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These are the most bizarre Florida headlines our team has spotted during the first quarter of 2019.
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.
Read More »The Point, March 28, 2019: Florida House Begins Discussion Of Suncoast Parkway Extension
The state House today will begin discussing the Senate president's proposal for the Suncoast Parkway extension, which could run through this part of the state.
Read More »Gainesville Celebrates Indigenous Culture With Native American Festival This Weekend
The Gainesville Native American Festival will be held at the Alachua County Fairgrounds. It will kick off with a school day on Friday and last until Sunday.
Read More »The Point, March 26, 2019: The Toxic Toads Infesting Certain South Florida Neighborhoods
Recent rain and warmer weather have caused toxic toads to infest neighborhoods in Palm Beach Gardens.
Read More »Micanopy Community Center Providing Food, Literacy
At an event called “Burgers and Books,” the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Youth and Community Resource Unit gave out free grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and provided books for children and adults.
Read More »High Springs Community School Welcomes Full-Time K-9
Justice, an 11-month-old Vizsla-Labrador mix, patrols the halls of High Springs Community School every morning as she works toward her certification.
Read More »Most K-12 Schools Don’t Teach It, But These Gainesville Students Are Learning to Code
A group of Gainesville pupils ages 9 to 11 take on a coding assignment that uses Scratch, an introductory program created by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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