(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- LRHS Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus students were given the opportunity to take part in Florida Polytechnic University’s new Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM) program. This program was introduced in Sept. 2020 to assist teachers during the pandemic by reinforcing ideas taught in class. The program is part of Florida Polytechnic STEM NATION and tutoring takes place through the learning assistance tool KNACK. The goal of this program is to help students build eff

(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- The LRHS agriculture students and FFA are working hard to keep all their farm animals healthy and safe, especially their newest additions. Two cows, Penny and Dipsy, had calves in late October. Dipsy’s calf Brutus is a steer. A steer is a neutered male calf, who is raised for beef. FFA has four older steers besides Brutus, one beef heifer, 13 dairy heifers, and multiple pasture cows. Each type of cow requires their own feed that is specially designed to help them grow. T

(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- You may not realize it, but this is a holiday week…at least for my family and me. My family is from Gujarat, India and we celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. Diwali is a traditional Indian holiday that celebrates the ending of Lord Rama’s 14-year exile from the forest. After defeating the evil King Ravan, Lord Rama was finally welcomed home. All over India, Hindus light oil candles to help Lord Rama find his way back home. Diwali is a time for unity, when neighbors

(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) – From Tuesday, Sept. 15 to Tuesday, Oct. 6., LRHS’s Key Club participated in the United Nation’s (UN) program. The purpose of the Freerice program is to raise awareness about world hunger and help collect food to those in need around the world. Members answered various academic questions to earn “grains of rice.” For each correct answer, the participant earned five “grains of rice.” Approximately every 1,500 –2,00 grains of rice gave members one community service hour.

(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- The LRHS Key Club is looking for Mustangs who are interested in earning community service hours. Key Club is an international organization which works to help students develop leadership skills by volunteering in their community. The LRHS Key Club officers are as follows: Member applications can be found on the LRHS Key Club Website and should be submitted through the Remind by Oct. 4. Due to current circumstances, Mustangs have the option to choose between online and i

(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- New LRHS government teacher Kenneth Hanson brings experience from the government to his Advance Placement (AP) government classes. Hanson moved to Florida, from Illinois, earlier this year, upon accepting a job at the Ranch. He said, “I have deep roots in Illinois as my generations of my family lived there, but I am excited to have a change in scenery and weather.” Prior to his career in teaching, Hanson helped with the campaigns and elections for the Illinois Secretary