Pine View students recognized by Toshiba
Pine View Elementary School in Land O’ Lakes recognized a team of fourth and fifth graders as regional winners of the 25th annual Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision program, the world’s largest K-12 science competition. The team’s project was The Coral Reef MGS. The ‘monitored growth sanctuary’ can provide information about water temperature, acidity, and coral growth so scientists can respond to bleaching events. The Coral Reef MGS can help restore coral reefs around the world. From left: Anastasia Kelley, coach; Heather Tomasello, mentor; Caden Sessions, fifth grade; Brady Longmuir, fourth grade; Zachary Tomasello, fifth grade; and, Matthew Barnes, Toshiba Business Solutions.
Student artwork exhibit
Pasco-Hernando State College’s Rao Musunuru MD Art Gallery will exhibit “Artistic Articulation: A Student Showcase” April 26 through May 31.
The annual exhibition showcases diverse talent achieved without the influence from staff or faculty. Gallery visitors can experience completed works of photography, drawing and mixed media, from past and present art students.
Summer gallery hours are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Art exhibits are free.
For information, call (727) 816-3231.
Sunray jumps for the heart
Sunray Elementary School, in Holiday, students and staff will celebrate the $4,200 in donations the school has raised for the American Heart Association through the collaborative Jump Rope for Heart event.
Representatives from the AHA will join the Sunray physical education classes on April 28 to hand out prizes to the students. There also will be snacks, and the top donors from each class will be recognized.
Lacoochee Color Run
Lacoochee Elementary School, 33815 Cummer Road in Dade City, will host its annual Lacoochee 5K School Color Run April 29 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Funds raised will benefit the school by helping to provide field trips, update technology, purchase specific classroom materials and provide staff incentives.
For information and to register, visit LES.pasco.k12.fl.us.
Jazz’n at the Ritz
St. Peter Claver Catholic School will host “Jazz’n at the Ritz” April 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at The Ritz Ybor, 1503 E. Seventh St., in Tampa.
Tickets are $30. There will be live entertainment and a silent auction.
All proceeds will benefit the school’s hiring of a much-needed special education teacher, as well as the building of a digital infrastructure, and the daily operation of the school.
For information, call Marvin Knight at (813) 453-5690, Tom Forward at (813) 334-5705, or Joseph Capitano Sr. at (813) 267-3895.
Local students on Dean’s List
These students have been named to the Dean’s Lists at their respective schools for the 2016 fall semester:
- Jonathan Schneider, of Land O’ Lakes, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Schneider is enrolled in the Olin Business School.
- Lauren Dobles, of Lutz, Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Dobles is majoring in Theatre Studies: Acting.
Hillel Academy appoints Wendy Leigh
Hillel Academy Tampa, a private Jewish community day school, has appointed Wendy Leigh to the position of director of development and community relations.
Leigh will be responsible for raising awareness, increasing enrollment, and spreading the word about the historic school.
Leigh has degrees in both education and theater, and has taught for seven years in the Hillsborough County School District, as well as three summers at Bennington College in Vermont.
She also served as vice president of education at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts for 10 years.
Law Enforcement Academy director named
Pasco-Hernando State College has named Pasco Sheriff Captain Sharon Foshey as director of the Law Enforcement and Corrections Academy, at the school’s East Campus, 36727 Blanton Road in Dade City.
Foshey began her career with the Pasco Sheriff’s Office as a patrol deputy. In 2016, she was selected as captain of the School Resource Unit and Child Protective Investigations. She then transitioned to the role of Sheriff’s Office training unit supervisor.
Foshey also was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the West Pasco Bar Association, and received a Purple Heart from the Pasco Sheriff’s Office.
She earned a bachelor of science in psychology from the University of Florida, and an MBA from the University of South Florida.
Pasta dinner fundraiser
The third annual pasta dinner fundraiser for the Sean Bartell Memorial Foundation will be April 29 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Trinity Church of Wesley Chapel, 33425 State Road 54.
There will be a special ceremony and announcement at 5 p.m.
The dinner will be prepared and donated by Carl and Jessica Myers, of Little Italy’s Family Restaurant and Catering.
The Magic of Scott Barhold will provide entertainment. Local vendors will be on site.
The cost is $10. Kids ages 4 and younger are free.
To-go boxes will be available.
To purchase tickets, contact Paul Bartell or Jamie Bartell via IM on Facebook, or email .
