Wellington News
Each of Wellington’s 11 public schools this week received $40,000 from the village to invest in student education through the Keely Spinelli Grant Program. School principals from the village accepted the grant checks at a Wellington Village Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13. “T...
The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County held a Legislative Update event on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Palm Beach State College’s Loxahatchee Groves campus. Legislators from across the county were in attendance to recap t...
The Royal Palm Beach High School Wildcats (6-1) interrupted the homecoming celebrations at Palm Beach Central High School (6-1) on Friday, Oct. 2, defeating the previously undefeated Broncos, 14-0. After a loss to Pahokee to open the season, the Wildcats are currently on a six-ga...
As the high school football season heads toward its final weeks, the King’s Academy remains unbeaten, while Royal Palm Beach High School and Palm Beach Central High School are also having spectacular seasons, sporting 6-1 records. The King’s Academy — With a record of 8-0, the Li...
A new opportunity for service and leadership is taking shape on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Loxahatchee Groves. Sponsored by the Wellington Rotary Club and supported by faculty advisor Dr. Armando Carrasco, a new Rotaract Club held its first meeting on Sept. 29, wel...
The sidewalks along Big Blue Trace were crowded on Wednesday, Oct 7 when Wellington Elementary School participated in National Walk to School Day. Staff, students and their families showed up bright and early for an energetic start to the day. Wellington Councilwoman Amanda Silve...
Palm Beach Central High School will hold a Choice Open House on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium, located at 8499 Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. Information will be available about the Culinary, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Digital Design and in-house Medical ...
On Sunday, Sept. 27, the Wellington Rotary Club and the Village of Wellington celebrated World Peace Day. Wellington Elementary School’s fifth grade poster contest winner, Bruce Almeida, was present to accept his certificate and $75 award. Art teacher Erica Bordonaro was also the...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WFLX) - The WFLX FOX 29 Student Athlete of the Week is Danika Mylett, who is a seventh grader at The Pine School in Hobe Sound. Mylett is currently training in cross country, with soccer set to begin in the winter and track season ahead in the spring. Her p...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WFLX) - Eden Delia Karam, a ninth grader at The Pine School in Hobe Sound, Florida, has been named Student Athlete of the Week. Karam plays for the school’s women’s varsity golf team. “Being Student Athlete of the Week means being recognized for the hard wo...
The Binks Forest Elementary School PTA hosted its annual Party With A Purpose fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. The event featured a “1980s Prom” theme and included raffles, a silent auction, a game room, casino tables and dancing. Several hundre...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recent data shows that the United States is in mental health crisis, experienced by people of all ages — but especially among young people. The leaders at H.L. Johnson Elementary School in Royal Palm Beach are keenly aw...
St. David’s Episcopal School in Wellington has new leadership with fresh ideas and bold ambitions. The new head of school is Catherine Terwilliger, who assumed her new role in mid-July. Terwilliger has been well-received by the teachers, staff, students and parents. She is excite...
On Wednesday, Sept. 23 and Thursday, Sept. 24, the boys and girls basketball teams from the three middle schools in Wellington — the Stallions of Polo Park Middle School, the Pirates of Emerald Cove Middle School and the Gators of Wellington Landings Middle School — gathered for ...
The varsity football teams from the King’s Academy and Palm Beach Central High School remain undefeated at the season’s halfway mark. Going into the games on Friday, Oct. 2, both squads have identical 5-0 records — and the chances are strong that their winning ways will continue,...
Wellington Rotary Club volunteers met recently to place name labels inside the front covers of dictionaries going this month to third-grade students across the community. The stickers will also remind the students of the Rotary 4 Way Test: The Dictionary Project has been an ongoi...
Certified Security Systems, a locally owned security camera and alarm company serving South Florida, has donated $1,000 to Western Academy Charter School in Royal Palm Beach — a school with roots that run through three generations of one of the company’s own founding families. Th...
Cardinal Newman High School will welcome prospective students and their families to an open house on Sunday, Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The beautifully landscaped, 40-plus-acre campus is located at 512 Spencer Drive in West Palm Beach. Registration is required. For more than 6...
A Palm Beach County 3-year-old is celebrating a major milestone graduating from swimming lessons just months after drowning in a pool. WPTV reporter Christy Waite was there for the big moment and watched as Lennox showed off her new life-saving swimming skills. WATCH BELOW: Toddl...
