Students reacted with disbelief Friday morning at the news that three Dixie Hollins High School football players were arrested Thursday on charges that they molested or assisted in the molestation of a 15-year-old girl on a school bus. ...more

May 10, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Students reacted in disbelief and horror this morning at the news that three Dixie Hollins High School football players were arrested Thursday on charges they molested or assisted in the molestation of a 15-year-old girl on a school bus. ...more

May 9, 2008

Just 27 percent of high school students received a passing score in civics education in recent national testing. ...more

February 6, 2008

Here's one more reason high schoolers need to keep their noses clean and stay out of trouble: It could make the difference between a college acceptance or denial letter. ...more

February 3, 2008

"Extracurricular Activities," by Maggie Barbieri (St. Martin's Minotaur, $24) ...more

December 30, 2007

Rumors about a shooting have persuaded Polk County school officials to close George Jenkins High School today, Polk County sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers said Tuesday. ...more

December 19, 2007

LAKELAND - Rumors about a shooting have persuaded Polk County school officials to close George Jenkins High School on Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers said today. Additional security was provided today but no incidents were reported. ...more

December 18, 2007

Imagine a time when all sports and extracurricular activities have been eliminated altogether. Kids across Highlands County are sitting after school with ball in hand, but no place to play. With budget concerns hitting nearly every school system in the country, many sports programs are being cut or an increasing trend has emerged — pay-to-play sports. The shrinking education budgets in this country have festered this new wave of subsidy, without the total dismissal of sports and other programs that were once a free privilege to the masses, but now has many students across the country on the outside of the stadium looking in. "I would never agree to a system like that for our schools," said newly elected Avon Park city councilman Al Hinson. "[Pay-to-play] would ween certain kids out, and that goes against the grain of what high school sports is all about. ...more

November 23, 2007

Parents are taking a more active role in raising their children than they did a decade ago, setting greater restrictions on TV watching and reading more to youngsters, the government reported Wednesday. ...more

November 1, 2007