Civics & Government
Fifth generation Floridian descended from one of the earliest pioneer families in south Florida.
Who is Harvey Oyer III?
The 11th largest school district in the nation.
What is the Palm Beach County School District?
This initiative was launched by the Palm Health Foundation in 6 selected Palm Beach County communities to make lasting, sustainable impact around some of the most complex health-related issues affecting residents.
What is Healthier Together?
The largest lake in Palm Beach County.
What is Lake Okeechobee?
Express train service connecting to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach with future service to Orlando.
What is Brightline or Virgin Train?
President and CEO of this non-profit, non-partisan organization that supports an open and collaborative relationship between the public and private sectors in Palm Beach County.
Who is Michele Jacobs?
On June 11, 1992, this Historic Art Center was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places.
What is the Armory Art Center
The service provided to expedite the transportation of critically injured patients.
What is Trauma Hawk?
A 100-acre nature preserve located in Boynton Beach previously used for farming.
What is the Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands? (Green Cay Wetlands)
Public Defender for the 15th Judicial Court
Who is Carey Haughwout?
Palm Beach County residents voted to approve a levy of 1.00 mills of ad valorem millage dedicated for operational needs of non-charter District schools to fund school safety equipment, hire additional school police and mental health professionals, fund arts, music, physical education, career and choice choice program teachers, and improve teacher pay.
What is HB 7123 or the Palm Beach County School Referendum?
Through a multi-sensory approach, this technology enables students at Jupiter High School to understand difficult concepts through immersive, hands-on learning.
What is Z-Space?
This service provides crisis intervention along with information and referrals on health and human services in Palm Beach County.
What is 211?
This governmental agency boasts a $672,000,000, state-of-the-art facility/project that is the first of its kind in more than 15 years and the most advanced and cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in North America.
What is the Solid Waste Authority?
Group of deputies who are trained to handle various special tactical, transport and security situations that arise inside the jail.
What is the Corrections Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.)?
Palm Beach County has this many municipalities.
What is 39?
Palm Beach County's Official Arts Agency.
What is the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County?
This nonprofit organization located in southern Palm Beach County provides food, medical and financial assistance to meet basic human needs as well as education, job training and guidance to create self-sufficiency.
What is Boca Helping Hands?
Governor DeSantis has committed to seeking $2.5 billion over the next four years for restoration and water resources for this environmental wetlands preserve.
What is the Everglades?
A Latin word meaning "Earth" that is also a packaging company based in Belle Glade, Florida that recycles leftover sugarcane fiber from the sugar milling process and converts it to packaging and food service products such as plates, bowls, and take-out containers.
Whats is Tellus?
This special-purpose local government created in 1986 provides leadership, funding, services and research on behalf of the county's children so they grow up healthy, safe and strong.
What is the Children Services Council?
This person founded the Cultural Council, the Kravis Center and the School of the Arts.
Who is Alexander Dreyfoos?
Comprised of leaders from local foundations, businesses and human service agencies, United Way of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Government, and the School District of Palm Beach County continues to guide four work groups that are focused on achieving the goals to end food insecurity in Palm Beach County.
What is the Hunger Relief Plan or Hunger Relief Initiative.
This facility located in Boynton Beach is where highly-treated wastewater effluent is treated, filtered and disinfected leaving traces of nitrogen and phosphorous that act as fertilizers when applied to lawns and landscapes.
What is the Southern Region Water Reclamation Facility?
Established in 1909, governed by a board of county commissioners, with an area mass of 2,383 sq miles of land and water.
What is Palm Beach County?