On April 4, 25 students from St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School traveled to Orlando to participate in the Florida State Latin Forum, sponsored by the Florida Junior Classical League. The students competed in academic, creative and athletic competitions and were ranked by their performance against other middle or junior division schools throughout the state. St. John's students excelled in academic tests such as grammar, vocabulary and mythology; they took the top awards in several creative contests, including pottery and mosaics; and they won athletic awards during the Romapalooza portion of the three-day event. ...more

April 29, 2009

On Jan. 31, 57 students from St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School along with their teacher, D.J. Holt, participated in the Regional Latin Forum at Robinson High School. They dominated the Junior Division and won awards in academic tests such as customs, history of the republic, history of the empire, derivatives, mythology and vocabulary. They also were successful in the creative contests, including mosaics, drawings, games, maps, paintings, sculpture, models and textile arts. Overall, they took first place in the academic, creative and "Olympika" categories, and first place for the Junior Division Sweepstakes. Twenty-five students will represent the school at the State Latin Forum, held in Orlando on April 16-18. ...more

February 11, 2009

When West Hernando Middle School teacher Kevin McManus decided to pursue a mural project on the famed Florida Highwaymen, he gained a new appreciation for how difficult it can be to recreate lucrative artwork. ...more

January 31, 2008

Experts have restored a 1,400-year-old glass mosaic glowing in gold, recovered from a site next to the Mediterranean Sea, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday. ...more

January 29, 2008

WESTCHASE- Mosaicist Bérangère Kinsey is displaying his art at the Upper Tampa Bay Library beginning Jan. 3. ...more

January 2, 2008

Architectural guidelines: Are they "suggestions" builders can't refuse? At the Nov. 1 Dunedin City Commission meeting, Louis Leousis, developer of Alinda Villas, was sent back to the drawing board to provide renderings more in line with the city's architectural guidelines. At the time, commissioners were told the developer had not had enough time to incorporate the guidelines into his new site plan design. ...more

December 15, 2007