Kayla Stirzel

• Preschool of the Arts opens for its inaugural year Published 09/30/2011 at 11:11 a.m.

  What you sow into a child at a young age will have an effect on their future. That is what Ettie Zaklos, founder of the Preschool of the Arts, believes to be true. The new preschool opened to the public ...

• Lee County student takes home third place win at Microsoft’s “Worldwide Competition” Published 09/29/2011 at 6:11 p.m.

  Thanks to her expertise on using PowerPoint software, Juliana Toyloy-Stanton, a junior at Dunbar High School, was awarded third place in the 2011 Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office in San Diego, Calif., earlier this year.

• From minister to author, Rev. James Dickey is on his way to publishing his third book Published 08/29/2011 at 1:18 p.m.

  Rev. James Dickey, a retired ordained clergyman, has not slowed down since he stepped down from the pulpit 14 years ago. Dickey, 75, is getting ready to publish his third book, “The Secret of the Bible,” which will be released ...

• Lending more than just a helping hand Published 08/26/2011 at 5:52 p.m.

  For most high school students, this past summer break was spent away on vacations, working or hanging out at the beach. However, this past summer, Amor Ministries — an organization that brings students out of the country on a mission ...

• STYLE, SMARTS & SAVINGS: The tax-free weekend for school supplies and clothing is coming Updated 08/09/2011 at 5:13 p.m.

  Back to school is right around the corner and making sure your children have their necessary school supplies is a priority. One thing that many students look forward to the most about going back to school is getting new outfits. ...

• De la opresión a la libertad: Cubanos que fueron rescatados por la Operación Pedro Pan hablarán en Naples Published 07/25/2011 at 11:38 a.m.

  Imagínese que usted es un estudiante de 15 años de edad en la escuela secundaria, cuando de repente no le queda otra opción que dejar, no sólo a su familia, sino también a su propio país, para poder gozar de ...

• From oppression to freedom: Former Cuban children rescued by Operation Pedro Pan to speak in Naples Updated 07/27/2011 at 12:21 p.m.

  Imagine being a 15-year-old student in high school when suddenly you are left with no choice but to have to leave not only your family, but your country in order to have freedom. For Carmen Romanach, that was no imagination; ...

View all stories for this staff member.