In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC) is stepping up to support our sister colleges in the Florida College System—Florida Gateway College, North Florida College, and St. Petersburg College—that were more severely impacted by the storm.
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At a recent meeting of Beta Theta ESA, members welcomed guest speakers Dr. Laura Byrd, Interim President of Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC), and Shannon Herrera, Development Officer for the LSSC Foundation. Both shared remarkable achievements and updates from the...
by Coach Bradley Lord, Groveland High School
The District game between South Lake High School and Ocala Forest has been moved to Friday 10/4. Both teams had a bye week on 9/27.
The decision was made on Wednesday because of the...
by Tim Ferrell, East Ridge High SchoolThe East Ridge Boys Cross Country Team was back in action on Saturday, September 21st, participating in the SSG Hammond Invitational. The SSG Hammond Invitational is hosted by none other than our very...
By Grant Mollett, East Ridge High School.
Photos by Jeff Warren, South Lake Photography
The East Ridge High School girls cross country team competed in the Second Annual SSG Hammond Invitational on Saturday morning. Saturday’s meet was in honor...
Submitted by Coach Bradley Lord, South Lake High School
Date: 9/20/2024
Opponent: Mt Dora
Final Score: Mount Dora High School 35 South Lake High School 28
Place: Eagle Stadium
Season Record- 2-3 1-0 District
Game Summary: Mt Dora High School came into South Lake this...
Article by Coach Grant Mollett, East Ridge High School
and photos by South Lake Photography
The East Ridge High School girls cross country team competed in the West Orange High School Invitational in Winter Garden on Saturday morning. This annual tradition...
by Michael Damon, Montverde Academy
Montverde Academy is proud to announce that girls swim team member Alejandra Ordonez has been named the Montverde Academy Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending September 8th. This recognition comes in light of...
Article by Tim Farrell, East Ridge Cross Country Knights
Photos by South Lake Photography
It was a steamy September morning at West Orange High School on Saturday with humidity reaching record morning levels. This also made footing a bit tricky which...
Kevin Grogan, South Lake Tablet
Times are certainly changing as it relates to the local high school football ranks. With coaching and personnel changes during the off-season, players often follow a coach and/or teammates to a football system that they...
by Coach Bradley Lord, South Lake High School
Davenport - 9/13/2024
Final Score: South Lake High School 28 Davenport 7
Season Record- 2-2 1-0 District
Game Summary: Davenport got off to a quick start with a 65-yard TD reception in the first quarter....
Positive enrollment trends support access to higher education
Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC) kicked off the new academic year with a new enrollment record for Fall 2024 – 6,057 students in degree-seeking programs.
Across all programs, including youth, non-credit, and workforce credential...
South Lake High School Athletics
The third annual golf outing to benefit South Lake High School Athletics is just under a month away, and excitement is building for what promises to be another fantastic event.
The event will take place at...
By Tim Ferrell, East Ridge High School
Photos by jeff Warren of South Lake Photography
The East Ridge Cross Country team on Saturday returned to a course they had not run in exactly five years, Chain of Lakes Park in Titusville....
September 7, 2024 - Titusville
Article by Coach Grant Mollett, East Ridge High School
On Saturday morning the East Ridge High School girls cross country team traveled to the Space Coast to compete in the Astronaut Invitational at the Chain of...
Date: September 6, 2024
Location: The Villages
Coach Lord, South Lake High School Eagles
The South Lake Eagles football team faced a tough challenge on Friday night, falling to The Villages 36-24 after a promising start. The Eagles surged ahead in the...
Montverde Academy
We are proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our students who have earned awards for their exceptional performance on Advanced Placement (AP) exams. These awards highlight their dedication, hard work, and academic excellence across various subjects. The...
Montverde Academy is proud to announce that Divan Eksteen, a standout member of the boys golf team, has been named Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending September 1, 2024.
Eksteen’s exceptional performance on the golf course has earned...
by Timothy Farrell, East Ridge High SchoolOn Saturday Morning, the East Ridge Boys Cross Country team competed at a familiar course, Whispering Pines Park in Inverness, Florida. The Knights have competed at Whispering Pines for seven straight years and...
by Coach Grant Mollett, South Lake Tablet Inverness, Florida (August 31)This morning, the East Ridge High School girls cross country team competed in their second regular season meet – the Whispering Pines Invitational at Whispering Pines Park in Inverness, Florida. It...
At its Friday, Aug. 30 meeting, the District Board of Trustees of Lake-Sumter State College unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Laura Byrd as its Interim President.
Dr. Laura Byrd, currently the College’s Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement, has been...
by Coach Bradley Lord, SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Tavares Stadium: The Tavares Bulldogs jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter failing on a two-point conversion. The Eagles would respond driving the ball down to the Bulldog...
Montverde Academy’s athletics department has added another achievement to its history. Recently, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Executive Director, Craig Damon, visited the Montverde Academy (MVA) campus to present the school with the prestigious Floyd E. Lay...
By Coach Brad Lord, South Lake High School
Final Score: Nature Coast Tech 14/South Lake High School 12
Place: SLHS Eagle Stadium on Aug 23, 2024
Game Summary: Nature Coast Tech controlled the clock with a strong running game in the first...
