When the Hillsborough County Council of National Board Certified Teachers met March 14 in Brandon, The Tampa Tribune asked some of the more than three-dozen educators attending how they see the economy affecting their students. Here are some of their responses. ...more

March 21, 2009

Tampa Preparatory students are speaking their minds and getting state recognition for doing so. ...more

October 1, 2008

Following in the steps of famous Gens. Douglas MacArthur, George Patton and Dwight Eisenhower, East Bay High School's Christopher Collins is headed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. ...more

May 21, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Elliot Stein clutched a digital timer in his hands and stepped backward, like a baseball player winding up for a pitch. With a deep breath, he shifted his weight forward and unleashed a stream of words at the speed of an auctioneer. ...more

January 24, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Elliot Stein clutched a digital timer in his hands and stepped backward, like a baseball player winding up for a pitch. With a deep breath, he shifted his weight forward and unleashed a stream of words at the speed of an auctioneer. ...more

January 24, 2008

So I'm sitting through my final round at a speech and debate tournament thinking, "If I hear one more speech about the problem with America, I am going to nose-dive into an inescapable depression and become a 17-year-old alcoholic." ...more

January 16, 2008

East Bay High School senior Christopher Collins is the first to admit it - he has a hard time sitting still and doing nothing. ...more

January 16, 2008