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All About the Christmas Spirit
For Friday, December 6 through Sunday, December 8, 2019. Happy December! We hope everyone had a wonderful time for Thanksgiving and was able to see the Avon Park Christmas Parade! Just three more weekends, including this one, until Christmas! All through the month of December there are a variety of events celebrating Christmas, putting everyone…
Read MoreCool Way to Celebrate Cool Days in Highlands County
Christmas trees tomorrow, Poul-tree today! Thanksgiving is a family favorite because it’s all about counting your blessings, not your carbs! December welcomes several holidays; all celebrating the gift of giving, friends and family! We have a few fun ways for you to experience the holiday weather this year! Sweater weather is better weather! A stroll…
Read MoreSFSC Celebrates Commencement on December 12
South Florida State College (SFSC) celebrates its new graduates with a Commencement ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 6:45 p.m., at the Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts, SFSC Highlands Campus, Avon Park. The Commencement speaker is Dolores Breedlove who graduates with her Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management. Approximately 255…
Read MoreThe SFSC Museum of Florida Art and Culture Presents Relics, Reliquaries, and Objects of Desire
The South Florida State College (SFSC) Museum of Florida Art and Culture (MOFAC) features the work of 11 artists in the exhibition, “Relics, Reliquaries, and Objects of Desire,” in the museum on the SFSC Highlands Campus in Avon Park from Wednesday, Dec. 4 through Tuesday, Jan. 28. Patrons of the museum may meet the artists…
Read MoreRaisin’ Cane, Burlesque, and so much more!
For November 22-24, 2019. It started as a pretty chilly week for those of us with thin Florida blood. This weekend looks to be cool but not frigid. It should be the perfect time to get out and enjoy the county! Friday and Saturday, 11am-6pm each day, head down to Sugar Sand Distillery for their…
Read MoreInternational Games Week at the SFSC Library Brings Community Together to Read, Learn, and Play
The South Florida State College (SFSC) Library will join over a thousand libraries around the world in celebration of International Games Week as they transform their libraries with play. Why games in a library? Claire A. Miller, librarian at SFSC Library, notes that “Board games teach critical thinking, teamwork, reading, and practical application of written…
Read MoreFarmers Market, Beer Festival, Scoundrels, and More!
For November 15-17, 2019. Rumor has it,we will have a lovely high-in-the-mid-70’s type of weekend. That means it will be the perfect weather to get out and have some fun around the Heartland! Start your weekend right by supporting the Ridge Area Arc at The Sebring Derby! Break out the big hats and sport your…
Read MoreSFSC Phi Theta Kappa Scholars Inducted into Honor Society
South Florida State College (SFSC) inducted 22 students into its Tau Epsilon chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society on Friday, Nov. 8, at the SFSC University Center Auditorium on the Highlands Campus. With families, fellow students, and college administrators looking on, the students recited an oath of membership, joining the honor society that…
Read MoreAspen Institute Names South Florida State College as a Top 150 U.S. Community College
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today named South Florida State College (SFSC) as one of 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. Based on strong and improving in student outcomes—including in learning,…
Read MoreSFSC Graduates 10 from Paramedic Program
South Florida State College (SFSC) graduated a class of 10 paramedics during an evening ceremony at the SFSC University Center Auditorium at the Highlands Campus on Monday, Nov. 4. Receiving their paramedic certificates were Kevin Alexander, Jamael Autry, Robert Bohn, Nicholas Gregorio, Kaleb Leon, Nicholas Minervini, Michael Mount, Evan Reighard, Stephen Tingler, and Courtney Waters.…
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