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Congratulations to Gwen Boyd, nurse at North Fort Myers Middle Academy for the Arts, for being selected as the School District of Lee County’s Nurse of the Year.

The District is proud to announce Fort Myers High School Seniors Dahlia Dry and Ryan Schmelzle have been selected as National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners. The $2,500 Merit Scholar recipients were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The District has earned accreditation for another 5-year period through AdvancED, an internationally recognized organization that conducts rigorous reviews to ensure educational institutions meet high learning standards.

The District is proud to announce that Daniel DeShazo is being honored as the 2019 New Teacher of the Year. DeShazo is the Junior Leadership Program Teacher at Caloosa Middle School. JLP is a JROTC-style cadet program teaching leadership, discipline and character.

The School District of Lee County is excited to announce that Island Coast High School will open the Brick and Block Masonry Academy in August when students start the 2019/2020 school year. The academy will be the first of it's kind in the district.

The School District of Lee County is celebrating the 7th Annual School Lunch Hero Day by surprising some of our cafeteria staff with a School Lunch Hero Award.

A record number of 275 South Fort Myers High School Seniors just celebrated Academic Signing Day to further their education. Take a look at this extraordinary day in a brand new edition of District Wins.

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness month with a specific focus on Children’s Mental Health the week of May 5th through the 11th.