The Avon Park Middle School family is mourning the death of one of its own with the sudden passing of reading teacher Cynthia "Cindy" Dwyer. ...more

March 19, 2009

With a dictionary in hand, Avon Park Middle School reading/language arts teacher Tia Folsom moves about her sixth-grade classroom, assigning a vocabulary word to groups of four or five students. ...more

March 16, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Sally Plunkett knows what it's like to be an elementary school student struggling with reading. ...more

November 9, 2008

No more excuses. That's the goal with a brand new, districtwide initiative that makes reading textbooks available on compact disc or online for all first- through fifth-graders at local public schools, making classic excuses for homework null. ...more

October 5, 2008

Megan Bertoni, 10, has enjoyed writing since the third grade. She showcased her talents Thursday as an author of the month at Oakstead Elementary School. ...more

September 28, 2008

Dust off and get ready to stuff those backpacks again, the first day of school is near and the annual school supply lists are out. ...more

August 5, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County teachers are learning a new way to teach reading. About 325 teachers are picking up new strategies at Hill-Gustat Middle School this week. The Florida Reading Initiative is "providing us not just philosophy and theory, but taking us through the steps of actually instructing quality reading," said District Director of Elementary Programs Joyce McClelland. "It's incredible; I cannot wait to implement everything that we've learned in my classroom," Park Elementary fourth-grade teacher Scott King said. ...more

June 17, 2008

Each year Pasco County public school students receive valuable assistance thanks to the dedication of school volunteers. And every year, each Pasco County school nominates an outstanding volunteer from three categories, Youth, Adult and Senior, for an award from the Pasco School District recognizing the volunteers' dedication to education. ...more

December 12, 2007

Bunnie McCormack's T-shirt read, 'Laugh it up at your library' - a fitting motto for the Chasco Middle School media specialist to be touting Monday, when she began her two-day reading marathon. ...more

October 21, 2007