The School District of Lee County congratulated the 165 students who earned their International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma at the end of the 2025-26 school year. The IB program offers a rigorous curriculum, provides college credit and offers a 100% Bright Futures Scholarship to students who ...
BATON ROUGE, LA -- Donovan West of Lehigh Acres, Florida, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Florida Gulf Coast University. West is among approximately 20,000 students, ...
Six Cape Elementary students are traveling to Iowa at the end of May to participate in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals competition. This is the second year Veronica Quackenbush has coached the school's Odyssey of the Mind team. “It’s entirely run by the kids, so I coach them, just be ...
Fort Myers personal injury law firm Farah & Farah is relaunching its Empowering Greatness Scholarship. In partnership with the Florida Prepaid College Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Florida, the sixth annual program will award five outstanding high school students with a ...
The Haitian-American Community Coalition of Southwest Florida is accepting applications for the 2026 scholarships. HACC Scholarship Chair Betsy Vaughn said this is the 10th year they have awarded scholarships to Lee County high school graduating seniors of Haitian heritage. “We started in ...
The School District of Lee County recently announced it has received the platinum level Aetna Workplace Well-being Award. As an employer with a strong commitment to improving the health of its employees, the School District features a comprehensive well-being strategy that employees are ...
November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to warmer waters around the state. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is sharing the reminder that Floridians and visitors should be extra mindful this ...
Florida SouthWestern State College’s Theatre Program will present its Fall 2025 production, Riding Bikes and Other Plays, written by local Florida playwright Samara Siskind. Performances will be held Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 20-22 at 7 p.m. in the FSW Rush Auditorium (J-103) on the FSW Lee ...
The Goddard School, early childhood education franchise, is set to open its first location in Fort Myers in the summer of 2026, bringing the inquiry-based learning experience to area families. The Goddard School of Fort Myers is the first location for owners Phil and Darlene DuBois, local ...
