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Sunlake High ASL Club signs at games, spreads Deaf awareness
Sunlake High School's ASL Club provides sign language interpretation at home games, volunteers at the library and works to spread Deaf awareness in Land O' Lakes.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Six Steinbrenner seniors earn National Merit semifinalist honors
Six George M. Steinbrenner High School seniors in Lutz have been named 2027 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, placing them among the top 1% of high school seniors nationwide, while four Land O' Lakes High School students also made the statewide list.
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Federal program offers Lutz schools up to $2.5M for meals
A new federal grant program called DEPEND could bring between $75,000 and $2.5 million to individual Hillsborough County schools, including Steinbrenner High in Lutz, for cafeteria and nutrition overhauls, with applications opening in mid-September.
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Steinbrenner Orchestra opens season with 120-student clinic
More than 120 Steinbrenner High School orchestra students participated in a daylong clinic with nationally recognized clinicians on Aug. 23, kicking off the 2026-2027 season for one of Lutz's flagship arts programs.
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Lutz freshman among first 60 in USF's new AI and cyber dorm
Lutz cybersecurity major Alyssa Hayman is among 60 freshmen in the inaugural class of USF's AI & Cyber Living Learning Community at Pinnacle Hall, a residential program tied to the university's Bellini College.
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School car-line change trapped Wesley Chapel residents for hours
Pinecrest Academy's first-day car-line reroute into a Wesley Chapel neighborhood caused hours-long gridlock, drew more than 100 complaints, and prompted Pasco County to modify CR-54 traffic signals after its traffic operations manager said he was never consulted.
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Pasco One app saves families $3.50 per meal payment
Pasco County Schools' new Pasco One app eliminates the $3.50-per-child transaction fee families paid through MySchoolBucks, potentially saving a three-child household about $42 a month on school meal payments.
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$80M medical magnet school opens path for Pasco students
Pasco County Schools is building an $80 million medical magnet high school in Wesley Chapel set to open in 2028, offering free enrollment to all Pasco County students including those at Land O' Lakes High and Sunlake High, with nursing programs and simulated surgical labs aimed at preparing students for 30,000 projected medical jobs in the region.
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LOL High parking full; fee deadline and waitlist open Friday
Land O' Lakes High School has reached student parking capacity for the 2026-27 school year, with a 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 fee deadline for approved students and a new first-come, first-served waitlist opening at 2:30 p.m. the same day, while upcoming stadium construction will further reduce available spaces mid-year.
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Pasco screener flags 150 kindergartners for early help
Pasco County Schools' first-ever kindergarten screener identified nearly 150 children with learning needs before the Aug. 13 school start, connecting families at Land O' Lakes-area elementaries to services months earlier than in past years.
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Pasco caps screen time at every grade level starting Thursday
Pasco County Schools' "Learning First" screen-time policy takes effect Thursday, Aug. 13, capping daily screen use at 30 minutes for kindergartners, up to 60 minutes for middle schoolers and 90 minutes for high schoolers at Land O' Lakes-area schools.
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Skybrooke K-8 starts second year as Pasco grows model to six campuses
Pasco County Schools opens two new K-8 campuses Thursday alongside Skybrooke K-8 in Lutz, which earned an "A" rating in its first year, as the district bets that keeping students in one building from kindergarten through 8th grade reduces disruption and boosts outcomes.
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