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For this family, hybrid home education includes a class at the district high school

Each school day at 2:35 p.m., Joshua Jones enters a classroom at Crescent City Junior-Senior High School and settles into an agriculture class for eighth-graders. It’s the only class Joshua attends at the school, located about six miles from his home. And it caps the academic portion of his day, which starts at 8:30 a.m. […]
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A Man for Others: Jesuit High senior embodies the school's commitment to serve those in need

TAMPA – The words on the trophy read “Future Philanthropist,” and Mrs. Finley, who taught fifth grade that year, cried when she presented it to Andrew Weber during graduation. Andrew smiled at the memory. “It was one of the highlights of my elementary school career,” he said. “Mrs. Finley said I was one of her […]
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The challenges of attending a private school prepared the Mathis siblings for the challenges of life

ST. PETERSBURG – Life, it’s often said, is what happens when you’re making other plans. Tasia Mathis planned on joining the U.S. Navy Reserve. Then her grandmother, with whom Tasia and her younger brother Jeremiah lived with, died suddenly from complications of kidney failure. “The papers were signed, but I wasn’t able to go through […]
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This experience is fun, exciting, scary: What is appearing on 'Jeopardy!'?

The category is “Lifelong dreams.” These are the clues. Many find this experience fun, exciting, and a little scary. What is being on “Jeopardy!”? The answer is correct if you’re Michael Kavanagh, principal at Holy Family Catholic School, a K-8 parochial school in Jacksonville. For as long as Michael can remember, he wanted to appear […]
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Why retire when you can breathe life into your alma mater and save it from closing

HAVANA – It was a typical July afternoon in Florida’s Panhandle. The air was hot and sticky, and the sun hid behind the dark gray thunder clouds building to the north of Robert F. Munroe Day School in Havana. A warm breeze kicked up, signaling the approaching late-day storm. The students who darted about earlier […]
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Ed Choice scholarship helps student-athlete navigate the world of Name, Image, and Likeness

CLEARWATER, Florida – A check recently arrived in the mail for Landon Green, his compensation for the two hours he spent autographing baseball cards of himself one day last summer. He signed 2,000 cards and was paid $1 for each signature. That’s a nice payday for anyone, especially a 17-year-old high school junior who is […]
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Education choice scholarship a boon for a military veteran and his family

MIRAMAR – William Ivins moved his family to South Florida ahead of his retirement from the United States Marine Corps and enrolled his children at Mother of Our Redeemer Catholic School, hoping they would reap the same rewards as he did from a faith-based education. But, as William and his wife, Claudia, would soon learn, […]
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Wait until you hear what Bishop Kenny High sophomore Christopher Trinidad is up to now

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The diagnosis was Entamoeba histolytica, which is an infection caused by ingesting an amoeba that produces fatigue, abdominal pain, weight loss, and a few more symptoms you don’t want to have when you are more than 9,000 miles from home. That’s where Christopher Trinidad happened to be during a visit to his […]
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Education choice scholarship a 'game-changer' for military family transferring to Florida

It’s been a month since classes started, and Matthew Ottenwess is settled into his freshman year at Tampa Catholic High School. He’s made friends and likes his teachers. His high score on the school’s entrance exam gained him admission to three honors classes and one AP course. He plays linebacker on the junior varsity football […]
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Lofty dreams and a PEP scholarship power 12-year-old pilot in training

MELBOURNE – When it comes to her son’s education, Denice Santos always thinks about the big picture. “What can we do to merge his goals?” she said. “Education, and then, of course, becoming a pilot.” Her son, William, 12, has wanted to fly airplanes for half his life. He took control of a plane for […]
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