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Schools

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 5, 2017
'Elfis' visits Bradenton school

Tara Elementary holiday program teaches lessons in acceptance, holiday cheer.

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Riverview High Principal Paul Burns will not return to the school after winter break.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • December 5, 2017
Riverview High principal leaving for job with state

Dr. Paul Burns will start with the Florida Department of Education Jan. 3.

  • Sarasota
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Nick and Moe’s Shell Gas Station managers Jose Rodriguez and Mike Hass and owner Nick Salem show off one of their pumps aimed at helping R. Dan Nolan Middle School and Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • November 29, 2017
East County businesses get their piece of the pie

Local businesses have key role in Partnership in Education (ePIE) program.

  • East County
  • Schools
Lakewood Ranch High School's asphalt track will soon be resurfaced with a rubberized material, making for a more safe training environment for students.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • November 21, 2017
Lakewood Ranch High set to have track resurfaced

Lakewood Ranch High School's track to be resurfaced this month, allowing for safer training conditions.

  • East County
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Bethany Burnett, Allison Cohen and Es Swithart
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • November 16, 2017
Sarasota County Schools announces Teacher of the Year finalists

School district staff joined Education Foundation representatives in surprising the three finalists at their schools.

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17-year-old twins Haille and Hunter Bogumil signed with Division 1 Stony Brook and La Salle universities, respectively, Nov. 8.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 8, 2017
Area twins have D1 schools seeing double

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Braden River High School's Hunter Fioretto and Haley Mercer, two of the dairy evaluation and selection team members, finished 16th in the nation in dairy evaluation.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • November 6, 2017
A dairy good day for Braden River FFA team

Pirates' FFA diary evaluation team places 16th in the nation.

  • East County
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Lakewood Ranch his was the only Manatee County high school named a "school of excellence" by the state this year.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 12, 2017
Lakewood Ranch schools deemed ‘schools of excellence’

Six of seven Manatee County public schools earning the distinction are in East County.

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    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 2, 2017
Sarasota County School Board considering referendum voting cycle

The referendum vote typically takes place during a special election, but the Board is debating again if that's the most practical way to get the funding.

  • Sarasota
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Scott Toedman and Braden River Elementary School kindergartener Olivia Matthews sit down to enjoy breakfast.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • September 27, 2017
Braden River Elementary celebrates dads

Special guests enjoyed a free breakfast in the 'VIP' lounge at Braden River Elementary School.

  • East County
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GreyHawk Landing's Millard Laney grabs a picture of his granddaughter Lea Laney, who turns 2 in November.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 22, 2017
Kiddie Academy celebrates grandparents in Lakewood Ranch

The event was postponed due to Hurricane Irma.

  • East County
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Students work with a reading recovery teacher in first grade to start reading on grade-level. Photo courtesy Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • September 20, 2017
Reading recovery program changes students's lives

One-on-one, short-term intervention helps students read better, younger — and remain strong readers as they grow.

  • Sarasota
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Students can get free lunch and breakfast at public schools through Oct. 20, following Hurricane Irma.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • September 18, 2017
State giving free lunch and breakfast to all Sarasota County students through Oct. 20

Nearly 3,000 schools and 2.5 million students in 48 counties were given this opportunity.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Another Friday night, another lightning storm affecting area games.Â
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 1, 2017
Sarasota football roundup: 09.01.17

All four area teams had their games cut short by lightning. Three resulted in losses, the other a lopsided win.

  • Sarasota
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Some students like Southside Elementary's Matthew Morris, Gabi DeLeo, Anandi Fuller and Wyatt Woods went to school on the day of the eclipse. But thousands others left early or didn't go at all.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • August 23, 2017
Sarasota Schools see spike in absence and early dismissals on eclipse day

More than 6,000 students were out of school that day or left early, which is more than is typical.

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