Biography
Heather Carney is a University of Miami grad where she double majored in Journalism and International Studies with a minor in Business Administration. She was the editor-in-chief of the campus magazine, directing a staff of 50 and interned at the Howard County Times – a Baltimore Sun publication, and at Bethesda Magazine in Maryland.-
Class of '12: Immokalee grad who grew up poor earns $350,000 in scholarships
Published 05/27/2012 at 9 a.m.
Editor's note: This is one in a series of reports publishing through May about some of the outstanding seniors in the Class of 2012.Twelve years ago, five-year-old Daniel Guzman walked into darkness and discovered inspiration.
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Students question Naples High band director's transfer to middle school
Published 05/25/2012 at 6 a.m.
Stephen Detjen was not demoted, school officials said, but rather asked to be transferred after the middle schools band director retired.
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El 20 por ciento falla el FCAT de lectura de 3er grado en Collier
Published 05/24/2012 at 4:16 p.m.
El veinte por ciento de los estudiantes de tercer grado de Collier podrían mantenerse en tercer grado basado en las calificaciones de lectura del FCAT, difundidas el jueves.
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20 percent of Collier 3rd graders fail FCAT reading
Updated 05/24/2012 at 5:51 p.m.
Twenty percent of Collier third graders could be retained in the third grade based on FCAT reading scores released Thursday. Overall, Collier third-graders performed below the state average.
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Collier Schools make plea to voters to pass referendum to move $14.5 million
Published 05/24/2012 at 7:10 a.m.
Collier County Public Schools will have to take its chances and rely on voters and a referendum this November to carry it through a few financially tough years.
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Collier school district plants seed in session aimed at making STEM grow
Published 05/19/2012 at 3 p.m.
Collier County Public Schools held its first science, technology, engineering and math conference Saturday in response to the global workplace where jobs are increasingly science and technology related. It also was in response to Gov. Rick Scott's recent push for ...
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Class of '12: South Fort Myers High grad has passion for cultures, travel
Published 05/19/2012 at 7 a.m.
South Fort Myers High School 2012 Graduate of Distinction Raina Stevens already has an associate's degree in general studies from Edison State College on top of a jam-packed high school career.
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About half of local high school students fail FCAT test
Updated 05/18/2012 at 6:18 p.m. 21 Comments
About half of the students in Collier and Lee counties did not pass the FCAT reading test this year. Students across the state of Florida scored just as poorly, putting them at risk for graduation.
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Collier Schools Superintendent listens to students' concerns
Published 05/18/2012 at 5 a.m.
Collier students want better teachers. They want more college exposure. And they want less emphasis on standardized tests. Two dozen seniors made these pleas Thursday to Collier Schools Superintendent Kamel
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Superintendents: Miscommunication about FCAT changes to blame for low writing scores
Published 05/16/2012 at 5:30 a.m. 1 Comment
Somewhere theres a miss. Somewhere theres a disconnect, Collier Superintendent Kamela Patton said. Theres no way scores drop 50-60 points.
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