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Broward school district highlights safety enhancements at MSD commission meeting
Read full article: Broward school district highlights safety enhancements at MSD commission meetingOn the second day of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission meeting, the focus remained on statewide school safety.
Police: Suspects arrested after Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School brawl leaves 1 hospitalized
Read full article: Police: Suspects arrested after Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School brawl leaves 1 hospitalizedA male student from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was met with pure brutality by his peers Tuesday and it was all caught on camera.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student body-slammed in brutal video
Read full article: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student body-slammed in brutal videoA male student from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was met with pure brutality by his peers Tuesday and it was all caught on camera.
‘A horror movie’: Parkland father Max Schachter describes harrowing visit to 1200 building
Read full article: ‘A horror movie’: Parkland father Max Schachter describes harrowing visit to 1200 buildingOn Thursday, more families of the victims — as well as survivors — of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre visited the building where their loved ones, colleagues and classmates were killed more than five years ago.
Broward’s troubled 911 system among issues discussed at MSD Public Safety Commission meeting
Read full article: Broward’s troubled 911 system among issues discussed at MSD Public Safety Commission meetingThe Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission met on Wednesday to discuss some ongoing safety issues still plaguing schools, from threat management to the embattled 911 communications system.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: June 19, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Podcast: June 19, 2022On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney are joined by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, MSD parent and gun control activist Max Schachter and Urban League of Greater Miami President T Willard Fair.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: June 19, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Full Episode: June 19, 2022On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney are joined by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, MSD parent and gun control activist Max Schachter and Urban League of Greater Miami President T Willard Fair.
Parkland widow renovates home, preserves memories
Read full article: Parkland widow renovates home, preserves memoriesHOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Debbi Hixon was a bundle of nerves waiting to see the 10-day makeover that had transformed her home. “That's my favorite picture of him," Debbi Hixon said, pointing to one. It's alive.”The couple had hoped to renovate the kitchen in the tiny South Florida home that Debbi Hixon grew up in. At school, Chris Hixon was known for helping maintenance crews set up before and after wrestling matches and for volunteering for just about everything. Every night before bed, Debbi Hixon said, she listens to the few voicemails from her husband that she saved on her phone.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s new building to open in August
Read full article: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s new building to open in AugustPARKLAND, Fla. – Broward County officials said on Thursday that Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s new 45,000-square-foot building will be completed in August, so students will be able to abandon the temporary portable classrooms they are using now. School Board member Lori Alhadeff, a former teacher, lost her 14-year-old daughter Alyssa in the 2018 Valentine’s Day shooting in the school’s 1200 building. Lori Alhadeff attended a news conference on Thursday at the construction site of a new building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The Broward superintendent talked about the new building on Thursday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Local 10 News)Broward Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said the new $18 million building will have 30 classrooms, three spaces for teachers and offices.
2 Broward County marching bands to perform at 2021 London New Year's Day parade
Read full article: 2 Broward County marching bands to perform at 2021 London New Year's Day paradeBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - The marching bands at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale received very special invitations Monday. A formal invitation was issued Monday by British dignitaries for the schools' marching bands to perform in the 2021 London New Year's Day parade. "Our students -- a lot of them don't leave the state, and we are talking about leaving the country," Stranahan High School principal Michelle Padura said. Stranahan band leader Carlos Redman is making sure his musicians and dancers are ready for the big performance. The marching bands will join 8,000 performers from around the world for the event.
2 Broward County marching bands to perform at 2021 London New Year's Day parade
Read full article: 2 Broward County marching bands to perform at 2021 London New Year's Day paradePARKLAND, Fla. - The marching bands at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale received very special invitations Monday. A formal invitation was issued Monday by British dignitaries for the schools' marching bands to perform in the 2021 London New Year's Day parade. "Our students -- a lot of them don't leave the state, and we are talking about leaving the country," Stranahan High School principal Michelle Padura said. Stranahan band leader Carlos Redman is making sure his musicians and dancers are ready for the big performance. The marching bands will join 8,000 performers from around the world for the event.
MSD marching band to perform at 2021 London New Year's Day parade
Read full article: MSD marching band to perform at 2021 London New Year's Day paradePARKLAND, Fla. - The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School marching band received a very special invitation Monday, and the Eagle Regiment is set to soar overseas in a little over a year. A formal invitation was issued Monday by British dignitaries for the MSD marching band to perform in the 2021 London New Year's Day parade. "To be able to travel across the globe to perform is incredible," MSD principal Michelle Kefford said. The Eagle Regiment will join 8,000 performers from around the world for the event. "They're all going to have to fundraise their own way, so we're really hoping the community will assist them all in getting to London," Rivero said.
Love triangle at center of double murder in Coconut Creek
Read full article: Love triangle at center of double murder in Coconut CreekCOCONUT CREEK, Fla. - While she was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Hannah Bonta played for the varsity softball team. She was working on her dream at Florida Atlantic University, while living with her mother, Jan Kirkland, and Newman in a peaceful Coconut Creek neighborhood. Coconut Creek Police Department Chief Albert Arenal said Officer Andrew Renna responded a minute after the first 911 call. Margate Coconut Creek Fire Rescue took both Renna and Newman to Broward Health North where they remain on Sunday afternoon. Jason Roseman, who has a history of domestic violence, was arrested for murder and attempted murder in a domestic violence incident on Saturday in Coconut Creek.
Stoneman Douglas seniors receive free 'MSD Strong' graduation sash
Read full article: Stoneman Douglas seniors receive free 'MSD Strong' graduation sashPARKLAND, Fla. – Graduating seniors at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will gather their diplomas in June while wearing specially-designed "MSD Strong" sashes. Herff Jones, the nationwide high school and college supply company, donated 1,1000 of the graduation attire free-of-charge to all Stoneman Douglas seniors, teachers and staff. The sash reads MSD on one side along a ribbon and the school's eagles mascot, with STRONG stitched on the other side. All Broward County graduating seniors will receive an MSD Strong ribbon lapel pin to wear during their ceremonies. Stoneman Douglas graduation ceremonies will be held June 2, nearly four months after 17 students and staff at the school were killed when a gunman opened fire.