About 60 students took to the skies this morning, getting bird's-eye views of Hillsborough County as part of a partnership with the Young Eagles Association. ...more

March 7, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. ...more

March 4, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. ...more

March 4, 2009

They're chosen from among thousands to study at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center before they make their big leap to opera stardom. But for Opera Tampa's seven apprentices, it's about more than just performing. The program gives the singers a chance to use their powerful voices to enlighten an entire community. ...more

February 26, 2009

One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. The Hillsborough County school board appointed principals for Webb and Pierce middle schools Tuesday night. Webb's assistant principal, Marcos Murillo, was promoted to principal, and Henry Lefler, an assistant principal at Williams Middle, will come to Pierce. Murillo, 33, has worked at Webb for a year and said he wants to keep the momentum that Principal Brent McBrien established. Students are enjoying the school year, and Murillo wants to build off their enthusiasm and continue to work to improve academics. ...more

February 25, 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

Last month, the cash-strapped Pinellas School District decided to close or consolidate a number of elementary and middle schools. Sheriff Jim Coats announced this week a reorganization under which, he said, the Sheriff's Office could "serve citizens as efficiently as possible given the present and future budget challenges." ...more

February 7, 2009

Parents from eight Hillsborough County elementary and middle schools turned out in force Jan. 28 to support a group fighting to keep cell towers off school campuses. ...more

February 4, 2009

Parents from eight Hillsborough County elementary and middle schools turned out in force Wednesday night to support a group fighting to keep cell towers off school campuses. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Pinellas County Classroom Teachers Association filed suit against the school board Tuesday, saying the board reneged on a promise to go back to a maximum five teaching periods a day for middle school teachers. ...more

January 22, 2009