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Homecoming in Lakeland
Principal Sharon Neuman shows Bud some of the Chiles memorabilia at the school.
It felt like homecoming on Wednesday when One Million Steps For Florida's Kids visited Lakeland. Read the write-up in The Ledger here. Bud got a chance to visit with the students and teachers at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy, which is at the site of Lakeland High School where Gov. Lawton Chiles Jr. graduated in 1948. Today it's a nationally recognized magnet school with a waiting list for parents.
We got company on our walk in downtown Lakeland too, as we left with a big group from Family Fundamentals, a United Way effort that brings together more than 50 partner agencies to support parents and children. The final visit of the day was at the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce to hear about their education task force.
On Tuesday, Worst To First made a return trip to Volusia County, where we visited the Museum of Florida Art in Deland and met with the Florida Alliance for Arts Education. The museum works closely with Volusia County Schools on an innovative program to engage young people in arts education, and we saw that in action on our visit.
We'll have some video of our visits up soon.
Bud walks with the United Way partners in Lakeland. Photo courtesy of The Ledger.
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