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High School students participating in a seven-week summer program designed to expose them to opportunities in S.T.E.M. career fields recently toured the UCF Business Incubators in Winter Springs.

The Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools is pleased to announce the launch of a two-day interactive job shadowing workshop that will provide much needed opportunities for short-term career exploration to Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS) students.  The workshop will be made possible through a $10,000 workplace learning grant from the Bank of America Foundation.

Aerosim Flight Academy, an accredited global flight school, is recruiting highly motivated Certificated Flight Instructors (CFI) for its Sanford campus location and is now offering a new hire sign-on bonus of $10,000, as well as, training credit is offered for additional ratings based on contract commitment.

The online programs at Seminole State College of Florida set a new enrollment record for the 2015-16 academic year with over 36,000 enrollments in the programs. Seminole State Online is the College’s second-largest campus, with nearly 40 percent of enrolled students participating in online courses, and has seen a 34 percent increase in enrollment over the past five years.

The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men and a woman Monday morning after they said all three were involved in the murder of a Sanford man.  

Seminole County Public Schools announced Monday that they plan to reopen Longwood Elementary to help accommodate growth and future district trends.
The announcement came from Superintendent Walt Griffin as he shared the news with the Longwood City Commission during their meeting.
The project consists of renovation and refurbishing of the existing Longwood

The City of Sanford will once again offer its Sanford Citizens Academy to locals wanting to learn more about their city government.
The Citizens Academy will be held each Wednesday evening from Sept. 7 to Nov. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. The city is currently accepting applications.

The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens is excited to announce that the cotton-top tamarins are back on exhibit. Now located next to the Herpetarium, the group consists of an adult male and female, two adolescents that were born in 2015, and two infants that were born February 6, 2016. The whole family is currently available for viewing daily during Zoo hours 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Seminole State College announced this week that over a four-year period Florida Hospital will donate $1 million to help benefit the college’s nursing program.
The announcement came from the Foundation for the Seminole State College, a non-profit that helps raise money and improve programs at the college.

Altamonte Springs police are still searching for the killer in a triple homicide that occurred early Sunday morning at the Remington Inn and Suites.
Police said they believe the shooting took place around 4 a.m. when other residents of the hotel heard popping noises following an argument. The shooting took place on the second floor of Building 2.