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Immigration crackdown spurs high school walkouts across Lee County
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (88+ words) Immigration crackdown spurs high school walkouts across Lee County'The News-Press Immigration crackdown spurs high school walkouts across Lee County Students at several Lee County high schools, most in Cape Coral, protested U.S. immigration enforcement Feb. 5 and 6 with protests, walkouts and upside-down…...
Vote! Lee County High School Student of the Week nominations are in
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (324+ words) Time to vote! We have a new list of nominees for this week's Lee County High School Student of the Week. The voting period is today (Feb. 2) until 5 p.m. on Thursday (Feb. 5). The winner will be announced on Friday. You can…...
Vote! The Lee County High Schoo Student of the Week nominations are in
3+ week, 4+ day ago (243+ words) Time to vote! Here are the nominations for the Lee County High School Student of the Week for Jan. 12-15. The voting period ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday (Jan. 15). You can vote here, or scroll to the bottom of the page and…...
Ida S. Baker student is the Lee County High School Student of the Week
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (356+ words) Congratulations to Payton Houser of Ida S. Baker High School. Payton is the Lee County High School Student of the Week. Payton received 36% to narrowly finish ahead of runner-up RuthElisabeth "Ruthee" Wisner of the Evangelical Christian School (35%). The New-Press, in collaboration…...
Fort Myers High School junior is the Lee County High School Student of the Week
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (270+ words) Congratuations to Fort Myers High School junior Olivia Alexander for receiving the most votes to take this week's Lee County High School Student of the Week honors. Olivia collected 29 percent of the votes. Maggie Swift of Bishop Verot was runner-up…...
Get Mad About Hunger | Opinion
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (202+ words) In Southwest Florida, one in six children and one in eight adults face food insecurity. No one should have to wonder where their next meal will come from " yet in our community, children go to bed hungry, and adults struggle…...
Lee County students are back to school. What's so different about this year?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (800+ words) Lee County welcomed nearly 108,000 students back to class Monday, Aug. 11, as schools across the district opened for the 2025-26 school year. "We are just getting started," said Superintendent Denise Carlin. "Our goal is to be the number one district in the…...
Cell phone rules 101: What to know about Lee County's policy for 2025-26 school year
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (124+ words) Perhaps the first and most important lesson of the 2025-26 school year when the doors open on Aug. 11 is the students' use of a cell phone. More than 130 new laws went into effect in Florida as of July 1. Some of them…...
First day of school just days away for Lee County students. What to know before Aug. 11
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (398+ words) The end of summer is coming to an end in Lee County " sort of. The tropics are heating up, the summer heat continues but back-to-school shopping is well underway, with the start of school just days away. Lee County students…...
When is the first day of school in Florida? A list of start dates in every county
6+ mon, 5+ hour ago (259+ words) Floridian students have less than a week to enjoy the rest of their summer vacation. Starting Monday, Aug. 11, students will kick off the 2025-2026 school year. Get a pencil and paper, or make a note in your phone's calendar; here's a…...