SHE’S DONE IT ALL: SWITLIK’S LINDA SCHAEFER RETIRES AFTER 34 YEARS WITH KEYS SCHOOLS
When it comes to Monroe County schools, Stanley Switlik principal Linda Schaefer has done – well, just about all of it. And on May...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON BIDS FAREWELL TO THE CLASS OF 2026
A gym packed to the brim cheered on the Class of 2026 at Marathon High School’s commencement exercises on May 28. The 119-member class earned...
IN PICTURES: DOLPHINS SWIM ON AFTER SWITLIK MOVING UP CEREMONY
Seventy-nine fifth graders stood together as elementary school students at Stanley Switlik for one final time on May 28 as the school celebrated its...
ONE FOR THE BOOKS: PKS PRINCIPAL LISA TAYLOR SET TO RETIRE
Lisa Taylor, a 34-year career educator in the Upper Keys, is retiring at the end of June from the Monroe County School District. She...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON GRADS EARN $2.4 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AT 2026 CLASS NIGHT
Marathon businesses, civic organizations, colleges and nonprofits backed up the Brinks truck to the performing arts center at Marathon High School on May 26...
CORAL SHORES GRADUATES SHINE ON AWARDS NIGHT
Nearly $900,000 million in scholarship funds changed hands from community organizations and memorial scholarship funds to Coral Shores High School graduates during Senior Awards...
TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN CELEBRATES GRADUATION WITH $2 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS
Take Stock in Children of Monroe County celebrated the achievements of 69 graduating seniors on May 16, converging on Marathon High School to honor...
KLS EVERGLADES AMBASSADORS CREATE BEAUTIFUL MURAL
For months, the Everglades Ambassadors from Key Largo School met after school on Mondays and Tuesdays to design and paint a stunning Earth Day...
COLLEGE HOLDS TWO GRADUATIONS FOR MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS
The College of the Florida Keys on May 8 held its 72nd commencement exercises. For the first time in the college’s 60-year history, two ceremonies...
CONGRESSMAN GIMENEZ BRINGS $3 MILLION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT HOUSING
School district officials welcomed U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez to Key West on May 5 — and not just because he showed up with a...
