Durant's Undefeated Season Kept Alive With 1-Point Win Over Wharton

The Durant High School Cougars played the Wharton Wildcats in New Tampa on Sept. 28. A fourth-quarter touchdown kept alive the Plant City team's push for an undefeated varsity football season.

Armwood Blasts Back Against Jefferson For Conference Win

For its fourth win of the season, and second conference victory, the Armwood Hawks came from behind, going into the third quarter trailing the Jefferson Dragons (21-7). "There was no quitting," said Armwood's head football coach, Sean Cal

Loss Doesn't Dampen Brandon Homecoming Game, Court Festivities

Victory was elusive but that didn't dampen the homecoming spirit at Brandon High School's McLane Stadium on Sept. 28. Halftime festivities introduced the 2012 homecoming court members and their family member escorts. Sickles beat Brandon (37-1

Armwood Football, Hawks at Home Against Jefferson (Sept. 28)

Game time Sept. 28 is 7:30 p.m. for the Armwood High School Hawks on their home turf. They host the Jefferson High School Dragons at Lyle Flagg Stadium in Seffner.

Eagles Football: Brandon at Home Against Sickles (Sept. 28)

Game time Sept. 28 is 7:30 p.m. for the Brandon High School Eagles on their home turf. They host the Sickles High School Gryphons at McLane Stadium.

Kindergarten Teachers To Target Sexual Abuse Prevention With 'Safer, Smarter Kids'

Florida educators will introduce the "Safer, Smarter Kids" curriculum in all public kindergarten classes starting today, Sept. 27. Lauren Book, author of "It's Okay To Tell," will join state leaders in launching the sexual abuse

Armwood Shuts Out Leto for Callahan's Milestone 200th Victory

The Armwood Hawks scored their third shutout of the season with a 49-0 win over the Falcons at Leto High School in Tampa on Sept. 21. Head Coach Sean Callahan had a milestone victory to savor as well.

Durant Extends Win Streak to 3, Beats Brandon 36-0 at McLane Stadium

The Durant Cougars are on a roll, with three wins and no losses. It's a different story for the Brandon Eagles, who lost their third game of the season, hosting the Plant City team at home Sept. 21.

Armwood Hawks Face Falcons on Leto Turf in Tampa

Game time Sept. 21 is 7:30 p.m. for the Armwood Hawks, on the road to face the Leto Falcons in Tampa.

Eagles Football Tonight, Brandon at Home Against Durant

Game time Sept. 21 is 7:30 p.m. for the Brandon Eagles on their home turf. They host the Durant High School Cougars at McLane Stadium.

Cool Running, BSAC Report 'Dash 'N Splash' Results

Rain couldn't dampen the spirits at the first-ever "Dash 'N Splash Aquathon" at the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center. Winners were rewarded and all results have been posted. Center officials say the "aquathon" will be a

'Teaching Tools' for Title 1 Schools Gets Funding Boost

The Hillsborough Education Foundation’s annual Teaching Tools Breakfast raised more than $120,000 to stock the "store" that provides free school supplies for teachers in Title 1 schools and their students.

Armwood High School Hawk Pride Band Yard Sale

The Greater Brandon community is invited to a yard sale Sept. 22 to support the Armwood High School Hawk Pride Band.

Right Fit Foundation Sets Scholarship Contest for College-Bound Seniors

Local college-bound seniors who attend a free college admission and financial aid class offered by The Right Fit Foundation are invited to apply for a $5,000 scholarship earmarked for students from families with middle-class incomes.

For Brandon Photographer, Life as an Eagle is a Family Tradition

Tiffany Hobby graduated in 2007 from Brandon High School, where she can be seen snapping photographs from the sidelines at Brandon Eagles football games. For her family, like so many others, life as an Eagle is multigenerational.

Eagles Football: Friday Night Lights at Brandon High (Sept. 14)

The Brandon High School Eagles at home on Sept. 14 faced the Freedom High School Patriots. Last-minute plays determined the outcome of the game as life in the stands featured all the pomp and circumstance of high school life.

