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Mac Mitchell.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 3, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Mac Mitchell

The Sarasota High sophomore talks being coachable and the best advice he's received.

  • Sarasota
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 10, 2018
Land swap a go in Lakewood Ranch

School District, SMR move forward with deal.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 6, 2018
Manatee schools offer open enrollment

School choice for elementary schools runs through March 16.

  • East County
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Rendering of the new middle school.
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  • Amelia Hanks
  • March 2, 2018
Nominees announced for Lakewood Ranch middle school name

The School District of Manatee County school board will decide on the name March 13.

  • East County
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  • Cassidy Alexander
  • February 27, 2018
School district announces new Riverview High principal

Erin del Castillo will start July 1, pending school board approval.

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Art Vetter from J.H. Williams Oil Company, Nolan asst. principal Lori Jones, owners Jose Rodriguez and Mike Hass, McNeal asst. principal Carol Ricks, County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh and owner Nick Salen presenting the checks.
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  • Amelia Hanks
  • February 27, 2018
Fundraiser pumps funds into schools

Local convenience store efforts will benefit Manatee County schools.

  • East County
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Sophie Yturralde and Caitlin Abrams examine contained currents to see what electricity looks like using a plasma globe designed by Nikola Tesla.
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  • Shane Donglasan
  • February 23, 2018
The Out-of-Door Academy unveils Dart STEM Lab

The new lab puts an emphasis on innovation in elementary education.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 22, 2018
Bashaw sons, moms dance night away

Mothers, sons celebrate season of love.

  • East County
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  • Amelia Hanks
  • February 21, 2018
Braden River Elementary students connect with pen pals in China

East County fifth-graders corresponded with students a world away.

  • East County
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Lacey Anderson listening to her coach, Bill Culver, read the clue for the trivia question.
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  • Amelia Hanks
  • February 12, 2018
Local graduates compete in Brain Bowl

East County college students head for Brain Bowl.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 9, 2018
Willis Elementary dance is flurry of fun

The Snowflake Ball celebrated the love between fathers and their daughters.

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Braden River Elementary School third-grade teacher Kristen Collins assists student Trayon Goff, 8, with sounding out prefixes.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • February 7, 2018
School district makes its case for revenue increase

Superintendent Diana Greene talked to the public about the need for a 1 mill increase in property taxes.

  • East County
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  • Cassidy Alexander
  • February 5, 2018
Teachers to get merit-based pay increases

Negotiations that started in the summer resulted in the end of the step program, which rewarded some teachers the longer they were employed.

  • Sarasota
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 31, 2018
Pride is king of Nolan play

Nearly 50 students participate in "Lion King Kids."

  • East County
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  • Cassidy Alexander
  • January 31, 2018
School board puts policies under review

Complaints policy among those under scrutiny this year.

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