Members of the Brandon Lions Club and students from Brandon and Bloomingdale high schools' Leo Clubs donned warm clothing on a chilly Jan. 31 to sell more than 2,000 milk chocolate, caramel, almond and crispy candy bars at six area Publix Super Markets to raise money for projects that help people with visual impairments. ...more

February 25, 2009

Paola Rodriguez wants to make sure her final year on Riverview High's cross country team counts. ...more

October 15, 2008

Like most high school students enrolled in an international baccalaureate (IB) program, King junior Hilary White doesn't have a lot of time for extracurricular activities. Between things like writing essays, studying hours on end and attending classes for this often demanding pre-university curriculum, there just isn't much time to do things like play sports or participate in clubs. ...more

September 25, 2008

At a tea sponsored by the Women's Guild of Nativity Catholic Church on Sept. 24, former Tampa Tribune columnist Judy Hill pulled double duty. She was the featured speaker and the judge for the most-unique hat contest, picking Marilyn Evans's Robin Hood-style black felt cap with red, yellow and magenta feathers flowing down her back. ...more

October 1, 2007

Twenty-five years ago, Brandon High School renamed its annual fall cross-country meet the Don Bishop Invitational. The Brandon cross-country team invites the community to the free event, which will commemorate the silver anniversary by posthumously honoring Bishop, a former Brandon High Most Popular Teacher of the Year. ...more

September 10, 2007