Olivia Holden – Senior Editor Mustangs Ahead (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- The School District of Manatee County (SDMC) announced Lakewood Ranch High School’s (LRHS) new principal will...

Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida law will require certain student athletes to complete an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) screening prior to participation in school‑sponsored athlet...

Click here to listen! (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) - In 2023 Mustangs Mariana Alvarez-Cortez and Ava Collins, having just completed their freshman years, recorded a "Mustangs Ahead" p...

Addison Gentz – Mustangs Ahead Junior Associate Editor (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) -- On June 15, Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) hosted a “Meet and Greet” for the newly appointed P...

Olivia Holden – Mustangs Ahead Senior Editor (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) finished 11 th in state in Florida High School Athletic Association...

Mia Morelli - Mustangs Ahead (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) - As Advanced Placement (AP) exams, EOCs, and final exams approach at Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS), students are facin...

(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) - A Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) student made history this year as the first Mustang to ever be named a national quarterfinalist in the INCubatoredu Prog...

Mia Morelli - Mustangs Ahead (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) - Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) junior Claire Sorensen Steps into Outreach Coordinator Role for “Mustangs Ahead” as senio...

Stokely Browne – Mustangs Ahead (Lakewood Ranch, FL) -- Every summer seems to have its own song. The “song of summer” has become an unofficial soundtrack for vacations, beach...

The Food and Nutrition Department provides FREE meals for kids 18 years or younger during the summer through the USDA Summer Feeding Program. This year the district will be offer...

Click here to listen! (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) – The Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) class of 2026 graduated May 18. Around 600 Mustangs walked across the infield at Bradenton’s...

Cate Kitcher - Mustangs Ahead (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) Class of 2026 graduated at LECOM Park on Monday. The class of 2026 had 567 graduates. The...

Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) and Manatee Technical College (MTC) dual-enrolled senior Johnny Kornett won first place in his division at the SkillsUSA Challenge in the first w...

Mia Morelli - Mustangs Ahead (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) - As Advanced Placement (AP) exams, EOCs, and final exams approach at Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS), students are facing a...

A Lakewood Ranch High School graduate is making Manatee County proud once again — this time at the University of South Florida. Reva Gandhi, a standout student in USF’s College ...

Is your student planning on riding a school bus for the 2026-2027 school year? To control school bus capacities and keep our students safe, all students MUST register and be assi...

(Bradenton, FL – April 29, 2026) — The School Board of Manatee County voted unanimously to officially name the district’s newest high school Rangeland High School , marking an im...

Each year, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) conducts a survey designed to provide FDOE and the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Program...

Sophia Sharypov – Mustangs Ahead (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) – The Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) Key Club received major recognition at the Florida District Convention (DCON) in J...

Mia Morelli - Mustangs Ahead (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL) - As a current senior on the Lakewood Ranch High School varsity cheer team, Gabby Hiatt has spent the last two years supportin...