Tag: The Island School

Profile: Stephanie Shirback

September 27, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

There’s a friendly new first grade teacher at The Island School this year, and her classroom is colorful and full with resources. Stephanie Shirback has replaced former TIS teacher Tammy Tieu. Stephanie...

Fundraiser planned for teacher with island ties battling rare disease

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Lauren Hanrahan once taught kindergarten at The Island School. Now she teaches third grade at Englewood Elementary School. Lauren has a three-year-old daughter and a 9-month-old son,...

Hampton Boney publishes his first book, based on a tarpon dream

August 30, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN There’s a new author in town, and he happens to be a first grader at The Island School. Hampton Boney had a dream last year that he caught a 500-pound tarpon, breaking the record for...

Progress on the playground … but it’s slow

August 23, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The old playground at The Island School has been torn down and cleared away, and workers are staging the area for the new equipment that was delivered to the school last week. The project...

School is back in session!

August 16, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Island School is back in session as of Monday, August 12. The 60 students at the school headed to class on Monday to meet the returning teachers and fellow classmates, as well as...

New playground should be completed by the end of August

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN If you drove down First Street near the Boca Grande Community Center this past week, you may have noticed some construction cones around the kids’ playground area at the front of The...

Profile: Christopher Robin

July 19, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Capt. Christopher Robin is a former New Yorker who moved to Florida after finding a very special boat. Even though he had no nautical experience whatsoever, he knew the little abandoned...

Meet the 2019 Island School graduating class

May 31, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Island School 2019 graduates: Lachlan Barrett, McKenzie Center, Angelina Doherty, Edwin Garcia, Micaela Heart, Morgen Holmes, Evelyn Hunt, Owen Mills, Zachary Shaffer, Gavin Silk, Isabella Steyer,...

TIS hits the road! Trips to Big Cat Habitat, Ringling Museum

May 3, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

All the students at The Island School took field trips last week. Shown here, grades 3-5 took their annual excursion to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, where they studied form, different types of...

PROFILE: Becky Hunt

April 26, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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BY SUSAN ERWIN – Becky Hunt is passionate about pursuing her goals in life, and that diligent trait has clearly been passed along to her daughter, Evie, who has been The Island School reporter...