Biography
Brittany Shammas comes to Naples fresh from a Pulliam Fellowship with the Indianapolis Star, writing enterprise and business stories for the paper. She’s been a reporting intern with the Grand Rapids Press and the Gazette in Colorado Springs as well. A Michigan State grad, she was the managing editor of the State News, the university's paper, where she managed a staff of 60 and, during her tenure, the paper earned a second place in their region as Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper by the Society of Professional Journalists for 2010.-
Naples High School principal tops Lee County's superintendent shortlist
Updated 05/21/2013 at 11:05 p.m.
Naples High School Principal Nancy Graham could be named superintendent of the Lee County School District by next week. The longtime educator and six-year leader of Naples High School is No. 1 on the shortlist of seven names.
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Naples High Principal Graham tops Lee County's list for next superintendent
Published 05/21/2013 at 12:37 p.m.
Cathleen Morgan was the only member who did not support hiring the Naples principal, because she has never met her or seen her resume. She will meet with Graham this week, as all board members meet with candidates that are ...
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Encouraging reading, one bucket of slime at a time
Published 05/20/2013 at 7:40 p.m.
Sliming the principal may sound unusual, but it turns out San Carlos Park Elementary isn't the only school to incentivize students with the promise of a crazy stunt.
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Seacrest scavenger hunt, class prepares seniors for college
Published 05/17/2013 at 8:29 p.m.
Seacrest Country Day School administrators took an innovative approach to ensuring students were prepared for college — a scavenger hunt.
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Center for Nonprofit Excellence moving to Hodges
Published 05/16/2013 at 7:45 p.m.
The Center for Nonprofit Excellence is moving to Hodges University this summer, expanding services and training opportunities for local nonprofit organizations.
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St. John Neumann kicks off Collier's graduation season
Published 05/15/2013 at 9:38 p.m.
With a walk across the stage and turn of their green tassels, the senior class at St. John Neumann High School on Wednesday officially kicked off graduation season in Collier County.
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St. John Neumann graduate: 'I just want to make the best out of my life'
Published 05/15/2013 at 5:45 a.m.
Flannery Wickham may not have been the fastest or strongest player on the St. John Neumann girls' basketball team, but her coach says she had the most heart of any play he's coached because of what she overcame.
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Investigation finds no evidence of cheating at Mike Davis Elementary
Updated 05/14/2013 at 5:46 p.m.
School employees raised concerns that the reading coach told two third grade teachers the kind of writing style — narrative or expository — students would be given on an FCAT preparatory test.
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Citing health issues, Lee County superintendent to leave next month
Published 05/08/2013 at 4:59 a.m.
Lee County Superintendent Joseph Burke made it official Tuesday, announcing he would retire after a 20-month tenure. Burke said health issues, not problems in the district, forced his hand.
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Lee Superintendent Burke reiterates intention to retire in June
Published 05/07/2013 at 1:49 p.m.
Burke said the timing of his decision to retire and recent controversy in the district is "uncomfortable," but the two are not related. He said he is retiring because of family medical issues and had been considering leaving the job ...
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