Rotary club to sponsor classroom
Kelly Mothershead, from Pepin Academy, spoke to the Sunrise Rotary Club of Dade City and gave an overview of the growth of the charter school with locations in two counties, Hillsborough and Pasco.
The Rotary club will be an “Adopt-a-Classroom” sponsor for the Pasco location, where all the money goes toward the classroom for academic enrichments, including books, visual aids or supplies.
Pepin Academies serves 850 students with the main campus in Tampa, one in Riverview and the latest addition in New Port Richey.
Teacher job fair
Pasco County Schools is hosting a job fair on Feb. 25 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Sunlake High School, 3023 Sunlake Blvd, in Land O’ Lakes, for college graduates and soon-to-be graduates interested in becoming a teacher.Pasco has teaching opportunities in language arts, math, science, social studies, special education areas, school psychologists, school social workers, and school counselors.
The job fair is not just for education majors, so those with or seeking degrees in other subjects are encouraged to attend.
For information, visit PascoSchools.org, and click on the job fair banner at the top.
Kiddie Academy dance party
Kiddie Academy of Carrollwood, 15320 Casey Road, will host a dance-off and party on Feb. 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., to celebrate its 35th birthday.
The Kiddie Academy Music & More program will teach different dances to those participating, young and old. Dancers can choose one of three music genres with coordinating, age-appropriate choreography.
Register online at KiddieEvents.com/danceparty. For information, call Linda McDonough at (813) 264-2378.
Stetson law school open house
Stetson University College of Law will host an open house on Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 1401 61st St., S, in Gulfport.
Future law students can have lunch, tour the campus, meet with Stetson law school professors, and learn more about studying abroad or specialized studies in advocacy, environmental law or elder law.
To register for the free event, call (727) 562-7802, or email .
Environmental sustainability talk
Saint Leo University will host Anthony Cortese on March 1 at 7 p.m., in the Greenfelder-Denlinger Boardrooms of the Student Community Center for a talk on “Creating a Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Economy.”
Cortese served as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and was the first dean of environmental programs at Tufts University, outside Boston. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Tufts in civil and environmental engineering, earning his doctorate in environmental health at Harvard School of Public Health.
Admission is free. For special accommodations, contact Jennifer Orendorf at (352) 588-8401 or .
Jersey Mike’s Subs opens
Jersey Mike’s Subs is opening a restaurant at 2081 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes on March 2 with a ribbon cutting, from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
The franchise owners Bill Atkins and Rick Barrett will hold a sub fundraiser from March 2 through March 6 to support Denham Oaks and Lake Myrtle elementary schools and Pine View Middle School.
The new restaurant is circulating 5,000 coupons through the schools and 5,000 throughout the community. The coupons offer a sub sandwich for a minimum $2 donation to one of three schools. The restaurant will collect the donations and distribute them to the schools. Customers must have a coupon to be eligible. While donations must be at least $2, they can exceed that amount.
The restaurant is covering the cost of the sandwiches, so the schools get the full benefit from the fundraiser.
“We are so excited to be opening the Land O’ Lakes location and educating the community on what Jersey Mike’s is all about,” Barrett said, in a release. “Jersey Mike’s is not only a great sub shop, but a partner in the community.”
The restaurant’s hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. To contact this location directly, call (813) 949-2929.
Three Pasco district schools win gold
New River, Oakstead and Cypress elementary schools have earned gold medals from Florida’s Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Project.
A PBIS multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) model school has consistent methods of:
- utilizing its data to better serve students and staff
- teaching PBIS:MTSS to new students throughout the school year
- creating and engaging reward systems
- extending PBIS:MTSS throughout the campus and partnering with the community and parents
- including PBIS:MTSS into daily activities across all available teaching opportunities
New River Elementary has a school-wide matrix that supports being safe, responsible and respectful in all areas of the school. It uses visual images for younger students, and is in written form for all students, so no matter where you go on campus, everyone is able to know and support the positive behavior expectations.
Oakstead Elementary’s staff works to teach the expectations and rules to students explicitly, and uses visual reminders throughout the school, including posters with pictures, to show the rules and expectations. Every department’s staff forms mentorships with students who need extra behavioral support.
Cypress Elementary focuses on catching students who are being respectful, responsible and safe by issuing “tickets” for random drawings for prizes.
Saint Leo ranks for online programs
U.S. News and World Report named Saint Leo University among the top universities in its 2016 Best Online Programs edition. Saint Leo has had an online program since 1998 through its Center for Online Learning.
This is the fourth year U.S. News has numerically ranked online degree programs from scores of colleges and universities throughout the nation.
Saint Leo University was tied for 43rd place for the bachelor’s programs, and tied for 56th place for the non-MBA graduate business programs. It also was recognized for its excellence in the MBA and graduate education online programs.
Deborah Rivera is scholarship recipient
Pasco-Hernando State College’s Take Stock in Children program for Hernando County, in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship program, named Deborah Rivera, a junior at Hernando High School, as its 2015 two-year college scholarship recipient.
Students are selected based on academic performance, socioeconomic standing, and a desire to continue their education. Scholarship recipients receive a Florida prepaid contract that provides tuition for 60 credit hours at a Florida college or university.
Rivera is poised to achieve a higher education with above-average reading and math competencies, and plans to help children overcome adversity.
The 2014 winner, Christien Coleman is currently a senior at Nature Coast Technical High School and plans to serve in the U.S. Navy after college.
For information about PHSC scholarship opportunities, call (727) 816-3410.
