A nonprofit group recently gave 10 students an eight-day trip of a lifetime to New York and Washington, D.C. ...more

July 15, 2009

Pen pal Sarah Sagrati and Alissia Casher found out about their similarities. ...more

February 4, 2009

Sasenarine Persaud spends his days working as an analyst for a major banking firm. ...more

February 4, 2009

It is the policy of The Tampa Tribune to correct all errors of fact. To report an error, call (813) 259-7600 or e-mail news@tampatrib.com. ...more

January 28, 2009

Herbert Washington thinks he will like his pen pal when he meets him next week. ...more

January 21, 2009

If you want to learn about the world, books and maps and videos can only take you so far. And considering that globetrotting isn't a viable option for the average grade-school student, there's a more practical way to learn about faraway places: make friends with someone who lives there. ...more

October 26, 2008

If you want to learn about the world, books and maps and videos can only take you so far. Throughout this school year, students at Chasco Elementary School will improve their skills in classroom disciplines as they share their customs, rituals and way of life with children their own age in a distant, exotically unfamiliar land - Michigan. ...more

October 18, 2008

It was a great turnout Saturday evening for Joanne Schoch's birthday party, held at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast. She, along with six other kind-hearted folks ranging in age from 10 to - well, way more than 10 - stayed another night with their "pen pals." ...more

February 19, 2008

Fifth-grade students at Bishop Larkin Catholic School watched intently as Lt. Col. Norman Fabian from the 378th Military Intelligence battalion shared war stories and memorabilia from a recent Iraq tour. ...more

October 3, 2007

Perhaps not even 137-degree heat in Iraq could have prepared Norman Fabian for the grilling he received from about 30 students at Bishop Larkin Catholic School on Friday morning. ...more

September 29, 2007