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School district recognizes local donors, library awards and student filmmakers
Summary
Palm Beach County Schools honored the Coalition for Black Student Achievement for an $80,000 donation, several library media award winners, and student winners in the Jim Harbin Student Media Festival during the board's October meeting.
The Palm Beach County School Board opened its recognitions section by thanking community partners and celebrating student achievement.
Naeika Noland of the district’s communications and engagement department announced an $80,000 donation from the Coalition for Black Student Achievement to support a learning-lounge program at Village Academy on the Art and Sarah Jo Kobacher campus for the 2025–26 school year. The funds will be used to hire staff for homework assistance, tutoring, mentoring and targeted academic support.
Noland read the names of coalition members accepting the recognition and acknowledged Village Academy principal Latoya Dixon and founding coalition member Dr. Deborah Robinson.
The board also recognized winners of library/media awards: South Olive Elementary received the Florida Power Library School Award for 2025; district employees received individual awards from the Educational Media Association; and sixth-grade students from Alameda Elementary won first place at the district level in the Jim Harbin Student Media Festival for their short film "Baby Bee's Adventure," which was advanced to state competition.
Board members applauded and invited the students and award recipients to stand for recognition. The district will post the recognitions and related materials on its public website.
