P.K. Yonge student selected for Bands of America Honor Band in the 2026 Rose Parade
Reid Roberts, a senior at P.K. Yonge High School, has been selected by Music for All to be a member of the Bands of America...
UF/IFAS joins Florida Wildflower Foundation to form statewide Native Seed Partnership
The kickoff meeting brought together invited partners from conservation, utilities, research institutions, agriculture, and land-management organizations to address Florida’s growing deficit of native seed —...
Alachua County Public Schools seeking donations for annual Holiday Food Drive
The district has launched its annual Holiday Food Drive, which provided boxes of food for nearly 900 families last year. Organizers are seeking donations of...
Lincoln Middle School thespians selected for MainStage at Florida State Thespian Festival, earn fourth consecutive Best in Show award
Lincoln's selection to perform on the MainStage at the Florida State Junior Thespian Festival is the first in history for a Gainesville-area middle school....
Alachua County 4-H brings agricultural education to life in local classrooms
Each year, Alachua County 4-H delivers Florida Agriculture in the Classroom’s Ag Literacy Day program to elementary schools all across the county to help teach...
School Board extends Superintendent’s contract to June 2027 with a raise, discusses Superintendent evaluation process
At the November 19 annual organizational meeting, business meeting, and workshop, the School Board of Alachua County set the meeting calendar, extended the Superintendent's contract to...
Frazer School academic teams compete across the country
Seven different Frazer School teams competed in various events across the country this past weekend, with the Science Bowl team placing 4th at a prestigious invitational competition...
P.K. Yonge Junior Hyle Ismail scores perfect 1520 on PSAT, joins elite national scholars
Hyle Ismail, a junior at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, has achieved a perfect score of 1520 on the PSAT/NMSQT, a distinction earned by fewer than...
ACPS students named All-State musicians
Forty-three young musicians from ten local schools have been selected as all-state musicians by the Florida Music Education Association...
Commissioner of Education files Administrative Complaint against Talbot Elementary teacher
Florida Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas has filed an Administrative Complaint against Emily Caylen Grace, a teacher at Talbot Elementary, seeking sanctions against her educator's...