Many parents wait until it is back to school sales tax holiday to make most of their back to school purchases for their children. This year the sales tax holiday will begin on Friday, August 2nd and run through Tuesday, […]
It happens every school year. You blink and then the summer break is almost over. In less than a month school districts through out Tampa Bay and the state will be opening their doors for students. Below are the […]
Florida Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is from August 1st through August 3rd. During this time you pay no sales tax on qualifying items. Don’t let the name of the holiday confuse you. You do not have to actually purchase the […]
In 2012 Brittany Wenger won the Google Science Fair for her Cloud4Cancer science project that is a computer program aimed to help detect malignancy of breast cancer. Once again Brittany placed in an international competition by winning 8th place in […]
Manatee County school bus driver, Rosemary Peterson, keeps kids quiet while keeping their minds busy. Peterson has started a book club with incentives that has children on her bus route devouring books. Children read books and then write books reports […]
Schools in Pinellas County need volunteers to help with tutoring and mentoring students. Below is a list of the volunteers needed and the locations. North County Male Tutor Needed Grade Kindergarten Contact: Julie Schletter 727-588-4730 Anona Elementary 12301 Indian […]
Recently a 15 year-old girl committed suicide after not being able to tolerate the taunting of classmates at her high school. Phoebe Prince was a beautiful 15 year-old Irish immigrant that faced a year of relentless bullying. Now, the group […]
A fire broke out in a bathroom at Blake High School in Tampa. Fire firefighters were called out and were able to extinguish the fire. One person, a 17 year-old student, was taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. […]
While the kids are at home from school during the winter vacation break, you may not be able to stay at home or have someone to be at home with them. A safe option is to enroll them into a […]
Three teens were sitting in the parking of Dixie Collins High School in Pinellas County with ninja weapons and ski masks. When deputies searched the car, they found two ninja throwing stars, a three-bladed circular knife and a ski mask, […]