Workers were putting the finishing touches on the improved A/C system at local high schools right up to today's first day. You may or may not have felt a pinch so far this year, with the new ½-cent sales tax increase to support Hillsborough County’s public schools, but the Hillsborough County School District certainly has felt the benefit. As of July 22, the district … [Read more...]
Benito & Liberty Middle Schools Will Have Crossing Guards For 2019-20
Parents at Benito Middle School gathered last school year to remind drivers to slow down in the mornings when driving by the school, but will have crossing guards to do so this year. Parents have long complained that despite traffic lights and clearly marked walkways, children attending Benito Middle School faced very real dangers having to cross busy Cross Creek Blvd. … [Read more...]
New Tampa School Grades
*Every New Tampa school had the same grade for 2018-19 as it did the previous school year, with the exception of Hunter’s Green Elementary, which improved to a “B” grade after four straight years of “C” grades. *New Tampa had six schools earn “A” grades, two that earned B grades and three earned C grades. *Chiles Elementary was the only New Tampa school to score higher … [Read more...]
Wesley Chapel School Grades
Once again, every school in Wesley Chapel but one received either an A or B grade from the state, including John Long Middle School (an A school for the 13th consecutive year, and Sand Pine Elementary (an A school for the 19th time in 21 years). Also, Wiregrass Elem. earned its first-ever A & the Union Park Academy charter school has received an A after its first full … [Read more...]
Popularity Spurs Expansion Of After-School Program In WC!
Students in Wiregrass Elementary’s Explorations after-school program celebrate the completion of their Zumba class. The program was highly successful in its first year (2018-19) and is now being expanded to Seven Oaks Elementary. In Pasco County, learning doesn’t stop when the bell rings at the end of the school day. From robotics to clay sculpting, and from Spanish to … [Read more...]
