Withdrawing from a class carries a hefty penalty this year for college students with Bright Futures scholarships, but the consequences for lower-income students could be more severe than state lawmakers intended. ...more

November 1, 2009

Whether it's athletics, academics or volunteering after school, Kaylee Wolf does it wholeheartedly. ...more

February 22, 2009

Central High School junior Maria Thrasher knows she's not supposed to use a cell phone on campus. ...more

September 10, 2008

Cell phone use brings harsh penalties at local schools. ...more

September 10, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - A lot has changed for Sunlake High junior Nikki Walters. A year ago, she was a multisport athlete at Land O' Lakes High, including a first-team all-Sunshine Athletic Conference swimmer. She holds the school record in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.47 seconds. ...more

May 11, 2008

AVON PARK — Michelle Caibio and Casey McKibben have kept each other up on their school work, studied together, gone to the same church and will both call the University of Florida their next school. They tried to earn the same grade point average to share Avon Park High School's valedictorian prize together, but that was one of the few math problems Michelle and Casey couldn't figure out. ...more

May 7, 2008

Mari Pothier, a Hernando High School senior and one of the county's top 41 high school students, envisions careers both behind and in front of the camera. ...more

April 27, 2008