Good news and Palm Harbor University just seem to go hand in hand these days. Only one week removed from the boys soccer team wrapping up its third state title - and two weeks from the girls winning a fourth - goalkeeper Max Gallin has announced his intentions to play college ball at Princeton University. ...more

February 28, 2009

Jonathan Freeman makes his first trip to Washington, D.C., next week. That's exciting for any 14-year-old. But this trip has a purpose besides sightseeing. ...more

February 21, 2009

McKenna Murphy will spend two weeks this summer rafting and hiking in the Grand Canyon, studying ecology and Native American culture, and restoring a house. ...more

February 11, 2009

Alexandra Haley, a junior at Palm Harbor University High School, said being named Best Actress for 2009 at the District IV Thespian Conference is "mind blowing." ...more

February 7, 2009

Visually impaired girl from Tampa was one of 10 students from the U.S. and Canada picked for a trip to the Grand Canyon ...more

February 4, 2009

Peter Hernandez loves a challenge. The Land O' Lakes High junior started playing football at age 7 as a defensive tackle, but he soon shifted to the offensive line. ...more

January 25, 2009

As America prepared for a new president to take office, Carrollwood Day School took a day last week to look back on a historical campaign. ...more

January 21, 2009

As America prepared for a new president to take office, Carrollwood Day School took a day last week to look back on a historical campaign. ...more

January 21, 2009

As America prepared for a new president to take office, Carrollwood Day School looked back on a historical campaign on Monday. The private school hosted its first political forum, the brainchild of high school humanities teacher Kenneth Grodd. He assembled a nine-member panel with seven teachers and two students who spoke about election issues before a middle and high school audience. They dissected why Barack Obama won and mistakes John McCain made during the campaign. They talked about how the environment, the economy and the Middle East affected voters' choices, and what was ahead for Republicans and Democrats in the future. "This is part of that rigorous education that we owe you," high school humanities teacher Kelly Benedetti told students at the assembly. Teachers want to go beyond a traditional high school curriculum and force them "into the world that awaits you," she said. Carrollwood Day School offers an International Baccalaureate program for all of its students, from preschool through high school. International Baccalaureate follows a global curriculum and emphasizes community service, culminating in an intensive diploma program in high school. Stephen Orbison, who coordinates the school's diploma program, moderated the political forum and said it was a great way to recap a campaign season that was "electrifying, exhilarating and polarizing." "One cannot deny the 2008 campaign has rejuvenated interest in American politics," Orbison said. ...more

January 14, 2009

DAVID JOHN STEELE bio box ...more

January 13, 2009