It's only 7:45 a.m. on a school day, but Sebring High senior Ricki Albritton leaps to her feet and raises her arms to energize 40 of her fellow students. ...more

February 15, 2009

The Highlands County School Board is thinking about the possibility of terminating high school sports and extra curricular activities in local high schools. As a 15-year-old at Lake Placid High, I am very active in my schools athletic and extra curricular activities. I am in the marching season Color Guard, band during concert season, student government association and on the girl's basketball and softball teams. I know that the purpose of doing away with sports is only because of budget cuts, but having sports and extra curricular activities in our high schools is a good thing. Most of the kids in Lake Placid don't only play sports because we love it, but because of the support and help we get from our teammates and coaches. You see, we get more out of sports in schools than we do in any other activity in Highlands County. ...more

January 30, 2009

On a rainy morning that threatened to dampen spirits, Pasco-Hernando Community College brightened the mood for some of its financially strapped students Thursday as they picked up gifts wrapped for Christmas. ...more

December 12, 2008

Face to face with a German shepherd with 600 students looking on, Lake Placid High School Principal Michael Haley felt a little a fear as he puckered up to plant a kiss on the dog. ...more

December 2, 2008

Encouragement and praise brought a smile to Park Elementary School's third-graders recently, courtesy of South Florida Community College's Student Government Association. ...more

October 28, 2008

Fall classes kicked into gear Monday at Pasco-Hernando Community College and, in no time, activity was humming at the campus bookstore. ...more

August 26, 2008

LAKE PLACID — The future is bright for Lake Placid High School valedictorian Yesica Hurtado and salutatorian Jessica Coury. The two young women laughed easily and enjoyed chatting together at the high school on Thursday. The slim difference for overall Grade Point Average between the two scholars was four one-hundredths of a single point. ...more

May 8, 2008

The Rotary Club of New Tampa and New Tampa Noon Rotary will partner to sponsor the fifth annual New Tampa Pig Roast to benefit local charities. ...more

January 26, 2008

Three area high schools have taken top honors and a share of $10,000 in cash prizes in the Battle of the Belts contest, which promotes safety by encouraging high school students to use seat belts. ...more

January 23, 2008

SEBRING — Sebring High School junior Ricki Albritton has a good excuse to miss school on Friday – she will be receiving training in Drug Abuse Resistance Education as Florida's D.A.R.E. youth representative. ...more

October 24, 2007