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Area High Schools Not On Dubious Dropout List

SEBRING — Florida ranked second in the nation with 51.1 percent of its public high schools showing excessive dropout rates, but no schools in Highlands or surrounding counties made the list of "Dropout Factories." The state's public high schools have some of the worst student retention rates in the country, with half qualifying as "Dropout Factories," four times the national average, according to a new analysis of U.S. Education Department data conducted by Johns Hopkins University. The term dropout factory, coined by Hopkins researcher Bob Balfanz, describes schools where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. ...more

November 3, 2007

A Need To Be With People

Terry Boehm, 56, grew up surrounded by people of faith. She attended Catholic school in Wisconsin, where she learned the value of helping others. Today, Boehm is coordinator of ministries at Corpus Christi Catholic Church of Temple Terrace, 9715 N. 56th St. ...more

October 27, 2007

Ministry Coordinator Has A Need To Be With People

October 27, 2007

A Need To Be With The People

October 26, 2007

Callahan, Armwood Make A Statement

Some victories are bigger than others. Armwood High School head football coach Sean Callahan has won two 4-A state championships - and could win a third this season. But even if he does, he likely will never have a more satisfying win than the 26-7 one his Hawks pinned on Plant High two Fridays ago. In effect, Callahan won a double-header. ...more

September 12, 2007