The Academy of the Holy Names hosted the Anti-Defamation League on Feb. 18 for a workshop, "Becoming an Ally: Interrupting Name-Calling and Bullying." The workshop was for 60 middle school students at two sessions. With studies indicating more than 16 percent of U.S. students have been bullied by other students during the current school term, the federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program is recommending schools address these concerns. Anti-Defamation League workshops are interactive, participatory and provide opportunities for students to develop and practice skills enabling them to respond to incidents of name-calling and bullying among their peers. The goal is to create inclusive school environments where students feel respected and challenged to succeed. ...more

February 25, 2009

Figuratively speaking, Danielle Kuehner, Chelsi Mackin and Zoe Pappas have been pounding the pavement while working on a school project. They took an idea they have about safety to the Pasco Metropolitan Planning Organization this week. ...more

February 21, 2009

Fifty local middle school students competed Friday for thousands of dollars in grants to support their schools through a fitness challenge called What Moves U. ...more

February 21, 2009

Pasco County has no shortage of artistic children and teenagers. A trip to the Pasco County Fair confirms it. ...more

February 21, 2009

A $4 million renovation project at Nature's Classroom was celebrated by about 100 supporters during a rededication ceremony Tuesday. ...more

February 18, 2009

The Southwest Florida Water Management District will celebrate extensive renovations at Nature's Classroom with a rededication ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. ...more

February 16, 2009

Four Lake Placid middle school students are facing expulsion due to what the school calls gang-related activity in the past two months, but Principal Derrel Bryan said there has been no gang-related violence on the school's campus. ...more

February 5, 2009

Science projects at the Annual Science and Engineering Fair. ...more

January 30, 2009

There was a small fire in a restroom this morning at Monroe Middle School in South Tampa. ...more

January 15, 2009

Almost one year after her triumphant return to her Sarasota hometown, former "American Idol" finalist Syesha Mercado is coming back again for a benefit concert. ...more

January 14, 2009