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No looking back: Danica Patrick's 35th place finish in Daytona 500 in rear mirror; she starts 7th in Indianapolis 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The roar of the cars from the Daytona 500 and her crash midway through the Great American Race is a distant memory now for Danica Patrick, who now sets her sights on the Indianapolis 500, in the 7th starting position.

Daytona State College signs first two runners for new cross country team

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona State Women's Cross Country has signed the first two women to compete in the inaugural season in the fall of 2018: Moriya Patsch, a 2017 graduate from Seabreeze High School, and Janie Davidson, a 2017 Spruce Creek High School graduate, have committed to run for the Falcons in what will be a historic season for the school.  

Daytona State College honors 164 students & 3 employees at awards ceremony leading up to graduation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The cool thing about students who excel in the classroom, during an athletic contest or in a community event is they typically go on to even bigger and better things.

DSC Board of Trustees has 1 new member since last year's graduation

Photo for Headline Surfer / Sarah Dougherty, shown above, and co-owner of Dougherty Manufacturing, is the newest member of the Daytona State College Board that sets policy for the public college.
By HENRY FREDERICK 
Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Edgewater businesswoman Sarah Dougherty is the only newbie on the Daytona State College District Board of Trustees since last spring's graduation.

$10,000 grant awarded to Daytona State College will strengthen paths to industrial management degree

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A new $10,000 grant will help Daytona State College design a system that recognizes work-based experience and non-traditional business and industry certifications for students to pursue an associate of science degree in Industrial Management Technology.