Chamber honors 10 student citizens
The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce recognized 10 Zephyrhills students as March Citizens of the Month. Students were chosen for exemplary effort, achievement and contribution to their school, family and community. From left: Gabrielle Flinn, Hope Ranch Learning Academy; Alex Hoffman, Heritage Academy; Melonie Monson, executive director, chamber; Kameron Paige, The Broach School; Carolyn Sentelik, president, chamber board of directors; Ariana Cotto, Woodland Elementary School; Jovonne Guzman, Raymond B. Stewart Middle; Johnathan Alford, Zephyrhills High; Alejandra Padilla, Chester W. Taylor Elementary; Lucas Burnham, East Pasco Adventist Academy; Roxxy Geisenheimer, chamber marketing and events coordinator; Benjamin Will, West Zephyrhills Elementary; Katy Boyd, chamber ambassador chairperson; and, Nicholas Rivera, Zephyrhills Christian Academy.
Primrose Spring Fling
Primrose School of Carrollwood, 1770 W. Bearss Ave., in Tampa, will host a Spring Fling April 1 from 10 a.m. to noon., to benefit the local Children’s Home Network and the Primrose Children’s Foundation.
Marian Gala auditions
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church is hosting open auditions April 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., for all middle school and high school performers, for its Marian Gala.
Auditions will take place at the church, 2348 Collier Parkway, in Rosary Hall, Room 4 and Room 8, near the Welcome Center.
Those interested must be available for rehearsals on May 11 at 6 p.m., and be available for the Marian Gala May 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The church is looking for those who dance/perform, play instruments, act/perform a scene, and sing/vocal perform.
Auditions can be a prepared solo, duo or group performance.
For information, call (813) 949-7331, email , or visit LadyRosary.org/gala.
Art walk reception
Pasco County Schools student-artists, teachers and administration, the Pasco County Clerk and Comptroller’s Office, Florida West Coast Credit Union, and local leaders and stakeholders will host an All American Youth Art Walk Reception April 5 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center, 38053 Live Oak Ave., in Dade City.
The event will celebrate the talents of the Pasco County Schools student-artists in kindergarten through 12th grade.
There will be entertainment by music students, free cake and free punch.
For information, contact Laurie Ansorge at (727) 847-8199 or .
Campus open houses
Pasco-Hernando State College will host open houses for 2017 and 2018 high school graduates who are undecided about college plans, and any students seeking higher education opportunities.
- April 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at East Campus in Dade City, 36727 Blanton Road
- April 6 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch, 2727 Mansfield Blvd, in Wesley Chapel
For information, visit PHSC.edu/openhouse.
Entrepreneurs competition
Pasco County Schools students from the business and entrepreneurship program will have a chance to pitch a business idea for a chance to be Pasco County’s Future Entrepreneur.
Students conceived an idea for a new business or social venture, tested the idea by talking with potential customers and gathered evidence to validate the viability of their business or social impact model.
All participating students learned to creatively develop ideas.
Students will pitch their idea by submitting a written concept and presenting to a panel of judges.
One student from each of the participating high schools will be selected to participate in the finals, where students will present in a traditional slideshow format to a live audience and judges panel.
The schedule of local student pitches is as follows:
- April 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:25 a.m., at Zephyrhills High School
- April 7 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m., at Sunlake High
- April 10 from 9:25 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., at Pasco High
- April 25 at 6 p.m., at Land O’ Lakes High
For information, call the Office for Career and Technical Education at (813) 794-2211.
More than $2,200 raised for disabilities services
Pasco-Hernando State College’s Office of Disabilities Services raised more than $2,200 at its third annual Run, Walk, Roll 5K at Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch in Wesley Chapel.
To date, the event has raised $4,200 to benefit the PHSC Access to Success scholarship, which helps absorb the cost of psychological evaluations for PHSC students who may have undiagnosed learning difficulties.
The 5K exceeded last year’s number of participants with approximately 111 runners, walkers and “rollers,” students and supporters who participated in the 5K in wheelchairs.
For information about PHSC’s Office of Disabilities Services, call (727) 816-3240, or visit PHSC.edu.
