Students commit to daily fitness
Gulf Trace Elementary School students are currently running every morning before school, as part of The Morning Mile Program created by Fitz Koehler, Fitzness International LLC.
For every 5 miles a student walks or runs, he or she receives a motivational charm and is encouraged to aim to be part of the “100 Mile Club.”
The Florida Hospital West Florida Division, Tampa Bay Buccaneer Cameron Brate, and the Buccaneer mascot, Captain Fear, surprised the students at a rally Jan. 10 in recognition of their commitment to better health.
Other schools participating in the program include East Pasco Adventist Academy, Lacoochee Elementary, Anclote Elementary, Quail Hollow Elementary and Pine View Elementary schools in Pasco.
Participating Hillsborough County schools include Sheehy Elementary, Dunbar Elementary Magnet, Witter Elementary, Shaw Elementary, B.T. Washington Elementary, Forest Hills Elementary, Sligh Middle Magnet, and Apollo Beach Elementary.
Saint Leo appoints Jeffrey Senese
William J. Lennox Jr., president of Saint Leo University, has announced the appointment of Jeffrey D. Senese as provost and senior vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, effective Jan. 16. This is a newly created position at Saint Leo.
The position is designated as the chief academic and student affairs officer of the university, and will provide oversight of all educational programs offered on the University Campus, at centers, and online.
Included in the duties of the provost are the development, implementation, and assurance of the quality of the undergraduate and graduate programs, instruction, research and service.
Senese will provide direct, ongoing supervision of the deans of the three schools at the university, as well as the vice president of Student Affairs & Campus Operations.
He also will be responsible for overall administration of academic and student affairs of the university.
Senese earned a Bachelor of Science in the administration of justice from Pennsylvania State University; a Master of Arts in criminology from Indiana State University; and, a Doctor of Philosophy in multidisciplinary social sciences from the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University.
In addition, Senese has been a board member for the Milwaukee Urban League, a member of the Workforce Funding Alliance Leadership Council in Milwaukee, a member of the Rhode Island State Career Pathways System Task Force, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, among other roles.
Open house for new tech school
Wendell Krinn Technology High School, in New Port Richey, will host parent nights at 6:30 p.m., to showcase the school’s college and career-ready academic opportunities, on these dates:
- Jan. 17 at Fivay High School, 12115 Chicago Ave., Hudson
- Jan. 24 at Gulf High School, 5355 School Road, New Port Richey
- Feb. 1 at Marchman Technical College, 7825 Campus Drive, New Port Richey
Applications for the tech school also are now being accepted online through Feb. 8 at PascoSchools.org.
The school will offer 14 college and career-ready pathways. Course tracks have been developed for each pathway.
Examples of the college prep tracks include applied cyber security, biomedical, computer system and information technology, and robotics.
Career prep tracks that lead to industry certification include tracks for air conditioning, refrigeration and heating technology; automotive collision technology; electricity; welding technology fundamentals’ and a variety of other technical pathways.
Students accepted at the school also can earn up to 28 credit hours and credits toward a college degree.
The school will open at the current Ridgewood High School, giving students easy access to Fred K. Marchman Technical College next door for hands-on industry certification courses and Pasco-Hernando State College for dual enrollment courses.
For information, visit PascoSchools.org, and click on the Wendell Krinn Technical High School banner at the top, or call (727) 774-3900.
