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Pinellas schools plan on charging $50 fee per sport for student-athletes
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (145+ words) PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. " Pinellas County Schools plan on implementing a $50 participation fee for each sport played by student-athletes. The district's athletics update says the fee would be charged per sport, meaning students involved in multiple sports would pay for each…...
Baby born at 22 weeks 'graduates' NICU after 257 days at Brandon Hospital
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (183+ words) BRANDON, Fla. " A baby born at 22 weeks has gone home after spending 257 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Brandon Hospital announced that John Delancey III, born on June 6, 2025, weighing just over one pound, was discharged after months of intensive…...
Students protest ICE policies after school at Wharton High
1+ week, 3+ day ago (459+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Over a dozen of students from Wharton High School walked off campus Monday afternoon, waving signs and chanting for an end to ICE operations following recent fatal shootings in Minnesota. "Say it once, say it twice, we will…...
Sarasota childcare facility using statewide movement to show why early learning is crucial
3+ week, 3+ day ago (398+ words) The Children's Movement of Florida is designating Jan. 26 as "All in for Early Learning Day." It's a day to recognize an early learning educator in your child's life, or to simply shine light on early education for kids. If you…...
Salvation Army’s Angel Tree deadline nears as volunteers race to meet holiday needs
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (197+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " The countdown to Christmas is underway, and Salvation Army volunteers in Hillsborough County are working nonstop to collect gifts for their annual Angel Tree program before this week's deadline. Each year, the organization adopts 2,300 "angels," local children who…...
Hillsborough school choice and magnet school applications close this weekend
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (525+ words) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. " Some kids have special interests, and Aurora Runas is one of those kids. The fifth grader at Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet School told Tampa Bay 28 that she loves art class and loves to draw, carrying around sketch…...
Toy Makers of East Lake put smiles on thousands of children's faces
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (580+ words) PALM HABOR, Fla. " Santa may have a workshop at the North Pole, but in the East Lake community of Palm Harbor, they have their own workshop with their own set of elves making handmade toys and delivering them to thousands…...
Preschool's sudden closure in St. Petersburg leaves dozens of families without childcare
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (406+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. " Dozens of families are left without childcare after learning their child's preschool suddenly closed just days before Thanksgiving. About 55 families had children who attended Learning Adventures Preschool on 38th Avenue North in St. Petersburg. WATCH: Preschool's sudden closure…...
Nearly 200 students sleep outside to raise awareness for peers experiencing homelessness
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (344+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Nearly 200 college and high school students slept outside to raise awareness for young people who are experiencing homelessness. Hillsborough County Children's Services hosted its third annual "Camp Street Lights" in Tampa. The event was held on Friday, November…...
One Pinellas County School is incorporating physical activity into classrooms
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (346+ words) PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. " One school in Pinellas County is working to incorporate physical activity into all of its classrooms. A classroom that's making the change is Ms. Roselli's classroom. "When they see the furniture out and that we are using…...