RIVER NEWS & VIEWS

Time Is Running Out: Indian River State College Promise Program Deadline Is July 13
June 15, 2026 | The clock is ticking for 2026 high school graduates in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee counties. Indian River State College (The River) is calling on all eligible students to act now.
Indian River State College Foundation Raises $47,000 at 2026 Promise Cup Golf Tournament
June 4, 2026 | The Indian River State College Foundation raised $47,357.66 at the 2026 Promise Cup Golf Tournament. The event took place at the PGA Golf Club at PGA Village’s Ryder Course in Port St. Lucie. Altogether, 112 participants joined the day to support the Indian River State College Promise Program.
Special Olympics Athletes Rise. Indian River State College Rises With Them.
June 4, 2026 | The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex buzzed with energy recently. The Special Olympics State Summer Classic brought together extraordinary athletes from across Florida. And Indian River State College (The River) showed up ready.
From Classroom to Cosmos: Indian River State College Student Turns Passion for Rocketry Into Published Children’s Book
June 2, 2026 | At Indian River State College, potential has no limits. Now, one student is proving that firsthand. Project STAGE student Serenity Raye Simon has published her first children’s book, “Violet’s Mission to Mars.”
They Preserved History. Then They Made Some.
June 2, 2026 | Indian River State College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society Nu Iota Chapter has risen to national recognition — earning the prestigious Distinguished Honors in Action Project Award. PTK is the world’s largest honor society for two-year college students, celebrating academic excellence and resilience.
Graduate Spotlight: At 60, Anthony Sementelli Reinvents Himself at The River
April 15, 2026 | Anthony Sementelli enrolled at Indian River State College at 58 years old — alongside his two teenage daughters — after the pandemic forced him to reimagine hi…Anthony Sementelli enrolled at Indian River State College at 58 years old — alongside his two teenage daughters — after the pandemic forced him to…
Graduate Spotlight: Annmarie McDearmont
April 14, 2026 | Annmarie McDearmont first visited Indian River State College as a child, drawn in by the planetarium — and years later, The River turned that childhood curiosity into a full-blown science career. She graduates this spring with a bachelor’s degree in biology, two internships including pharmaceutical research at a university translational sciences…
Graduate Spotlight: Jermaine Johnson’s Business Degree Opens the Door to the Future
May 13, 2026 | Jermaine Johnson graduates from Indian River State College this spring with an associate degree in business administration and his sights set on one of the most in-demand fields in the modern economy: artificial intelligence.
Graduate Spotlight: Titeus Welch’s Extraordinary Road to Nursing
May 11, 2026 | After losing both parents in her first year of nursing school, Titeus Welch kept going — graduating May 6 with her associate degree and a plan to keep climbing.

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