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Edward Eissey, an icon in education, was an educator in Palm Beach County for over 46 years. He was the principal at both the first junior high school and the first high school in Palm Beach Gardens. After years as a teacher, principal, and…

Luke Pidgeon, 13 (left), and Nasean Cole, 12, both eighth-grade students, work on a NXT Robot that uses Mindstorm programming in the Math, Science and Robotics Academy room at H.L. Watkins Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens. Florida Power & Light…

In 2005, Howell L. Watkins Junior High School was demolished and a larger school was built at the same location, renamed Howell L. Watkins Middle School. Site improvements include a redesigned site drainage system and play fields. The play fields…

Howell L. Watkins Junior High School opened in 1962 on Gardens Boulevard (later renamed MacArthur Boulevard). Built on 20.3 acres across the street from the Little League ball field and Lake Catherine, it was the first middle school in Palm Beach…