Brevard Public Schools Hosts 2023 Partner of the Year Awards, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice is Top Business

By  //  May 13, 2023

Overall Partner of the Year was International Space Station National Laboratory

The Brevard Public Schools recently hosted the 2023 Partner of the Year Awards. The Star Wars-themed ceremony honored Partners in Education members for the work and support they have given to each of our schools throughout the 2022-2023 school year. Above, the overall Partner of the Year honoree was International Space Station National Laboratory. (BPS image)

BREVARD COUNTY • VIERA, FLORIDA – The Brevard Public Schools recently hosted the 2023 Partner of the Year Awards. The Star Wars-themed ceremony honored Partners in Education members for the work and support they have given to each of our schools throughout the 2022-2023 school year.

The ceremony featured special surprises from the Jefferson Middle School art students, Melbourne High School culinary students, and Hoover Middle School band.

Guests enjoyed an interactive photo booth experience presented by Smile Factory Photo.

PIE Coordinators from each BPS school and department nominated and recognized organizations throughout the county for their contributions to Brevard’s students.

The overall district winners were:

■ Business of the Year: Jeremiah’s Italian Ice

■ Faith-Based Organization of the Year: Church at Viera

■ Community Organization of the Year: Children’s Hunger Project

■ Overall Partner of the Year: International Space Station National Laboratory

2023 PIE Award Nominees

Company/Organization Nominating School(s)
7-Eleven Endeavour Elementary
A+ Thrift Store MILA Elementary
Accent Electric Rockledge High
Achieve Beautiful Skin Medi-Spa Williams Elementary
American Legion Auxillary Sabal Elementary
B & B Candles and Soaps Cocoa High
B2K12 Viera Elementary
Beachside Smiles DeLaura Middle
Holland Elementary
Bizzarro Famous NY Pizza Indialantic Elementary
Breakfast Rotary Club Edgewood Jr./Sr. High
Breezeway Business Plans Andrew Jackson Middle
Brevard Christian Church Thomas Jefferson Middle
Brevard County Solid Waste Brevard Before & Afterschool
Eau Gallie High
Brevard Probate, PA West Shore Jr./Sr. High
Burger King Sabal Elementary
Cabana Lewis Carroll Elementary
Calvary Chapel Central Middle
Bayside High
Celebrate Real Estate Mims Elementary
Centerpointe Church Lockmar Elementary
Certified Mortage Planners Quest Elementary
Christ Community Church Port Malabar Elementary
Church at Viera Endeavour Elementary
Coastal Community Challenger 7 Elementary
Coastal Life Properties Space Coast Jr./Sr. High
Community Credit Union Heritage High
West Shore Jr./Sr. High
Dave Lightholder Endeavour Elementary
DC Roofing Palm Bay High
Destiny Christian Church Andersen Elementary
Do It Yourself Lawn & Pest LLC Gemini Elementary
Domino’s Pizza Roy Allen Elementary
Lockmar Elementary
Endeavour Elementary
Enterprise Elementary
Eckerd Connects University Park Elementary
Elevate Brevard Cocoa High
Elevation Church Stone Magnet Middle
Elks Club of Cocoa Beach Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High
EXP Space Coast Jr./Sr. High
Financial Cornerstone Group Food & Nutrition Services
First Assembly Fairglen Elementary
First Baptist Church of Aurantia Pinewood Elementary
First United Methodist Church of Titusville Apollo Elementary
Five Guys West Shore Jr./Sr. High
Florida Lifestyle Realty Cape View Elementary
Freedom Optical Enterprise Elementary
Future Home Loans DeLaura Middle
Genna’s Pizza Company Dr. W.J. Creel Elementary
Eau Gallie High
Suntree Elementary
Sea Park Elementary
Longleaf Elementary
Johnson Middle
Georgianna Church Cambridge Elementary
Tropical Elementary
Gerding Engineering Corporation Jupiter Elementary
Grace Church Melbourne University Park Elementary
Harbor City Masonic Lodge Croton Elementary
Harris Central Middle
Heavenly Seafood Astronaut High
Home Depot Imperial Estates Elementary
Indian River City United Methodist Church Coquina Elementary
Indian River Preserve Golf Course Madison Middle
Indian River United Methodist Madison Middle
International Space Station National Laboratory Viera Elementary
ITG Realty Central Middle
West Melbourne Elementary School for Science
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Brevard Adult & Community Education
Longleaf Elementary
Jersey Mike’s Harbor City Elementary
Joey’s Mobile Detailing Apollo Elementary
Keystone Engineering & Consulting for Children Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High
King Street Baptist Endeavour Elementary
Kona Ice Sunrise Elementary
Hoover Middle
Westside Elementary
Landshark Realty Challenger 7 Elementary
Launch Credit Union Melbourne High
Pinewood Elementary
Astronaut High
Life’s Oasis Longleaf Elementary
Lighthouse Christian Church Audubon Elementary
Lineage Church Rockledge High
Locals Feeding Locals in the 321 Rockledge High
Long Doggers Indialantic Elementary
Longhorn Steakhouse Discovery Elementary
Lowe’s Quest Elementary
Marie’s Sweet Treats Ice Cream Truck ESE Program Support
Maxwell C. King Center ESE Program Support
MC Buffalo Soldiers Saturn Elementary
Melbourne Fire Department Harbor City Elementary
Melbourne Police Department Harbor City Elementary
Melissa Mullen LLC Harbor City Elementary
Mims United Methodist Church Mims Elementary
Orion 180 Meadowlane Intermediate
Palm Bay High
Stone Magnet Middle
Meadowlane Primary
Palm Point Behavorial Center ESE Program Support
Madison Middle
Park Avenue Baptist Church Andrew Jackson Middle
Astronaut High
Titusville High
Port Java Enterprise Elementary
Quest PTO Quest Elementary
Rack Room Shoes University Park Elementary
Richard E. Spalding Foundation Stone Magnet Middle
Riverside Presbyterian Church Cape View Elementary
Ron Norris Mims Elementary
Satellite Beach Women’s Club Sea Park Elementary
Shut Up & Fish Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High
Southern Caramel Meadowlane Intermediate
Meadowlane Primary
St. Andrews Madison Middle
St. Davids by the Sea Episcopal Church Cape View Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary
State Farm Lockmar Elementary
Suntree United Methodist Church Harbor City Elementary
Texas Roadhouse Melbourne Hoover Middle
The Ad Leaf Creative Marketing Dr. W.J. Creel Elementary
The Children’s Hunger Project Roosevelt Elementary
The Eilers Group Andrew Jackson Middle
The Foundation for Random Acts of Kindness Space Coast Jr./Sr. High
The Grove Church Apollo Elementary
Titusville High
The House Church Jupiter Elementary
The Lande Group of RE/MAX Aerospace Realty Viera High
Thrifty Specialty Produce & Meats Golfview Elementary
McNair Magnet Middle
Time Out Sports Bar Cocoa High
Tiny Turtle Roosevelt Elementary
Tommy’s Express Car Wash Williams Elementary
Tomoka Christian Church Meadowlane Intermediate
Meadownlane Primary
Trinity Church Palm Bay Magnet High
Trinity Wellspring Church Sea Park Elementary
Turner Florida Insurance Thomas Jefferson Middle
Valderrama Orthodontics DeLaura Middle
Manatee Elementary
VFW Coquina Elementary
Walk-Ons Viera Viera Elementary
Walmart – Cocoa Endeavour Elementary
Wawa Viera High
Winn-Dixie Port Malabar Elementary
Women on a Mission Saturn Elementary
World’s Finest Chocolates Eau Gallie High