By Coach Tim Ferrell, East Ridge High School
The East Ridge Boys Cross Country Team did something they have not done in six years: Run a race on a Friday Night. The East Ridge Coaches have had their eyes on...
by Coach Grant Mollett, East Ridge High SchoolJacksonville, FloridaThe East Ridge High School girls' cross country team participated in the Cecil Field Summer Classic on Friday evening, in what many coaches would argue is the most competitive meet in...
by Kevin Grogan, South Lake Tablet
Clermont's Alexandra Remaklus: The High School Golf Champion to Watch in 2024"
Central Florida has an abundance of golf courses and Clermont has its share as well. With this, it makes our community a hotbed...
Nichole Smith, Montverde Academy
The Head of School Leadership Institute (HLI) is a dedicated group of students who have spent the past two weeks actively contributing to campus life and the broader community. The focus of HLI is to equip...
by Tim Ferrell, East Ridge High School Photos, South Lake PhotographyMost people, when they make their way across the beautiful rolling hills of Clermont to Southern Hills Farm, are looking to pick fresh fruit from their orchards....
by Coach Bradley Lord, South Lake High School
Date: 8/16/2024
Opponent: Lake Nona High School
Final Score: Lake Nona High School 17 South Lake High School 15
Place: SLHS Eagle Stadium
Game Summary: A big play in the fourth quarter by Lake Nona quarterback...
by Coach Grant Mollett, East Ridge High School
The East Ridge High School girls cross country team participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Preseason Invitational on August 17 at the scenic property of Southern Hill Farms in Clermont....
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By Kevin Grogan, South Lake Tablet
The high school football season is very much on the horizon. The East Ridge Knights open in a little over a week at home at the Dungeon.
Senior Quarterback, Winston Bourgeois was kind enough to give...
By Nichole Smith, MVA Communications Manager
Montverde Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Kristen Kladiva as the new Associate Dean of the Lower School. Mrs. Kladiva holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree...
For over six decades, Wesley Christian Academy (WCA) has been a cornerstone in the central Florida community, offering a nurturing and supportive environment for preschoolers. In 2016, recognizing the need for a Christ-centered education extending beyond preschool, a dedicated...
John Markham recently celebrated a significant academic milestone by graduating with a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from Florida International University (FIU). Demonstrating exceptional academic prowess, John graduated summa cum laude, an honor awarded to students who achieve...
by Coach Grant Mollett
The East Ridge High School girls cross country team’s official practices began on Monday, July 29, 2024. The runners have until mid-August to get themselves ready for their first cross-country meet of the 2024 season. Many...
by Coach Tim Farrell
The 2024 version of the East Ridge High School Boys Cross Country Team has an opportunity to be a record-breaking team, and ultimately, the best the school has seen yet. East Ridge High School Boys cross...
BY Coach Bradley Lord, SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOL EAGLES
The Eagles look to improve on their 2-win 2023 campaign under second-year coach Brad Lord. The Eagles have worked very hard in the off-season which started with an 8-day college bus...
This summer, Frank Jones from Clermont, along with other outstanding students from across the nation took part in a unique academic development experience, the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): Medicine & Health Care, which took place this summer on...
By Nichole Smith, MVA Communications Manager
Montverde Academy welcomes Mr. Mark Field to his new position as Director of School Counseling/Middle School Guidance Counselor. With over 20 years of experience in education, Mr. Field brings his diverse background in teaching...
By Nichole Smith, MVA Communications Manager
The Middle School Summer IXL program, spearheaded by Ms. Melissa Benner, is in full swing. This program aims to improve students’ foundational math skills over the summer break. “Every student in my class works on...
In a display of community spirit and teamwork, the football players and coaches of Groveland South Lake High School recently joined forces with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) leader Tim Hancock to make a meaningful impact on the community....
Montverde Academy Department of Athletics has announced that assistant girls basketball coach Taneka Rubin has been named the department's Student-Athlete Development Coordinator.
Rubin will be responsible for the facilitation of student-athlete development by coordinating workshops, seminars and speakers for the...
By Nichole Smith, MVA Communications Manager
From June 10 – 19, Montverde Academy hosted 54 Chinese students from Shanghai. For a week and a half, these students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in three of MVA’s language courses to enhance...
Lake Technical College - For nearly six decades, Lake Technical College has stood as the cornerstone of Lake County’s educational landscape, renowned for its commitment to delivering top-tier workforce training programs. This longstanding dedication is exemplified through consistent successes...
In a gesture of support for local education, Beta Theta-ESA has awarded scholarships to two deserving students from Lake-Sumter State College (LSSC). The recipients, Karissa Merchant and Alstair Clark, each received a $1,000.00 scholarship to assist them on their...
The early morning was punctuated by the low hum of the chartered bus engine as it idled in front of South Lake High School. At 4:30 am, Coach Lord and forty-nine South Lake High School Football team players, known...
Submitted by Nichole Smith, Montverde Academy
From November 29 through December 2, 2023, over 8,000 people, including 2,000 students, attended the NAIS People of Color Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, a conference that has been held annually for more than...