SBAC appoints new district security chief
Douglas Pelton approved for safety and security position.
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SBAC appoints new district security chief
Douglas Pelton approved for safety and security position.
CareerSource to hold job fair for county positions
Positions available in several departments.
Beyond the Bell returns to ACPS
After-school virtual tutoring program operates Monday through Thursday.
Hurricane Ian prompts widespread school closures
Officials may convert some schools to shelters.
ACPS students break record for scholarship program
45 students named 2023 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.
Alachua County students earn national recognition
ACPS high school students earn the College Board National Scholars title.
GINI makes strides in Alachua County
Alachua County community leaders give six-month update on GINI advances.
Eastside students excel in IB exams
EHS students finish above global pass rate for International Baccalaureate Program.
McGraw recaptures school board seat
Certain, Abbitt and Rockwell claim 3 other SBAC seats.
August election brimming with local races
Voters need to check registration info before heading to polls.
Alachua County schools still short 36 teachers
The district tries new recruitment tactics as the state rolls out bonus programs.
Return to normalcy marks new school year
Schools put COVID pandemic in past.
Local traffic patterns shift with back to school
Safety regulations to remember around school zones, buses.
Student safety training expands through radKIDS
Newberry financed program to deal with opioid addiction.
ACPS earns B rating, approves new charter school
Board approves Santa Fe College charter school application.
Buchholz High math team wins 14th national title
BHS earns Mu Alpha Theta competition record 304 total trophies.
ACPS releases partial state test scores
Results show increases in local math scores, slight decrease in language arts.
ACPS ditches clear backpack requirement
District succumbs to negative feedback and cancels decision.
ACPS to require clear backpacks at school
Concerns over youth violence lead to decisions for middle, high school students starting in August.
Buchholz math team claims 13th national title
The Buchholz High School math team has won its 13th national championship in record-breaking fashion. Buchholz won top honors in the 2021 Mu Alpha Theta national competition, […]
Fourteen Buchholz students place at FBLA conference
During Alachua County Public Schools spring break, more than 50 students from the Buchholz High School Academy of Finance/Future Business Leaders of America Chapter competed virtually […]
Local students grab science fair honors
It’s been quite a week for Buchholz High School junior Jeffrey Xue. Only days after the School Board of Alachua County recognized him as one of […]
Lincoln Middle School student wins county spelling bee
Lincoln Middle School 6th-grader Neha Gupte has won the 2021 Alachua District Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the name of a legendary Scottish paradise that never […]
Nicole Harris of GHS named area Teacher of the Year
During her remarks for the 2021 Robert W. Hughes Teacher of the Year Program, Gainesville High School teacher Nicole Harris compared teaching to a duet that […]