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More Women Choosing SFSC’s Emergency Medical Technician Program to Begin a Career
South Florida State College (SFSC) has seen far more women in its fall 2019 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) career certificate program than in the past. In fact, eight out of 13 students in the class are women. Jennifer Serrano, instructor in SFSC’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) programs, was a student at the College 10 years…
Read MoreSanta, The Grinch, Jack Frost, and more for a fun weekend!
For the weekend Friday, December 13 to Sunday, December 15, 2019. Have you been hearing those sleigh bells ring? Got your lights and tree up already? It’s going to be another weekend packed full of holiday cheer! This Friday will be the 13th, a Nightmare Before Christmas for those of superstitious beliefs. In honor of…
Read MoreSFSC Graduates 21 New Law Enforcement Officers
South Florida State College’s (SFSC) Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) Academy graduated 19 cadets from BLE Class 260, and two cadets from the Crossover Academy Class 357 during a ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 5 in the SFSC University Center Auditorium on the Highlands Campus in Avon Park. BLE Class 260 graduates who received career certificates were…
Read MoreSFSC Commencement Speaker, Dolores Breedlove
They say that ‘a smooth sea does not make a skillful sailor’ and Dolores Breedlove is one of the most ‘skillful sailors’ South Florida State College has seen in some time. Breedlove is the student speaker for SFSC’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, December 12, 2019 where she will be graduating with her Bachelors of Applied…
Read MoreAll 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…
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