Parents wanting employee, military, sibling and other preferences for student admissions into magnet schools next year might get their wish - at least for the time being. ...more

December 6, 2009

5 Chiefs Make 5A All-State Football Chamberlain senior quarterback Dontae Aycock, Wharton senior defensive back Jairus Jones, Alonso senior defensive lineman Demonte McAllister and Newsome senior offensive lineman Conor O'Neal each were named Friday to Florida's Class 5A All-State first team. ...more

January 30, 2009

It was crowded inside the principal's conference room at Sickles High School late Wednesday morning. Maybe three dozen people squeezed into a room built for half that many to watch a simple ceremony and share the moment. There were football, baseball and soccer players, parents, babies, and friends. ...more

February 7, 2008

Florida coach Urban Meyer said he had no other option but to dislike Michigan while growing up in Ashtabula, Ohio. Meyer can make the denizens of his hometown very happy Tuesday if he can lead the Gators to a win against the Wolverines on Tuesday in the Capital One Bowl. ...more

December 27, 2007

A bat that plunged onto the head of a student at Compass Middle Charter School in Bartow last week was rabid, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 6, 2007