Mary Rathman

Rotary club donates $500 to Lutz Elementary
The Rotary Club of Lutz donated a $500 Barnes & Noble gift card to the Lutz Elementary School media center. The schoolchildren signed a thank you card presented by Julie Hiltz, Lutz media specialist, to Valerie Andrews, president of the Rotary Club of Lutz. Also at the presentation was Mary Fernandez, principal of Lutz Elementary.

Pasco County Schools provide free summer lunches
Pasco County Schools and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and local agencies are partnering for the 2015 Summer BreakSpot Summer meal program.

The program was established to ensure that low-income children receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Meals and snacks are provided at no charge to children ages 18 and younger when school is out for the summer.

To learn more about Florida’s Summer BreakSpot sites and to find a location, visit SummerFoodFlorida.org.

Rasmussen College offers new health sciences programs
Rasmussen College will launch three new health sciences programs including a health and wellness bachelor’s degree, a medical administrative assistant certificate and a pharmacy technician certificate.

All three programs are currently enrolling for the summer semester, starting July 6.

For information, visit Rasmussen.edu/degrees/health-sciences/.

Girls’ robotics camps
Saint Leo University, 33701 State Road 52, will offer day camps on robotics during July for girls entering grades five through eight, generally ages 8 to 14.

The camps are tentatively scheduled for the weeks of July 13, July 20 and July 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The camp fee of $120 covers the cost of materials, lunch, snacks and a field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry.

For information, contact Monika Kiss at (352) 588-8836, or email .

Summer career camps
Pasco-Hernando State College will offer academic career-themed summer camps for middle and early high school students.

Each camp will run for four half-days, Monday through Thursday, at the East Campus in Dade City, 36727 Blanton Road.

• STEAM Career Camp: July 13 to July 16 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Fire Science Career Camp: July 27 to July 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Each camp session is limited to 15 students. Additional camps are available at the West Campus in New Port Richey.

For information and costs, or to register, visit PHSC.edu/summercamp, or call (727) 816-3256.

Pasco students earn merit scholarships
Two Pasco County school students have been awarded the College-Sponsored National Merit University of Central Florida Scholarship.

Lisa Goldsworthy, Sunlake High School, is considering a career in health care.

Emily Suvannasankha, Land O’ Lakes High School, is considering a major in writing.

For information on the National Merit Scholarships, visit NationalMerit.org.

Suellen Smith receives humanitarian award
Suellen Smith, cafeteria manager at Zephyrhills High School, received the Community Humanitarian Award from the Florida School Nutrition Association at the 2015 FSNA Annual Conference in Daytona Beach.

The award recognizes an individual who has applied his or her knowledge and expertise to help others in their community in a humanitarian effort.

Throughout the year, Smith has collected clothing and accessories for students who cannot afford prom and homecoming attire, organized the collection and distribution of new backpacks filled with toiletries, food and basic school supplies, and served as homecoming coordinator.

Smith’s latest project is a student-mentoring program. She also raised $3,500 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

Justin Lyles graduates from Thomas University
Justin Lyles, of Land O’ Lakes, graduated from Thomas University with a bachelor of science in business administration-marketing.

Lyles was one of 285 students receiving degrees during the annual commencement ceremony.

Thomas University is located in Thomasville, Georgia.