- December 4, 2025
Mia Scarcella (FPCHS-Aug), Alexandra Feldman (FPC-Sept), Margaret O’Mahoney (MHS-Sept) and Kali Conville (MHS - Aug). Photo courtesy of Richard Conkling
William and Alexander Roberts pose with colored hair. Photo courtesy of Nicole Puritis
John O’Grady and Caleb and Brayden Cook play in the STEAM lab. Photo courtesy of Nicole Puritis
Lily Puritis and Savannah O’Grady pose with their crazy hair and matching shirts. Photo courtesy of Nicole Puritis
Maxie Puritis and Megan Parsons show off their crazy hair. Photo courtesy of Nicole Puritis
"Golden Girl" by Bibi Gromling
"Coming Home" by Fred Haase
School Nurse Shayla Swanson and grade 6 ELA teacher James Menard. Photo courtesy of Nicole Puritis
Flagler Technical Institute medical assisting student Lindsay Maxfield measures a student at Old Kings Elementary. Photo courtesy of Kathryn Weed
FTI students Ashley Serrano (left), Lindsay Maxfield, Amber Chauncey and Sabrina Garcia. Photo courtesy of Kathryn Weed
Palm Coast resident Antonio Pica, 13, collected 150 items for hurricane victims. Photo courtesy of Donna Pica
Ellie Hancock dresses up like the "Hungry Caterpillar." Photo courtesy of Wendy Wright
Claire Stonecypher and Mia Reed dress up like characters from the "Harry Potter" series. Photo courtesy of Wendy Wright
Wendy Wright, VPK teacher, sports a zebra onesie. Photo courtesy of Wendy Wright
Teacher Lorrie Ronan and her assistant, Jocelyn Crockett. Photo courtesy of Wendy Wright
Adalina Petkovsek and Director Francesca Dopp. Photo courtesy of Wendy Wright
Gemma Bray dresses up like "Fancy Nancy." Photo courtesy of Wendy Wright
The Flagler/Palm Coast Kiwanis Club recently recognized the Seniors of the Month for August and September from Flagler Palm Coast High School and Matanzas High School. The winners for August were Mia Alexa Scarcella for FPC and Kali Conville for MHS.
Scarcella is a member of Future Problem Solvers, Student Government Association and National Honor Society, and she serves as President of the Leo Club. She has accumulated more than 400 hours of community service and is currently employed as a Dance Instructor at the Flagler School of Dance.
Conville is a member of the Leo Club, the Matanzas track team and the school swim team, and is also employed as a lifeguard.
The winners for September were Margaret O’Mahoney for Matanzas and Alexandra Feldman for FPC.
O’Mahoney is a member of Sports Medicine Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Interact Club, Leo Club and the National Honor Society. She has accumulated more than 600 hours of community service, and she currently works at Vystar Credit Union and serves as a student representative on the Flagler County School Board. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction and a member of the Grand Champion Community Problem Solvers.
Feldman is a member of Mu Alpha Theta, Model United Nations, Thespians, Key Club and the National Honor Society. She has participated in FPC Makerspace, Community Problem Solvers and Flagler Youth Orchestra, and she also volunteers as a math tutor. Alexandra was selected as an FPC Artist of the Month and a National Merit Semifinalist.
Imagine School Town Center held a crazy-hair-themed dress-down day on Sept. 22. Students paid $1 to participate, and the money raised will go toward the new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) programs. There are two new STEAM labs: one for grades K-5 and one for middle school. To see other photos from the day, look in the gallery above.
The International Baccalaureate Class of 2019 from Flagler Palm Coast High School is planning a trip to Argentina during spring break to enrich their cultural awareness and education. About 50 students, some chaperones and the Spanish teacher, Mr. Per Berg, are planning to go on this trip. The cost is about $2,000 per student due to flights and cultural excursions. The students are planning to stay with families of high school students, like during a foreign exchange program. But they need the community’s help to raise a total of $100,000 for the trip.
Those interested can contact “FPCHS IB Juniors to Argentina” at [email protected].
Ocean Art Gallery is celebrating sea turtles in October with an art gala, art raffles and an update on nest hatching results. All events will take place at the gallery, located at 206 Moody Blvd., Flagler Beach. In partnership with Gamble Rogers State Park and the Friends of Gamble Rogers, the multi-event month will benefit FROGRS, a local nonprofit.
The gallery will start the celebration on Friday, Oct. 6 from 5-8 p.m. with a showing of sea turtle art by nine artists, accompanied by live music and light refreshments.
All during October, the gallery and FROGRS will sell raffle tickets for “Coming Home,” a giclée by acrylic artist Fred Haase, and “Golden Girl,” an original by watercolor artist Bibi Gromling. All proceeds from raffle ticket sales will go to FROGRS. There will be raffle drawings at 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 27 during the Art Gala Finale.
The finale will feature an end-of-season sea turtle nesting report on the number of nests and hatchlings by a Gamble Rogers park ranger, plus a continuous showing of sea turtle pictures on a large-screen television.
The gallery will donate 10% of all sea turtle art sales during October to FROGRS in support of the volunteers’ activities at the park.
For more information, call Ocean Art Gallery at 693-4882 or Gamble Rogers State Park at 517-2086.
The Medical Assisting students from Flagler Technical Institute (FTI) assisted the school nurse at Old Kings Elementary with height, weight, vision and hearing screenings as part of their schooling. The students are almost halfway through their 14-month program.
Antonio Pica, 13, known as the "Coupon Kid" of Palm Coast, has donated over 150 necessity products such as toothpaste, shampoo, laundry detergent, pasta, tea and more to the victims of the recent hurricanes. He has been couponing for about two years, said his mother Donna Pica. Donna said that after seeing the devastation that people have encountered due to Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, Antonio was sad and wanted to help.
The donations were picked up by Flagler School Board member Maria Barbosa to be distributed.
The teachers at Christ the King's Early Learning Center, along with their students, dressed up as book characters from some of their favorite stories on Friday, Sept 22. To see more photos from the day, look in the gallery above.
Submit Your Town entries to Paige Wilson at [email protected].
