Browse past news stories for Sarasota Military Academy in Sarasota, FL.

• 3 generations of veterans celebrate milestone (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 07:03:01 am
  By BILLY COX Days before the clan converged for his 90th birthday party, crusty John Heimnick felt compelled to grumble in private at his home in Deep Creek -- because arguing politics at a family reunion can be the quickest route to a buzzkill.
• Swine flu vaccines for Sarasota students today (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:40:27 pm
  Staff Report Swine flu vaccinations are being offered to some students and other children in Sarasota County today and through the school week. Free vaccines are available for Sarasota County children 6 months to 18 years old today through 2 p.m., according to Sarasota school district officials. The vaccinations will be available at:
• More Sarasota County students can get the swine flu vaccine (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 06:10:28 am
  Staff Report Some middle and high school students will be able to get swine flu vaccinations during school hours starting next week. Students must have a signed consent form from their parents. The district will announce school vaccination sites as they are scheduled. Watch heraldtribune.com/schoolmatters for updates.
• Sarasota schools schedule more swine flu clinics (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 08:10:27 pm
  Web Search powered by YAHOO! Search Some middle and high school students will be able to get swine flu vaccines during school hours starting next week. Students must have a signed consent form from their parents to get vaccinated.
• Sarasota schools to salute veterans - The Observer Group (The Longboat Observer)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 08:33:07 pm
  Sarasota Military Academy color guard, drum line and pipers will salute veterans in a special ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd.
• Gulf Coast lacrosse takes a sweaty step forward (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on September 27, 2009 at 05:15:24 am
  By THOMAS BECNEL On a steamy day at the Sunshine Cup, Gulf Coast lacrosse took a sweaty step forward. A pair of local squads -- the Sarasota Cannons and Manasota MOB -- got to play some of the best traveling teams in the state. A few lopsided losses only showed how far they have to go.
• Seminar on military academies set for Saturday (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 04:11:45 am
  SARASOTA — The local U.S. congressman who nominates graduating seniors to compete for educations in military academies plans to meet with interested students and families 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Sarasota Military Academy, 801 North Orange Ave.
• Got talent? Show it off! - The Observer Group (The Longboat Observer)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 12:41:15 pm
  The Center For Musical Theatre at Julie Rohr Academy, a newly formed non-profit corporation, will host Sarasota's Got Talent! at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 25, at the Sarasota Military Academy, 801 N. Orange Ave.
• Cross country: FGCU coach, teams have positive outlook heading into 2009 season (Naples Daily News)
  posted on September 4, 2009 at 10:07:27 am
  Things have definitely changed for Cassandra Harbin.
• Big kiss looms large over war anniversary (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on August 16, 2009 at 05:08:27 am
  By HALLE STOCKTON Though the gathering on Sarasota's bayfront was meant to celebrate the day 64 years ago that Japan's surrender brought World War II to an end, several attendants were seeking another kind of victory.
• One half of an immortal kiss? (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on August 14, 2009 at 05:08:15 am
  By BILLY COX Former sailor says it was his lips caught by Life magazine on V-J DAY
• Royal Palm Players brings drummer Michael Finley to summer camp (Gasparilla Gazette)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 07:28:17 pm
  When Michael Finley was a kid growing up in Ashland, Ohio, he saw The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. "I thought what Ringo was doing was pretty cool," he said. "I fell in love with it, and I've been banging on stuff ever since." Finley was at the Boca Grande Community Center Tuesday, banging on stuff with the kids in the summer camp program there.
• Andrew Guinart awarded FSL scholarship (OurSports Central)
  posted on August 8, 2009 at 05:05:53 pm
  Daytona Beach, FL - The Florida Marlins/Florida State League Scholarship Committee awarded 12 recipients with $1,500 educational scholarships on Friday. The committee made the awards after a review of the applications submitted by Florida State League Teams.
• Young sailors take wing (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on July 16, 2009 at 05:01:57 am
  By JUSTINE GRIFFIN When a strong wind whips across Sarasota Bay, 11-year-old Liam Donoghue goes out alone on his Optimist pram sailboat and leans out for balance as it picks up speed. That feeling, the Sarasota boy says, is a big part of what attracts him to sailing. "I love it when I get speed and can go faster," Liam said.
