Think of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp., or JROTC, and the mind conjures a small group of military-minded young men in uniform marching with flags and rifles and practicing drills in the school parking lot. ...more

November 1, 2009

An upcoming symphony concert is intended to boost the fine arts department at one of the local high schools. ...more

October 17, 2009

Local high schools will see plenty of new faces in the fall after the Florida High School Athletic Association released its official district realignment for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. ...more

March 6, 2009

The Highlands County School Board is thinking about the possibility of terminating high school sports and extra curricular activities in local high schools. As a 15-year-old at Lake Placid High, I am very active in my schools athletic and extra curricular activities. I am in the marching season Color Guard, band during concert season, student government association and on the girl's basketball and softball teams. I know that the purpose of doing away with sports is only because of budget cuts, but having sports and extra curricular activities in our high schools is a good thing. Most of the kids in Lake Placid don't only play sports because we love it, but because of the support and help we get from our teammates and coaches. You see, we get more out of sports in schools than we do in any other activity in Highlands County. ...more

January 30, 2009

A pitcher sits on the mound ready to hurl his 85 mph curve ball to an unsuspecting batter. ...more

January 4, 2009

The largest, strongest bone in Chad Stalton's body was shattered. ...more

November 24, 2008

Ian Heausler, Taylor Vann and Trey Lehan are one with the water. Taylor Vann, 17, left, and Trey Lehan, 18, center, both seniors at H. B. Plant High School along with other members of the H.B. Plant High School Sailing Club practice on the water just off shore from the Davis Island Yacht Club Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in Tampa. The group competes in the Interscholastic Sailing Association and is part of the South Atlantic District. ...more

November 19, 2008

Teens from local high schools got a lesson in safe driving Tuesday and, hopefully, the motivation to persuade others to put down their cell phones and buckle up. ...more

October 22, 2008

The three varieties of WingStreet chicken wings and eight "intense" flavors of sauce aren't the only new things at Pizza Hut. ...more

September 14, 2008

People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. ...more

May 23, 2008