CSHS Biology Teacher wins County Teacher of the Year
Jacob Poelma is changing the game for students in Monroe County. Through critical mentorship, personalized teaching, and innovative technology, the biology teacher is improving how students learn....
Troop 912 rescues bird, cleans up environment
Scoutmaster Ari Poholek knows that it’s important for younger generations to understand that they can be the solution to the plastic pollution problem. The scouts recently participated...
History buff explores how land and resources created this country
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “land of opportunity” as a place where people have many chances to succeed, achieve things, etc. And while it doesn’t outright list the United...
Marathon girls install a device to save pelicans
Mia Triosi, 18, and Ria Rodriguez, 17, knocked a recent class project right out of the water. Or into the water. One of those.
Craig Titus of the...
Christina McPherson to take helm at Key West High School
Veteran educator and Key West High School graduate Christina McPherson will be the next Key West High School principal, Schools Superintendent Mark Porter announced on Feb. 19.
McPherson,...
Restoring the Keys flats fisheries
BY: WHITNEY WEMETT
Dr. Ross Boucek, Florida Keys initiative manager of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT), joined a group of local fishermen and community members at the...
KML plans open house
The Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) will host its annual open house event — free and open to the public — Saturday, March 7 from 1 to 3...
Famed NatGeo explorer to talk in Islamorada
Mireya Mayor has led an unconventional life — even for a National Geographic explorer — and she wants to tell people all about it.
Her story includes a...
Team Keys Weekly wins Financial Fitness Challenge
Being fiscally savvy is not necessarily one of the core high school courses, but maybe it should be. As part of the annual Financial Fitness Tournament hosted...
TVM students head to National Spelling Bee regional in Miami
“Say the word, then spell it, then say it again.”
Zachary Woltanski, 14, and Gabby Gutierrez, 11, are the only students from Monroe County moving on to the...
