Yesemia Polo wants to get to her classes at Jefferson High School but has missed three of four days this week through no fault of her own, her stepfather said. Mario Cabrera said his 17-year-old stepdaughter, who is starting her junior year at Jefferson, waited at the assigned bus stop at MacDill Avenue and Abdella Street in West Tampa on Monday and Wednesday with six or seven other students. School was canceled on Tuesday because of Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 22, 2008

SULPHUR SPRINGS - More than a year ago, LifePoint Community Church took over a church with a dwindling congregation and rebuilt membership to about 150 worshippers. ...more

August 21, 2008

Student attendance increased Wednesday after schools were closed Tuesday due to Tropical Storm Fay, which caused few problems in the district. ...more

August 21, 2008

Monday was the first day of school for thousands of children all over Pasco County. It was a day to reunite with chums, size up the teachers and enjoy some of those unique cafeteria flavors you just can't get at home. ...more

August 20, 2008

By the skin of its teeth, the Hillsborough School District escaped a major transportation meltdown Monday, the first day of school. ...more

August 20, 2008

With partly cloudy skies, but a storm looming, Highlands County schools opened Monday with 528 fewer students compared to the year before. ...more

August 19, 2008

Just before 7 a.m. Monday, Evi Gonzalez and his wife, Marlen, sat waiting for assistance in the Reddick Elementary School office. With them were their sons Ryan, 6, and Evi Jr., 5. The couple thought their children were supposed to go to Cypress Creek Elementary, where Ryan was a student last year. They assumed Evi would be enrolled there but were taken by surprise when they got a notice in the mail. Both boys were to become Reddick students. The Gonzalez family was not the only one confused by the change of assignments. Scores of others encountered similar problems and had to wait in line for help at the start of the school day. But the Reddick support staff swarmed to register the children involved and help parents figure out their transportation needs. ...more

August 19, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay and confusion over school bus transportation may have left some Hillsborough County classroom seats empty Monday. ...more

August 19, 2008

The first day of school meant changes for some of Hillsborough County's struggling sites. ...more

August 19, 2008

Jessica Townsend's favorite subject is coloring. At Woodlawn Elementary School's orientation Thursday afternoon, the 6-year-old said houses and rainbows are her favorite pictures to color. ...more

August 16, 2008