Belinda Serrano has taught at Adams Middle School so long that it's not uncommon for students to tell her she taught their mom or dad. ...more

December 31, 2008

Belinda Serrano has taught at Adams Middle School so long that it's not uncommon for students to tell her she taught their mom or dad. ...more

December 31, 2008

Genealogists love research trips. Nothing rivals the hunt, whether it takes place seated in front of a microfilm machine or tramping through a weedy cemetery. ...more

December 14, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Most school boundary discussions involve parents pleading for the district to keep their children at their current schools. ...more

October 1, 2008

SEBRING — Beckie Townsend cuts a cardboard letter "N" that will have a noodle attached to it to help students at the Kindergarten Learning Center learn the alphabet. Next, she cuts a "B" that will be accompanied by a bean to also be used for a letter recognition exercise. One day a week Townsend volunteers in her 5-year-old daughter's class and reads stories and sings songs. She also makes copies and prepares materials in the teacher work area. As vice president of the school's parent teacher organization (PTO) and co-chair of the school advisory council (SAC) and volunteer, Townsend is a very involved school parent. But despite various efforts by school administrators to reach out to parents, many don't become actively involved in school events and functions. ...more

November 19, 2007