The Advanced Academics fifth-graders had many questions - about salt and metals, fruit DNA, ice cubes, plants and vapor, bouncing basketballs and more. ...more

December 11, 2008

Quail Hollow Elementary School students are coming together through the "One School, One Book" program. ...more

November 16, 2008

In the 1984 film "The Karate Kid," teenager Daniel Larusso approaches Mr. Miyagi to learn karate so he can fight some bullies at school. Miyagi tells him, "Daniel-san, karate here tapping his head, karate here tapping his heart." ...more

November 16, 2008

Quail Hollow Elementary School is working to bring the school together by a shared activity through the "One School, One Book" program. ...more

November 12, 2008

Veterans from recent and not-so-recent wars and military duty were honored Monday at Sun 'N Lake Elementary School's Veterans Day Program. ...more

November 11, 2008

When Timothy Wise Jr., 10, opened the door to his family's apartment, there stood his favorite football player: Tampa Bay Buccaneer Warrick Dunn. ...more

November 5, 2008

Kingswood Elementary School teacher Robert Nicholson was arrested today, charged with child abuse in an incident involving a student in his music class, Hillsborough County School District spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said. ...more

October 24, 2008

For someone lacking in the spoken language of English, Valma Francisco who wrote the anti-Grimming article seems extremely articulate. For someone who would fail the first question on "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?," the writer seems to have had some assistance in writing a very detailed — but false — missive smearing Ron Grimming. I urge the citizens of Highlands County to follow the anti-Grimming writer's advice and research Ron Grimming. You would find a long and distinguished career with the Illinois State Police followed by his stint at the Florida Highway Patrol. Serving at the pleasure of the governor one can only maintain a position if they become a "yes man." Ron Grimming was not that man. ...more

October 4, 2008

Sharon Cutler is teaching students at Chiles Elementary how to grow lettuce without getting dirty. ...more

October 1, 2008

In middle school golf leagues, the top four players from one school compete against the top four from another school. Typically, the A player is the best and competes against the opposing school's top player, and so on. ...more

September 28, 2008