Students ready for college careers
The GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club announced $5,000 scholarships awarded to each of these students: Steinbrenner High School graduates Maddison Rametta (University of Central Florida), Noah Morrow (University of Florida) and Crystal Nwokoye (Florida A&M University). The scholarships came from the (decommissioned) Lutz Volunteer Fire Department Endowment Fund, administered by the woman’s club.
Fee adjustment review
Pasco-Hernando State College’s District Board of Trustees (DBOT) will consider approving proposed adjusted course-related fees at its June 16 board meeting, at 6 p.m., at the school’s North Campus in Brooksville.
Fee adjustment proposals are reviewed and approved for DBOT consideration by PHSC’s Council of Academic Affairs, a committee that includes representation by administrators, deans, academic department chairs, program directors, faculty and staff.
Many fee adjustments relate to vendor increases for workforce courses, laboratories, and program testing.
Some fees may be covered by financial aid, scholarships and grants.
For details regarding the proposed fee adjustments, justification for the fees and fee implementation details, visit tinyurl.com/y8u7wxzy.
Student achievements
- Abigail Akers and Jacob Goetz, both of Odessa: spring President’s List at Tallahassee Community College
- Madalyn Alston, of Dade City: spring Dean’s List at Anderson University in South Carolina
- Roland Anthony Chacon, of Lutz: spring Dean’s List at Mars Hill University, North Carolina
- Madeleine Hendron, of Odessa: spring President’s List at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, Mississippi
- Andrews James, of Lutz: spring Dean’s List at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia
- John Martinez, of Wesley Chapel: spring Dean’s List at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee
- Mary Moran, of Lutz: fall Dean’s List at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia
- Diana Perez, of Lutz, and Joseph Johnston, of Odessa: spring Dean’s List at Tallahassee Community College
- Amy Stanton, of Odessa: President’s List at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia
Degrees awarded
- Jordan Kendall, of Odessa: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas
- Emily Lange, of Lutz: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Berry College in Rome, Georgia
- Renee A. La Sala, of Land O’ Lakes: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Brescia University in Owensboro, Kentucky
- Jacob Leuthold, of Odessa: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta
- Joseph McCandrew, of Land O’ Lakes: Bachelor of Science in Integrative Studies from Clarion University in Pennsylvania
- Kartheeka Pothumarthi, of Odessa: Master of Science in Information Systems Security from the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky
Saint Leo wins grant
Saint Leo University has received a $1.2 million grant to prepare high school math and science teachers for area districts.
The school will award scholarships to help as many as 18 undergraduates prepare to become biology or mathematics teachers in Pasco and Hernando county schools over the next several years.
The new scholarship program was made possible by the grant money received from the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.
Noyce (1927-1990) helped to change industry and technology worldwide with his inventions and discoveries, and co-founded Intel Corp., a major supplier of computer processors.
The Noyce program will help biology or mathematics majors with financial need earn the credentials required to become secondary teachers in their subject areas.
The scholarships will average more than $18,000 a year, and will be applicable to the students’ junior and senior years at Saint Leo.
Saint Leo offers a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics.
Graduation schedules
Traditional graduations for Pasco County seniors have been rescheduled to August.
The listed ceremonies are contingent on developments regarding COVID-19 and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requirements.
- Aug. 5: Marchman Technical College at River Ridge High School (time to be determined)
- Aug. 6: Pasco High School at Pasco High Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
- Aug. 10: Pasco eSchool at River Ridge High School, 6 p.m.
- Aug. 11: Wendell Krinn Technical High School at Wendell Krinn, 6 p.m.
- Aug. 12: Cypress Creek High School at Yuengling Center, 7 p.m.
- Aug. 13: Zephyrhills High School (3 p.m.) and Wiregrass High (7 p.m.), at Yuengling Center
- Aug. 14: Land O’ Lakes High (3 p.m.) and Wesley Chapel High (7 p.m.), at Yuengling Center
- Aug. 15 Sunlake High at Yuengling Center, 1 p.m.
