Mary Rathman

Daybreak Rotary recognizes salutatorian
The Rotary Club of Zephyrhills Daybreak recognized Zephyrhills High School’s salutatorian, Hannah Madagan, at a recent meeting. Shown with Madagan are Jack Thies, club president, and Manny Funes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Campus Gear now has uniform program
Campus Gear, in San Antonio, is now a vendor for the uniform program at Academy at the Farm Charter School in Dade City, so parents have a convenient place to shop. Store owner Jean Nathe has reconfigured the floor space to accommodate merchandise for the 2016-2017 school year. The store not only has student uniforms, but has extended the Logowear Program for teachers, staff and parents with items like caps, book bags, dress shirts, socks and more.

For information, directions and hours, visit CampusGear.biz, or search for “campusgear52” on Facebook and Twitter.

VPK program enrollment
Primrose School, 23021 Weeks Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes, will be offering free voluntary prekindergarten for eligible families and children. The program is for children who have not yet used their VPK voucher and turned 4 years old before Sept. 1, 2016.

Time options available are: VPK-1 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday; and VPK-4 from noon to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday — both begin Aug. 15 through May 26, 2017.

VPK-2 (K4) and VPK-3 (K5) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday — both begin Aug. 22 through May 17, 2017.

To learn more about Primrose School at Collier Parkway, call Angella Hart at (813) 242-7800.

Zephyrhills High 40th
Zephyrhills High School will host a 40-year reunion for the Class of 1976 on July 23 at the Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Wesley Chapel.

Cocktails start at 5 p.m. There will be music, food and a cash bar.

Anyone from other classes who have friends or siblings in the 1976 class also can attend.

For information, email Cyndi Craig or Suzanne Pulliam Bahr at , or Keith Reeves at .

School health care fair
St. Rita Catholic Church, 14404 14th St., in Dade City, will host a “Back to School Health Care Fair” on July 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be free fun, food and games, backpacks and school supplies, school and sports physicals, and dental screenings.

Providers will include Catholic Charities St. Andre Free Medical Clinic, Foundations of Life Pregnancy Center, Pasco County Public Defender’s Office Mobile Medical Unit, Moffitt Cancer Center “Yo me cuido” program, Premier Dental, Staywell, and more.

For information, call (352) 521-1218.

Feeding and Reading
Pasco County Schools students who are receiving summer meals from the free lunch bus will receive free books Tuesday through Thursday, through Aug. 4.

The books will be sorted into reading levels for prekindergarten through second grade, third grade through fifth grade, sixth grade through eighth grade, and ninth grade through 12th grade.

The book bus, staffed by school board members, district employees and local elected officials, will stop at each lunch bus location to distribute books to the children.

Backpack Bash
The Turning Point Church, Harvest Christian Fellowship, and the Dade City Youth Council will host a “Back to School Backpack Bash” on Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Turning Point Church, 14312 17th St., in Dade City.

There will be backpacks, school supplies, games, bounce houses, music, food and drinks, health resources and haircuts.

For information, call The Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce at (352) 567-3769.

Health & Safety Fest
Premier Community Healthcare will host its third annual “Health & Safety Fest” on Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Lewis Abraham Boys & Girls Club, 38724 Mudcat Grant Blvd., in Dade City.

There will be free book bags with supplies to the first 250 students. The event also will include refreshments, giveaways, face painting, entertainment, health screenings and resources, and school physicals (limited slots available).

For information or to schedule a physical, call (352) 518-2000, ext. 9228.

Saint Leo professor at national summit
Candace Roberts, professor of education at Saint Leo University, spoke at the request of the federal Department of Education at the EdTech in Teacher Prep Innovators Summit in Alexandria, Virginia, in June.

In addition to teaching future teachers, Roberts served as chair of the undergraduate education department at Saint Leo’s School of Education and Social Services for seven years.

At the summit, Roberts spoke on the innovative methods developed at Saint Leo to train future kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers in the effective use of classroom technology. She also described how Saint Leo strengthened the technological elements throughout its teacher preparation program, so that teachers graduating from the university use classroom technology effectively to help students discover and absorb knowledge at demonstrably deeper levels.

Cox Elementary 90th
R.B. Cox Elementary School, in Dade City, is preparing for its 90th year celebration for alumni, current students, current and former staff, families, and the Dade City community, and is asking for photos and memories. The school also will create a montage video, and are looking for alumni interested in being interviewed.

The first event of several celebrations will be the “90th Year Celebration Kickoff” on Sept. 30 at the elementary school.

If you would like to share photos, memories or be interviewed, email .

For information about the celebration, call Margaret “Megan” Fortunato at (727) 644-8561.

Chamberlain High 50th
The Chamberlain High School Class of 1966 is planning a 50-year class reunion on Oct. 14 and Oct. 15. The committee needs help locating the Class of 1966 graduates.

If you graduated in 1966 and would like to have your name included for future updates and information, send your name (including maiden name), email, current address, home and/or cellphone number, and spouse’s name to

If you know anyone else in the class who has not yet been contacted, email their name and contact information to the same email address.