Monthly Archives: December 2024

Jeff Sykes Inducted into SFSC Panther Alumni Society Hall of Fame

With the thousands of alumni and exceptional graduates that South Florida State College (SFSC) has nurtured since 1965, selecting an outstanding alumnus for the SFSC Panther Alumni Society Hall of Fame is a difficult task. SFSC’s most prestigious alumni honor was awarded on Thursday, Dec. 5 to Jeff Sykes, during the SFSC Foundation’s annual Christmas… Read More

Birthdays Dec 9-15

December 10 – Danielle Ochoa December 10 – Daniel Prusinski December 13 – Kelly Fairfield Dec December 15 – Carmen Robinson-Cooper       Read More

Events Dec. 9-15

Monday, December 9 LPHS Intro to Teaching Field Trip, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Highlands Campus Tuesday, December 10 SFSC Holiday Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Kelly’s Bistro by the Bay Young Alumni Association Table, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Bldg. B Courtyard Country Christmas with William Lee Golden and the Goldens Show, 7 p.m., Alan Jay Wildstein Center Thursday, December… Read More

Giving Tuesday Results

On behalf of the SFSC Foundation and our students, we would like to thank each and every one of you who chose to donate to the SFSC Foundation on #GivingTuesday. Your generous donations will allow us to continue to enrich the lives of our current and future students and to engage, educate, and empower them… Read More

Pick Up Your Free Planner

The Office of Human Resources has a bunch of 2024-2025 academic/scholastic planners (calendars) that they want you to have before the year is up. Pop by the HR Office in Building I on the Highlands Campus to pick up your free planner today. Read More

Duke Energy Foundation Awards Scholarship to Lineworker Students During Hispanic Heritage Month

SFSC students, Adam Gonzalez and Elliott Vazquez Palacios, received scholarships from the Duke Energy Foundation in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month. The scholarship will cover their tuition, books, and supplies while attending classes toward their Electrical Lineworker Career Certificates through SFSC. SFSC and Duke Energy leadership surprised the students at the Hardee Campus to present… Read More

College Celebrates Commencement on Dec. 12

SFSC celebrates its new graduates with a Commencement ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts on the SFSC Highlands Campus in Avon Park. The Commencement speaker is Christopher Peragine, who is graduating from SFSC with his Associate in Arts degree. Approximately 308 students will… Read More

Student Commencement Speaker Surmounted a Rocky Path on His Way to Success

Christopher Peragine has the job of his dreams – he’s a fitness coach training clients in his own gym. However, the journey to success took him along a rocky path. Through his own determination and because of angels along the way, the Sebring resident will earn his Associate in Arts during the College’s Commencement ceremony… Read More