To boost academic achievement, many Highlands County schools are looking to parents to get them involved in the education of their children. ...more

November 6, 2009

Which Highlands County school started with two buildings constructed in 1961 that housed eight classrooms and now has a campus with 12 permanent buildings and 39 classrooms? ...more

October 29, 2009

Briefs of school activities for April. ...more

April 1, 2009

Spring Hill Elementary School Advisory Council will meet in the media center on March 9 at 4 p.m. It is located at 6001 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. For information, call 352-797-7030. ...more

March 6, 2009

The Highlands County District School Advisory Council (DSAC) will meet from 6 - 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2 in the Garland Boggus Board Room at the School Board of Highlands County, 426 School St., Sebring. ...more

January 31, 2009

We all know there is a need for cutbacks in the budget, nationally, on the state level, and even in our own homes, but I feel the State of Florida has gone too far in their budget cuts. I attended the District School Advisory Council meeting at the Highlands County School Board for January and came away disheartened at how little our children seem to mean to the State of Florida. According to the paperwork I received there, our state ranks 50th in school spending and the budget just keeps getting cut further. ...more

January 19, 2009

Thousands of dollars in "A" school money each year is good for something. ...more

July 10, 2008

Thousands of dollars in "A" school money each year is good for something. ...more

July 9, 2008

AVON PARK — There's dress for success and dress to impress, but next year at Park Elementary, it will be dress to behave your best, as the school introduces a standardized dress code. Park Elementary Principal Brenda Longshore said Tuesday, "we are just hoping that it will help us create a better learning environment and that we will be able to reduce the discipline referrals and that it will create a positive school culture." Last summer, several parents suggested a standardized dress code for students. During a visit to a Polk County school this year, Park Elementary staff members inquired about the countywide dress code and were very impressed with it, Longshore said. ...more

May 20, 2008

The girl's sneakers looked brand-new, and Bonnie Kirstein wondered whether it was appropriate to include her on the list of students who would receive donated Christmas gifts. ...more

December 26, 2007