A self-professed workaholic, Wanda O’Neill was stressed out, overweight and out of shape when she walked through the doors of Fitness Together of East Orlando for the first t[...]

This month marks the beginning of the 2009-10 Orange County Public Schools school year. After an immensely busy, and successful, year in 2008-09 complete with school bell flip time[...]

My husband, David, and I recently took a summer road trip from our home in Avalon Park to visit his family on their farm just outside of Dayton, Ohio. It was an incredible experien[...]

More than 2 million children are homeschooled in the United States every year. Generally parents choose to homeschool their children in an attempt to provide an education that is l[...]

Your children mean the world to you. There isn’t anything you wouldn’t do to ensure their success or put a smile on their face. You’re a proud parent and you̵[...]

  The short-lived “school-start flip” has now been reverted to its original schedule, last seen in the 2007-2008 year. Despite the more than $3 million savings in [...]

It’s no secret that the high schools in East Orlando have been overcrowded in recent years. But, for the 2009-10 school year, relief is finally here for thousands of area hig[...]

  Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) is the 11th largest school district in the nation. With a whopping 177 schools serving more than 83,000 elementary school students, almos[...]

By now, if you’ve driven down Woodbury Road, you’ve noticed the construction commissioned by the City of Orlando Public Works Department that began on July 27, 2009. Th[...]

“I don’t want to go to school!” Yes, these are some of the most dreaded words for any parent with a school-age child during the school year. It’s almost ine[...]

  The Avalon what? Although not often known by its full name, the modern designed Avalon Center for Technical Excellence stands proudly across the street from Timber Creek High Sch[...]

When the new school year starts, there’s no doubt things can get a little hectic for you and your children. Going into new classrooms, learning new subjects and meeting dozen[...]

To be successful in the classroom your children have to be healthy, hands down. When they’re sick they may miss school days, show decreased interest in their assignments and [...]

For some people it’s a fork in the road. For others, it’s an unavoidable “Ah-ha!” moment. It can even be waking up one morning and realizing the side of the[...]

As a recent Elementary Education graduate of the University of Central Florida, I can tell you that it was one of the happiest days of my life. I can also tell you that there is a [...]