The Education Foundation of Alachua County’s Take Stock in Children program is looking for people interested in becoming mentors to area middle and high students. The group holds its Mentor Mixer on March 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Scorpio at 3911 Newberry Road in Gainesville.
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University of Florida students admit they continue to use the TikTok app more than two months after UF discouraged the use of the app on campus.
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The student volunteer program Children Beyond Our Borders seeks applicants interested in working in poor communities in Medellín, Colombia, this summer. The deadline to apply for the Bound For Peace program is March 24.
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Former University of Florida standout and NFL star Major Wright has been visiting schools in Alachua County to get students excited about spreading kindness.
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Two Gainesville researchers will hold a free workshop to help residents trace their family ancestry. The workshop is on April 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Kanapaha Presbyterian Church, 6221 SW 75th Terrace.
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Gifts, costumes, groggers, and above all: hamantaschen. All of these items commemorate the jolly Jewish holiday Purim. Each year, it is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month “Adar,” which falls between late winter and early spring each year. For 2023, the holiday begins Monday, with celebrations set …
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Shouting at the top of her lungs, “Hey Hey, Ho Ho, climate change has got to go,” while marching through Downtown Gainesville in the late afternoon heat, Madeline Stewart waved around a sign that read “Make Florida Green. You owe us.” Stewart, a 21-year-old University of Florida political science and …
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Watch above: WUFT reporter Elena Barrera produced this video report. OCALA, Fla. – What started out as a group project turned into one middle school student getting her science experiment a seat to the International Space Station, one of five such projects headed to space from schools across Florida. Collins …
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The number of English for Speakers of Other Languages students in Alachua County increased by more than 100 in 2022 from the previous year, when it dropped during the pandemic. Most ESOL students speak Spanish as their first language.
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During Black History Month, people on the University of Florida campus are holding a multitude of events, including the “Can’t Ban Us Day of Action” Black history teach-in on Thursday at the Marston Science Library. Students and faculty gathered at the teach-in to highlight the rapidly growing African American history …
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