🌱 How a backpack drive helped fuel Pahokee High’s robotics success
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In today's newsletter:
- How a backpack drive helped fuel Pahokee High’s robotics success
Also on today's calendar: Literacy Plus Tuesdays and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 77.
- Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Over 36,000 free backpacks packed for Palm Beach County students (palmbeachpost.com) — Pahokee families benefit as a countywide backpack drive and Education Foundation grants help support students at Pahokee High, including its fast-growing robotics program. Volunteers packed over 36,000 supply-filled backpacks for students at 56 Title I schools, while long-term investments in programs like Pahokee’s robotics track are credited with boosting graduation rates and opening college opportunities. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Crafty Kids Corner: Art Exploration →
Elisabeth Lahti Library (Martin County Library System), 15200 E Thelma Waters Ave, Indiantown
11:00 am
Friday August 7
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Other local events
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Literacy Plus Tuesdays →
Clarence E Anthony Library, 375 SW 2nd Ave, South Bay
1:00 pm -
Crafty Kids Corner: Art Exploration →
Elisabeth Lahti Library (Martin County Library System), 15200 E Thelma Waters Ave, Indiantown
11:00 am -
Oxbridge Academy Varsity Football @ Glades Day →
Glades Day School, 400 Gator Blvd, Belle Glade
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 11
Friday August 14
Friday August 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Substitute Training
Hendry LaBelle Boardroom
8:00 am -
Transportation Behavior and CPI Training
Hendry Clewiston Training Room
8:00 am -
ISSOC Meeting
Hendry 435 E Circle Dr, Clewiston, FL 33440 - Clewiston Boardroom
5:30 pm -
Professional Learning Day
Hendry Clewiston, FL 33440 -
CPI Training
Hendry Clewiston Training Room
8:00 am -
August District ELL Meeting
Hendry LaBelle Boardroom
8:00 am -
Los Dos de Tamaulipas with Cuarto De Milla →
LAS PALMAS BELLE GLADE, 1799 S Main St, Belle Glade
1:00 pm -
First Day of School - Students Report
Hendry Clewiston, FL 33440
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Sunday August 9
Monday August 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Belle Glade. Apply here.
- GPM Investments, LLC posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - Store 487 in Belle Glade. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pahokee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Belle Glade
- Jayla McGee, a Black Trans Teen Was Killed in Florida. Did the Local Media & Police Fail Her? (gayemagazine.com)
- Extreme heat is fueling a countywide push for more trees and shade in Palm Beach County (wflx.com)
- Early voting underway for 2026 Florida primary: County-by-county guide (wpbf.com)
Clewiston
- Rebekah Bernard, M.D., joins Medical Economics Editorial Advisory Board (medicaleconomics.com)
- Florida Woman Facing Seven Felony Weapons Charges After Attempted Gun Purchases (tampafp.com)
- 80% of Picayune's seasonal visa workers fill farm jobs (picayuneitem.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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