Teachers, former students and concerned citizens showed up at the March 17 DeLand City Commission meeting with a request: Help us save Starke Elementary School.

The Volusia County School Board plans a final vote on its school-closing plan at a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 31, in the DeLand High School auditorium, 800 N. Hill Ave.

DeLand Mayor Bob Apgar told citizens attending the commission meeting the city already has written to the School Board, expressing concern about eliminating "a neighborhood school and a focal point of activity for the Spring Hill area of DeLand."   more »