Glades Day School Provides Students With Strong Academics In A Family Atmosphere
Glades Day School was founded in 1965 with a commitment to provide a safe family environment while inspiring all of its students to be leaders academically, athletically and spiritually.
The school offers Advanced Placement, honors and college preparatory courses, along with computer and technology programs, dual enrollment, Florida Virtual School courses, foreign language and fine arts programs, educational travel programs and an agri-science program.
Extracurricular activities include Academic Games; clubs such as drama, garden, math and robotics; journalism; student council; the yearbook committee; the National Future Farmers of America organization; the Spanish Honor Society, the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society; and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Being a small, independent school located in the heart of the state’s largest agricultural area, Glades Day School strives to provide an affordable college preparatory education to its diverse student body.
“Our students come with many goals and aspirations, ranging from attending an Ivy League institution to earning certification from a trade school to pursuing a career in the agriculture industry,” explained Cindy Lamoureux, spokesperson for the school. “Glades Day School approaches this challenge through its employment of the best and brightest educators, who are dedicated, compassionate and committed to the students of our community.”
Every student is considered a success story at Glades Day School, Lamoureux said.
“Once graduates take their place in the world, they are able to pursue their dreams and goals in whichever career path they choose,” she said. “A great example is Markenson Pierre, a 2004 graduate who went on to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He was a four-year letterman on the football team as a defensive back. He received his bachelor’s degree from West Point in 2009. After graduating, he was commissioned in the U.S. Army as a logistics officer and served as an ammunitions platoon leader in Fort Hood, Texas, for a year and a half before deploying to Iraq. Upon his return from Iraq, he returned to Fort Gordon in Augusta, Ga., and spent two years serving as company commander of an advanced individual training unit. After completing that command, he left the Army and began law school at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he is currently finishing his second of three years. His brother, currently a senior at Glades Day, plans to follow his brother’s lead to West Point.”
The school, often a family tradition, attracts a number of students from the Wellington area.
“As an outsider to the community, I was hesitant about sending my children to Glades Day School, where my wife had graduated 30 years earlier, being unsure about the education they would receive and the opportunities that would be afforded them,” said Matthew Roberts of Wellington.
They considered a number of other private schools before choosing Glades Day School.
“It wasn’t until I stopped by the school during lunch to drop off some books for my daughter that I realized we had made the right decision,” Roberts said. “I witnessed first-hand the family environment that was unlike anything I had experienced. Because of the encouragement and direction my children received at Glades Day, they were all accepted to the university of their choice — the University of Florida. Our two oldest graduated from UF with honors and are currently attending law school at the University of Florida and Emory University. Our youngest is also on track to graduate with honors and continue into grad school at the University of Florida.”
Glades Day School is located at 400 Gator Blvd. in Belle Glade. For more information, call (561) 996-6769 or visit
www.gladesdayschool.com.
