Gibbs High School history teacher Dennis Zuercher’s jaw dropped as Pinellas County schools superintendent Kevin Hendrick announced his name as the district’s 2025 teacher of the year.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When Dennis Zuercher graduated from Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg in 1987, he thought he was going to be a police officer. Decades later he is still fulfilling his ...

Dennis Zuercher is a Gibbs alumnus and 31-year educator. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on desktop ...