Science projects at the Annual Science and Engineering Fair. ...more

January 30, 2009

The Highlands County School Board is thinking about the possibility of terminating high school sports and extra curricular activities in local high schools. As a 15-year-old at Lake Placid High, I am very active in my schools athletic and extra curricular activities. I am in the marching season Color Guard, band during concert season, student government association and on the girl's basketball and softball teams. I know that the purpose of doing away with sports is only because of budget cuts, but having sports and extra curricular activities in our high schools is a good thing. Most of the kids in Lake Placid don't only play sports because we love it, but because of the support and help we get from our teammates and coaches. You see, we get more out of sports in schools than we do in any other activity in Highlands County. ...more

January 30, 2009

When Land O' Lakes' girls basketball squad clobbered Ridgewood 70-23 on Jan. 23, Land O' Lakes coach Laurie Pacholke put a finger right away on why the score may have been lopsided. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Elegant Gardeners Club of Sun City Center will sponsor four to six high school or grade school students who will attend environmental conferences and camps this summer. ...more

January 28, 2009

Jasmine St. Clair never imagined the impact her absentee father would have on her 18th birthday. ...more

January 28, 2009

Jasmine St. Clair never imagined the impact her absentee father would have on her 18th birthday. ...more

January 28, 2009

Parents now know where the district thinks students should attend high school next year and will have a chance tonight to argue for or against it. ...more

January 28, 2009

Parents now know where the district thinks students should attend high school next year and will have a chance tonight to argue for or against it. ...more

January 28, 2009

The West Hillsboro Lions Club, with the assistance of 21 Robinson High School students, hosted the 15th annual holiday party for visually impaired children in Hillsborough County on Dec. 5. The event was held at the Lions Eye Institute in Ybor City and included arts and crafts, presents from Santa, pizza and candy canes. The Robinson students received training for assisting the visually impaired and a tour of the eye bank. ...more

January 28, 2009

Households throughout Hillsborough County will be scouring boundary maps during the next several days now that the school board is preparing to sign off on plans that would shuffle thousands of students. ...more

January 24, 2009