245,434 Estimated students in Hillsborough and Pasco schools 2,494 Expected enrollment at Tampa's Alonso High School, the highest of any Hillsborough or Pasco school ...more

August 10, 2009

An 11th-grader at Alonso High School was arrested Wednesday, accused of toting three bags of marijuana around campus along with a portable, battery-powered scale. ...more

March 18, 2009

Randy Nowak's own words will be the most important evidence in his trial on charges he tried to hire a hit man to kill an IRS officer, a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday. ...more

December 16, 2008

A 15-year-old boy brought a .45-caliber handgun to Hillsborough High School today in an attempt to sell it, police say. ...more

December 15, 2008

The Spanish name La Setima lives - for now. The Ybor City Development Corp. board last week voted to keep the street signs on historical Seventh Avenue with the Spanish spelling La Setima. ...more

November 26, 2008

Fretting about the economy and wondering how to make ends meet, some parents think they should protect their children from the bad news. ...more

November 23, 2008

An unbeaten football season full of promise ended for Nature Coast Technical High School after the lights flickered during a game earlier this month. ...more

November 21, 2008

With attendance boundary changes coming to seven high schools, the Hillsborough County school district is directing parents to a new Web site where they can get questions answered. ...more

November 17, 2008

Coaches work to keep players under control, but sometimes the mix of adrenaline and emotions erupts in foul language, violence and ejections. ...more

November 14, 2008

Just hours before Sen. Barack Obama spoke to crowds in Tampa today, students in Maria Borkowski's speech class at Alonso High School staged a mock presidential encounter of their own. ...more

October 20, 2008