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School Plan Puts Politics Over Students

August 15, 2025

$400M School Bond Advances Without Oversight—Community & Students Left Behind By: Concerned Residents of East Lee County For several years,...

School to Start with a Certified Teacher in Every Classroom

August 4, 2025

When students return to school on Monday, August 11th, a certified teacher will be leading every classroom. The School District...

School District to Partner with Bus Patrol to Protect Students

August 1, 2025

To keep students safe from motorists as they board and exit their school bus, the School District of Lee County...

FSW Entrepreneurship Institute hosts 24-hour Hackathon

July 24, 2025

Participants to create solutions for some of SWFL’s most challenging problems The Frank G. Daveler Entrepreneurship Institute at Florida SouthWestern State...

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Lee County Student Film and Television Award Winners

May 5, 2025

Congratulations to this year’s winners at the 2025 Lee County Student Film and Television Award ceremony! The celebration of student achievement in film and video was a red-carpet event held at Gateway High School on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. More than 240 entries were submitted by hundreds of students from...

What To Do—and in What Order—When Your Home Floods

October 8, 2024

By: Resident of Lee County I didn’t lose my home, but I lost everything in it, when Hurricane Ian pushed three feet of filthy canal sediment and the contents of our neighborhood’s septic tanks through it on September 28, 2022.  When I walked into the house on the morning of...

The Principled Philosophy Behind Cryptocurrency

October 8, 2024

By: Trey English This month marks 16 years since the release of the nine-page Bitcoin Whitepaper (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) and through it the conceptual invention of cryptocurrency. In that time, cryptocurrency has grown from nothing to be worth over $2 Trillion, following roughly a power-law curve. Most fads unfold differently and last...

Consider an Electric Vehicle in Your Hurricane Prep

October 8, 2024

By: Terri Lewis | Director, Planet Connected As we head full into the hurricane season, an electrical vehicle (EV) might be a good option in the case of loss of power. There are many reasons why people buy EV’s in Florida; fun to drive, reduced maintenance costs, no emissions, etc. ...

Cultivating Leadership: My Experience in 4-H

October 8, 2024

By: Taylor Whitney I joined the Goats R Us 4-H Club (now known as Alva Livestock 4-H Club) as a Cloverbud when I was 5. It was then that I first experienced the magic of 4-H. It was somewhere I always felt I “fit in” and could balance my love...

PreView FSW: Fall Open House

October 7, 2024

Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) will host PreView FSW, its Fall Open House, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 3-7 p.m. at the FSW Fort Myers Campus, 8099 College Parkway. Prospective students, their families, and the community are invited to attend to experience live, interactive demonstrations from FSW’s dynamic academic programs....

College Night 2024 Set for September 17th

September 3, 2024

The School District of Lee County is excited to announce that College Night 2024 is planned for Tuesday, September 17th. High School students interested in furthering their education after graduation can meet more than 100 representatives from colleges, universities and technical schools around the country. College Night is designed to...

The Bert Harris Act – What It Is and What It Isn’t

August 5, 2024

By Nathan Cochran   Who is Bert Harris, and why is everybody talking about him? Bert J. Harris, Jr. was a farmer, a rancher, and a state representative. Among his many achievements, he is most well-known for championing private property rights in Florida. His legacy continues to influence local planning commission...

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