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<\/a><\/p>\nBCPS said the character traits are integrated into classroom instruction and reinforced throughout the school year to promote positive behavior and safe, respectful learning environments. Schools across the district nominate students and staff who consistently embody these values.<\/p>\n
Kids of Character honorees include:<\/p>\n
Cypress Bay High School: Marcela Aleman-Pardi
\nAtlantic West Elementary School: Didiana Alexis
\nMeadowbrook Elementary School: Jayden Y. Artiles
\nColbert Elementary School: Leslie Esmeralda Ascencio
\nMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School: Melanie Barrett
\nCoral Springs High School: Sara Benitez
\nHorizon Elementary School: Mia Campbell
\nHawkes Bluff Elementary School: Tyanna Carthen
\nDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School: Prince Charles
\nBroward Virtual School: Naisha Chaya
\nHenry D. Perry Education Center: Maddison Crowley
\nNew River Middle School: Josephine Dare
\nSawgrass Springs Middle School: Brooklyn Defroscia
\nLauderhill 6-12 STEM MED: Austin Elliot
\nCoral Cove Academy of the Arts: Mia Fortune
\nNorth Andrews Gardens Elementary School: Thalia Galarza
\nSomerset Parkland Academy: Noah Gomes
\nPembroke Lakes Elementary School: Lucia Graterol
\nChallenger Elementary School: Ariana Grey
\nRiverglades Elementary School: Westin Hill
\nBennett Elementary School: Amir Irons
\nCharles Drew Family Resource Center: Geraldine Lopez-Hernandez
\nMirror Lake Elementary School: Adalynn Martinez
\nJames S. Hunt Elementary School: Alan Quilo Martinez
\nOakland Park Elementary School: Sandra Martinez
\nDiscovery Elementary School: Khamryn Mills
\nHarbordale Elementary School: Kamila Miyerov
\nTedder Elementary School: Daniel Morales
\nCoral Springs Charter School: Gavin Palmer
\nSouth Broward High School: Ayeliz Perez
\nNova High School: Braxton Perry
\nGriffin Elementary School: Indiana Pichardo
\nGlades Middle School: Valentina Pisani
\nCooper City Elementary School: Aspen Preston
\nTequesta Trace Middle School: Abigail Reznik
\nHollywood Hills High School: Janeth Rodas-Aguilar
\nOakridge Elementary School: Oleksandr Sentmartoni
\nSunrise Middle School: Jeremiah Sevil
\nNova Middle School: Shawn Andre Sinanan
\nRamblewood Middle School: Emma Smith
\nMonarch High School: Steven Strong
\nFlamingo Elementary School: Olivia Swanno
\nNorth Fork Elementary School: Venesha Thompson
\nBair Middle School: Laura Toussaint
\nMcNab Elementary School: Daniel Tsapchuk
\nBoulevard Heights Elementary School: Esther Grace Williams<\/p>\n
Staff of Character honorees include:<\/p>\n
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School: Ashley Bravo
\nTequesta Trace Middle School: Varetta Cooper
\nDeerfield Beach Elementary School: Druker Cunningham
\nCooper City Elementary School: Nancy Cylke
\nSchool Counseling Department: Belinda Daise
\nDiscovery Elementary School: Donald Franklin
\nOakridge Elementary School: Tricia Gaynor
\nPlantation Park Elementary School: Michelle Hartman
\nPines Collegiate Academy 6-12: Kerren Joseph
\nAtlantic Technical College & High School: Kathy Kelly
\nSeagull Alternative High School: Christel Maska
\nHollywood Hills High School: Shantel McCall
\nCoral Springs Charter School: LaSylvia McCorvey
\nWilliam Dandy Middle School: Lashonne McIntyre-Oliver
\nLauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School: Kim Norris
\nPark Springs Elementary School: Jennifer Pugatch
\nAvant Garde Academy: Crystal Rahyns
\nBoulevard Heights Elementary School: Kaslyn Romero
\nStirling Elementary School: Rob Scollon
\nWinston Park Elementary School: Chantal See
\nRamblewood Middle School: Pillar Studstill
\nSchool Culture and Student Support: Cynthia Tapia-Rodriguez<\/p>\n
BCPS said the event highlights both academic commitment and positive character development across the district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) will recognize outstanding students and staff at its 26th Annual Kids & Staff…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262139,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-262138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}