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FSW Collegiate High School-Lee Key Club receives top honor

Fifteen members and two advisors of the Florida Southwestern Collegiate Key Club attended the Florida District of Key Club’s 84th Annual District Education and Leadership Conference in April 2022 at Daytona Beach to celebrate “Service Out Of This World.” At FDKC DCON, Key Club members had the opportunity to elect new district officers, share ideas with clubs from across the state, attend workshops on various topic including fundraising, membership recruitment, service project ideas, and community engagement and so much more. During this event clubs got to celebrate a year of ...

Education Brief 5-13-22

Cape Coral’s Hutchison graduates from University of Southern Miss The University of Southern Mississippi awarded undergraduate, graduate and specialist degrees to more than 2,000 students graduating in the spring 2022 semester. USM graduates from the local area include Douglas Tyler ...

Lee School Board censures Patricca

The School Board of Lee County moved swiftly to censure one of its own this week, voting to do so ahead of a whistleblower complaint investigation. The board on Tuesday voted 5 to 2 to censure Board Member Chris Patricca until the complaint, received Monday, can be investigated and ...

Glitch in state payment system costing school district millions

Although the School District of Lee County grew by 776 students in the last survey period, the McKay Scholarship Program and Family Empowerment Scholarship Program grew substantially, which ended up costing the district about $12 million. Budget Director Kelly Letcher said with the 776 ...

NFMAA names new Black Box Theater after Dr. Santini

North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts’ new Black Box Theater has been named in honor of one of the people who made it possible, former principal, Dr. Douglas Santini. To have a very strong arts program, you need supplemental funding to get what the students and teachers need, said North ...

23rd Annual Big Backpack event scheduled for July 24

With the cost of living at a 40-year high, families may find it even more difficult to manage the rising cost of school supplies and backpacks necessary for students to begin school in the fall. The Multicultural Centre of Southwest Florida says help is on the way and asks that families save the date for the 23rd Annual BIG Backpack Event scheduled for Sunday, July 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Fort Myers Skatium located at 2250 Broadway. To make it easier for families, the first 2,000 students ages 5 to 12 will receive new backpacks, school supplies and groceries as they ...