Students move on to national competition
Land O’ Lakes Christian School’s high-school students participated in the Sunshine State Association of Christian Schools state fine arts competition in the categories of the Bible, art, music, academics and speech. There were 146 different entries, and Land O’ Lakes Christian placed first, second or third in 57 of those entries. The students pictured will be competing at the National Fine Arts Competition in Greenville, South Carolina. There will be a presentation of a selection of the winning entries and an art show April 20 at the school.
Proposed fee adjustment
Pasco-Hernando State College’s District Board of Trustees will consider approving a proposed adjusted course-related fee at its meeting on April 17 at 6 p.m., at the West Campus, 10230 Ridge Road in New Port Richey.
Fee adjustment proposals are reviewed and approved for board consideration by PHSC’s Council of Academic Affairs.
In this case, one course adjustment will be reviewed: a reduction of fees for Adult Nursing Clinical I for paramedic students from $34 to $0.
For information about proposed fee adjustments, justification for the fees and fee implementation dates, visit Policies.PHSC.edu.
Scholarship opportunity
Saint Leo University is offering an academic scholarship opportunity for students who are intent on starting an MBA program this summer, have the undergraduate grades to prove they can do serious work, and the commitment and discipline to study online all the way through to degree completion.
For those who qualify and apply by April 20 for admission to the summer semester starting April 30, the MBA tuition per credit hour will be reduced.
The per-credit scholarship represents a savings of $6,000 throughout the course of the 36-credit-hour program.
For information about the scholarship, visit SaintLeo.edu/mba-online-scholarship-form.
For additional details, email , or call (800) 707-8846.
Lutz Elementary gets extra help
Members from the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club worked at the Lutz Elementary Annual Olden Days Celebration.
Each year, the women have registered attendees and assisted the students with numerous crafting projects at the event.
Lutz Elementary is just one of the local schools that the woman’s club supports in various ways.
For information, visit GFWCLutzLandOLakesWomansClub.org.
Leadership seminar
Registration is open until May 31 for the 2018 Florida Student-Athlete Leadership Seminar, which is slated for Aug. 1 at West Port High School in Ocala.
The event will include keynote addresses, breakout sessions, a student-athlete panel, and presentations in competition, leadership, social media and other topics.
The first session will begin at 8 a.m., and the seminar will last until 2:45 p.m.
All registrations take place through GoFan, FHSAA’s digital ticketing provider.
The cost is $30 per student, and includes a shirt, lunch and a commemorative gift.
The seminar is open to the first 100 student applicants.
Schools may register students at tinyurl.com/y82b42yr.
For information, visit tinyurl.com/yc4tgrvx.
Clean Tech Competition
The Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL) announced the launch of the 2018 Spellman High Voltage Electronics Clean Tech Competition, a worldwide research and design challenge for pre-college youth.
The competition encourages scientific understanding of real-world issues and the integration of environmentally responsible energy use. It also is designed to foster a deeper understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) related concepts, recognize outstanding talent, and prepare the next generation of globally competitive innovators.
This year’s theme is “Solving Climate Change.”
Teams are challenged to identify and analyze specific problems associated with climate change in detail before designing a clean technology solution to mitigate the negative impacts, help reduce the carbon footprint, and create a solution for overcoming the challenge they identified.
Free applications are currently being accepted by CSTL from high schools representing teams of one to three students between the ages of 15 and 18, from the United States and abroad.
The final competition will take place July 12 at Stony Brook University in New York.
Monetary prizes will be awarded to a total of 10 finalists, with $10,000 to the winner, $7,000 to second place and $5,000 to third place.
For information, visit CleanTechCompetition.org, or call (516) 764-0045.
