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SemVoEd students design new logo for local business

May 16 2013 By Rita Farlow

PHOTO: From left, students Bryce Wickersham, Shannon Preston and Robert Simpson. The graphic design work of a Seminole Vocational Education Center student will soon grace the website and other marketing materials of a local business. Bryce Wickersham, a junior, won first place in the logo design contest for Pinellas County Reptiles, a business with locations in Largo...

PCS sets district record with number of state history fair winners

May 7 2013 By Rita Farlow

Six students placed first or second in the 2012-13 Florida History Fair and will advance to the National History Day at the University of Maryland in June. Pinellas County Schools students also won four special awards and two students won a third place award. In addition, one teacher - Sarah Gurley DeTurk,...

Food competition yields tasty results for Ronald McDonald House guests

May 2 2013 By Rita Farlow

The Pinellas County School Nutrition Association hosted its first annual "Chomped Competition" at the Ronald McDonald House in St. Petersburg this week. The competition, modeled after the popular Chopped television show on Food Network, pitted four teams of two against each other to see who could cook up the best entree and side dish from a...

Two videos chosen for entry into statewide video contest

April 26 2013 By Rita Farlow

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Videos produced by students at Belcher Elementary School and Clearwater High School have been chosen to represent Pinellas County Schools in the Florida School Boards Association's third annual video contest. The videos were scored the highest of the 20 videos submitted this year. They were judged by a panel that included industry professionals and School Board...