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Photos: STRIVE Awards Luncheon - Education Foundation  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Hundreds of students, parents and teachers attended the STRIVE Awards Luncheon at Micheal's On East on Tuesday. The STRIVE Awards Program recognizes ...

Learning to create my own future  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

What I want people to know about me is that I try to live happy and not let things get me down.I've learned that the person who controls my happiness and ...

Overcrowding at Venice High School Prompts Sarasota County School District to Discuss Options  WWSB

Venice High School is now overcrowded. It was only intended to have 2100 students, and currently has about 2400.

New high school or new wing at Venice High?  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The Sarasota County School District must make a decision in the next five years: Expand the Venice High campus with a new wing or speed up the process of ...

Sarasota County looks to expand Venice High  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The district is looking to expand Venice High School as the school's enrollment numbers begin to reach its cap. They will host a series of meetings for the public ...

Mosley athletic department gets needed "care package"  WJHG-TV

The Mosley athletic department got a needed shot in the arm with a delivery of sporting goods Thursday from friends downstate!

Sarasota School Board slates new high school for Venices future  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Venice High School's overcrowding problems should be solved by a high school complex, rather than a 400-student wing added to the current facility, the ...

Venice High School student battling cancer granted wish to E! People’s Choice Awards  WWSB

VENICE, FL (WWSB) - A Venice High School student who has been battling cancer was granted a wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation at school on Friday, ...

Venice High School's football team deliver Thanksgiving meals  WTSP.com

VENICE, Fla. -- Venice High School's football team knows how to score big -- after all, they're state champions. But these players are champions in their ...

January Chalkboard Champion for Sarasota County: Mr. Case from Venice High  WWSB

The Venice High School teacher making a difficult subject easy to understand, by connecting what he teaches in the classroom to real life so his students quickly ...

Sarasota County Begins Plans to Build New High School in West Villages  WWSB

However, the state says Sarasota County will have to wait to break ground until it has 1200 students to put in the new school.

PREP SWIMMING: Venice boys win first state title  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

STUART. Venice High School already has state title hardware in football, baseball and volleyball. Now, for the first time since 1920, when state championships ...

Photos: Venice High School: FHSAA 7A Baseball State Champions Parade  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Venice's “Parade of Champions” The 2018 FHSAA 7A Baseball State Champions and Class 2A Wrestling State Champ in the 138-pound weight class.

Venice teen battling cancer gets the surprise of a lifetime  ABC Action News

VENICE, Fla. — A high school student who is battling cancer expected her day to be like every other at Venice High School, but she was wrong. Instead, with her ...

With the NFL Playoffs Looming, a Former Venice High Football Star Hopes for More Super Bowl Magic  Sarasota

Last year's Super Bowl turned Trey Burton into a star. Now he's preparing for another playoff run, with a different team.

He won a state title. Then he was fired for a scandal involving Braden River High. Now he's back  Bradenton Herald

Venice High reinstated John Peacock as its football coach after firing him April 25 for a series of incidents, with the latest stemming from liking a racially ...

VIDEO: Handshake-gate! Coach of Venice (Fla.) has handshake rejected by STA's Roger Harriott  USA TODAY High School Sports

After a 38-18 win against Venice, St. Thomas Aquinas football coach Roger Harriott refused to shake his counterpart, John Peacock's hand.

Testing reveals traces of lead at three Sarasota schools  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

McIntosh Middle School, Venice Middle School and Englewood Elementary School all had lead in the drinking water that went beyond the EPA's recommended ...

Venice police to create work station at Venice High  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Effective Aug. 1, the Venice Police Department will establish a new work station on the Venice High School campus, the first of its kind in Sarasota County.

Peacock reinstated as Venice High football coach  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Coach receives a three-week suspension that begins at the start of the season and must complete sensitivity and social media training.

Student Leadership Academy has eye on expansion  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The Student Leadership Academy, a sixth- through eighth-grade charter school in Venice, is hoping to expand its offerings. The school is requesting permission ...

Venice High fires Peacock as football coach  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

John Peacock knew repercussions might follow his liking of an inflammatory tweet posted by one of his former players. On Wednesday, he learned what those ...

Lead found in Sarasota schools: Should you be worried?  WWSB

SARASOTA (WWSB) - Newly released test results show levels of lead above federal recommendations at McIntosh and Venice middle schools, and Englewood ...

PREP FOOTBALL: Sessa a multiple threat for Indians  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE. As a young athlete Zack Sessa was big into soccer. But one day a Pop Warner coach approached him about kicking for his football team. After some ...

