The Gatsby’s Getaway at the Jac on June 13, 2024 Celebrating 40 years of changing lives with 100 years of strength and beauty in downtown Avon Park We invite you to travel back in time to the Roaring ’20s at the Hotel Jacaranda as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the SFSC Foundation and 100… Read More
Monthly Archives: May 2024
The Passing of Peter Hamlet
Peter Hamlet, former Chemistry professor and professor emeritus for SFSC, has passed away. Below is his published obituary from The Morning Sun of Pittsburg, Kan. on May 4, 2024: Peter Leon Hamlet passed away peacefully surrounded by love on April 30, 2024. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Aug. 2, 1943, to Leon and… Read More
Commencement Speaker Earns Her Teaching Degree
Francesca (“Frannie”) Chillemi has wanted to be a teacher since she was in high school. On Tuesday, May 7, she will be the student speaker during SFSC’s 4 p.m. spring Commencement ceremony at the Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts on the Highlands Campus in Avon Park. Her dream to become a teacher… Read More
Construction Project on the Highlands Campus
On Monday, May 13, the Asset Roofing and Construction Group will commence construction on the Highlands Campus gymnasium. The exterior of this building was severely damaged by hail stones back in April 2022. What is the new vison/plan for the gym? First, we will be repairing and texturing all the metal panels to give the… Read More
Trainings May 6-12
Friday, May 10 5G Leadership Training: Organizational Culture, 11 a.m.-noon, UC Read More
Events May 6-12
Tuesday, May 7 Spring Commencement Ceremonies, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Alan Jay Wildstein Center Read More
Three Appointed to South Florida State College District Board of Trustees
Governor Ron DeSantis appointed three members to South Florida State College’s (SFSC) District Board of Trustees (DBOT) on Friday, April 19, 2024. The two new trustees are Devon Donaldson and John Eason, and Terry Atchley was reappointed. “We are excited to welcome these two new trustees to SFSC’s board and reinstate Mr. Atchley as a… Read More
Surgical Services Graduates Honored in Pinning Ceremony
SFSC honored eight Associate in Science (A.S.) in Surgical Services graduates in a traditional pinning ceremony on Monday, April 29 in the SFSC University Center Auditorium on the Highlands Campus. The graduates are: Karina Carranza, Lusero Delacruz, Jeannette Lopez, Keysha Perez, Anabel Picazo, Veronica Rivera, Ciara Smith, and Yasmin Toledo. During the pinning ceremony, the… Read More
