SCHOOL BOARD

+ Happy birthday, Israel
Students at The Gan School at Temple Sinai celebrated Israel’s 65th birthday, which was April 16, by taking an imaginary plane ride to Israel. Children created passports and participated in hands-on activities, including visiting the Dead Sea and writing notes on the Western Wall.

+ Fulbright scholars
New College of Florida has added six students to its list of Fulbright scholars, which brings the total to 75 students in the school’s history, and 43 students since 2007. New College of Florida students Claire Albiez, Seth Borden, Elizabeth Burger, Rosalia Maier-Katkin, Amelia Nordin and Silvia Ulloa were selected as the 2013 recipients of the Fulbright grant to study abroad. Students will study and teach in Germany, Sweden, Taiwan and the Czech Republic.