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ACPS Requests Parents to Select School Options for Education in the Fall

By Amanda Roland | July 10, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates

Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) is requesting that parents select school options for educating their children in the fall. There are three options available, and the district requests that options be selected by July 20. The three options for education include "traditional, in-person, five-days-a-week model mandated by the state of Florida, and two online options,

Staying at Home Doesn’t Have to Mean Staying on Screens

By Lindsey Johnson | July 8, 2020 | Conception 2 College , COVID-19 Updates , Kids

The recent COVID-19 lockdown sent a twist into everyone’s best laid plans. Students were sent home for virtual learning, parents were sent home to balance working and home schooling. Suddenly the schedules were turned upside down and everyone had to learn how to adapt to their family’s unique circumstances. With the transition to a virtual

View the ACPS Draft Plan for Reopening Schools in Fall

By Amanda Roland | June 30, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates

Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) has developed a draft plan for reopening schools in the fall with guidance from the Florida Department of Education and local healthcare experts. You can view the full draft plan by clicking here! The plan outlines different strategies and plans depending of the severity on the spread of COVID-19 in

Meet Local Featured Teacher, Beth Clifford!

By Amanda Roland | June 16, 2020 | Featured Teacher , Learn

Beth Clifford is our most recent Featured Teacher! Clifford works at Queen of Peace Catholic Academy teaching 3rd-grade English, reading, spelling, math, faith, science and social studies. This is her ninth year teaching at Queen of Peace, but her first year teaching through a world-wide pandemic. Read on to learn more about Beth Clifford! AT

City Commissioners Vote to Stop Funding For School Resource Officers

By Amanda Roland | June 12, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates

Yesterday, June 11, in a city commission meeting, Gainesville commissioners voted to cut city funding of school resource officers. The motion was approved with a 4 to 3 vote. This is not to say that school resource officers will completely disappear, but instead, it will now be up to the Alachua County School District to

Gov. DeSantis Announced A Plan to Reopen Schools in the Fall

By Amanda Roland | June 11, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates

Today, June 11, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan to reopen Florida K-12 schools in the fall. Without disclosing specific information about when schools will officially reopen, the governor and his colleges talked about the general plan for reopening educational facilities in the fall to full capacity and what safety measures should be taken.

How to Talk to Your Kids About Cyberbullying

By Tracy Wright | June 11, 2020 | Conception 2 College , Feature , Teens , Tweens

Most parents of tweens and teenagers will inevitably have to navigate the wars of social media. Over the last decade there has been a significant increase in technology and social media apps in our day-to-day lives. As we have seen through recent current events, social media can be used for good to unite people together

Look At a Day In The Quarantined Life of Local Mom, April Tisher

By Amanda Roland | June 10, 2020 | A Day in the Life , Articles , Life

April Tisher is a mom to three kids in the house (ages 9, 13 & 15) plus a hubby working from home. Find out what a day in the quarantined life of April looks like! MORNING 7:30 a.m. ➜ Wake up call from the dogs wanting to be fed – this is one of the

ACPS Released a Survey for Parents Regarding Going Back To School

By Amanda Roland | June 5, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates

Alachua County Public Schools has released an online survey for parents to fill out regarding the reopening of schools in the fall. The responses that the county will receive from the survey will be taken into account when making decisions for the 2020-2021 school year, as well as direction from the state. In the survey,

Local Hippodrome Theater Offers Classes for Kiddos and Parents

By Amanda Roland | June 3, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates , Local Fun

The Hippodrome Theater, nicknamed the Hipp, is located in Downtown Gainesville. Because of COVID-19, the theater had to put some of its shows on pause, but the Hipp is still offering camps and classes for kiddos and parents this summer. Check out what the Hipp has to offer below: For kiddos: Hipp Kid's Camp

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Meet Local Featured Teacher, Beth Clifford!

Gov. DeSantis Announced A Plan to Reopen Schools in the Fall

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