Super Kids named for February
The Kiwanis Club of Zephyrhills has named its Super Kids for February. Given the recognition from Woodland Elementary School were, from left, Sheyla Del Toro Lopez, Marissa Mesuch, Eric Deyarmin, Ruperto Saucedo-Borja, Fabian Ramirez, Haley Keetch and Kevin O’Toole. The club chooses one student per grade level and one exceptional student education student for good citizenship and consistently following the rules.
Info sessions for Garden Montessori
Garden Montessori Charter School is a tuition-free, public kindergarten through sixth grade school slated to open in August, serving the Wesley Chapel area.
There will be a parent information session Feb. 18 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, 2818 Collier Parkway.
General information and enrollment details can be found at GMCSWC.weebly.com.
SAT test and strategy session
The Princeton Review practice SAT test and strategy session will be offered Feb. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., in the Wiregrass Ranch High School cafeteria, 2909 Mansfield Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.
Students should bring a scientific or graphing calculator and sharpened No. 2 pencils.
Students must stay until the test is over.
The fee for the day is $15 prepay by Feb. 20, and $20 at the door.
Registration forms are available at WiregrassPTSA.org, or can be picked up in the Student Services office.
For information, call Angela Palmer at (813) 388-1556, or email .
Open house at Land O’ Lakes Christian
Land O’ Lakes Christian School, 5105 School Road in Land O’ Lakes, will host an open house Feb. 22 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Teachers and staff will be available to answer questions, classrooms will be open for tours, and the curriculum will be displayed for review.
The school, preschool through high school, offers full accreditation, affordable tuition, character training, college prep classes, and a fine arts and athletics program.
For information, call the school at (813) 995-9040.
American Mathematics Competition
Saint Leo University, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo, will offer the AMC 10 or AMC 12 exam for secondary students in grades 12 and lower to take part in the American Mathematics Competition, on Feb. 25 at 4 p.m.
Both exams use multiple choice in which students use algebra and geometry concepts to solve problems.
Participation is free.
For information on the competition, visit MAA.org/math-competitions/amc-1012.
To register, contact Jacci White at (352) 588-8338 or , or contact Siamack Bondari at (352) 588-8279 or .
Relay For Life benefit dinner
The Lacoochee Elementary School Relay For Life team, Lacoochee Eagles, will host a benefit dinner Feb. 28 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Dade City Moose Lodge, 17107 U.S. 301 in Dade City.
The cost of a chicken dinner is $7, and $8 for a pulled pork dinner. The dinner is dine-in or carryout. Desserts will be sold separately for $1.
There will be a raffle, a 50/50 drawing and music.
For information, call Hope Buchanan at (352) 524-5600.
Jeans for Teens drive a success
Students at Long Middle School in Wesley Chapel collected 145 pairs of jeans during the recent Jeans for Teens drive.
Jeans for Teens has collected more than 2.5 million pairs of jeans through Aeropostale and jean drives in more than 12,000 schools.
School choice has begun
The Pasco County Schools’ school choice application period is now in progress.
Parents can access applications on the district website at PascoSchools.org, and click on the school choice banner at the top.
If a student is currently attending a school on school choice, parents do not need to reapply unless their address has changed after initial approval, they reside outside Pasco County, or the student will be moving to the next school level (for instance, elementary to middle, or middle to high).
Families who live in another county and want to request assignment to Pasco County must submit a release from their home county within the open enrollment period.
Applications not fully completed will not be considered.
Requests for more than one child need to be submitted individually.
The application period runs through March 1.
Saint Leo wins diversity award
The HR Tampa Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management named Saint Leo University as the recipient of the 2014 HR Tampa Diversity Award.
The award is given to the HR Tampa member company that has best shown how it values diversity and inclusion in its workplace. Five Tampa Bay region businesses submitted applications.
The university is consistently ranked among the top 100 degree-granting institutions for minority students, and has created two departments focused on international success for its staff, faculty and students — Multicultural and International Student Services and International Programs.
