Roots and Wings

🎉📚 Today marks the last day of school for Palm Beach County public schools, and we couldn't be prouder of our amazing partner schools! 💚

This year, Roots and Wings partnered with 20 Title I public elementary schools through Project UpLift, and we've just wrapped up our final end-of-year Student Success Celebrations! 🎓✨

Today we're sharing photos from our celebrations at Crosspointe Elementary School and Lantana Elementary School! 📸 🤩

As always, we celebrated the incredible reading gains made by our Project UpLift students! 📖🌟 Students who achieved significant reading growth earned silver and gold medals 🥈🥇, and those with perfect attendance received bright blue Project UpLift T-shirts! 👕💙

We are so proud of our hardworking students, dedicated Literacy Coordinators, supportive principals, and the outstanding staff at each of our partner schools. Together, you're making a lasting difference in the lives of young readers every day. 💚💙💚

Wishing all of our students, families, educators, and supporters a wonderful summer filled with fun, adventure, and plenty of reading! ☀️📚😎

HAPPY SUMMER AND HAPPY READING! 🎉📖💙

🎉📚 What a wonderful End of Year Student Success Celebration at Plumosa School of the Arts! 🎭✨

As the school year comes to a close, Roots and Wings was honored to celebrate our amazing Project UpLift students and all they have accomplished this year. ❤️ Their hard work, determination, and reading growth have been remarkable!

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible Literacy Coordinator, Christina Watson, and Plumosa’s outstanding Principal, Ronda Smith, for their continued support, encouragement, and inspiration throughout the year. 🍎👏

We are also deeply grateful to our generous school sponsors, including class sponsors JoAnne Greiser and Ronald Nyhan, whose support helps make these student successes possible. 💙

Today we celebrated achievement, growth, confidence, and the joy of learning! 🌟 We are so proud of every student and wish them all a happy, safe, and fun-filled summer ☀️📖 with plenty of free time to keep reading!

Today’s End of Year Celebration at Jupiter Elementary School PBC was truly inspiring! 📚✨

Roots and Wings was proud to see every Project UpLift tutor and our fabulous Project UpLift Literacy Coordinator, Lucia Rudd, all wearing their Project UpLift shirts and showing what it means to support students and celebrate success together. 💙🎉

It was clear throughout the event that “showing up” matters at Jupiter Elementary, as so many students were recognized for earning perfect attendance 👏🏽🏅for the second time this school year!

We were especially proud of Ms. Springfield’s Project UpLift class, where every single student earned perfect attendance! 🎊 What an amazing accomplishment, reflecting their commitment and determination.

The excitement in the room was contagious as students cheered for themselves and one another while receiving silver and gold medals for their reading gains this year. 🥈🥇One lucky student not only earned a silver medal for reading growth, but also won a Dell Chromebook during the free raffle!

Congratulations to the outstanding students, teachers, staff, and administration at Jupiter Elementary for an incredible year. 🍎✨

Roots and Wings is honored to partner with a school community that values dedication, encouragement, and student success at every step! ❤️ Thank you to all the supporters of Jupiter Elementary, including our friends at the JL Cares Foundation and Admirals Cove Foundation, for being class sponsors!

Roots and Wings had a wonderful end-of-year Student Success Celebration at JC Mitchell Elementary! 📚☀️

As always, the support for this school was incredible, with so many parents and special guests in attendance. ❤️👏 The excitement and encouragement in the room made the celebration even more meaningful! Parents enjoyed participating in the free chance drawing for a Dell Chromebook! 💻 🎉

We want to give a huge shout-out to our Project UpLift Literacy Coordinator, Ashley Kluthe, and to our amazing Project UpLift tutors! 💙💚💙

An extra burst of pride goes to Ms. Jones and Ms. Kaplan, because every single student in their Project UpLift classes earned a medal today! 🥈🥇🎊 WOW! What an outstanding accomplishment and a true reflection of the hard work, dedication, and encouragement happening every day.

All our Project UpLift students did an amazing job this year, and we are so proud of the progress they made! 🌟📖

We hope every student heads into summer with stronger reading skills, increased confidence, and greater love for reading. ❤️📚

What an incredible end-of-year Student Success Celebration at Dwight D. Eisenhower K-8 🎉📚🏅

Our Roots and Wings Project UpLift students were absolutely thrilled to receive perfect-attendance T-shirts 👕 and silver and gold medals 🥈🥇! So many students earned medals this year, showing just how hard they worked and how determined they were to finish strong! 💪✨

We are so proud of each and every student for their dedication, perseverance, and growth throughout the year. Their smiles said it all! 😊

A very special thank you to our Literacy Coordinator, Darla Paulena, and Principal Dr. Debbie Battles, for their outstanding commitment, leadership, and support of our students and programs. 🤩

Many thanks as well to our Project UpLift tutors and all the supporters who make this program possible and successful! Your dedication makes such a meaningful difference! ❤️

This Memorial Day, Roots and Wings honors the service members who gave their lives for our country. We're grateful for the freedoms their sacrifice protects — including the chance for every child to learn and grow. 🇺🇸

🎉📚 What an incredible end-of-year Student Success Celebration at Boca Raton Elementary School! 🏅✨

Roots and Wings is so proud of our Project UpLift students and the amazing literacy growth they achieved this year! Principal Elfe shared that Boca Raton Elementary experienced their greatest reading growth this year - and we were thrilled to celebrate the role that Project UpLift played in this success! ❤️

Almost every Project UpLift student earned a medal this year for meeting their iReady growth or stretch goals! 🥈🥇 These students worked so hard all year long, and their determination truly paid off.

⭐ Most third-grade students who started the year at Level 1 moved to Level 3, showing strong mastery of their literacy skills. Other students who were already performing at Level 2 advanced all the way to Level 4! 📖👏

Seeing our students proudly wear their Perfect Attendance T-shirts and medals in celebration of their accomplishments was absolutely heartwarming. Their confidence, joy, and pride lit up the room - and so did the smiles of their teachers, families, tutors, and school leaders. 💙

We are incredibly proud of every single student for their perseverance, growth, and hard work this year! 🌟

🎉📚 Roots and Wings celebrated with Coral Sunset Elementary this week as they wrapped up testing with our Project UpLift students and hosted their End-of-Year Student Success Celebration! 🎓✨

The excitement was contagious as students, teachers, and staff celebrated the incredible progress made throughout the year! Students proudly received perfect attendance t-shirts 👕 and medals 🏅 for achieving their iReady growth and stretch goals!

A huge shoutout to Literacy Coordinator Ardine Lubowicki and our amazing Project UpLift tutors for helping students achieve significant reading gains while making after-school tutoring sessions fun, encouraging, and impactful every step of the way! 📖🌟

Way to go, Coral Sunset students, teachers, tutors, and administration! 🎉🥳

📚✨This week, the Roots and Wings team had the joy of spending time with students in second grade for Delray Reads! We dove into the adventures of "Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride," and the students brought their energy and curiosity to our time together.

The excitement didn't stop when we closed the book… To keep the fun going, every student received their very own book and a summer learning packet to take home. Watching their faces light up as they held their new books reminded us of the joy of reading. We love knowing that these students will enjoy the adventures on the pages!

A massive thank you to the wonderful second-grade teachers and staff at Plumosa School of the Arts for their warm welcome. We loved every minute of reading, laughing, and connecting with your incredible students!

The school year is winding down, but the reading adventures are just getting started! ☀️📖