Roselyn Martinez sat front and center with a wide grin. She had Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown on one side of her and free safety Tanard Jackson on the other. ...more

January 28, 2009

Fallen leaves crunched beneath shoes of the 48 students as they kept their eyes peeled, looking for wildlife. ...more

January 28, 2009

Roselyn Martinez sat front and center with a wide grin. She had Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown on one side of her and free safety Tanard Jackson on the other. ...more

January 23, 2009

Popular NFL players can make great motivators when it comes to showing youngsters how to have fun while staying fit. ...more

January 21, 2009

Reporters from TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune and News Channel 8 are exploring the Tampa Bay area today, talking with people as they watch history unfold. Check back with TBO.com throughout the day as we post stories, photos and multimedia elements from Washington and Tampa. ...more

January 20, 2009

and paw-felt - thank you goes out to all of the citizens who recognize the need and the importance of community support. You have each made a difference in the lives of animals in need. ...more

January 18, 2009

Eighty-four percent of the students at Ruskin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced lunches. Yet this Christmas season they, themselves, have learned the lesson of giving. ...more

December 24, 2008

Measuring a puff of white batting, Resham Patel, 9, decided the cloud looked a little big for the display board. She was attempting to assemble the board detailing the school's chosen innovative idea: cloud seeding. ...more

December 24, 2008

Even Principal Ginny Yanson admitted she was a bit taken aback to stroll into the Sand Pine Elementary cafeteria Thursday morning and see a tarantula on a student's head. ...more

December 12, 2008

The Advanced Academics fifth-graders had many questions - about salt and metals, fruit DNA, ice cubes, plants and vapor, bouncing basketballs and more. ...more

December 11, 2008