Education

HUDSON, Fla. — During Hurricane Helene, the West Pasco Education Academy in Hudson flooded so badly that the school had to shut down for an entire week to repair it enough for students to return. Principal Travis Dewalt said crews have worked around the clock since Sept. 27, and...

Www.youtube.com – ABC Action News – 2024-10-02 17:00:23. SUMMARY: Hurricane Helen severely damaged two schools in Pinellas County, making them unfit for reopening. Students from Gulf Beaches Elementary and Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8 will resume classes today at different locations while repairs take place. Gulf Beaches Elementary will operate at Diston Academy, relocating its students, while Madeira Beach Fundamental will split into two campuses: younger students at Wallingham Elementary and middle schoolers at Oola Fundamental High School. Despite the challenges of modified schedules and changes, the district aims to maintain connections among friends and teachers until the schools are repaired, a process expected to take several months.

Eight years after adopting the latest version of a plan aimed at improving academic outcomes for Black students, the Pinellas County school district hasn’t met many of its goals and is looking for new approaches. Bridging the Gap, established as part of a decades-long legal battle over whether the...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Students at the two Pinellas County schools that were badly damaged in Hurricane Helene are returning to the classroom Wednesday. Both Gulf Beaches Elementary and Maderia Beach Fundamental K-8 sustained serious flood damage to the buildings and electrical systems. Unable to reopen, the Pinellas County School District has relocated all of the roughly 1,700 impacted students.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy has gone 8-2 against Astronaut recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Astronaut War Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.