It's Fred Wild Elementary students against the world in a competition of mathematical computations where speed and accuracy are of the essence. ...more

November 1, 2009

With Julie Poucher named Highlands County Teacher of the Year and Doreen Pearlman named the county School-Related Employee of the Year, Park Elementary was represented in the top two honors at the School Board of Highlands County's annual Summit Awards. ...more

April 14, 2009

Lake Country Elementary teacher Gitona Rogers' third-grade students were not themselves one day recently. ...more

February 12, 2009

Highlands County School Board members have been fielding phone calls from parents who are upset with a proposed doubling of the number of early release days from 10 to 20. ...more

January 25, 2009

The Advanced Academics fifth-graders had many questions - about salt and metals, fruit DNA, ice cubes, plants and vapor, bouncing basketballs and more. ...more

December 11, 2008

Parents can hear their child read and speak in class and get a taste of what teachers are doing by listening to podcasts on their personal computer. ...more

November 15, 2008

The issues of national security, the economy, taxes and the war in Iraq are complex but, for a few days, they were explored by Cracker Trail Elementary students. ...more

November 5, 2008

District efforts and parent and community support have resulted in major milestone toward starting an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Highlands County. ...more

October 20, 2008

It was a breakfast of scholastic champions. Fred Wild Elementary School hosted a breakfast Monday for its students who earned top level scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Parents were also invited to the breakfast. ...more

September 30, 2008

Advanced Academics will be offered for the first time in the first-grade in the upcoming school year. ...more

July 28, 2008