Student-Athlete Nominations Sought for 2012-13 Vanguard Awards

The Vanguard Awards program each months seeks nominations of students who stand out academically, athletically and in the community. The recognition program is open to high school juniors and seniors in Hillsborough County.

Brandon Eagles Football Tonight, at Home Against Freedom

Game time Sept. 14 is 7:30 p.m. for the Brandon Eagles on their home turf as they face the Freedom High Patriots.

Armwood Hawks Face Titans on Tampa Bay Tech Turf in Tampa

Game time Sept. 14 is 7:30 p.m. for the Armwood Hawks, as they travel to face the Tampa Bay Tech Titans in Tampa.

International Guild Piano Students Perform, Awarded at Music Showcase

Music Showcase of Brandon hosted the Fifth Annual International Piano Guild Award Ceremony, at which 37 students performed.

Armwood Sanctions Lead to New Hillsborough Student-Athlete Policy

Armwood High officials and the Hillsborough County School Board are getting serious about a new policy that governs participation of all student-athletes who transfer to a new school. The policy takes effect in the wake of FHSAA sanctions against Armwoo

Beth Moore Simulcast

Remembering September 11 in Local Schools

Students in Eastern Hillsborough County schools were set to pay homage to lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and to pay tribute to patriotism with red, white, blue and yellow clothes and ribbons and with special ceremonies and memorials.

Yoga, Meditation & Discourses by Swami Mukundananda

Friday Night Lights at Armwood, Photos From the Field (Sept. 7)

Photographs capture life in the stands and on the field at the Lyle Flagg Field in Armwood on Sept. 7, where the Hawks battled the American Heritage Stallions. The team from Plantation went home with the win.

Callahan in Huddle Tells Hawks To Learn From Loss to Stallions

The Armwood Hawks bowed to the American Heritage Stallions in a game Coach Sean Callahan told his team was a "perfect" contest to have this early in the season. The aim now is to "get bigger" and to "get stronger," he said.

Mango School Bus in Median on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Around 2:30 p.m., a Hillsborough County School District school bus was seen parked in the median at 11340 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., across the street from Broad Street. The bus was en route from Mango Elementary School.

Powerhouse Football (Sept. 7) at Armwood High, Hawks Face Stallions

Game time Sept. 7 is 7:30 p.m. for the Armwood Hawks and the American Heritage (Plantation) Stallions at the Lyle Flagg Field in Seffner. The game between former state football champions is being billed as a game of the week. Brandon has a bye.

HCC Campuses To Be Tobacco-Free With Start of New Year

Signs have been posted throughout the Hillsborough Community College system alerting students, employees, visitors and vendors that there will be no smoking, no use of tobacco products anywhere, indoors or out, starting Jan. 1, 2013.

Pivot Charter School Information Session

Pivot Charter School Information Session

Concealed Carry License class

Inner Beauty Concepts Orientation

Wacky World of 3-D Drawing

"INTRODUCTION TO CARIBBEAN COOKING"

LifePath Hospice Offers Free Grief Support Group

Whiz Kid: Selena Martinez of Bell Shoals Baptist Academy Plays a Key Role in Authors’ Museum

At age 13 she has a goal in sight, to be a writer and to write for others and the Lord. Seventh-grader Selena Martinez has distinguished herself as an able assistant to Bell Shoals Baptist Academy teacher Tammy Perkins.

School Board Recognitions Include Four Area High Schools With Graduation Rates Above 90 Percent

The Hillsborough County School Board has 13 recognitions to give at its Feb. 15 meeting.

Faulty Air Handler at Burns Middle Leads To In-School Evacuation for Sixth-Graders

Following a power outage Feb. 10, students and teachers report an unusual smell and are evacuated to other parts of the building. Disruption lasted about two hours.

Spirit Checks Earned by Armwood and Brandon High Schools

Armwood High School's gridirons are not the only ones ruling on the field. Votes cast online on behalf of Armwood earned the school's marching band a "Spirit" check from the St. Petersburg Times. Brandon High won a same-amount check