Students donate blankets
First- and fifth-graders from Oakstead Elementary School donated blankets (some of them handmade) to pediatric patients at Florida Hospital Tampa. Sara Frawley, child life specialist (left), stands with hospital staff members and a wagon full of blankets from the students. Eva Sanchez (in rainbow shirt) helped distribute the gifts with her mom, Lynette Sanchez (far right), a nurse at the hospital.
Open houses
Land O’ Lakes Christian School, 5105 School Road in Land O’ Lakes, will host an open house Jan. 28 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.For information, call the school office at (813) 995-9040, email , or visit LOLCS.org.
Hillel Academy, a private Jewish community day school, will host an open house Jan. 30 at 8:30 a.m., at 2020 W. Fletcher Ave., in Tampa. Guests can hear a brief presentation and take a tour. Also, produce from the school’s hydroponic Tampa Urban Benefit Farm (TUB Farms) garden will be harvested by students, TUB Farms staff and WWII Holocaust survivors, who will be invited to take the food home. Additionally, seeds will be planted for new produce. For information, call (813) 963-2242, or email .
Saint Anthony Catholic School, 12155 Joe Hermann Drive in San Antonio, will have its annual open house Feb. 1 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., for kindergarten through eighth grade. For information, call (352) 588-3041, visit StAnthonySchoolFl.org, or email .
Celebrate Youth
The second annual Celebrate Youth event will take place Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Safety Town in Hudson, as part of National School Choice Week.
There will be an Education Station with information on VPK-12, Pasco district options, public school options, private school options, scholarships and more.
There also will be a petting zoo, a bounce slide, a rock climbing wall, a bungee trampoline, princesses, a safety house and a Smokey Bear cabin.
Participants can register to win a 55-inch Smart TV or an iPad.
Admission is free, but registration is required. Visit CelebrateYouth.org.
Saint Leo 1960s series
Saint Leo University’s Arts and Sciences launched the 1960s project last fall to communicate the lasting influence the decade had on American institutions and cultural attitudes.
The LED (learning, enlightenment, discoveries) Series, features creative presentations or TED-like talks and centers on the 1960s.
Upcoming sessions will be in the Greenfelder-Denlinger Boardrooms of the Student Community Center, at 12:30 p.m.
- Jan. 31: “The 1960s and the Destruction of Liberal Politics,” by Michael Novak, assistant professor of theology; and, “You Don’t Own Me: 1960s Women’s Music and the Feminist Revolution,” presented by Gianna Russo, assistant professor of English and writing, and Pam Decius, humanities instructor
- Feb. 6: “White Allies: From 1960s to Black Lives Matter,” presented by Eileen O’Brien, associate professor of sociology in Virginia; and, “Imagination (Almost) Takes Power: The Aborted French Revolution of May ’68,” by Patricia Campion, associate professor of global studies and sociology
For information, contact Megan Orendorf at (352) 588-8401 or .
Sensitivity training
Pasco-Hernando State College hosted Cole Foust, LGBTQ+ youth and transgender program coordinator for Metro Health, Wellness and Community in Tampa, for a sensitivity training session.
PHSC faculty and staff took part in the training through the college’s Faculty Development Institute Friday series, a monthly educational program to assist faculty in developing new skills and present higher education practice, research and trends.
The session was live-streamed to all five PHSC campuses and included policy discussions, appropriate language use, and issues of inclusivity and safety.
