Page 4 - Lifestyle in Palm Beach Gardens - March '21

Page 4, Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens
Oxbridge Academy Teams Place First And Fourth

In Regional Ethics Bowl Competition

Oxbridge Academy ethics teams finished first and fourth The National High School Ethics Bowl and the
in a National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) regional regional ethics bowls it supports are competitive yet
competition on Feb. 1 held in collaboration with Florida collaborative events in which students discuss real-life
Atlantic University’s LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy. ethical issues. In each round of competition, teams take
The NHSEB promotes respectful, supportive, and rigorous turns analyzing cases about complex ethical dilemmas
discussion of ethics among thousands of high school students and responding to questions and comments from the
nationwide. other team and from a panel of judges. According to
The Oxbridge first-place team was comprised of seniors data from NHSEB, surveys shows that this event teaches
Alessia Degraeve, the team captain from West Palm Beach, and promotes ethical awareness, critical thinking, civil
Bea Amorim from Lake Worth Beach, Lauren Rodriguez discourse, civic engagement, and an appreciation for
from West Palm Beach, and Ugi Numas from West Palm multiple points of view.
Beach. The first-place team won $4,750 in scholarship About Oxbridge Academy
money, allocated as $1,000 per team member and $750 for Oxbridge Academy is a private college preparatory
Oxbridge Academy. The team that took fourth place included: high school entering its second decade of providing an
senior Sydney Williams from Wellington and juniors Igi outstanding education to students in grades 9 to 12. In
Berciunas from West Palm Beach, and Ben Barron from August 2021 it will add a middle school serving students
Palm Beach. They received $1,850 in scholarship money in seventh and eighth grades. Founded in 2011 by
with $500 awarded per member and $350 for Oxbridge. The philanthropist William I. Koch, Oxbridge’s mission is to
teams are coached by history, government and philosophy provide a challenging, dynamic education where students
teacher Tucker Curtis. learn important life skills, whether it is in the classroom,
“Ethics in government and society are in the news every The first place team pictured clockwise from the upper left: laboratory, art studio or athletic field, that they can apply
day,” said Curtis. “The Ethics Bowl competition teaches students Alessia Degraeve, Bea Amorim, Lauren Rodriguez, and to build a strong foundation for a successful future. The
one of the most critical skills they could learn at a young age: Ugi Numas. 54-acre campus features state-of-the-art classrooms and
the ability to think and work through ethical issues together, as academic and athletic amenities equipped with advanced
fellow citizens in today’s increasingly complex world.” for the National Tournament, placing 16th in the nation. technologies. Oxbridge Academy is located at 3151 North
Oxbridge competed against teams from five other high Approximately 500 teams from more than 300 high schools Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409. For more
schools. The first-place Oxbridge team will compete in compete annually to reach the national competition. information visit www.oapb.org or call (561) 972-9600.
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that provide programs and services in the following Hobe Sound resident Phyllis Galli
broad categories – civic, health and human services, our LOCAL HERO this month!
environment, and education – designed to assist,
encourage and promote the well-being of the residents Phyllis is a wife, mother, grandmother, painter, poet, author and poker
and the communities in which they are located. player. She was born in the depths of the Great Depression in 1930 in
The Palm Beach Gardens Police and Fire Meriden, Connecticut.
Rescue Foundation provides funding for education,
training, equipment and new technology, community Phyllis has tremendous energy. Back in the day her grade school had
only two rooms. Grades one through four were in one room and grades
outreach and emergency assistance to department ve through eight were in another. There were no school buses so Phyllis
personnel and their families. Programs include tuition had to walk the one and a half miles to and from school. In 1952 she left the
reimbursement, scholarship awards for department winters of Connecticut for sunny Florida. Phyllis Galli
personnel dependent children, K-9 acquisition and
training facility enhancement, police and fire rescue Phyllis is fearless. One of Phyllis’ jobs was working for the Palm Beach Post At the age of 90, Phyllis is retired
explorer youth programs and many other projects in where she was chosen to give a critical demonstration of the advantages of and living with her husband Al
direct support of Palm Beach Gardens first responders. a computerized newspaper system to William Hearst and his executive in Hobe Sound, however she
team. At the time, his newspaper empire was researching the consider-
For more information contact Irwin F. Edenzon, ation and eventual adoption of computerization for the Palm Beach post, isn’t slowing down! At the
president, Palm Beach Gardens Police and Fire Rescue as well as its many publications. request of her many followers
Foundation, (561) 799-4440. she continues to write and is
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