Education Notes
Cape Coral
Mayor’s Scholarship banquet
The 23rd Annual Awards Banquet for the Cape Coral Mayor’s Scholarship Fund, will be Wednesday at the Cape Coral Yacht Club, 5819 Driftwood Parkway in Cape Coral.
This year, sponsors will present scholarships to 13 students from several local high schools. The students earned these scholarships through a combination of academic achievements and community service efforts throughout their scholastic years. The Honorable Mayor James D. Burch will be the Master of Ceremonies for this prestigious event.
The main funds each year are acquired in the form of scholarships donated by our generous sponsors; however, the Awards Banquet is financially supported by fund-raisers held throughout the year. In December 2008, our Wine and Cheese Reception was sponsored by The Cape Coral Community Foundation. In February, “A Night at the Theatre” at Cultural Park Theatre was sponsored by EMBARQ and assisted by the Cape Coral Scholarship Fund Board of Directors. Listed below are this years scholarship sponsors.
Cape Coral Library
Children’s Day/Book Day is officially observed on April 30, but the Lee County Library System has scheduled a week of activities leading up to the day of the observance. Celebrate literacy for children of all cultures in recognition of El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros! Parents and grandparents are encouraged to participate in activities on this internationally celebrated day honoring children, books and bilingual literacy.
Participe en la celebracion internacional de afabetizacion juvenil con El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros! Toda la familia esta invitada a participar en actividades en este dia en el que se celebran internacionalmenta la ninez, los libros y la alfabetizacion bilingue
El dia de los ninos/Eldis de los libros se celebra universalmente el 30 de abril pero el Sistema bibliotecario del condado de Lee ofrecera actividades previas a la celebracion oficial
The Cape Coral-Lee County Library is located at 921 S.W. 39th Terrace. It is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Closed Sunday. For information, call 542-3933 (Voice) and 542-4429 (TTY).
Brayleigh Stauffer
Brayleigh Stauffer, a 4th grade student in Mrs. Barb Hess’ class at Oasis Charter Elementary School in Cape Coral, is the Southwest regional winner of the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Sun Safety Essay Contest. The FSDDS Web site link with information on the contest is: www.fsdds.org/patients/sun_defense/index.php
Gulf Elementary
The “TUT” Traditional Polynesian Dancers will be performing at 9:30 a.m. at Gulf Elementary School on May 6.
For more information call 549-2726.
Ida S. Baker High School
After advancing through two phases of competition, the Ida S. Baker High School JROTC academic team, Cape Coral, will compete in the final championship round of The College Options Foundation’s 2009 JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl in Washington, D.C., on the campus of George Mason University from June 26 through 30.
Ida Baker High School’s JROTC team competed in two rounds of competitive online play against thousands of JROTC students from across the world to win a place in the championship and the trip to DC. In these rounds, students were tested on standard high school curriculum; math, science, English,and leadership skills. The team is one of only 24 in the nation to advance to the finals.
North Fort Myers
Chamber of Commerce
The North Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Foundation 501C3 Scholarship Fund will host a fund-raising bowl-a-thon on May 9, at 5 p.m. at Allstar Lanes, 2818 N. Tamiami Trail in North Fort Myers. The cost is $10 for three games, or make a donation through NFMChamber.org For additional information, call 995-2138.
Fort Myers
Rapid recovery
Edison State College has announced a new education initiative, “Rapid Recovery,” designed to help people adversely affected by the economy quickly retrain for in-demand jobs.
Courses will be available on the Lee, Collier and Charlotte Campuses and at the Hendry/Glades center and on-line. Classes will begin May 6l, and will continue on an ongoing basis.
For more information visit www.edison.edu/frapidrecovery
Tutors needed for elementary schools
Senior volunteers, 60 years or older, are needed for tutoring in elementary schools in Cape Coral and Bonita Springs area. A stipend and mileage reimbursement are provided for those who qualify. Help make a difference in the community. Call Joan, Foster Grandparent Program at the Dr. Piper Center at 332-5346 for more information.
Business & Industry Services
Business & Industry Services, a Division of Technical and Career Education, the School District of Lee County introduces “Making Age an Asset in Your Job Search”
Business & Industry Services has a program that makes it easy to take high-quality, noncredit online courses. We have partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of online, instructor-facilitated courses and are pleased to announce the launch of “Making Age an Asset in Your Job Search.” Based on research and programs developed by AARP, this course is a guide for people over 50 who want to make a career change, find employment opportunities, or learn the strategies that will give them the best chance of getting hired.
“Making Age an Asset in Your Job Search” is part of BIS’s growing catalog of more than 300 instructor-facilitated online courses.
New sessions of each course run every month. They last six weeks, with two new lessons being released weekly (for a total of 12). The courses are entirely Web-based with comprehensive lessons, quizzes, and assignments.
To learn more, contact – Business & Industry Services, Technical and Career Education at 939-6320 or visit them online at: www..com, then click online courses.