By Gary Nager
I have recounted my personal connection many times, but it seems that most everyone has been touched by the scourge of our time — cancer. If you haven’t had a family member or friend who has been victimized by this disease — which affects men, women and children of all ages, races and from every country of the world (see below) — consider yourself lucky.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
Congratulations to the Class of 2014 from Freedom High (FHS) in Tampa Palms and Paul R. Wharton High (WHS)!Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
Rumors can be devastating in high school, especially when they concern a weapon on campus. Thankfully, the rumor of a gun on Wharton High’s New Tampa campus was dispelled after a lockdown and class-by-class search on May 29.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
Smoke rises along Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in New Tampa from the Paul R. Wharton High parking lot. The haze floats above the area, carrying with it scents not usually associated with a fire. In fact, they smell downright delicious. The source? Wharton’s first food truck rally, “Food Trucks Fighting Hunger,” which was held on April 13.Continue reading
By Matt Wiley
It’s been quite a year for both the Wharton High Wildcats and Freedom High Patriots boys basketball teams in their respective runs at a state title, each setting impressive milestones for their schools that will live on as some of these players graduate and move on to college.Continue reading