Nazdar, The first Sweetheart Dance, sponsored by the Masaryktown Activities Club on Feb. 15, was a success. When folks don't want to go home and want to know when the next one is scheduled - you know it was successful. Approximately 120 folks enjoyed dancing, music for all ages by the deejays Vintage, who are Nick and Rusty. The can be reached at 352-592-9651 for Nick or 352-684-0695 for Rusty. Sweetheart photos were taken by Danunzio Films - Wayne and brother David Danunzio who can be reached at 352-428-8077. Both groups did a superb job. Big "thank yous" to all who attended and to Gladys Badowski, Susan Compton, our BP Store "Richie Rich," Sandra Roach, Becky Evans, Melanie Olson-Arsenault, Dian Stokey, Niki Levesque, and all others who helped set up, take down, shopped, decorated, cleaned, and all the other areas that it took to make this so notable and successful of a dance. ...more

February 24, 2008

The state Board of Education voted Tuesday to add evolution to Florida's standards for teaching science to K-12 students, but defined it as a "scientific theory," a compromise that did little to appease opponents of the plan. ...more

February 20, 2008

SEBRING — Next school year, some high school students will be able to have "safe" e-mail accounts courtesy of the School Board of Highlands County. The school board approved a contract recently with Gaggle.Net, a Web-based hosted e-mail service for K-12 education. "Primarily, we are targeting [grades] nine through 12," Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Rebecca Fleck said Friday. ...more

February 18, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board, which usually waits until summer before delving into number crunching, is already starting to talk about its 2008-09 budget and pondering plans to buy new buses and land for a high school as well as move ahead on construction projects. ...more

February 14, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Bloodmobile visits to high schools in Pasco County are being limited because school district officials say some students experience adverse reactions after they give blood, requiring the attention of the school nurse. ...more

February 7, 2008

AVON PARK — Memorial Elementary School, on schedule to open in August, will be populated with students coming from four existing elementary schools, according to the district's proposed attendance plan. "We've got a boundary that we think is a logical one and hopefully it will be cost efficient," Assistant Superintendent of Business/Operations Mike Averyt said Monday. "We've got two public hearings to adopt the changes in the boundaries so we will be able to get public input at that point." The affected schools, from which some neighborhoods will be reassigned to the new school, are Sun 'n Lake Elementary, Avon Elementary, Park Elementary and Woodlawn Elementary. With the largest elementary school enrollment in the district, Sun 'n Lake Elementary will have the greatest enrollment decrease, Averyt said. The goal is to reduce enrollment at the school from 900 to about 650 students. The details of the proposed redistricting and school attendance zone maps will be released soon and will be presented at the public hearings, he said. ...more

February 5, 2008

The Gulf Middle School Web site was shut down Friday after a link to a gay-pornography Internet site was discovered, school officials reported. ...more

January 26, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The Gulf Middle School Web site was shut down today after a link to a gay-pornography Internet site was discovered, school officials reported. ...more

January 25, 2008