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Bradenton football star now Bayshore HS head varsity football coach
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Tracy “Ace” Sanders is a Bradenton native who played football for Manatee High School. Ace is replacing Jamaal Sanders who is changing direction taking a non-coaching position at another school in Manatee County. The new coach Ace Sanders is ready to build a winning culture around the Bayshore High School football program.
Sarasota School District sees jump in reading achievement, new data shows
Sarasota County Schools saw achievement gains across the board as the state released its 2023-24 standardized testing results Monday. Notably, the district saw a seven percentage-point jump in third-grade reading scores to 68% compared to the previous school year, according to state data. The increase comes as Sarasota Schools had stagnant reading scores...
USF St. Petersburg’s newest mental health helper is a very good boy
ST. PETERSBURG — Jenny Gelin, an incoming first-year student at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, sat in the front row of student orientation. A graduate from Tampa’s Wharton High School, Gelin has never lived in a dorm and is nervous about meeting new people. As the...
Returning to Japan: SPIFFS foreign exchange program restarts after four-year hiatus
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg foreign exchange student program with Japan is starting back up after a four-year hiatus. Paused because of the pandemic, the St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society (SPIFFS) is thrilled to send students across the globe once again. Madison Schmitz is one of...
Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation helps south St. Pete students close achievement gap
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Pinellas County nonprofit is determined to close the achievement gap for underserved students in south St. Petersburg, and their work doesn’t stop over the summer. The Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation offers the M.A.S.T.R. kids program while school is out to help prevent what’s...
Sarasota taking steps toward school zone speed detection system: ‘I think it’s an important message we send'
SARASOTA, Fla. - When the school zone light is flashing, Sarasota Police Traffic Homicide Investigator Jason Frank hears similar excuses from speeders in school speed zones. "It’s I’ve got to do this, and I’ve got to do that, and they forget they’re in a school zone," he told FOX 13 News.
New USF residential hall at the Sarasota-Manatee campus to open in August
USF Sarasota-Manatee will open its first residential hall in late August, joining Tampa and St. Pete as a residential campus. With a $43.95 million price tag, the new building will serve as both a student center and residential hall. It will open on Aug. 23, the Friday before fall classes begin.
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