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The First Arts Academy will offer private lessons to children who want to learn to sing, dance, perform theatre or play an instrument.
Read More »The First Arts Academy Designed For East Gainesville Students Coming This Fall
Temporary Student Homelessness Continues To Affect UF Students
“Student homeless week” is a situation many UF students deal with every summer as those who are moving between apartment complexes realize their lease ends at one complex a week or sometimes two before their new lease begins at the other complex.
Read More »College President Sasser Reflects On 17 Years At Santa Fe
After 17 years as president of Santa Fe College, Jackson Sasser reflects on his long, eventful career. For him, retirement is just around the corner.
Read More »House Bill To Expand Guardian Program Temporarily Postponed
Florida lawmakers postponed legislation that would allow teachers to train to carry concealed guns while at work.
Read More »Gainesville March For Our Lives Protests Arming Teachers
Students are protesting against legislature that could potentially arm teachers in schools. Over 30 members of March for Our Lives Gainesville boarded buses heading for Tallahassee. When they got there they gathered with other groups coming from Orlando and Tampa. Jacob McEwen is a UF student. He was a substitute …
Read More »Alachua County Women Create Local Movement For Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Women in Alachua County rallied together to start the local movement, “Start By Believing,” for this year’s sexual assault awareness month. They were inspired by the Me Too and Times Up movements and wanted to start a local campaign to help give victims hope and make them feel comfortable enough …
Read More »Theater Production Spotlights Local Racial History To Inform, Educate
“From Colored to Black” is a Gainesville play that reflects on past and current race disparities within the north central Florida African American community.
Read More »Reading Program Boosts Kids Into Literacy
Winning Reading Boost is a 90-day intensive reading program designed to bring students who are below their reading level up to speed. The results are already showing to be positive and the program has made its way into some Alachua County schools.
Read More »How Pigs And Cows Saved A School
Once on the verge of shutting down due to low grades, Hawthorne Middle/High School has bounced back in recent years thanks to the revival of its agricultural program.
Read More »Gainesville Teen Recognized For Work On Non-Profit
St. Francis Catholic Academy honored one of its students for his work on a non-profit that donates video games to children in need.
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