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October 16, 2024
After verifying our school schedules to ensure compliance with the state-required annual instructional minutes, we have determined that Lake County Schools students will not be re...
![Lake County schools reopen on Monday, Oct. 14](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_ff33f11d-a138-463f-b7b7-6475d01a03fe.jpeg)
October 5, 2024
Lake County public schools and district offices will be reopen on Monday, October 14. We have walked all campuses to ensure we are prepared for the safe return of students and sta...
![October is National Bullying Prevention Month](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_3bbafa2b-65d4-4ae1-8010-5dc4dab26cb9.jpeg)
October 1, 2024
In 2006, PACER Center started a movement to raise awareness about the devastating impact and often long-term effects that bullying can cause in our nation's youth. The result was ...
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September 25, 2024
Please remember that schools and district offices will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 26, as Tropical Storm Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major hurricane with a possibility...
![The words severe weather update against a black background with the Lake County Schools logo at the bottom and a yellow and black danger symbol at the top](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_dff0bfb0-ff6c-41f7-b744-d9142090182c.jpeg)
September 24, 2024
TAVARES -- Tropical Storm Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major hurricane with a possibility of strong wind gusts, tornadoes and localized flooding in our area on Thursday,...
![Photo of black brick wall with a large letter A, symbolizing Apalachee High School in Georgia](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_e44a3a7b-cdcc-4bc5-86c2-dfeee63d078b.jpeg)
September 5, 2024
Our hearts are heavy in Lake County as we mourn with the families in Winder, Georgia, in the aftermath of the tragic shooting at Apalachee High School. We acknowledge the fear and...
![Wording says Florida celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, honoring Hispanic Contributions to Florida's Success. The words are written in gold and white against a purple background with multicolored designs at the top and bottom.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_06458805-c9d4-4df9-bbe1-668d3160f0c3.jpeg)
August 21, 2024
(Submitted by The Florida Department of Education) The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida are encouraging students to participate in the Hispanic Heritage Mont...
![Head shot of Mollie Cunningham on a dark blue background trimmed in gold. Wording says Congratulations Mollie Cunningham, re-elected to Lake County School Board.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_ba895773-fe13-4f1c-9ffd-ede33f65f06b.jpeg)
August 21, 2024
School Board Chairman Mollie Cunningham was re-elected in the Aug. 20 primary with 57.32% of votes in her favor. She had faced opposition from Gavin Rollins, who garnered 42.68% o...
![Photo of yellow school buses lined up horizontally. A graphic image of a red apple is in the bottom right corner with the words "back to school" written on it.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_da8da8a0-bb51-4d8b-9b3d-6846d0292726.jpeg)
August 9, 2024
TAVARES – Lake County students will start the new school year on Monday, August 12. Teachers, administrators and support staff have been planning and preparing over the past week...
![Superintendent Diane Kornegay sits at table surrounded by district and county staff who are standing behind her](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_f61acfc2-9ecd-4fff-8d50-050ef4d7b139.jpeg)
August 1, 2024
EXPLORATION PARK – Today at a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing, Space Florida, the state’s aerospace finance and development authority, announced partnerships with 23 sc...
![The words "Back to School" written against a chalkboard background with drawings for flowers, grass, leaves, sun and clouds around the border](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_148704e9-a6db-434e-a559-1c6fc89d3b81.jpeg)
July 30, 2024
CLERMONT A Back-to-School Bash is planned for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Texas Roadhouse, 2457 S. Highway 27 in Clermont. Activities include a school supply givea...
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July 25, 2024
TAVARES – Lake County Schools is now posting legally required advertisements and public notices on its website at lake.k12.fl.us . The “Legal Ads & Public Notices” link is jus...
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July 24, 2024
TAVARES – Lake County Schools is adding another layer of security to its existing primary panic-button alert system. Integrating that system with security cameras on school camp...
![Headshot photos of newly appointed administrators with their last names printed underneath - Bracewell, Farnsworth, Feltner, Keaveny, Locuson, McCall, Nelson, Peterson, Soos, Stein, Straughn and Zamora](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_04005eeb-be7b-482c-a07b-f736cbfc45ec.jpeg)
June 27, 2024
TAVARES – Several Lake County schools and district offices will operate under new leadership next school year. Superintendent Diane Kornegay announced the administrative changes ...
![Superintendent Kornegay standing and talking to room full of seated administrators](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_776b8203-4700-4460-be33-da5c23a3dcca.png)
June 26, 2024
TAVARES – Lake County School Board members gave Superintendent Diane Kornegay high marks in her most recent evaluation, which they approved at their June 24 meeting. She earned ...
![Men and women in white hard hats lined up horizontally in front of a pile of dirt, scooping the dirt with long-handled shovels](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_66af42b5-c2aa-4fb4-872d-982f917a7067.jpeg)
May 31, 2024
TAVARES – Local small-business owners looking to work with Lake County Schools on upcoming projects in construction, maintenance, and related areas are invited to attend a Vendor N...
![Red sunglasses on top of a calendar with the word Summer at the top and a red sunshine drawn over the number 21](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_3250284c-14f0-471f-9a6e-0806fe216568.jpeg)
May 31, 2024
TAVARES – The Lake County School Board has approved a modified summer schedule for all district-operated offices and schools. Starting on Monday, June 3, district offices and dis...
![Mount Dora High School Air Force JROTC Cadet Peyton Scott posed with Superintendent Diane Kornegay, Principal Marlene Straughan and other district and Air Force JROTC officials](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/lake_county_ar/article/image/large_23c1c999-0eb7-414b-9868-f380b2986694.jpeg)
May 31, 2024
MOUNT DORA – Cadet Peyton Scott, Mount Dora Air Force JROTC, has been selected as the Air Force/Space Force JROTC Cadet of the Year, marking the first time in the program’s 29-yea...