EDUCATION: KEY LARGO CHARTER SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY FOR NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
Construction of a second-story, middle-school wing at Key Largo’s Ocean Studies Charter School is moving quickly in anticipation for completion later this year.
Students attending the NOAA-recognized Ocean...
DARREN PAIS STEPS UP AS NEXT KEY LARGO SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
As one familiar face enters as the next Coral Shores High School principal, another recognizable face steps in as the successor at Key Largo School.
With Blake Fry...
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL GETS NEW PRINCIPAL LARRY SCHMIEGEL
Larry C. Schmiegel will serve as the next principal at Key West High School, according to Monroe County School District Superintendent Theresa Axford.
Schmiegel currently serves as the...
COVID: MAJOR IMPACT ON STUDENTS & READING SCORES
By: Charlotte Twine and Mandy Miles
The state has released its 2020-21 school year reading scores for Monroe County third graders, and they indicated a “decrease in achievement,”...
FROM CARTAGENA TO CORAL SHORES VALEDICTORIAN: VANESSA PELAEZ IS UNSTOPPABLE
Vanessa Pelaez is something special.
She’s determined, hard working, charming and humble. She’s ready to take on the world, and she's only 18. The recent Coral Shores High...
COLLEGE’S UPPER KEYS CENTER SET FOR AUGUST OPENING
Students attending the College of the Florida Keys’ Upper Keys Center in the fall will have a new building to study in. Construction progresses at the site,...
BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST & POLICE PREVAIL IN LAWSUIT OVER CHILD’S ARREST
A federal judge this week ruled in favor of the city of Key West and three of its police officers in a lawsuit involving the arrest and...
Key Largo students receive ‘KAPOW’ awards
Key Largo School eighth grade graduates Sasha Gadea and Connor Dixon received special awards from Learning for Success, Inc. (LFS) through its Kids and the Power of Work...
LOCAL COMPANY PROTESTS SCHOOL DISTRICT’S STADIUM CONTRACT
A local construction company is asking how the school district can award seven consecutive construction contracts to the same company when a state law requires them to...
TRANSGENDER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE RECEIVES LOVE AND SUPPORT DURING PRIDE MONTH
A small scholarship ceremony took place on June 2 at the beginning of Pride month. This was not an unusual occurrence, considering that Florida Keys’ high schools...
