Gulf Stream students speak through their artwork in Delray exhibit
By Rich Pollack
The first thing that might have caught a visitor’s eye in the Blackbox Gallery at Arts Garage in April was the diversity of the work — and the creativity evident in th
Peyton Presson, 18, here wearing Inter Miami colors, realized his dream of becoming a professional soccer player when he signed recently with LASK of the Austrian league. Photo provided
By Brian Biggane
Steven Presson says his son Peyton told him —
Melanie Diamond will succeed Cathy Abrams, who is retiring after this school year. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Faran Fagen
At the core of her mission as an educator, Melanie Diamond teaches empathy, curiosity, resilience and balance.
“When stude
The Shannon brothers (l-r) Christopher, Charlie, William and Nicholas hoist the youngest sibling, Finn, after his graduation from the Gulf Stream School. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Related: Tots & Teens: Gulf Stream School Graduation — June 6
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Achievement and emotion ruled the day as the Gulf Stream School celebrated its 87th graduation. Head of School Gray Smith honored Charlotte E. Thomas of Gulf Stream with the Donald H. Miller Award, given to the student with the highest grade-point a
Controlling traffic is a high priority as construction trucks and workers have to share the road with parents lined up to gather their students at the end of a day of classes at Gulf Stream School. Gulf Stream Police Officer Todd Stanton and Michael
By Rich Pollack
GULF STREAM — Joe Zaluski was a teacher’s teacher — an educator who stood out for his passion for his craft and a teacher who enjoyed passing on that passion to those who crossed his path during the 14 years he led the Gulf Stream Sch
Force also trained on handgun conversions
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream’s police force is eagerly waiting for free software and hardware to arrive to check for security weaknesses at the Gulf Stream School.
Police Chief Richard Jones applied for the
At the end of the ribbon-cutting event, a group of pre-K students, including Aiden Reinhardt, got to ring a kid-height bell in the parking lot of the Gulf Stream School’s new Delray Beach campus. The K-8 campus in Gulf Stream has a similar bell.
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Celebrating Gulf Stream School’s 86th graduation, departing eighth-graders Grace Pellerin and Isabella Nazzaro perform ’The Climb’ in the Clough Chapel.
With Head of School Gray Smith looking on, Patrick Donovan shakes the hand of his son, Nate, as
By Steve Plunkett
Roadway catch basins are stacked up behind Town Hall, and the right-of-way on Wright Way is staked out, but even before Gulf Stream’s street and drainage improvement project in its Core district kicked off, officials were making cha
As you may already know, the Gulf Stream School has applied through the town of Gulf Stream to have an amendment approved that would allow them to enroll 50 more students at the school.
Fifty more students means 50 more cars twice per day as most of
By Steve Plunkett
Halfway through the school year, the private Gulf Stream School would get an A for starting a new preschool but a C-minus or lower on its communication skills with town commissioners.
Patrick Donovan, president of the school’s board
The Early Childhood Academy in Delray Beach cares for children who often wind up in pre-kindergarten at Gulf Stream School. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
As rumored for months, the Gulf Stream School is expanding into Delray Beach, b
By Steve Plunkett
Resurfacing roads and improving drainage in Gulf Stream’s Core District will begin in November as consultants wait for the Army Corps of Engineers to sign off on plans to divert storm water runoff into the Intracoastal Waterway.
The
By Steve Plunkett
Town commissioners made Gulf Stream School’s newly raised 300-student limit a permanent one after twice postponing their decision so residents could come to Town Hall to give input.
The school won permission on Jan. 13 to raise the l
By Steve Plunkett
Town commissioners postponed for a second time their vote on Gulf Stream School’s request to boost its enrollment, but they hope to turn the delay into a teaching moment on civic involvement.
Dr. Gray Smith, head of the school, won p
By Steve Plunkett
The head of the Gulf Stream School asked for — and received — permission to boost enrollment past the town’s 250-student cap, but only after attendance exceeded the limit for more than two years.
The school currently has 293 students
Fifth-graders Valentina Autiero and Emma Imperatore stand beside the new duck-crossing sign outside the Gulf Stream School that they designed and promoted. A second sign was installed in front of Town Hall. The persistent students asked town commissi
Deb and Larry Handler will mark their 30th wedding anniversary this school year at Gulf Stream, where they total 75 years of service as teachers. They also love basketball. Deb played for Keene State College in New Hampshire and Larry is co-athletic
