Tag: The Island School

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
News, Profiles

■ 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...

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...

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
News, Profiles

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...

Local Realtor, school and church join together at the holidays to help others

November 30, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Local Realtor Kevin Hyde isn’t sure anymore how many times he has stood in front of a devastated home, trying to help the homeowner find some hope in light of a disaster …...

The Island School opens its doors for the 2018-19 season

August 9, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This year’s Island School students gathered in their classrooms on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8 to prepare themselves for the upcoming 2018-19 school year, which begins this...

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ISLAND SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS OF 2018!

June 1, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

2018 Island School graduates: Kaimook Pittayarangsan, Ian Egbert, Ava Teaney, Braylon Strother, Eirinn Shortuse, Willow Shantar, Page Presnell, Rory Shortuse, Mason McLaughlin

Profile Dorothy Rahal

June 1, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Dorothy Rahal has just completed her first year teaching English language arts and social studies at The Island School, and she can describe the experience in a few words. “I...