LAKELAND LEVY: 'It really matters this year'
Garwood Elementary kindergarten teacher Gina Cooksey high-fives a student while configuring math problems at the whiteboard Thursday. All-day kindergarten, which is free to Lakeland families, is one of the programs supplemental/instructional levy funds support. The district's replacement levy will be on the March 9 ballot.
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Lakeland Senior High School armed guard John Hatcher checks in with sophomore Evan Egelund, left, and junior Tyler Snyder between classes on Thursday. Lakeland Joint School District has three armed guards with a goal to hire one more. These positions are supported by supplemental/instructional levy funds.
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Lakeland Senior High School junior Amber Martin on Thursday shows off a scene of toadstools and black cats she created in Alisia Cannon's pottery class. Art classes and other creative extracurricular activities in the district are supported by supplemental/instructional levy funds. The next Lakeland levy election is March 9.
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From left, senior Ashton Howerton, sophomore Amara Elliott (seated on the ground), senior Logan Kelly and junior Luke Ferguson rehearse a scene from "The Diary of Anne Frank" in theater class on Thursday. Drama, band, choir and other artistic extracurriculars are supported by the supplemental levy, which will be on the March 9 ballot.
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The levy evolution/Editorial, A4
"A community committed to academic excellence, dedicated to student success" is the motto of the Lakeland Joint School District....
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