Higher concentrations of lead found in three Sarasota Co. schools  WWSB

Although there is no mandate that requires schools to test for lead, Sarasota County schools will be conduction voluntary water testing in the area.

PREP FOOTBALL: Indians reload for another state title run  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Defending 7A state champs have some new faces but the same goal: score points in bunches.

Students walk out in protest at Venice High  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

More than 30 Venice High School students left their classrooms and set up in the school's courtyard Wednesday afternoon as a walk-out protest in a move of ...

School officials speak out about firing of Venice HS football coach  WFLA

VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) - News Channel 8 is learning more about the firing of the Venice High School head football coach. He was kicked off the team after liking a ...

Venice HS football coach reinstated after liking offensive tweet  WTSP.com

VENICE, Fla. – Venice High School decided Wednesday to reinstate John Peacock as head football coach. Peacock will undergo sensitivity and social media ...

Chalkboard Champion: Coach Brenda Clark  WWSB

She may not be a traditional teacher, but Brenda Clark has taught some Venice High School students more than they've ever learned in a classroom.

Sertoma Club honors Venice High students, educator for May  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Sertoma Club of Venice named Venice High School seniors Rebecca Short and Samuel Stonehouse as students of the month for May.Educator of the month ...

Former Venice High School football star shines in Super Bowl  WFLA

In the biggest game, on the biggest stage of all of football, Trey Burton became a part of history.

Long-serving Venice High football coach fired  FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay

The Venice High School football coach who steered his team to a state title last year has been fired.

Venice police to create substation at Venice High School  WTSP.com

Venice police will have a working 24-hour substation inside the school.

Major changes in store for Sarasota County school buildings  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The Sarasota County School Board solidified the district's choice to prioritize hardening schools after the Parkland shooting when it approved the schools' ...

Holiday baseball clinic in Venice now free for participants  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE — Nick Longhi, now in his fourth year of running Venice's Holiday Baseball Clinic, made a few changes for what will be the 32nd annual clinic.

The connection between a Florida record holder and Mr. Football that continues at CCU  Myrtle Beach Sun News

Florida is a hotbed of college football recruiting. Along with California and Texas, it annually produces the most blue chip high school recruits in the nation.

Venice Highs Trey Burton talks Super Bowl rings, the Dominican Republic and Chicago Bears training camp  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

He's back at it, doing what Trey Burton loves ... playing football. The love that the Chicago Bears showed him in the offseason, signing the former Venice High ...

Venice High football player arrested on cocaine charges  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

SARASOTA — Jeremy J. Trebbles Jr., 18, a Venice High School football player who was on the team that won the state championship last month, has been ...

Sarasota school security: How did we get here?  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

What's the district's current plan for school security? Next year, the Sarasota County School District will have two separate types of school security: traditional ...

Pine View named best high school in Florida by U.S. News  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Pine View School again topped the U.S News Best High School Rankings for Florida, although it fell nationally from 13 in 2017 to 19 in 2018.In this year's ...

Pace baseball falls to Venice in Class 7A state championship game  Pensacola News Journal

The Pace baseball team's season ended in heartbreaking fashion with a 3-1 loss to Venice in extra innings in the Class 7A state championship game on ...

Venice Christmas Boat Parade organizer prepares for his last hurrah  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE — Longtime Venice Christmas Boat Parade organizer John Osmulski is looking forward to the 30th anniversary of the event, scheduled to start at 6 p.m., ...

Despite progress, Sarasota schools achievement gap remains an issue  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

After three years of focused initiatives, Sarasota County's minority students are still far under-performing the district's white students based on state test scores.

GIRLS SOCCER: Opportunistic Indians tame Mustangs  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE. The nationally ranked Venice Indians girls soccer team found itself in a bit of an unfamiliar place during Tuesday night's battle with area power ...

Police: Officer shoots Venice football player who drove at him  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

SARASOTA — Two Sarasota Police Department officers and two men were injured early Tuesday after one of the officers fired his handgun at a vehicle that ...

Sarasota County School Board District 5: Q&A with Richard Linden  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Name, including middle initial: Richard P. LindenOffice sought: District 5 school boardPolitical party: Independent in general, currently registered ...

Venice ponders ways to improve lightning warning at youth sports fields  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE — For several years, Venice city officials and representatives of area youth leagues have hoped to improve the way teams competing at Wellfield Park ...

Class of 2018 dismissed in Sarasota County  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

SARASOTA — Once again, it's that time of year in Southwest Florida. High school seniors on local campuses are zipping up their backpacks, closing their ...

Florida high school caught hacking into opponents' Hudl videos  USA TODAY High School Sports

A Hudl spokesman did not answer what controls the video hosting *service* has in place to prevent misuse of its accounts.

