Highlands County fourth-grades got 72 new students on the first day of school after three-fourths of third-graders who scored low on the reading FCAT last year were promoted after a successful summer camp. ...more

August 26, 2008

When Benito Middle School students arrived Monday for the first day of school, a familiar face wasn't there to greet them. ...more

August 20, 2008

Everything came together for Susan Sullivan when the school board promoted her to principal at Tomlin Middle School. ...more

August 6, 2008

NEW TAMPA - Benito Middle School is getting a new principal for the 2008-09 school year. Bobby Smith, who led the school for three years, has stepped down to take a job in Pasco County. ...more

July 18, 2008

Cypress Creek Elementary School teachers and students worked a bit of magic May 15 for the school's last family night event. ...more

May 24, 2008

A Sligh Middle School teacher remains in Orient Road Jail this morning with no bail set after deputies charged him with domestic battery, a first-degree misdemeanor. ...more

February 7, 2008

One teacher espouses the benefits of sports and exercise. The other has instilled in her students an appreciation for music and art. Both have received statewide recognition for their commitment to education. ...more

December 26, 2007

SEBRING — Highlands County kindergartners entered school this year better prepared to learn, according to three screening tests. ...more

December 25, 2007

Barnes & Noble has donated millions of books to organizations as part of its annual Holiday Book Drive over the past decade. ...more

December 15, 2007

A new high school opening in Lutz in 2009 will bear the name of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. The Hillsborough County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to honor him. ...more

December 12, 2007