Finally, Florida may have to honestly calculate its high school graduation rate. ...more

June 7, 2008

Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 6, 2008

Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 5, 2008

Hispanic high school students use drugs and attempt suicide at higher rates than their black and white classmates, according to a new federal survey that shows a continuation of a disturbing trend. ...more

June 5, 2008

A new principal will take over Carrollwood Day School's high school this summer, ushering its first senior class to graduation. ...more

June 4, 2008

This weekend, more than 670 Highlands County students graduated into semi-adulthood. Armed with their high school diplomas, dreams and aspirations, many will leave the area to pursue higher studies or just find greener pastures. Some will undoubtedly remain in Highlands County, drawn by family ties or just opportunities in family ventures. Almost a third of the county's high school graduates attend community college before continuing their studies or joining the workforce. ...more

June 2, 2008

High school students love their bling, so when they choose a class ring they sometimes pay $550 or more for the privilege of wearing their school pride on their fingers. ...more

May 28, 2008

Carmen Nunez was escorted to a dance at the Brandon Community Center recently by the same gentleman who was by her side at her 1947 high school prom - her husband of 60 years, Philip Nunez. ...more

May 23, 2008

The Florida Senate will not renew House Bill 461, the state's high school steroid-testing bill, Florida High School Athletic Association spokeswoman Cristina Alvarez confirmed Thursday. ...more

May 23, 2008

Candace Parker, the Tennessee All-America forward who made dunking in women's basketball almost commonplace, ended all the speculation. ...more

February 22, 2008