Going green earned Westchase Elementary $5,000 and a chance at a bigger prize. The school was named one of 10 finalists nationally this week in All laundry detergent's "Go Green and Small with All" contest. Students made changes at home and school and filled out "Eco Report Cards" online and also submitted personal stories and photos. More than 3,000 schools participated. Westchase was the only Florida school to become a finalist. It will learn later this month if it will win the grand prize of $50,000 for eco-friendly improvements to the campus, iPod shuffles for all students and a chance to be featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Westchase celebrated its achievement at an assembly on Friday, where each student wore a green T-shirt and chanted "go green." "No matter how old we are, young or old, we can help the environment," Principal Joyce Wieland told the 1,000 students. ...more

January 11, 2008

It came down to the last bout in the last match of the round-robin tournament, but in the end, the Hernando Leopards just lost out on winning their pool and advancing to the semifinals of the 24-team Gulf Duals Holiday Wrestling Tournament. ...more

December 20, 2007

There's a distinct change in the River Ridge wrestling team. Entering this weekend's Gulf High School Holiday Invitational at the New Port Richey Recreation and Aquatics Center, Royal Knights coach Russ Schenk was happy with the idea of going .500. ...more

December 17, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The Gulf High School Holiday Invitational presented by Covanta Energy has new digs. ...more

December 13, 2007

Crisis is not new to the agency that oversees Florida's multibillion-dollar investments of pensions and other large taxpayer funds. ...more

December 8, 2007

A day after state leaders tried to repair a state investment fund decimated by uncertainty and massive withdrawals, its shareholders were still sorting out the results. ...more

December 6, 2007

Normally in a prep wrestling tournament, the people who make the tournament finals in any given weight class are the guys who basically have made wrestling a priority. They generally have wrestled for five or six years, practiced all the time and go to wrestling camps during the dog days of summer. In fact, they usually live and breath the sport. ...more

December 5, 2007

SEBRING — The elected versus appointed superintendent workshop on Tuesday yielded proponents on both sides of the issue and many who are undecided. ...more

November 15, 2007

Some school boards are known for shouting, table pounding and discord. For years, the Hillsborough County School Board was not. ...more

November 13, 2007

SEBRING — The school board workshop scheduled for Tuesday to discuss the issue of an appointed versus an elected superintendent of schools has been canceled. Florida School Boards Association Executive Director Wayne Blanton, who was to provide the background on the issue, had a scheduling conflict prompting the cancellation. A new workshop date has yet to be determined. A citizen request initiated the school board's interest in reviewing the pros and cons of the two methods of filling the top position in the school district. Currently the superintendent is elected by the county's voters to a four-year term. ...more

October 21, 2007