Palm Beach State College

Dick Howser All-Star game set for Saturday

2013-05-30 17:07:41

The annual Dick Howser All-Star high school baseball game is Saturday at 2 at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. The classic will feature 44 Palm Beach seniors in their final high school showcase. The North squad is led by right hander Joey Boyd of Palm...

Tuition frozen at Broward College, Palm Beach State

2013-05-29 15:50:47

Tuition at Florida's colleges will remain steady after years of big increases. Broward College decided on Wednesday to become the latest public institution in Florida to agree to freeze tuition for 2013-14, and Palm Beach State College plans to follow...

Paramedics and emergency technicians among 'hot' growth jobs

2013-05-28 07:48:00

A ride-along with fire-rescue as a student convinced Al Ugalde he was on the right career path. "A little girl was not breathing. We transported her to the hospital. I was using a mask with a bag, and each squeeze of the bag was a breath for her. That...

Players keep the dream alive

2013-05-26 09:35:10

West Palm Beach's Juan O'Farrill spends his weekdays hard at work at a regular job, but on Saturday nights, he works hard in pursuit of his dream of playing professional football. The 2010 graduate of Palm Beach Lakes High School is a member of the...

Memorial Day events

2013-05-24 13:47:50

Saturday Memorial Day ceremony, 9:15 a.m. Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 700 SW Eighth Ave. Presented by American Legion Post 65 and Post 188. Ceremony includes opening address, flags placed at the graves of soldiers and a rifle salute. A...

BBHS student wins $1,000 Bob Borovy Student Citizen of the Year award

2013-05-22 00:00:00

This is a story about Boynton Beach High School student Gloria Roker, winner of the Bob Borovy Student Citizen of the Year award and a $1,000 college scholarship. But, more importantly, it is the story of her sister as well – JayVonna - two...

Dual enrollment change could cost schools millions

2013-05-17 13:47:44

Broward and Palm Beach County schools could face a tough choice next year: pay millions of dollars or allow fewer students to take dual enrollment classes in local colleges. Broward schools may have to pay at least $4 million more next year, and Palm...

Ex porn actor sues school district after math tutor signs are removed

2013-05-07 17:39:00

Students know him as David Mech, a 36-year-old doctorate student who teaches Boca Raton teens as "the Happy/Fun Math Tutor." To others, he is Dave Pounder, the "Happy/Fun Porn Guy" who owns an adult entertainment business and has performed in such X-...

South Florida GPS traps: circles on 595, accidental Everglades trips & more

2013-05-03 09:18:00

The car's navigation device veered you off the beaten track into the twilight zones of the Everglades or Weston's winding roads. It directs you to exit off a ramp along construction-jammed Interstate 595 and the ramp is closed. Or it sees you want...

New career-oriented high school diploma could boost grads' job chances

2013-04-12 17:27:57

In an admission that not all Florida high schoolers want to go to college, lawmakers are creating a three-track system where the diploma you earn depends on what you want to do after graduation. A bill passed by both houses of the Legislature creates two...

South Florida members of Congress push for, get pushed on, immigration reform

2013-04-09 07:40:00

— If the 18 people brought together Monday by two Broward and Palm Beach County members of Congress could rewrite the nation's immigration law, they would stop deportations, prevent exploitation of people living in the U.S. without permission by...

As kids head to college, beware liberal groupthink

2013-02-24 05:00:00

I've been thinking a lot about college lately. You see, one of my more time-consuming tasks is to write college recommendation letters. It's an occupational hazard from extended time in the state legislature, Congress and the governorship. But it's one...

In 1999, the John D. MacArthur campus opened in Jupiter. This campus offers honors and graduate level classes in coordination with Palm Beach Community College .

2006-11-03 00:00:00