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Emma Holmes is an eighth grader at Mariner Middle School and recently saved the life of a fellow student! Meet this heroic young lady and how she was honored in a brand new edition of District Wins.

Six South Fort Myers High School students will enter the “Wolf Den” on June 13th trying to convince a group of local business owners their product or company is worth investing in.

The Scholarships are for current paraprofessionals, interested in pursuing teaching, who have an associate degree and plan to attend Florida Gulf Coast University or Florida SouthWestern State College.

All high schools in Lee County have had AEDs in place since 2012. To provide the remaining middle and elementary schools with AEDs and specialized training, Golisano Children’s Hospital has partnered with Project ADAM.

The School District is proud to announce seven students have been awarded National Merit Program Scholarships. Two are National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners and five are College Sponsored Merit Scholarship winners.

The School District of Lee County is proud to honor Allison Delude-Kerner with the Second Annual APPLES Mentor of the Year award. Delude-Kerner is Peer Collaborative Teacher at Harns Marsh Middle School. APPLES mentors provide support to new and beginning teachers.

The cover of the 2022 Keep Lee County Beautiful “Leave the Scene Clean” Calendar will feature the artwork of Estero High School student Nicole Sierra-Iszler. Eleven other students from the School District of Lee County won first place for their grade level and will have their artwork displayed inside the annual calendar.

Jennifer Ortega was surprised by Superintendent Dr. Greg Adkins this week with the 2021 New Teacher of the Year Award. Ortega teaches 7th grade reading at Lehigh Acres Middle School.