The first Madelyn Pettis Scholarship Fun Shoot will be held on Oct. 17 at Square One Sporting Clay Club, off State Road 70 West. ...more

September 11, 2009

Brittany May collected more than 1,000 items for troops stationed overseas. For the Hudson Middle School eighth-grader, it was a family affair. Her uncle, Joey Jarrel, is shipping out with the National Guard to Afghanistan after Christmas. ...more

December 21, 2008

Students took over classrooms and administrative offices at Hudson Middle School on May 16 - and their teachers helped them do it. ...more

May 23, 2008

AVON PARK –– Every child dreams of what they might become. Yet few actually know where their talents lie and what will realistically be required. Even fewer possess the energy and focus to pursue and achieve it. One of those rare individuals who differs is 16-year-old Jerry Lee Wright of Avon Park. "In middle school I knew I wanted to be in education," Wright said, "and every chance I got I'd help any teacher who needed it." He continued volunteering and kept track because he needed 15 service hours for National Junior Honor Society. For the Academic Bright Future Scholarship given by the state, 80 service hours from ninth grade to senior year are required. At Park Elementary School, second graders had an after-school tutoring program that fit with Wright's schedule. He'd arrive with the teacher and help students with timed readings and fluency. He'd read stories to them, grade papers, and involve them in activities. ...more

January 21, 2008

With an electric bill expected to top $40 million this year, the Hillsborough County School District has turned to a team of five men and a few posses of students. ...more

December 25, 2007

Students at Chasco Middle School got a lesson in sharing and giving back to the community during a two-week food drive held on campus. The National Junior Honor Society club held a school-wide challenge to see which class in both the middle school on Ridge Road and the adjacent Chasco Elementary School could collect the most cans of nonperishable food, says Cheryl Vinson, NJHS sponsor and language arts teacher. ...more

November 27, 2007

Students at Chasco Elementary and Middle schools ended up with quite a haul - more than 2,600 cans of food - during a two-week lesson in sharing. ...more

November 26, 2007