholarship program funded by the South Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers for the past 18 years, has announced that it is currently accepting applications online for one of their $1,500 scholarships. Fifty students will be awarded. They also will be awarding each scholarship winner with a laptop computer in addition to the scholarship grant. Deadline to submit the applications online is January 26, 2012. 

Coral Reef chorus students chosen for All-State Chorus

Nineteen Coral Reef Senior High School chorus students have competed and have been selected as members of the 2012 Florida All-State Chorus.

Swim-A-Thon raises $50,000 for Gulliver, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

More than 170 swimmers of all ages, including five-year-olds on noodles, raised more than $50,000 at Gulliver Schools’ recent second annual Make a Splash Swim- A-Thon at the Preparatory Campus Aquatic Center.

Palmetto High students gain top scholastic honors

Eight Palmetto Senior High School students were selected as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for the class of 2012. The eight seniors are Joshua Ascherman, James Choi, Nathan Harris, Albert Liu, Yang Liu, Alyssa Rosenfeld, Ellora Sarkar and Olga Shestopalova.

New iPrep Academy magnet school debuts at Felix Varela High School in West Kendall

10 Gables High students earn National Merit distinctions

Coral Gables Senior High School recently announced that 10 of its students are among the nation’s academic elite based on their achievements in College Board testing.Three students are semifinalists in the 57th annual National Merit Scholarship Program:• Madeline Cowen• Alexa Langen• Larissa WeinsteinThese young ladies scored in the top 1% of more than 1.5 million students on their 2011 PSAT/NMSQT exam and are eligible to become finalists for National Merit Scholarships. Scholarship winners will be announced in the spring.Additionally, five Gables High students are among commended students in the National Merit Scholarship Program:• Christopher Cowen• Andy Fernandez• Mariana Munera• Gretel Sanchez• Stefan SchalkCommended students placed among the top 5% of more than 1.5 million students on their PSAT/NMSQT exam.Five Gables High students were also honored in the National Hispanic Recognition Program:• Andy Fernandez• Mariana Munera• Bryan Padron• Gretel Sanchez• Stefan SchalkThis year the National Hispanic Recognition Program is recognizing nearly 5,000 students selected from a pool of over 235,000 who took the PSAT/NMSQT/PAATo read the rest of the article visit www.GablesHomePage.com.