$5,000 Grant to Wellington High School's Special Needs Program

Teachers and students at Wellington High School celebrated using their new iPads due to a $5,000 grant provided to the school by the Jacobs Wellington Foundation.

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Grant helps Wellington High buy new iPads for special needs program

When it comes to Wellington High School's special needs program, individualized lessons for students who have difficulty speaking or with fine motor skills are key. That's why...

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Binks Forest Elementary Students Visit South Florida Science Center

Binks Forest Elementary School fourth graders spent a morning immersed in scientific inquiry at the South Florida Science Center & Aquarium, made possible through a Jacobs Wellington Foundation grant.

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Jacobs Foundation Supports PBCHS

Palm Beach Central High School recently received a grant of more than $12,000 from the Jacobs Wellington Foundation to purchase sets of Vernier LabQuests and probes.

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Jacobs Wellington Foundation Officials Visit Wellington High School

Katie Jacobs Robinson visited Wellington High School on February 2 to tour the Visual Arts Academy.

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$34,500 grant brought laptops to Wellington High Fine Arts students

Made possible through the Jacobs Wellington Foundation, the 40 new laptops have already benefitted the Visual Arts program at Wellington High School.

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Boys hoops: Wellington receives state championship rings

The rings were provided through a gift from Wellington residents Kim and Charlie Jacobs. The Jacobs’ family business, Delaware North, owns the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and TD Garden. Charlie Jacobs is the Bruins’ CEO.

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Rings Commemorate Amazing Season

Wellington High School’s state champion boys basketball team held its annual awards banquet on May 28. Aside from many year-end awards, the entire team and coaching staff were given rings to commemorate their winning season. The rings were made possible through a gift from the Jacobs family.

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Area Schools Honored As Green Schools

Pine Jog Environmental Education Center held its annual Green Schools Recognition Program on Wednesday, May 13 at the West Palm Beach Marriott to recognize schools that have achieved excellence in their environmental...

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300 Wellington students to get schooled on space flight

About 300 Wellington high school students will participate in special tours this month of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, courtesy of the Jacobs family...

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Letter: It’s Important to Say Thank You

The Wellington Roller Hockey Association (WRHA) would like to thank the Jacobs family, who make it possible for the Wellington Preservation Coalition to help local sports operations within the village.

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Auction of students’ art helps raise money for area schools

April 9, 2015: The second-year art auction is similar to programs held in Buffalo, N.Y., and Atlanta, all sponsored by the Jacobs family and all dedicated to raising funds for each schools’ visual arts classes.

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PBCHS Students Visit Kennedy Space Center

One hundred and fifty Palm Beach Central High School calculus, engineering and physics students visited the Kennedy Space Center...

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Letter: Thanks To Jacobs Family For School Trip

It was so refreshing to read about the incredible generosity of the Jacobs family of Wellington and East Aurora, N.Y., for providing the Wellington High School students the opportunity to visit the Kennedy Space Center...

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WHS Students Visit Kennedy Space Center

On Nov. 28, many of Wellington High School’s top students experienced what could be a life-changing experience, participating in a behind-the-scenes education of the Kennedy Space Center, made possible by the Jacobs family of Wellington.

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Wellington high school students with special needs are enjoying lessons on new iPads

iPads donated to Wellington High School's ESE Program by the Jacobs Wellington Foundation are helping teachers individualize lessons for their students.

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Grant pays for new iPads

Ten new students to Wellington High School's ESE Program will now have access to iPad technology, helping the ten additional students learn at their own pace.

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First Jacobs Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Joyce Villacis

The first Palm Beach Atlantic University Jacobs Wellington Foundation Scholarship has been awarded to Joyce Villacis of Wellington, Florida.

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$240,000 in Grants Awarded Fall of 2016

The Jacobs Wellington Foundation awarded over $240,000 in grants to the Wellington community in Fall of 2016.

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Jacobs Family Will Give Scholarships To PBAU Students

Five to eight students per semester will be able to achieve their educational goals thanks to the scholarships provided by the Jacobs Wellington Foundation.

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$40,000 Grant Makes Project Lead the Way Possible

Binks Elementary was able to buy 40 iPads and other materials the class needed.

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Wellington High School to send 150 students to Kennedy Space Center

The trip, which has been happening annually for four years, is underwritten by the Jacobs Wellington Foundation.

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Jacobs family gives back to Wellington kids

The Jacobs Wellington Foundation has awarded several grants this year, and plans to award more before the year's end.

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Wellington has a class to help kids in putting out fires

Recently, the Jacobs Wellington Foundation announced a $15,000 donation that allowed them [Fire Science Academy] to buy expensive tanks of compressed air.

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Jacobs family makes $30 million donation to University of Buffalo

Jeremy Jacobs, a longtime Wellington resident who is active in the equestrian community, has donated $30 million to the University of Buffalo's medical college expansion.

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Wellington High School to send 150 students to Kennedy Space Center

Wellington High School is sending 150 students to tour the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday. The trip, which has been happening annually for four years, is underwritten by the Jacobs Wellington Foundation...

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Trip to Kennedy Space Center Links STEM Education To Real Life

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex became a hands-on science lab for about 150 top math, science and engineering students from Palm Beach Central High School who took a customized tour last Friday...

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Wellington high schoolers headed for Kennedy Space Center

For the second year in a row, the Jacobs family of Wellington is paying for field trips for Wellington High and Palm Beach Central High students to the Kennedy Space Center’s visitor center...

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STEM Students Visit Kennedy Space Center

Some of the brightest high school minds from Wellington and Palm Beach Central high schools explored America’s space program recently through customized field trips to the Kennedy Space Center.

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Letter: Space Center Trip Great For Our Students

I worked for the Palm Beach County School District as an educator for 28 years, and the Kennedy Space Center field trip was one of the best experiences the students could encounter. When I saw that the Jacobs family funded the entire KSC trip for advanced students, I could not help but smile...

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