About The Author

Roger Mooney

Roger Mooney is the marketing communications manager for Step Up For Students. He joined the organization after a career as a sports and features writer for several Florida newspapers, including the Tampa Tribune and Tampa Bay Times.
08/07/25
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TAMPA, Fla. – It was July 2024, and Jack Canterbury celebrated a birthday. His 14th. That led to a question...
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07/22/25
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Markala was Marlena and John Roland’s first child, and there were more on the way – four more, in all. And Markala was 5, so the Roland...
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07/17/25
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – David Prewitt was worried. His wife, Karen, wasn’t. “He can do it,” she said. Their son Caleb,...
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07/09/25
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CLEARWATER, Fla.– They are honor students and athletes. Volunteers in the community and student ambassadors at school. One is a champion...
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07/08/25
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TITUSVILLE, Florida – Coach Mustard did it. Not the deed that formed the plot of the Temple Christian School’s production...
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06/11/25
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Seppie Furlano gets dirty at school. It happens. He’s 8, he’s a boy, and one day a week, his classroom...
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05/09/25
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  TAMPA, Fla.  – The poem is a father’s message to his son, that everything they do together will be a...
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04/25/25
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DeLAND, Fla.– A black sweater, white shirt, and a red tie lay on Aaliyah Tape’s bed when she returned home...
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04/08/25
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  – Zori Brown was in the sixth grade when she made a plan for her future that...
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04/03/25
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NAPLES, Fla. – Owen Phypers’ commute from his new home to his new high school took about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, his parents...
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