SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZED FOR SAVING LIVES DURING HOUSE FIRE

Two Monroe County School District employees were recognized for their life-saving efforts when a house erupted in flames in the Lower Keys.  During a recent...

NEW VR EXPERIENCE AT I.CARE LETS ANYONE EXPLORE CORAL REEFS

Just a few miles offshore, the coral reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary support one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in...

PAULA MERCER OF KWHS IS KEYS’ TOP TEACHER

Key West High School teacher Paula Mercer is the Monroe County School District’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. Darren Pais of Key Largo School...
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MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE REVERTING TO AN OLD, EFFECTIVE TOOL

Monroe County schools are reverting to an old, effective tool in phonics programs, said Heidi Roberts, literacy coordinator for the district.  During a Nov. 18...
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WOLTANSKI FILES FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

Dr. Sue Woltanski has filed for re-election to the Monroe County School Board, District 5. First elected in 2018, Woltanski has been a steady,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Ed Tierney, in Key West on May 2 with his wife, Lori, was selected as the school district’s next superintendent at the school board’s May 13 meeting. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

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...
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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...