SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL RENOVATE REYNOLDS SCHOOL
An old school will get a new look and a renewed mission in the coming months, as the school district readies Reynolds School for...
RETIRING SUPERINTENDENT THERESA AXFORD RECALLS 48 YEARS IN KEYS SCHOOLS
In 1976, a young school teacher from Philadelphia arrived in Key West, where she had accepted a job teaching English at a Catholic school...
SUGARLOAF ROBOTICS TEAM WINS WORLDWIDE COMPETITION
Robots that swim, robots that think and robots that bend time: Monroe County schools have them all. Competitive robotics teams in the district’s middle...
SCHOOL BOARD SELECTS ED TIERNEY AS SUPERINTENDENT
The school board’s five-month search for its next superintendent ended this week, with the selection of Ed Tierney for the school district’s top job.
The...
KEY LARGO’S MARINELAB JOINS BLUE STAR OPERATORS
MarineLab Environmental Education Center recently joined the network of Blue Star operators organized by NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Blue Star operators are committed...
FLORIDA KEYS’ ONLY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPENS JAN. 6
For the first time in nearly 40 years, Key West has a Catholic high school housed in its own building, complete with a state-of-the-art...
SCHOOL BOARD TALKS STEM & BUS CAMERAS
Monroe County school board members were briefed on science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) and career technical education (CTE) programs during a Dec. 10...
KEYS SCHOOLS SHOW POSITIVE TESTING TRENDS
The Monroe County School District cited a consistent upward trend in the performance of its students as evidenced by the Florida state testing results.
Superintendent...
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL LEAVING; PERKINS APPOINTED IN INTERIM
Larry Schmiegel, principal of Key West High School for the past few years, is leaving at the end of the month to take a...
Emergency rule: Students exposed to COVID no longer required to quarantine
The Florida Department of Health has issued a new emergency rule declaring that parents now have a choice whether to quarantine a child who...
