[5] Bradentown High School opened in 1897 on what is now 15th Street West and Ballard Park Drive operating out of a wooden two-story building.

The original building became the Bradentown Intermediate School serving students from 3rd to 6th grade until closing in 1923 when a replacement was built.

The Biltmore Grade School was originally built in 1926[10] but closed one year later because of the collapse of the Florida Land Boom.

In 1990, the paper was awarded a Silver Crown Newspaper (for high schools) by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

[14][15] Manatee High School athletic teams have won 16 FHSAA state championships.