OMG! Katelyn Blaylock learned an important lesson this week: Don't attempt to text while driving - especially if you're approaching a police car. ...more

May 22, 2009

Which state has the smartest student when it comes to geography? The answer will be revealed today as 10 students, including one from Florida, head to the final rounds of the National Geographic Bee in Washington. The winner gets a $25,000 college scholarship. ...more

May 20, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Students in James DellaSalla's sixth-grade science class immersed themselves in ecosystems and more last month for a class science fair at Pierce Middle School. DellaSalla asked them to create a display related to research they conducted. Students built ecosystems out of plastic animals or crafted displays related to cells, oceans, dinosaurs, minerals and the solar system. ...more

May 20, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Students in James DellaSalla's sixth-grade science class immersed themselves in ecosystems and more last month for a class science fair at Pierce Middle School. DellaSalla asked them to create a display related to research they conducted. Students built ecosystems out of plastic animals or crafted displays related to cells, oceans, dinosaurs, minerals and the solar system. ...more

May 20, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Two physical education teachers who began offering a private before- and after-school child care program at San Antonio Elementary this school year will get the opportunity to continue the service in 2009-10. ...more

May 20, 2009

A third case of swine flu has been confirmed in Sarasota County, health department officials said today. ...more

May 13, 2009

Hundreds of students at Turkey Creek Middle School were given the opportunity to "visit" 27 countries in celebration of Earth Day. ...more

May 13, 2009

Where in the United States was your teacher born? Lake Placid Elementary students are learning social studies in a unique way. ...more

May 8, 2009

The South Florida man convicted of dragging a woman for two miles to her death under his van has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. ...more

May 3, 2009

A Florida corrections officer has been fired after zapping children with 50,000 volts of electricity during a "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day" tour. ...more

May 2, 2009