The School District of Lee County recently announced two students earned national awards for their performance on the June 2024 Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education Assessments. The Cambridge Awards celebrate the success of students taking examinations around the world. ...
The Tommy Bohanon Foundation is committed to helping area youth achieve their fullest potential, both on and off the playing field. To do this, they need funding which is why the organization holds its one true fundraiser throughout the year. It’s the Playmakers Tailgate Party, which will ...
If you've purchased a box of Girl Scout Cookies here in Southwest Florida over the past decade-plus, there's a chance you may have acquired your goodies from the “cookie queen.” Olivia Trader, a Girl Scout Ambassador and senior at The Canterbury School, just sold her 50,000th box of ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis' budget recommendation for the next fiscal year contains funding increases for schools, including more money for the Family Empowerment Scholarship and charter schools. School District of Lee County Director of Budget Kelly Letcher on Tuesday provided some numbers, which she ...
The 2025-2026 School Code of Conduct was approved Tuesday, which includes a provision that all personal wireless communication devices must be turned off and in a student’s backpack. The new code, passed by the Lee County School Board without discussion, states that “Students may possess ...
The 2025 graduating class venues and dates have been approved. The Lee County School Board approved the lease agreements for graduation ceremonies at Southwestern State College – Suncoast Arena, and Florida Gulf Coast University – Alico Arena in an amount not to exceed $350,000. The ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Seton Hall University is pleased to announce Anastasia Sereda, of Lehigh Acres, has qualified for the Fall 2024 Dean's List. After the close of every semester, undergraduate students completing all courses with a GPA of 3.4, with no grades lower than "C", qualify for the ...
The limited scope audit conducted by Lee County Clerk and Comptroller Kevin Karnes for the Lee County School Board did not reveal any major problems. Karnes said the suggestions and recommendations that they made to the board were relatively normal and expected. “I didn’t have anything ...
The final online auction of inventory of the now-closed Shell Factory & Nature Park, hosted by Fort Myers Auction, is open through Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. The website for the auction is ShellFactoryAuction.com. The final auction will liquidate the remaining inventory from the 86-year-old ...
Students will likely need to put their cells and other devices to rest at school next year. The School Board of Lee County provided direction to district staff Tuesday to put a “bell to bell” policy in the code of conduct regarding cell phones, as well as other electronic/telecommunication ...
