Philosophers as far back as Aristotle have pondered whether the chicken arrived before the egg, or vice versa. In New Port Richey, a similar question is, which came first, Michael Dodson's prodigious baseball swing or his long drives in golf? ...more

August 10, 2008

It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - It's the last day of school and a thunderstorm brews nearby as 11-year-old Jessica Sabogal sums up why she likes the Jackson Springs Recreation Center. "It feels safe," said the soon-to-be sixth-grader, who participates in the center's free after-school program while under the watchful eye of Hillsborough County employees. But Jessica's parents may have to pay for that care this fall if Hillsborough County commissioners decide to levy a fee to help offset a shrinking county budget. ...more

June 10, 2008

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS MVP PROFILE Multi-sport Mallorie Pickersgill may be the finest soccer player Nature Coast Technical has never seen. Problem is the Challenger eighth-grader is the county's reigning middle school Player of the Year. ...more

June 9, 2008

Quick: Cochabamba is the third-largest conurbation in what country? Your answer might be, "Huh?" But 11-year-old Akshay Rajagopal answered "Bolivia" to clinch the 20th annual National Geographic Bee on Wednesday. ...more

May 22, 2008

The annual Grace Christian School Science Fair, for sixth- through ninth-grade students, was held March 17 in the school dining hall. ...more

May 21, 2008

He is only 11, but Thomas Nelson already has accumulated a number of awards in roller hockey. In 2005, the River Ridge Middle School sixth-grader won the Most Valuable Player award in a national invitational tournament. The Deebs Young Award, named after a roller hockey player who was killed in an automobile accident, was awarded to Nelson for his outstanding play, sportsmanship and leadership. ...more

May 18, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Middle School sixth-grader Tyler Carr played the part of of a batting machine to answer a scientific question – does a baseball travel farther when hit with a wooden or an aluminum bat? For his science project experiment, Carr tried to make a batting machine with the help of his baseball coach, but the cost and a design problem thwarted it. ...more

May 12, 2008

Breaking into a grin every now and then, 11-year-old Johnathon Ferland seemed to wonder what all the fuss was about Monday as he was celebrated as a model for bicycle safety. ...more

February 5, 2008

LARGO - Breaking into a grin every now and then, 11-year-old Johnathon Ferland seemed to wonder what all the fuss was about this morning as he was celebrated as a model for bicycle safety. The local police chief and a representative from All Children's Hospital, among others, congratulated him for wearing his bicycle helmet Jan. 29 as he was waiting to walk his bicycle across a crosswalk. ...more

February 4, 2008