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May 25, 2012
Miami Beach Principal Selected As 'Florida Principal of the Year'
Dr. Rosann P. Sidener, principal at Miami Beach Senior High School has been selected as the 2012 Florida Association of School Administrators' (FASA) Principal of the Year.
May 24, 2012
Seminole State to offer Pharmacy Technology and Management Program in Fall 2012
To accommodate the growing need for pharmacy technicians in Central Florida, beginning in August 2012, Seminole State College of Florida will launch a Pharmacy Technology and Management degree program.
May 21, 2012
Food trucks are all the rage but it's nothing new to Orange County Public Schools
Food and Nutrition Services has been using a mobile food service truck since 2004.
May 17, 2012
Oak Ridge High School earns grant to put in place one of the nation's leading STEM education curriculum
Oak Ridge High School (ORHS) is the recipient of a $35,000 grant from "Project Lead The Way" (PLTW), the nation's leading provider of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum.
May 16, 2012
Cypress Bay High Teacher Wins APA TOPSS Award for Excellence in Teaching
Cypress Bay High Schools (Weston, Fla.) teacher Kimberly Patterson was awarded the American Psychological Association's TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award in April for her dynamic teaching and commitment to the advancement of high school psychology.
May 14, 2012
Timber Creek students are best appellate high school attorneys in Florida
Timber Creek High School students, Alexis Soto and Julie Silvers, have been awarded the title of best appellate high school attorneys in the State of Florida after competing in the 2012 Florida Moot Court Competition.
May 11, 2012
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind Equals Success
Many people in this world dream of success, but there are those like the students below that strive to achieve and turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones on their path to accomplish their goals.
May 9, 2012
Three Amos P. Godby High School Students awarded scholarships
Three Amos P. Godby High School Students were honored at a ceremony sponsored by the Tallahassee Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
May 8, 2012
U.S. News ranks nations "best high schools," one FL schools makes Top 20
This is the fourth year the magazine has done this, though this year it reviewed more schools from 49 states (Nebraska didn't have enough data, so no cornhusker schools included) and Washington, D.C.
May 4, 2012
Miami Coral Park High School's Engineering Robotics Program Wins National Championship
Students from Miami Coral Park Senior High School's Engineering Robotics magnet program are national champions after winning the ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) Mentor Industry Round Table National Championship in Washington D.C.
April 30, 2012
Middleton Magnet High School Wins the FTC Robotics World Championship
In St. Louis, Missouri, April 25-28, the top 128 (out of 2,100 total teams) First Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics teams from around the world met to compete for the FTC World Championship.
April 26, 2012
Krop Senior High Students Excel at Barry University's Science Olympiad
Each spring, Barry University hosts a Science Olympiad competition designed for local area high school students taking chemistry and physics.
April 25, 2012
Seminole State Student Wins $30,000 Transfer Scholarship
Seminole State College of Florida honors student Charles Bilyue is one of only 60 students in the country to be named a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar for 2012.
April 24, 2012
Middleton Drum Major Wins Candy Olson Ambassador for Public Education $10K Scholarship
Abraham Tejeda, a Middleton High School senior and head drum major for the Tigers' marching band, was surprised this afternoon when School Board Chair Candy Olson presented him with a $10,000 college scholarship.
April 20, 2012
JROTC Student Earns Gold Medal of Valor for Intervention in Stabbing
In a fast-paced era - where most people can't stop to help someone struggling with their groceries - Tyler does more than just help.
April 16, 2012
Seminole State Nursing Program highlighted during Orlando Predators game
The Seminole State Nursing Program was recognized by the Holler-Classic Automotive Group during the Orlando Predators' College Night March 29.
April 11, 2012
Model UN students earn award at international conference
Sixteen students from Tallahassee Community College recently attended the Nation Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York City.
April 9, 2012
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, named the top music department in the country by the Grammy Foundation
Congratulations to Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, named the top music department in the country by the Grammy Foundation.
April 4, 2012
One Florida teacher gets all his kids to graduate
If you worry about the future of our kids, listen to the story of Miramar High School. Miramar was one of the worst schools in Florida, but in 10 years, with a new administration and dedicated teachers, it's now among the best.
April 2, 2012
Elementary School in Wesley Chapel wins awards for fighting obesity
It may look like nap time for the kindergarten class at Wesley Chapel Elementary, but the young students are doing a classic technique to relax and stretch as part of their school day lesson.
March 29, 2012
Seminole State's childcare program first in state to receive prestigious accreditation
The Early Childhood Education Program at Seminole State College of Florida is the first in Florida to achieve national accreditation from a leading association.
March 26, 2012
Florida high school student named Military Child of the Year for the Air Force
Operation Homefront's 2012 Military Child of the Year for the Air Force was recently awarded to Chelsea Rutherford, daughter of Technical Sgt. Kelly Herndon, 325th Medical Group education and training manager, and Technical Sgt. Charles Herndon, 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-22 avionics expeditor.
March 15, 2012
Seminole State STEM research program alumnus places in top 10 at Intel Science Talent Search
Seminole State College dual enrollment-STEM Research Program alumnus Neel Patel, placed sixth out of 40 students at the Intel Science Talent Search.
March 2, 2012
Commissioner Robinson Participates in the Read Across America Celebration
Today Commissioner Robinson participated in the Read Across America celebration of Dr. Seuss' 108th birthday at John G. Riley Elementary School in Tallahassee.
February 22, 2012
Student Astronaut Challenge
Florida State University Lab school students are living the experience of flying in space within the "Enterprise" Space Shuttle Flight Simulator.
February 14, 2012
2012 Black History Month Celebration
Employees of the Florida Department of Education heard the Ruediger Elementary Mathematical Drummers perform at the Department's 2012 Black History Month Celebration.