Sunday, February 10, 2013
Time is running out for students who want to obtain their GED using Florida’s old version of the test.
Carrollwood and Northdale residents who want to get their GEDs might want to act soon before the state changes the test and its associated fees. The state’s current 2002 Series GED test runs its course at the end of 2013. Starting Jan. 2, 2014, students will have to take the new, more costly 2014 GED if they want to gain their high school credentials through this alternative means. Students who have taken the current version of the test but failed to pass all five parts need to sign up for retakes before 2013 ends, too. Those who don’t will find themselves having to take the entire 2014 test and pay the higher fees, according to a media release from Hillsborough County Public Schools. The cost to take the 2002 series test is $70. The new …
Friday, March 4, 2011
Elementary, middle and high school students have joined together to combat a serious issue
Twenty six kids, some returning and some brand new, gathered together in the upstairs conference room at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay for their monthly Bully Busters youth council meeting. Bully Busters is a partnership between Hillsborough County and the Sheriff’s Office to reduce bullying among children. The students’ mission was serious, since some students have been victims of bullying or witnessed it firsthand. The problem can be overwhelming, but these determined elementary, middle and high schools are proponents for change in the fight against bullying by using their social networks and word of mouth as catalysts. The evening opened with meeting location host, David Braughton, president and CEO of the Crisis Center thanking them …
Friday, February 25, 2011
Brothers create program to help soldiers without support system back home
Like all high school students, Matt and Ryan Hoverman need community service hours for graduation. But these brothers have gone further than most to find a community service program that everyone could participate in. Matt, a senior at Carrollwood Day School, explained that he was "looking for a community service project - something I could bring to the school to get people involved in. Not just your typical volunteer project.” Ryan, a junior, adds, “Because it’s an IB school, you have to have a lot of community service, so you try to look for more creative projects that you can do.” In the past few years, the siblings had brought their campuses "Cell Phone for Soldiers," a recycling program that exchanges used cell phones for calling …
Camille C. Spencer
5:44 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2011
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