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Schools

  • By Pam McTeer
  • July 15, 2009
Braden River High grad hits top speed

Ahmad Hares's dragster set a national record at the Technology Student Association's national dragster competition June 29-30.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Pam McTeer
  • July 15, 2009
Educational Expansion

Bradenton Christian and Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch are adding more learning opportunities for East County families this school year.

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  • Michael Eng
  • July 15, 2009
BRE student schmoozes with Obama

First-grader Kaylah Gunst met the president during the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Children's Congress June 22-24 in Washington, D.C.

  • East County
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  • July 15, 2009
District names new Ranch principal

An original member of the Mustang administrative team, Linda Nesselhauf has spent the last two years as assistant principal at Manatee High School.

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  • July 13, 2009
Manatee schools receive $1.7 million grant

History education in Manatee County Public Schools received a substantial boost through a nearly $1.7 million grant from the federal government to fund a "Teaching American History Grant."

  • East County
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  • By Pam McTeer
  • July 1, 2009
Community grills Ranch principal finalists

The three finalists for the Lakewood Ranch High School Principal position possibly met their toughest critics during a community forum June 30 at Lakewood Ranch High School.

  • East County
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  • By Pam McTeer
  • June 30, 2009
Finalists named for Ranch principal post

Parents will have a chance to meet and question the three finalists for the principal position at Lakewood Ranch High School at a community forum at 6:30 p.m., tonight.

  • East County
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  • By Pam McTeer
  • June 24, 2009
District fast-tracks search for principal

Officials expect to have a new principal at Lakewood Ranch High School as early as July 14. A community forum with the finalists will be held June 30 at the school.

  • East County
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  • By Pam McTeer
  • June 24, 2009
East County aces 2009 FCAT

All but two East County schools earned an 'A' grade on this year's Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.

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  • June 22, 2009
St. Stephen's teacher earns fellowship

Dominique Craft, an East County resident, will attend the 2009 Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers by the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University.

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  • June 18, 2009
Rays hit homerun for Manatee schools

The Tampa Bay Rays donated $5,000 to the school district to benefit Baseball Math, a curriculum developed by a Freedom Elementary teacher.

  • East County
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  • Michael Eng
  • June 17, 2009
Mike Wilder leaves Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch High School Principal Mike Wilder has accepted a position at the district level. The search is on for his replacement.

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  • June 15, 2009
School district forms naming committee

The new committee formed after multiple requests to name district facilities or property after district employees or local citizens who have made significant contributions to education in Manatee .

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  • Michael Eng
  • June 11, 2009
$13.6M cuts will affect every school in Manatee

BRE, Lakewood are among the schools losing assistant principals as part of the cuts.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • June 4, 2009
Meet McNeal's best bookworm

Since moving to the United States from Germany two years ago, 10-year-old Julian Deusch has become one of the school's best readers.

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