Pen Women present arts awards to high school seniors  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) – Sarasota Branch presented awards to high school seniors from Manatee and Sarasota schools in ...

10News School of the Week is Venice High School  WTSP.com

It's Friday, so you know it's that time of the week where we recognize a different school in Tampa Bay as 10News' School of the Week powered by Duke Energy ...

New accessible garden opens up opportunity at Loveland Center  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Eagle Scout project, celebrated with apple juice toast, will let more students the facility serves join gardening program.

Venice HS football coach fired after offensive tweet aimed at rival coach  WFLA

The head football coach for Venice High School was fired from the team because of a tweet that could be perceived as racist.

Amid celebration, new library opens in Venice  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE — After after a ribbon-cutting ceremony punctuated by confetti cannons and under clearing skies, the people of Venice got their library back Saturday.

Hate-based graffiti found at Venice High School  WFLA

A high school in Venice was hit by vandals overnight, according to officials.

Venice library benefactor William Jervey reflects on philanthropy  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

He first tried to save the old building, then realized how much residents could benefit from a new one. VENICE — Dr. William Jervey beamed with pride during a ...

Venice City Council delays hotel project - News  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE — A proposal to build a Sheraton-flagged hotel on the island of Venice was delayed but not derailed Tuesday when the Venice City Council voted 4-3 ...

Sarasota school district maintains A grade  YourObserver.com

Sarasota County Schools is an A-rated district for the 15th year in a row, the district announced Wednesday afternoon. School scores. The individual school ...

Venice will proceed with new fire station - News  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE — In separate votes on Tuesday, the Venice City Council agreed to solicit an architect to design a new fire station next to City Hall and shelved the idea ...

Leader of the pack yet to emerge  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

I don't know.I really don't know.And I might not know for some time.Which football team is the best in the area?Right now, I don't have a clue.It could be ...

Top 100 Sarasota-Manatee stories of 2018: Day 3  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Ritz-Carlton sold. The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota — the development that redefined luxury along the Florida Gulf Coast — was sold for $171 million in April to real ...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Naturally, games did not go off without a hitch  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Welcome to the 2018 Florida high school football season.Now, get out of the stadium, please.Yes, instead of touchdowns and field goals, the focus was on ...

Clamping Down  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Venice defensive line confident it can dominate Braden River.

WISHING ON A STAR: Make-a-Wish sends a Venice teen to People's Choice Awards  WTSP.com

Venice High School gave 18-year-old Sydney Hampton a star's sendoff. She's headed to the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

For Venice High School, a reunion for everyone  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Venice High School alumni both near and far will converge on the city starting Thursday, for the fifth Venice All-Class Reunion. When more than 5,000 people ...

NFLs Trey Burton, Venice High grad, heading to Chicago Bears  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Venice High graduate Trey Burton got the payday he was seeking. The former Philadelphia Eagles tight end, who threw a 1-yard touchdown in the team's victory ...

She was a superhero  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE — In 15 short years of life, Madison Marli Badalamenti left a lasting impression on people she met. “She was a superhero. She gave a lot of people ...

SIGNINGS: ODA athletes lead area wave to collegiate ranks  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Venice volleyball players lead group of a dozen Indian athletes to the next level.

For Venices Trey Burton, Bear season has begun  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Venice High grad Trey Burton settles into the daily routine of an NFL season in Chicago ... and he couldn't be happier.

FHSAA rulebook's 'gray area' cost Pace baseball in title game defeat  Pensacola News Journal

Pace baseball's chances of a state championship were left shrouded in a “gray area” of the Florida High School Athletic Association rulebook early Friday ...

NFL: Burton in running for Man of the Year Award  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

CHICAGO. Former Venice High School star and current Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton has been nominated by the team for the Walter Payton NFL Man of ...

Venice wins state championship  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

ORLANDO. The thought crossed the minds of the Venice High football team long before the start of the first official practice this season. “It was our first week of ...

Community partnerships help build global skills  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

What do you get when you combine Riverview High School students, Asian puppetry, the Florida Studio Theatre, Chinese language students from New College ...

Sarasota schools choose three finalists for police chief position  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The finalists range from a college police chief to a Sheriff's Office captain to a school district police department leader. Sarasota County Schools administrators ...

Venice may expand roster of school resource officers  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

VENICE — Venice Mayor John Holic will ask City Council members Tuesday to fast-track funding for a third full-time school resource officer, in response to the ...

Students walk out of Venice High School Monday to protest alleged discrimination  KABC-TV

Students at Venice High School walked out of classes Monday to protest alleged racist and discriminatory behavior by their principal.

