June 2 Do something meaningful: Volunteer at Hospice

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May 31 Song for Sandy Hook, and a young brother

BY ALEX PASSAUR, Blake High

When Blake High sophomore Makaylah Caschette learned about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut last December, all she could think about was Mason ...

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May 23 Attorneys see no gay bias in teen sex case

By LEONORA LAPETER ANTON, Times Staff Writer

The two girls met playing high school basketball in a small community on the east coast of Florida and had a sexual relationship ...

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May 23 Through all the pain, one goal: graduation

By Lisa Gartner, Times Staff Writer

The teenagers all began itching in the springtime, for their yearbooks, for the final bell, for summer break, for it all. It was ...

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May 14 More than a passing glance

BY LILLIAN SKYE NOBLE, St. Petersburg Collegiate High

As cliched as it sounds, Danielle Sanchez says, she fell in love at first sight.

The St. Petersburg Collegiate High junior was ...

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May 14 Cheat sheet: Fanfiction, scholarships and senioritis

Note to self: Apply for scholarships now

We know a lot of you have landed some great college scholarships, so in mentioning the winners of the 2013 Right Fit Foundation ...

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May 14 A new kind of respect

BY LOUIE CASTILLO, Clearwater Central Catholic

The floors of many Hollywood studios are littered with scripts discarded because they are simply unbelievable. Charles Toro’s life story could definitely be ...

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May 14 Support for the invisible

Jamila Blake, Wharton High class of 2012 and student at the University of Delaware, is definitely on the path to a lifetime of accomplishments. The activist for peace in Uganda ...

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May 14 Sick of the beach? Try this!

We may live in the Sunshine State, but even Floridians need a break at times from the salty air and sun-kissed sand. Believe it or not, there are things to ...

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May 14 A self-employed summer

BY HEATHER FINSTER, St. Petersburg Catholic High

Question: Do you want to get a job this summer?                         

Problem: Fear, stress or uncertainty holding you back?                     

Solution: Work for the best ...

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May 14 A high school bucket list

BY ALEXA BEAULIEU, St. Petersburg High

Seniors are picking out dorms and packing up bags, eighth-graders are making last-minute memories before heading off to big, bad high school, and the ...

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May 14 29th time is a charm in job hunt

BY GABRIELLE CALISE, Palm Harbor University High

You think that you’re having a hard time finding a job? You’re not alone, and you should stop whining. Finding work ...

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May 7 Cheat sheet: J.K. Rowling, Swedes and journalists

Hooray, young journalist

Allow us a small commercial break to praise tb-two* student editor Rachel Mowat, senior at Hillsborough High, who recently received second-place honors and $300 in the Todd ...

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May 7 For her life, and others'

BY CHLOE BEAVER, St. Petersburg High

Since being diagnosed, at 4 months of age, with hepatoblastoma, Caitlin Maselli has taken a lot of steps to end cancer.

The first huge ...

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May 1 Hard hookah facts

BY SOHINI LAHIRI, King High

They’ve popped up all over the Tampa Bay area, coffee houses and restaurants that advertise hookah, the puffing of flavored tobacco from bowl-shaped water ...

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