Children’s Board funds ‘Be the Dinosaur’ exhibit
PLANT CITY – MOSI, Tampa’s Museum of Science & Industry has launched its Be the Dinosaur exhibit at the Children’s Board Family Resource Center in Plant City.
The hands-on exhibit is free for Hillsborough County children and families to explore for the next several months.
It offers opportunities for hands-on play, including computer simulators featuring Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex, as well as a bilingual reading space with dinosaur-themed books.
The exhibit is funded by the Children’s Board, which supports programs and services for children and families across the county. The Children’s Board Family Resource Center is located at 301 N. Palmer St.
Students assist Liberty Manor for Veterans
TAMPA – Students at Steinbrenner and Sims elementary schools collected essential items recently for people at Liberty Manor for Veterans.
The nonprofit promotes the developmental and social needs of disabled and honorably discharged veterans who have fallen victim to homelessness. It provides transitional housing and helps veterans work toward self-sufficiency. On the web: libertymanor.org
SNHU announces honor students
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Southern New Hampshire University announced several area students made the dean’s and president’s lists for fall 2025.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 and above for the reporting term are named to the president’s list. These include Odessa residents Nicholas Glaub and Braxton Smith and Lutz residents Kiara Cadenas, Cortni Coffin, Keagan Burgett and Holly Hsu.
Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum GPA of 3.5 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the dean’s list. These include Lutz resident Matthew Higgins and Odessa resident Piper Ray.
Quick Hits
- Andres Hernandez of Lutz, graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida Campus in Port Orange, Florida.
- Rodney Maxime of Zephyrhills, made the dean’s list for fall 2025 at Columbia College’s NAS Jacksonville – FL. Students must earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0-point scale.
- Jacquelyn Claire Abanses, of Lutz, earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- Lutz residents Joelle Gamble and Jennifer Gilmore made the dean’s list at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Students must earn a GPA of 3.5 with no grade below a C.
