They do quality work, and they understand and care about their school and the program they developed. They took the assignment I gave them and made it their own.

I told the students in my advanced placement environmental science class about a program called 'Adopt Your Campus' that was started by Keep Sarasota Beautiful. I challenged them to start a similar program in our county.

It's a waste of a lot of our time. Why didn't we know this up front?

You just have to stay focused in school, and no matter what happens, let this go. And you can't worry about the NBA like I did coming into this year. Just let it come to you. That's all I can tell him.

We all talk about what our high school team could have done to each other, but there is no rivalry. Everyone respects where everyone is from.

We believe they have enough time to move forward to meet that goal because of all the work that's already been done and Justice O'Connor had previously indicated that she was going to stay on the court until her position was filled.