Lake County Schools

We are aware of the unusually cold temperatures affecting our area, and the concerns shared by families. We have been carefully monitoring conditions and have decided that schools...

TAVARES — Michelle Deesi, a teacher at Sorrento Elementary School, has been named Lake County’s 2027 Teacher of the Year. The honor was announced at the Celebration InspirED by ...

The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida have invited students to participate in the 2026 Black History Month student art and essay contests with the theme, "Celeb...

TAVARES – Teachers, administrators, and support staff from several Lake County elementary schools will take a bus ride through local neighborhoods this weekend, greeting students ...

TAVARES – Lake County Schools, in partnership with the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS), is pleased to announce the launch of "Florida's Future: Pow...

East Ridge Middle School has been recognized as a Distinguished Kindness School by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. This recognition reflects the intentional and meaningful...

TAVARES -- Lake County’s 2024-25 high school graduation rate climbed to 96 percent for district-operated schools, an increase of 3 percentage points over the previous year, accordi...

Take Stock in Children of Lake and Sumter Counties is recruiting eligible 8th grade students for the 2026–2027 school year. The program provides students with one-on-one mentoring...

TAVARES -- Three Lake County teachers who are relatively new in their careers have been named finalists for the district title of “Rookie of the Year” (RTOY). Superintendent Di...

TAVARES – Three Lake County teachers received a surprise visit today from Superintendent Diane Kornegay and a caravan of representatives from the district, the Education Foundatio...

Lake Minneola High School’s advanced mixed choir, SoLa Voce, has been selected to perform in Walt Disney World’s Candlelight Processional at EPCOT on Christmas Day. The choir, mad...

The Nam Knights of America Motorcycle Club, Green Swamp Chapter, recently held its 12 th annual “Christmas in the Swamp” and collected 1,200 toys to be distributed to students in ...

MOUNT DORA - Triangle Elementary School is celebrating an extraordinary act of generosity that began with one teacher’s vision to meet the basic needs of students and culminated in...

TAVARES - Lake County Supervisor of Elections, Alan Hays, announced the winner of the 2025 High School Voter Registration Challenge for Lake County public high schools during the b...

TAVARES – Kimberly Capstraw, the mental health liaison at Mount Dora High School, has been named the 2026 School-Related Employee of the Year for Lake County Schools. Dr. Elizabe...

Leaders at Grassy Lake Elementary School in Minneola recently invited families to support Assistant Principal Tamara McCray, whose loved ones in Jamaica were deeply affected by Hu...

Students are scheduled for early release the last three days before winter break. We will follow the Wednesday dismissal times for Wednesday, December 17; Thursday, December 18; a...

Tampa, FL -- Lake County School District Superintendent Diane Kornegay was selected as Florida’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year by the Florida Association of District School Super...

Cecilia Peroni, a student from Lake Minneola High School, proudly represented the Swedish U18 National Water Polo Team at the 2025 Youth Nordic Championship held in Espoo, Finland,...

Lake County Schools is gearing up for another exciting year of science and engineering exploration and innovation! Our annual Lake County Science and Engineering Fair for students...