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Sarasota School Board candidates field questions at public forum in Venice
All five candidates for two Sarasota School Board seats in Aug. 20's primary election participated in a public forum in Venice on Friday afternoon. Incumbent District 3 school board member Tom Edwards and challengers Greg Wood and Thomas Babicz sat beside one another while incumbent District 2 school board chairwoman Karen Rose sat beside her challenger, Liz Barker. The five candidates fielded questions from a moderator and audience members during the 90-minute forum. ...
High School Football: The must-watch Manatee, Sarasota county games of the 2024 season
Don't look now but the start of high school football season is rapidly approaching. Football practices across the state begin Monday with the preseason classics set for about two weeks later. With that in mind, The Herald-Tribune compiled a list of what we think will be the best showdowns in Southwest Florida for the 2024 season. There's at least one game highlighted for every week of the regular season (and threw in some secondary options). ...
School grades are out for 2024: See how Sarasota and Manatee counties scored
The Sarasota County School District maintained its "A" rating for 2024, continuing a streak of consecutive top-ratings since the state started grading schools and districts in 2004, according to data released by the state Wednesday. About 95% of the district's schools earned an "A" or "B" rating, and the schools collectively improved 49...
Sarasota, Manatee high school football teams welcoming 7 new head coaches to sidelines in 2024
The area high school football coaching carousel has seven coaches in new spots. Two of the new coaches were at Braden River High, one, Curt Bradley, for a dozen years and the other, Eric Sanders, for a handful of months. The other five come from outside the area with four receiving their first high...
Gulf Coast Community Foundation accepting applications for Fall Gulf Coast Board Institute
Applications online for Fall Gulf Coast Board Institute The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its October 2024 Fall Gulf Coast Board Institute. Gulf Coast’s Invest In Incredible initiative...
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