Is a Magnet Program Right For My Child?

By Diane Hernandez | January 20, 2022 | Blog , Learn , Your Schools
If your wide-eyed student is extra curious about math or technology, you might want to consider a magnet program.  Alachua County Public Schools opened its magnet school application on Jan. 10. The program offers six elementary, four middle school and two high school magnet options alongside 15 career and technical education academies. Students apply online

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Beyond the Bell: Free Homework Help for Alachua County Students

By Lindsey Johnson | September 22, 2021 | Blog , Your Schools
Free homework help is now available for Alachua County Public School students. This new program titled "Beyond the Bell" and funded through federal ESSER (Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief) funds intended to help students recover from effects of the COVID pandemic is open to Alachua County students from elementary through high school.  Certified teachers and

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TikTok Trend “Devious Licks” Causes Concern

By Lindsey Johnson | September 20, 2021 | Blog
A recent TikTok trend titled "Devious Licks Challenge" is causing mayhem in schools across the country. This trend shows students engaged in criminal activity by defacing school property or completing a "lick" (theft) of school property. Many schools have been overrun with these pranks where students steal bathroom soap dispensers, masks, emergency signage, classroom telephones,

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Featured Teacher: Jacob Van Wagner

By Giggle Magazine | September 14, 2021 | Articles , Featured Teacher
WHERE DO YOU TEACH? Fort Clarke Middle School WHAT GRADE/AGE DO YOU TEACH? 8th Grade HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A TEACHER? This is my first year teaching, so since August 2020. WHAT SUBJECT DO YOU TEACH? Gifted U.S. History and Reading & Research WHY WERE YOU INSPIRED TO TEACH? I’ve always loved history and

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Skipping School

Skipping School: A Day of Fun or Something More Serious?

By Lindsey Johnson | August 31, 2021 | Articles , Learn , Teens
Teen life is tough. School is “boring” and teens gripe about the daily school grind. While they may rather stay in bed all day, Florida law requires regular school attendance. Some kids play hooky a few times while others are habitual offenders. Truancy TitleXLVIII of 2020 Florida Statutes states that “If a student has had

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Backpack

Ewww! The Gross Germs that Follow Your Kids Home in Their Backpacks

By Tracy Wright | August 20, 2021 | Happy Home
It is time to go back to school and for most children this means suiting up with a school backpack. The American Occupational Therapy Association reports that more than 79 million students nationally carry backpacks. We know that backpacks are meant to carry books, lunchboxes and other school supplies, but often some unwelcome friends may attach

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Terwilliger Elementary

New Terwilliger Elementary School Opens Doors

By Lindsey Johnson | July 28, 2021 | Blog , Your Schools
On Wednesday, July 28, Myra Terwilliger Elementary School opened its doors in a brand new location off Parker Road.  Alachua County Public Schools opened a new facility for the first time since the opening of Meadowbrook Elementary in 2012. The new campus replaces the former campus located off SW 62nd Avenue near the Oaks Mall.

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Why Do Teens Sleep Till Noon?

By Taryn Tacher | May 14, 2021 | Conception 2 College , Teens
Your daughter used to scurry to your bedroom door at a ripe 6 a.m. and peer inside at your sound asleep self. Without hesitation, her mouse-like tendencies would turn feline and she'd pounce — jolting you awake in hopes that you'd play with her. Your son used to greet the sunrise with the boisterous vroom-vroom

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Kiddos Pick Out Their Own Clothes

Do You Let Your Kiddos Pick Out Their Own Clothes?

By Lindsey Johnson | January 21, 2021 | Conception 2 College , Kids
It’s time to walk out the door and your child refuses to take off the pirate costume (or striped shirt with plaid skirt), mismatched shoes and miscellaneous accessories. In a sigh of frustration, you ask your child to change clothes into something more “appropriate” and you’re met with a tantrum. What’s the next step? Do

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