Education Notes

Jun 17, 2009 4 min read

Cape Coral

Anthony Joel Darling

Anthony Joel Darling from Cape Coral is listed on Washington State University’s President’s Honor Roll for spring 2009 Web site at: president.wsu./office/awards/honor-roll.

Cape Coral Arts Studio

Summer I Class Session through Aug.1.

Popular adult classes include: beginning clay, watercolor and oil/acrylic painting, glass beadmaking, PMC, wire wrapped jewelry, silversmithing, glass fusing, beaded jewelry design, gemstone polishing, digital and abstract photography.

Supplies for all classes can be purchased in the Arts Studio Supply store.

Youth classes include: Drawing Essentials, Cartooning, and Draw/Paint.

For more information or to register call 574-0802. To register on line go to: www.CapeParks.com. The Cape Coral Arts Studio is located at 4533 Coronado Parkway in Rubicond Park.

St. Andrew Catholic School

St. Andrew Catholic School in Cape Coral is adding a 3 year-old pre-kindergarten class to its Early Childhood Department beginning in August. The program is designed for those who wish an all-day program from 8 to 3 p.m or a half day program from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Children must be three years of age by Sept. 11.

For more information about 3-year old Pre-K through 8th grade call 772-3922 or visit the school at 1509 S.E. 27th St.

High Tech Central North

Lee County High Tech Center North held the annual awards program on Friday, June 5. Students were recognized for their service to the school and for the awards they had won at regional and state competitions. Several scholarships were recognized and the students nominated by their instructors for consideration as the High Tech North Student of the Year were recognized. The Director of High Tech North, Michael A. Schiffer, was pleased to announce that Joshua Noom was selected from a very qualified field to be the 2008-2009 Student of the Year.

Fort Myers

Comcast scholarship

The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, today announced the 2009 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program.

The students receiving the Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarships in Southwest Florida this year are:

Andrea Ayala from Immokalee High School, Kelsey Harclerode from Cape Coral High School, Jonathan Mendres from Lehigh Senior High School, Diana Saintil from Golden Gate High School, Monica Wilson from Cypress Lakes High School, and Alana Yallof from Fort. Myers High School.

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides one-time $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools, and who serve as models for their fellow students. communities.

FGCU to hosts ‘Second Annual Greenprint: 2009 Legislative Update’

Florida Gulf Coast University’s Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs, in collaboration with The Southwest Florida Chapter American Institute of Architects, presents the “Second Annual Greenprint: 2009 Legislative Update,” to provide an update on the recent Florida legislative session from 9 to 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 24 in the Student Union ballroom. The event is open to the public.

Speakers include state Sen. Garrett Richter and state Reps. Gary Aubuchon and Matt Hudson. Registration and continental breakfast is from 8 to 9 a.m. General admission cost is $35 after June 17. Cost for students with ID and no contact hours is $15.

Online registration is available at: registerCE.fgcu.edu or call (239) 590-1088.

For more information contact Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs at 590-1095.

LCSO Summer Youth Program

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is offering students ages 11 to 13 a chance to interact with law enforcement in an educational environment. The agency’s Summer Youth Program will be held at different Lee County schools in June and July. The sessions run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are offered at no cost. The upcoming dates and locations are:

– June 22 to 25: Alva Middle School

– June 29 to July 2: Cypress Lake Middle School

– July 6 to 9: Lehigh Acres Middle school

– July 13 to 16: Three Oaks Middle School

– July 20 to 23: Lehigh Acres high School

Computer class

Computer class evenings, June 23, 24, 30 and July 1.

QuickBooks Pro 2009 Level III, 6 to 9 p.m.. The cost is $70.

Learn to track and pay sales tax, progress invoicing, track time, customize forms and write letters.

Call 939-6320 to register or visit: www.leecountybis.com

Business & Industry Services (BIS), 2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Div. of Career & Technical Ed. The School District of Lee County.