By Sharon Aron Baron on March 15, 2015
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Get ready for a fun-filled night of entertainment when the JP Taravella High School Band program will be hosting live on stage Mr. Nelson Papucci, a comedic hypnotist.
By Sharon Aron Baron on March 6, 2015
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Come out and support Tamarac’s local high school students for a benefit concert to raise money to attend this important State competition….
By Sharon Aron Baron on February 25, 2015
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By: Sharon Aron Baron Felipe Guzman of Tamarac is such a big fan of Spiderman that it was only fitting that the superhero himself made a special appearance at his preschool today to assist with his new wheelchair which will allow him to become more independent. This isn’t just any wheelchair, this was a $9,000 […]
By Sharon Aron Baron on February 24, 2015
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Governor Scott today issued an Executive Order to suspend the 11th grade Florida Standards Assessment for English language arts until the Florida Legislature has an opportunity to consider legislation to eliminate the mandate.
By Sharon Aron Baron on February 23, 2015
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Runners who enjoy being dusted with rainbow colors can register now for JP Taravella High School Color Run being held on March 8.
By Sharon Aron Baron on February 19, 2015
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Come out and support the Coral Glades High School Drama Department in their latest production “Pippin,” a coming of age musical about a young man searching for for meaning and significance.
By Sharon Aron Baron on February 18, 2015
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In this video that’s just been released, the Collier County School Board over on the west coast of Florida doesn’t really understand what free speech means during the public participation portion of their meetings.
By Sharon Aron Baron on February 10, 2015
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Come out and support the Coral Glades High School Drama Department in their latest production “Pippin,” a coming of age musical about a young man searching for for meaning and significance.
By Sharon Aron Baron on February 4, 2015
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A special needs teacher lost her life while giving birth to her fourth child on Monday.
By Sharon Aron Baron on January 26, 2015
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The Broward League of Cities is looking for high school seniors to apply for its 2015 Scholarship for Government Studies who plan to pursue a major in public administration, political science or other government-related field.
By Sharon Aron Baron on January 25, 2015
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The following is my response to the Sun Sentinel Editorial by Columnist Gary Stein titled A Little Youthful Flavor Never Hurt Anyone. By: Sharon Aron Baron Gary Stein you are so wrong in your editorial on Sunday, November 25, by accusing Tamarac residents of not wanting change with the proposed charter middle and high school. It’s […]
By Sharon Aron Baron on January 25, 2015
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Come out and support the City of Tamarac’s local High School when JP Taravella’s Drama Department presents Walk Two Moons.
By Sharon Aron Baron on January 15, 2015
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They believe in education, but the City is wasting taxpayer time and money on a poorly selected location for a charter school that is neither wanted or needed, said residents from Kings Point that turned out for Wednesday night’s City Commission meeting.
By Sharon Aron Baron on January 13, 2015
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What does it tell you about an organization that doesn’t want the public to know exactly where they are located?
By Sharon Aron Baron on January 11, 2015
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By: Sharon Aron Baron The Tamarac City manager was met with hundreds of protesting seniors from Kings Point Friday at a meeting regarding the proposed charter middle and high school attracting media coverage from Channel 10 and the Sun Sentinel. Residents let City Manager Michael Cernech know they were angry that plans for the new […]
By Sharon Aron Baron on January 4, 2015
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I’ve been accused of being anti-charter school. Am I against all charter schools? Not necessarily. Am I against most of them? Perhaps. Especially when there have been so few that have proven any exceptional benefits to students besides teaching to the State tests.
By Sharon Aron Baron on January 1, 2015
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Kings Point residents recently discovered the City’s not-so-transparent plans for a new charter high school to be built near their community as well as their own commissioner’s involvement with school officials at a recent meeting.
By Sharon Aron Baron on December 22, 2014
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The 2014 high school grades and graduation rates were released by the Florida Department of Education. In the data, more than 75 percent of Broward County Public Schools traditional high schools earned an A or B grade and achieved a graduation rate of 88 percent.
By Sharon Aron Baron on December 12, 2014
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Since March of 2014, we have been reporting that someone at the City of Tamarac wants a charter high school built but no one at city hall is coming forward with who it is, and why they requested this without any fact-finding work before courting schools.
By Sharon Aron Baron on December 9, 2014
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Friday was declared Tamarac Elementary School Day in honor of it being their 40th Anniversary.