Pinellas County Schools

📢 A new screening location has been added! Starting this coming school year, Florida’s Second Chance Act requires all high school student-athletes to complete an ECG/EKG before their first athletic participation in grades 9–12.

📅 June 23, 2026
⏰ 3–6 PM
📍 Lakewood High School
💲 $20

Each screening includes a quick, painless ECG/EKG that takes about 5 minutes and is reviewed by a board-certified pediatric cardiologist. Register today: https://www.whoweplayfor.org/form-redirect?id=261664156028054

Today, we honor and recognize its lasting significance in our nation’s history. Originating in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, this day serves as a meaningful reminder of freedom, resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of equity.

We’re closing out our graduation recaps by celebrating our final Class of 2026 graduates! 🎓🎉 Congratulations to Bayside High, Pinellas Virtual, and Disston Academy. They’ve turned challenges into milestones, and this is only the beginning.

National champions! 🏆👏 Dunedin High School won The Home Depot National 3DE Challenge, competing against more than 80 schools across the country.

Through creativity, collaboration, and innovative thinking, Ariana, Emily, Kelly, Mia, and Skiarah developed a winning solution to improve the DIY customer experience in Home Depot’s paint department. We are so of you! Watch more about their story on our YouTube channel.

They did it! 🎓✨ Next up, a recap of our 2026 graduates from Calvin Hunsinger, Richard L. Sanders, and Paul B. Stephens. Their journey shows that with perseverance, even the biggest goals are within reach!

Full speed ahead! 🏎️ Palm Harbor University High alum Philippa Tuckey-Steinbrenner has gone from cheering on school athletics to building a career with McLaren Racing. Her story is a reminder that passion, perseverance, and staying open to opportunity can take you places you never expected. Learn more about her story: tinyurl.com/PhilippaTuckey

Mission accomplished! 🎓🎉 Next up, a recap of our 2026 grads of Lealman Innovation, Nina Harris, and Pinellas High Innovation. Their success is a powerful reminder of what perseverance can achieve!

After an incredible career of service, one of Pinellas County Schools’ remarkable leaders is retiring 👏 Michael Bohnet’s impact will be felt for years to come, and his legacy reaches far beyond the classroom. His story is a powerful reminder that success isn’t measured only by grades but by growth, resilience, and the lives touched along the way.

Thank you for making a difference in so many lives. You will be deeply missed, and your legacy will live on. Happy retirement!

Read more about his amazing career: https://www.tampabaybeacons.com/2026/06/09/for-bohnet-the-measure-wasnt-the-grades/

Click on the image and like the photo to vote for East Lake High to win the people’s choice award sculpture! 👏

They dreamed big, worked hard, and made it happen! 🎓🎉 Now, it’s time to celebrate our final graduating group from our traditional high schools, the Class of 2026 from Osceola High School. Your story is just getting started!