Super Kids named for DecemberThe Kiwanis Club of Zephyrhills has named its Super Kids for December. Given the recognition from Woodland Elementary School were, from left, Morgan Griffith, Jack Dixon, Jasmine Vasquez, Desiree Schoelzel, Justin Hicks, Carlos Torres and Yovanni Gordillo. The club chooses one student per grade level and one exceptional student education student for good citizenship and consistently following the rules.
Application period nearly over for magnet school
The application period for Pasco County Schools’ first magnet school, Sanders Memorial Elementary STEAM Magnet School, runs through Jan. 15.
The school is located at 5126 School Road in Land O’ Lakes and is scheduled to open August 2015.
The focus of the school is on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
For information, and a virtual tour, visit PascoSchools.org, and click on the Sanders banner at the top.
Open house at Countryside
Countryside Montessori Charter School, 5852 Ehren Cutoff in Land O’ Lakes, will host an open house Jan. 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Prospective students and families can tour the campus, and learn more about the school and how to apply for the upcoming school year.
For information, call (813) 996-0991, or visit CMCSMontessori.com.
Civil Air Patrol at teach-in
Squadron mascot Bodhi Price and 2nd Lt. Warren Osceola, members of the Zephyr Airport Cadet Squadron ER-FL 459 of the Civil Air Patrol, addressed more than 300 students at West Zephyrhills Elementary School’s Great American Teach-In.
Price is a student at Woodland Elementary School, and Osceola attends Zephyrhills High School.
The presentation covered topics of airplanes and flying, leadership, integrity, striving to attain personal best in all aspects of life, self-discipline, following directions and learning how and when to be a leader.
For information about the Civil Air Patrol, email .
Library foundation launches website
The Pasco Library Foundation recently launched its new website, making it easier to learn about the library foundation and support the Pasco County Library System.
Donations to the library foundation make great gifts for anyone who loves books and the library.
Donations can be dedicated to a certain type of purchase or a particular program.
Personalized bookplates also can be inserted into a book of your choice.
The library foundation will also send a holiday card to inform the gift recipient that a donation was made in their name.
For information, visit PascoLibraryFoundation.org.
Chamber recognizes Student Citizens
The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce recently had a ceremony to recognize Students Citizens for December.
These students are honored for exemplary effort, achievement and contribution to school, family and community.
Students honored were Cadence Uzarraga, East Pasco Adventist Academy; Kierstin Bolhuis, Chester Taylor Elementary; Gracie Cameron, East Pasco Adventist Academy; Laila Fleming, The Broach School; Emily Hoskins, Woodland Elementary; Victoria Noelle Perez, West Zephyrhills Elementary; Nicholas Dester, The Monarch School; Jacob Navarro, Heritage Academy; and Kayla McCarter, Raymond B. Stewart Middle School.
Scholarship endowment helps veteran students
The Pasco-Hernando State College Foundation recently received a $1,000 scholarship endowment gift from The Florida Suncoast Chapter of Military Officers Association of America.
The scholarship is awarded to eligible PHSC military veteran students and their families.
To date, the organization has contributed $14,000 to its scholarship endowment.
For information on the PHSC Foundation, call (727) 816-3410, or visit PHSC.edu/foundation.
