Browse past news stories for Booker High School in Sarasota, FL.

• TBPAC's presents a new spin on Alice in Wonderland (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 04:27:08 am
  Rabbit holes and looking glasses are all the rage. Various reincarnations of “Alice In Wonderland” have been popping up with the most illustrious being Tim Burton ’s “Alice In Wonderland,” starring Johnny Depp in March.
• Sarasota police arrest two in teen's murder (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:57:03 pm
  Anthony Cormier Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of Garrett Salvhus, a 16-year-old high school student who was shot while bicycling through Newtown on Sunday. In an unusual move, however, police asked a judge to seal the arrest warrants - essentially withholding their identities and the motives for the killing.
• Witnesses sought in Newtown shooting that killed teenager (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:11:48 am
  By ANTHONY CORMIER The day after a 16-year-old was shot and killed in Newtown, police are trying to round up more than a dozen witnesses who may be able to identify the shooter. Detectives say they have good leads in the case but were no closer Monday to identifying the killer of Garrett Salvhus.
• Sarasota teen shot, dies in stranger's home (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 02:55:19 am
  At around 11:15 am officers responded to a home in the 1600 block on 32nd Street, where they found the victim, a 16-year-old male.
• Sarasota teen found murdered (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 10:50:49 pm
  At around 11:15 am officers responded to a home in the 1600 block on 32nd Street, where they found the victim, a 16-year-old male.
• Syesha is now a Dreamgirl (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:12:40 am
  By JAY HANDELMAN, Syesha Mercado has been on a lot of stages in the 18 months since she finished third on "American Idol," but nothing prepared her for the thrill of stepping onto the stage of Harlem's historic Apollo Theatre.
• Mother charged along with son in murder (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 06:04:32 am
  By TODD RUGER A man accused of fatally shooting an Iraq war veteran during a robbery has now been charged along with his mother in an attempt to arrange the killing of a witness, court records state. The new solicitation of murder charge against Deandre Tunstall, filed Monday, comes three weeks before his trial in the shooting.
• Child prodigy tears it up at Sarasota show (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on October 25, 2009 at 05:09:22 am
  By CHRISTINE HAWES Correspondent Rickie Johnson, 14, knew that the red-haired, pink-cheeked boy jamming on stage was young. But he was shocked to hear that "Mojo" Myles Mancuso, the opening act for the 19th Annual Sarasota Blues Festival, had just turned 14 a few weeks ago.
• Double slaying case goes cold despite leads (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 05:15:25 am
  By ANTHONY CORMIER Detectives say they know who gunned down two people on David Avenue last September. They just can't prove it. They have no DNA evidence, no fingerprints and no solid witnesses in the Sept. 2, 2008 shooting deaths of Erika Williams and David Lamb.
• Our reality TV stars: Where are they now? (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 04:04:53 am
  Ah, yes. The joy, the drama and the tears.
• Tornadoes rally to rout Sailors (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on September 5, 2009 at 05:20:03 am
  By DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI, Staff Writer There was trepidation on the Booker High sideline when the Tornadoes fell behind by 13 points in the first quarter.
• By the way (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 05:14:26 am
  The latest news and coming events:
• Changes greet students on first day (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on August 24, 2009 at 05:06:47 am
  By TIFFANY LANKES and CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL Staff Writers More uncertainty is in the air, with budget and enrollment picture still unclear
• Sarasota, Manatee students return to school (The Tampa Tribune)
  posted on August 23, 2009 at 11:50:04 am
  Early morning alarms, homework and pop quizzes are back for about 80,000 students in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
• New school getting a slow start (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on August 23, 2009 at 05:06:25 am
  By CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL Program focused on environment has enticed few parents
• Camp teaches finesse (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on August 11, 2009 at 05:07:42 am
  By JENNIFER SHEA Correspondent Lillette Jenkins-Wisner discovered a substantial chasm between musical art students in middle school and high school; she has created a new program, Summer Music Boot Camp, to bridge the gap and support the musical dreams of the children.
• Syesha performs at Teen Summit (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on August 8, 2009 at 05:14:27 am
  By TIFFANY LANKES 'Idol' finalist sings and encourages young people to believe in themselves
• Swine flu reported; school closed (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on August 6, 2009 at 04:03:45 am
  BRADENTON — The summer camp at Radebach School is closing through Sunday after a parent told school officials Wednesday that two students had been diagnosed by a doctor as having swine flu.
• Syesha Mercado to speak at Teen Summit (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on August 5, 2009 at 02:53:44 pm
  SARASOTA — American Idol ’08 contender and Booker High School graduate Syesha Mercado will participate in Teen Summit ’09, “Greatness Beyond Measure” Aug. 7-9 at Ringling College. The event is open to youngsters 12 to 19-years-old. There is a $5 registration fee. Parents are encouraged to attend with their teens.
• Jazz teacher and Boca Ciega band director Frank Williams inducted into Drum Corps International Hall of Fame (St. Petersburg Times)
  posted on August 5, 2009 at 12:26:05 pm
  Frank Williams of Boca Ciega High and Eckerd Hall ranks among the drum corps legends.
• Syesha bound for 'Dreamgirls' tour (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on June 27, 2009 at 04:16:50 am
  Many of her fans knew this day would come.
• Staffing shuffle alarms parents (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on June 24, 2009 at 05:02:09 am
  By TIFFANY LANKES They fear the best interests of students with autism are being lost as teachers are reassigned in the Sarasota County school district.
• In FCAT grades, mixed signals (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on June 19, 2009 at 05:14:59 am
  By CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL and TIFFANY LANKES Staff Writers It's a record year for A's, but high schools are lagging
• Target of Sarasota robbery shoots his assailant (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 05:08:57 am
  By ANTHONY CORMIER CRIME: Victim, fearful of rising violence, was armed and ready
• Florida linebacker to transfer to TSU (The Tennessean)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 07:12:22 am
  John Jones, a linebacker who played the past two seasons at Florida, is transferring to Tennessee State.
• Ford carries memory of fallen friend into next season (The Oracle)
  posted on May 27, 2009 at 04:57:48 am
  Junior Mike Ford rushed for 407 yards last season despite a lingering ankle injury. Mike Ford didn’t look like Mike Ford at the start of USF’s spring football practices.
• Sarasota district shuffles teachers (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on May 5, 2009 at 05:09:42 am
  A shuffling of teachers that could affect every school in the district started Monday, as school and union leaders began deliberations on the first teacher layoffs in more than a decade.
• Theater events this week (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on April 30, 2009 at 05:07:30 am
  PROFESSIONAL THEATER SARASOTA "Black Pearl Sings!"
• Families of victims remember loved ones (North Port Sun)
  posted on April 30, 2009 at 04:13:28 am
  SARASOTA -- Jamie Youssef buried her head into Nancy Cruz's shoulder as the words "I can only imagine" were sung Tuesday in a Sarasota church. Cruz cried as Bobby McGovern of South Biscayne Church played guitar and sang about what it will be like standing before Jesus.
• Booker Middle student wins poetry grand prize contest (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 05:13:48 am
  A Booker Middle School student will be recognized at the Library of Congress this month for winning the grand prize in an international poetry contest. Fourteen-year-old Savannah Fehling won for her poem "Atmosphere" in the River of Words environmental poetry and art contest. The ceremony will be held May 13 in Washington, D.C.