Palm Harbor – Plato Academy Palm Harbor fifth graders along with their teachers Mrs. Krynski and Ms. Riker and a group of volunteer parents, rolled up their sleeves yesterday for their annual volunteer field trip to Feeding Tampa Bay, also joining students from other local schools in a hands-on lesson about community service and food...Read More
Who says grammar can’t get your heart racing? At Plato Academy Seminole, Mr. Durspek’s fourth graders suited up in surgical gear to perform the ultimate operation: dissecting the English language. With scalpels replaced by highlighters and patient charts swapped for sentence diagrams, these young linguists got down to business identifying verbs, extracting adjectives, and diagnosing...Read More
Each January, during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Greek parishes across the United States converge for the Hellenic Dance Festival, a distinctive competition that preserves cultural heritage through performance. This year, students from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox team demonstrated exceptional skill and commitment to tradition. The annual festival requires parish dance groups to prepare two...Read More
Last Friday, Plato Seminole seventh graders traded their textbooks for real-world government experience during a field trip to Tallahassee with their social studies teacher. The day began at the Florida Supreme Court, where students explored landmark cases, learned about the different levels of the judicial system, and sat behind the bench where justices preside over...Read More
Winter II Sports 2026 Co-Ed Ball Hockey Schedule Tampa Date Time Matchup Site Thu 01/29 4:00p Tampa @ Palm Harbor Oldsmar Sports Complex Thu 02/05 5:00p Tampa @ Clearwater Oldsmar Sports Complex Tue 02/10 4:30p Discovery Academy @ Tampa Oldsmar Sports Complex Tue 02/17 4:30p Tampa @ St. Pete Oldsmar Sports Complex Thu 02/19 5:00p...Read More
TRINITY, Fla. – Less than a week after retrieving the cross at Tarpon Springs’ 120th annual Epiphany celebration, Athos Karistinos visited Plato Academy Trinity on Wednesday to share his experience with elementary and middle school students. The 18-year-old Plato Academy Tarpon Springs alumni, and Palm Harbor University High School senior, also attending St. Petersburg College,...Read More
Students celebrated the close of first quarter and the arrival of the holiday season with performances in both English and Greek. A highlight of the evening came when Amarisa Licaj, one of four campus students who excelled in their Greek Language Course, received recognition for her outstanding achievement on the Greek Language (Ελληνομάθεια) examination, marking...Read More
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – Dozens of teenage boys dove into the cold waters of Spring Bayou, all searching for the same thing: a cross thrown by the archbishop moments before. When 18-year-old Athos Karistinos came up holding it, the crowd cheered. Photo Credit: Orthodox Observer Athos, now a senior at Palm Harbor University High School...Read More
PINELLAS PARK- Student singing voices filled the campus, performing a selection of beloved seasonal carols in both English and Greek. The young performers demonstrated enthusiasm and joy as they shared traditional favorites with families and members of the school community. The successful event reflected the dedication of music teacher Mr. Keating and Greek language teacher...Read More
On Friday, December 12, 2025 Plato Academy Tarpon Springs elementary students took the stage for the annual Winter Holiday Concert, transforming the auditorium into a celebration of seasonal classics. This year’s theme, “Christmas in the Movies,” featured beloved songs from cinema’s most cherished holiday films. Each grade level, from kindergarten through fifth grade, performed two...Read More