• Soldier recovers from burns (North Port Sun)
  posted on June 29, 2009 at 04:13:30 am
  Former North Port resident Army Spc. Ned R. Zobuk is back home at Fort Stewart, Ga., after suffering second- and third-degree burns en route to a training exercise.
• Manatee Bar honors Galvano and Kallins (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on June 27, 2009 at 04:21:50 am
  BRADENTON — The Manatee County Bar Association has recognized two members for their service to the community, state Rep. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, and Scott B. Kallins.
• Confederate flag shooting spurs forum on violence (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 05:01:15 am
  By TIFFANY LANKES Peace activists will hold a community forum tonight in response to the shooting of a teenage boy during a fight that reportedly started after he carried a Confederate flag down Main Street. The forum will be at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
• Soldier recovering from blast explosion (Charlotte Sun Herald)
  posted on June 19, 2009 at 12:38:30 pm
  North Port native U.S. Army Spc. Ned Zobuk Jr. is recovering from burns sustained Wednesday in a tank explosion.
• Soldier recovers from explosion (DeSoto Sun)
  posted on June 19, 2009 at 04:29:45 am
  Army specialist formerly from North Port is recovering from burns suffered in a tank explosion.
• Student musicians learn from master (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 04:09:50 am
  LAKEWOOD RANCH — If you’re a hot-shot marching band drummer, either you have a Bret Kuhn model snare drumstick or you probably want one.
• Business buzz: Turner Tree lands industry award (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on June 6, 2009 at 05:07:40 am
  Bradenton-based Turner Tree and Landscape was awarded first place in the "Site Construction" category in the Associated Builders & Contractors Inc.'s Excellence in Construction awards competition. The award was for a mountain bike park that Turner worked on with landscape architect Larry Washmuth of Stewart-Washmuth & Co.
• Light-rail plan to be presented (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on May 27, 2009 at 04:08:54 am
  MANATEE — A regional long-range transportation master plan that envisions rail service between Bradenton and Sarasota will be officially presented to the state Thursday.
• Buchanan nominates 12 for service academies (Bradenton Herald)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 05:53:55 pm
  Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-13) announced today that 12 students nominated by Buchanan have receiv
• Holiday closings & events (Punta Gorda Herald)
  posted on May 22, 2009 at 02:52:04 am
  There’s a three-day weekend coming up and if you don’t get some stuff done today, don’t count on getting them done on Monday. Here are some closings in Charlotte, DeSoto and Sarasota counties on Monday:
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Lack of civility, history can be deadly combination (Pioneer Press)
  posted on May 9, 2009 at 05:38:08 pm
  A FEW DAYS ago, a high school student in Sarasota, Fla., failed history and another failed civics. As a result, the one wound up shot in the chest and the other jailed on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
• PITTS: Lack of civility, history prove tragic for two Florida high school students (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on May 5, 2009 at 03:21:13 am
  The courage to teach racial history fearlessly and the foresight to inculcate in our children a reverence for civil liberties might have averted tragedy.
• All Saints Wins West Florida Lacrosse League Title (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on May 5, 2009 at 12:40:41 am
  WINTER HAVEN Three years ago, the All Saints lacrosse team didn't even know the rules of the game.
• Grievance and rage combustible (Miami Herald)
  posted on May 3, 2009 at 07:15:43 am
  Afew days ago, a high school student in Sarasota failed history and another failed civics. As a result, the one wound up shot in the chest and the other jailed on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
• Piper saves a town from 'rats' (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 05:05:51 am
  Music theater students from the Out-of-Door Academy put on a musical, "RATS," on Tuesday. The youngest students stole the show with their various performances as rats. The performers, in sixth grade, enjoyed their finale on the Siesta Key campus. All students worked together to tell the story of how the Pied Piper saved Hamelin from rats.
• Teen shot over Confederate flag expected to recover (The Tampa Tribune)
  posted on April 28, 2009 at 08:53:28 pm
  A high school student is expected to make a full recovery after being shot in the chest during a fight that started when he and a friend carried Confederate flags down Main Street on Friday night.