We wanted to congratulate several talented Wharton Athletes for winning honors at the Fall Sports Award ceremony at the Hillsborough County School District’s Raymond O. Shelton Administrative Center on Jan. 23.Continue reading
Wharton Boys, Freedom Girls Seeking State Hoops Titles
By Gary Nager
The annual basketball “Battle for New Tampa” between Paul R. Wharton High on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. and Freedom High in Tampa Palms has seen its share of close matchups, but the Freedom girls (now 20-2 and 8-0 in Class 7A-District 9) and Wharton boys (20-3, 10-0 in District 8A-7) teams both proved their dominance in this year’s respective battles, both of which took place at Wharton’s gym on January 23, where a packed house saw the Freedom girls and Wharton boys continue their respective marches towards State titles.Continue reading
Freedom & Wharton Both Get ‘B’s From The State
High school grades for the 2011-12 school year have been released and New Tampa’s high schools have once again scored well.Continue reading
Freedom & Wharton Both Get ‘B’s From The State
High school grades for the 2011-12 school year have been released and New Tampa’s high schools have once again scored well.Continue reading
School Board Shoots Down Security Plan
Just a month after the elementary school shooting in Connecticut that resulted in the deaths of 20 children, the Hillsborough County School Board has rejected a security proposal that would have placed armed guards at all District elementary schools, including the seven in the New Tampa area.Continue reading