Pinellas educator retires after teaching over 50 years
Retirement party for Gibbs High School educator Ozzie Mitchell will be held April 9, from…
Gibbs High School
Native son pays it forward for Christmas
Super music producer Tre Gilliam helped out Santa Claus this year by giving away bikes to…
The Hepburn way
On Dec. 3, educator Reuben Hepburn transitioned peacefully from this life to his heavenly…
Gibbs 2020 Hall of Fame induction ceremony
The Gibbs Gladiator Alumni Association inducted 16 new extraordinary athletes into the…
It’s about time: Coach Dyles honored with gym name change
Decades in the making, the Gibbs High School gym was christened the Freddie Dyles…
The Manhattan Casino, part 2
William H. “Buddy” West was a barber, a tailor and a promoter at the…
Gibbs Class of 1968 presents six scholarships to high school seniors
ST. PETERSBURG — Six students from four different high schools were presented with…
A bittersweet graduation
I’reoina Lightsey ST. PETERSBURG — I’reoina Lightsey’s eyes began to…
Gibbs’ Coach Trotter is a believer
BY DEXTER MCCREE, Feature Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Just one conversation with…
Mother knows best!
More than 30 students participated in the College Planning Boot Camp at Gibbs High School…
Just too impressive
BY DEXTER MCCREE & TIMOTHY GARNER ST. PETERSBURG –Timothy Garner’s parents must…
Black higher education after the Civil War
In “From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Negro Americans,” initially published in…
99.1 Jams rocks on another year
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN & DEXTER MCCREE, Staff Writers ST. PETERSBURG – The Tampa Bay…
Education in early St. Pete
In 1910, Davis Academy, later to become Davis Elementary, opened as the first formal…
Shake a tail feather, send a kid to college
The Gibbs High School classes of ‘63, ‘65 and ‘66 held their annual scholarship…
Gladiators past and present celebrate Homecoming pageantry
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG –Gibbs alumni classes kicked off the…
Recent Gibbs graduate completes basic training
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Airman First Class Anthony B. Stokes, Jr. has had a very…
What is the first amendment to Principal Hepburn?
Dear Editor: Jail is back in session! I mean, school, right? I can’t tell the…