A crosswalk is coming to Haverhill Road near Greenacres Elementary School after a county pedestrian safety study confirmed it's needed. Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works is working to agree on the exact location either at Haverhill and Carver or Haverhill and 4th bef...
For nearly a month, WPTV reporter Christy Waite has been listening to parents and neighbors who live across from Greenacres Elementary School. Parents have expressed their concern for student safety and said crossing the street is like the video game Frogger. They have been askin...
The City of Westlake hosted its third annual 5K event on Saturday, Sept. 12. This year, the event was themed “Remembering 9/11” in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The event supported both local schools and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which honor...
By Fiona Slusarev Simply reading the news and logging on to social media has never been more precarious than in 2026. Individuals have to navigate around social media algorithms, manipulated content, deepfakes and generative AI to determine the truth. Dr. Eric Jourgensen, a Palm ...
Affordability is the watch word for the three candidates vying for the Florida House District 94 seat — incumbent Republican Meg Weinberger, Democrat Elizabeth Holmes and independent candidate Doug Barrow. District 94 includes all of the Acreage/Loxahatchee area, Loxahatchee Grov...
Student volunteers from Royal Palm Beach High School and Dr. Joaquín García High School gathered on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at RPBHS to assemble dozens of hurricane preparedness kits for local foster families in honor of the 9/11 National Day of Service. The “HurriCANe You Be Ready” i...
On Thursday, Sept. 10, Palm Beach Central High School visited Wellington High School for their annual gridiron battle to see which team would take ownership of the Wellington Cup for the next 12 months. Both teams entered this year’s clash with identical 3-0 records. After four q...
Going into week five of the high school football season, four of the varsity teams in the western communities are ranked in the most recent Super 25 High School Football Poll. Palm Beach Central High School (4-0) is ranked third, the King’s Academy (5-0) is ranked ninth, Royal Pa...
Tuesday, Sept. 15 will be a day that members of the Royal Palm Beach High School varsity and junior varsity football teams — and their coaches — will always remember. It wasn’t a “Christmas in July” moment, but rather a “Christmas in September” experience. On Sept. 15, community ...
Clinics Can Help is bringing a new generation of community advocates to the table with the launch of its CRIBS Junior Committee for its upcoming Cribs for Kids luncheon, led by local students Madison Martinez from Wellington High School and Sinedine Sundstrom of American Heritage...
On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Wellington Elementary School participated in Spirit Night at Five Guys in Wellington. Principal Dr. Shannon Makowski welcomed the children at school dressed as a hamburger to promote the event. The packed restaurant donated a portion of proceeds from the nigh...
The Miami Dolphins and Baptist Health delivered $10,000 worth of football equipment to the Royal Palm Beach High School football team, giving the Wildcats new gear ahead of a matchup against a top-30 team in the state. Footballs, sleds, pads, gloves, and more were handed off to t...
After the first few weeks of the regular season, three of the five high school football teams in the western communities remain undefeated — the King’s Academy (3-0), Wellington High School (2-0) and Palm Beach Central High School (2-0). The King’s Academy — The TKA Lions opened ...
Longtime Wellington resident Hana Lohmann is a senior in college and still playing competitive soccer. She is enjoying every minute of her time on the pitch and in the collegiate classroom. Lohmann, a 2023 graduate of Glades Day School, was a goal-scoring phenom during her seven-...
Wellington Elementary School hosted Curriculum Night on Wednesday, Aug 26. It was a great opportunity for parents to find out what their child will be learning this year and how they can support them. Principal Dr. Shannon Makowski and Assistant Principal Debbie Harnois welcomed ...
Skye Schneider of Wellington recently graduated from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Schneider was among more than 9,100 students earning degrees from the university in May 2026. The university held ...
Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach has implemented a no-cellphone policy for upperclassmen, joining a growing number of schools across the country cracking down on smartphone use during the school day. The policy expands on a no-cell-phone rule the school's middle school has had...
Wellington residents and visitors have some time to get used to new restrictions on e-bikes and e-scooters before penalties start. The Village Council recently approved rules that require riders to be at least 15 years old and carry a government-issued photo ID or school ID while...