Seidman: A colorful outlet for her pain  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Joanna Beagle turned to "aggressive painting" after losing her mother, brother and stepfather in a double murder-suicide.

Lyons: Principal escaped DUI charge, but what to tell students?  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The DUI charge Jack Turgeon faced after his drunken vehicle crash nearly killed him last year was quietly dropped in late April.I get why, and it wasn't because ...

Top 100 Sarasota-Manatee stories of 2018: Day 9  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Adoption fight pits great-aunt against child welfare employee. Three-year-old Ryleigh lost her mother and her grandmother to complications resulting from ...

Booker Middle, Riverview High administrators collect district awards  YourObserver.com

Booker Middle School's principal and Riverview High's assistant principal were named tops in their fields by Sarasota County Schools at surprise ceremonies ...

Top 100 Sarasota-Manatee stories of 2018: Day 6  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Parkland protests at local schools. Following the devastating Parkland shooting that left 14 high school students and three school employees dead, student ...

Sarasota-Manatee students participate in national walkouts  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

A month to the day since 17 people were killed in the Parkland school shooting, students in Sarasota and Manatee counties joined a national movement ...

PREPS SPORTS: Sarasota-Manatees best young athletes  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Local prep athletes honored at Best of HT Preps banquet.

LIFE IN THE NFL: Talking turkey with Chicago Bears Trey Burton  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Trey Burton will give thanks. As much a part of Thanksgiving Day as grandma's stuffing and dozing on the couch, NFL football will occupy television screens ...

St. Thomas Aquinas’ football championship run comes to a dramatic end  Miami Herald

The Raiders fell to Venice 27-20 in the 7A state semifinal at Venice High on Friday.

Venice Area Historical Society hosts presentation on ‘The Highwaymen’  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Almost 170 people attended the April 17 program on "The Highwaymen" sponsored by the Venice Area Historical Society.The presenter, Gary Monroe, proved to ...

Venice High launches new academic program - News  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Mary Jane Pearson and Moriah Haley said they have learned a lot after a year of taking rigorous courses at Venice High School's Pre-International ...

Sarasota schools take first steps for internal police force  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Sarasota County Schools are looking for experienced candidates to fill the roles of police chief and sergeant and manage the district's new internal police force ...

Venice High principal charged with DUI after wreck  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Jack Turgeon faces charges after a crash on Stickney Point Road on March 20 that left him seriously injured. Venice High School Principal Jack Turgeon tested ...

Venice football player hit Sarasota police officer who feared for his life. So he opened fire, cops say  Bradenton Herald

A Sarasota police officer fired his gun at an SUV, shooting two people inside, after police say the vehicle driven by a Venice High School football player ...

Venice attorney Tony Mowry running for state House seat  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Venice attorney Tony Mowry has filed to run for the District 74 state House seat covering southern Sarasota County.Mowry, 40, is a Democrat who grew up in ...

Sarasota schools prepare for March 14 walkouts - News  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The Sarasota County School District said administrators plan to work with students and individual schools to observe national walkout events that will be held ...

Photos: Shaquille O'Neal in Sarasota for Ringling Town Hall Lecture  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

NBA Hall of Famer and cultural icon Shaquille O'Neal addresses the media during a roundtable discussion before speaking at the Van Wezel Performing Arts ...

Hermitage to present lecture on red tide history, causes and future next Friday  Boca Beacon

... □ STAFF REPORT. The Hermitage Artist Retreat's Fridays @ 5 series continues with Jon Thaxton: “Red Tide: The History, Causes and Future,” Friday, March ...

Graduating seniors visit Alta Vista Elementary to inspire the Class of 2025  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

SARASOTA — It's in the stars for fifth-grade student Turi Bell to become a dance teacher and actor in the future. “I really want to be on TV someday,” said the ...

2 Venice High grads aiming for NFL - News  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Trey Burton and Dri Archer grew up together in Nokomis and after successful collegiate careers, they will work out for pro scouts this weekend. The ceiling fan at ...

Venices Kelly to be inducted into National Wrestling Hall  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

On June 20, 2015, wrestling coach Dan Kelly walked into the gym at Venice High School, set to chew out one of his wrestlers for a final time. “We're walking into ...

Red tide helps drive the debate in State House District 74 race  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

SARASOTA COUNTY — Concerns raised by the lingering presence of red tide along the Gulf Coast have started to shape the debate surrounding the race for ...

Trey Burton: Family. Faith. And football.  Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Venice native and Super Bowl LII hero gives readers a glimpse at the wildly busy life of an NFL player ... and this is just the offseason. You may remember Trey ...

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