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  • May 19, 2025

    The 2025 Best & Brightest Awards honor 139 High School Seniors

    With almost $1.1 million awarded in scholarships since its inception, the Best & Brightest Awards celebrated 20 years of stellar student achievement on May 14 as graduates of the class of 2025…

  • May 13, 2025

    ‘The best is yet to come’: First class shines on 20 years after start of Best & Brightest

    As a young boy growing up in Miami, Ron Sachs dreamed of becoming a journalist. That dream blossomed because the community he was raised in celebrated its young achievers. He has worked…

  • May 15, 2020

    “Our Best & Brightest”

    It’s hard to imagine what the past few months have been like for our local high school seniors. Thanks to a global pandemic, their high school careers have ended abruptly. They will…

  • May 17, 2017

    Best & Brightest seniors brimming with talent

    From the Tallahassee Democrat Throughout their past four years of high school, the 2017 Best & Brightest nominated seniors did it all: They painted murals, volunteered countless service hours, started clubs at…

  • July 19, 2011

    Best & Brightest Awards Ceremony Air-Dates

    The 2011 Best and Brightest Awards Ceremony is airing on Channel 23 at various times throughout the rest of the year. The Leon County Schools’ channel will host the World Class Schools…

  • June 30, 2010

    Best and Brightest Awards Broadcast on Comcast

    The Best & Brightest Awards will be aired on WFSU Channel 4, WLCS Channel 23 and various other Comcast channels. This will run on these channels thanks to the support of Comcast,…

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