BRETT UNKE NAMED SUGARLOAF SCHOOL’S NEXT PRINCIPAL

Current Stanley Switlik principal, Brett Unke, has been chosen as Sugarloaf School’s (SLS) next principal, according to Superintendent Mark Porter.  Unke, will take over...

Islamorada Moose awards scholarships

Windley Hagood is one of eight recipients of the Islamorada Moose Lodge 2151 Scholarship Fund. In total, the lodge’s fund gave $7,000 in scholarships....

College expands construction and plumbing apprenticeships to middle, upper Keys

The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) will expand its Apprenticeships in Construction Technologies to the middle and upper Keys this upcoming fall semester,...

Library innovating ways to engage kids

Much has changed for children since the pandemic began to affect the Keys in mid-March. Schools turned to virtual instruction for the rest of...

Back to school…One way or the other, it’ll happen

No matter what else we’re facing, the world keeps turning. Falling poinciana flowers keep staining car roofs. Eyes turn a bit more often to...

Weekly talks to task force member about plan to reopen schools

Frank Derfler is a retired publishing executive and writer who has lived in the Keys for 22 years. He is an active Rotarian, a...

Paul named new principal at Stanley Switlik

Christine Paul, the assistant principal at Marathon Middle/High School, will be the new principal at Stanley Switlik Elementary School (SSE), said incoming Monroe County...

Key Largo principal joins Community Foundation board

The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) has appointed Key Largo School principal Laura Lietaert to its board of governors. Lietart is CFFK’s...

Netflix donates $40 million for scholarships

The granddaughter of Key Wester Hortense Burgohy-Edwards has been selected as one of 20 high school graduates nationally to receive an inaugural scholarship financed...

CFK holds Dual Enrollment virtual events

The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) is holding a series of virtual events next week for Monroe County high school students and their...