Alachua County Public Schools food service director named ‘Trayblazer’ in national recognition program
It’s her photo on the Wheaties box, but Alachua County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services director Maria Eunice says her recent national recognition is...
Dean at A. Quinn Jones School named to UF college’s Alumni Hall of Fame
Ramirez, a dean at the A. Quinn Jones School, is one of seven alumni from the University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance...
High school students help local residents file their taxes
More than 105 students in Buchholz High School’s Academy of Finance have been trained and certified as tax preparers this year...
FLDOE asks districts to make face coverings optional for the 2021-22 school year
In a strongly-worded memo noting that face coverings are a "personal decision" and that "the data shows us that districts' face covering policies do not...
Free COVID vaccines to be given to students 16 and older at local high schools
Students ages 16 and older will be able to receive free COVID vaccinations at school during the regular school day during the next few weeks...
Ten local students qualify for prestigious national physics competition, chance to represent U.S. internationally
Ten Alachua County Public School students have qualified for the United States of America Physics Olympiad this year, out of just 13 students statewide...
Florida Department of Education Issues Emergency Order on Testing
The Emergency Order empowers local school districts and schools to make the important decisions on graduation, promotion, and whether to opt-in to school grades and...
Eastside High student is Grand Award Winner in state science fair, will represent Florida in international fair
Eastside High School junior Vedant Karalkar has qualified for the prestigious Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair by developing a low-cost diagnostic test for high-poverty...
Three Buchholz High students in the running for national math team
Three students from Buchholz High School have been named qualifiers for the United States of America Math Olympiad...
Two Lincoln Middle students qualify for national math championship
Two of the four students in Florida to qualify for the 2021 MATHCOUNTS National Competition are from Lincoln Middle School. ...