5 Palm Harbor Harbor Schools Earn "Five Star School" Awards

Students at five Palm Harbor schools now have bragging rights, their schools have been honored with the Five Star School Award. Residents of Palm Harbor also have reason to brag, the community is home to 5 of the 31 schools in the county that received the awards.

The Florida Department of Education gives out the awards each year to the schools for "exemplary work in family and community involvement". To qualify for the award, schools must achieve 100 percent of the criteria in the categories of business partnerships, family involvement, volunteerism, student community service, and school advisory councils.

This year, 31 schools throughout Pinellas County received the award, which is the highest number of winners in the last 12 years.

The five Palm Harbor Schools that received the Five Star School Award are-

Highland Lakes Elementary

Sutherland Elementary

Joseph L. Carwise Middle School

Palm Harbor Middle School

Palm Harbor University High