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Once trained, students are called ambassadors. They do not counsel troubled students. Mount Dora is the fourth school in Lake that will receive You're Not Alone training. Lake Minneola was the first in 2019. MOUNT DORA — Wearing a red "I'm Smiling'' mask, Kennedy Thompson took a seat among 50 socially distanced students in Mount Dora High School's auditorium Thursday morning. They were there for the first step in a team-building exercise that could have long-lasting implications. The students listened attentively to a 30-minute presentation about You're Not Alone, a mental health awarenes...

East Ridge, Lake Minneola had the district's best grad rates at 98.7%. Leesburg showed the most improvement. LEESBURG — Eustis High School Principal Tracy Clark and his staff emphasize to students that a diploma is like a paycheck — a reward for years of hard work. "They’ve been in school since they were in kindergarten, and they came to us as high school students,'' Clark said. "That is our goal for every one of them who steps foot on our campus.'' When the Florida Department of Education released graduation rates last week, Lake County Schools learned that a record 91.2% of its senior...