Christian academy will open for new school year
North Tampa Christian Academy, on East County Line Road in Wesley Chapel, will open its doors this month for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Orton Varona, who previously served as the Head of School at North Dallas Adventist Academy, has been named as the school’s president. To learn more about the school, and to take a visual tour, visit SeeThisSchool.com.
Teacher lists available
Parents from local schools can access supply lists online for the 2018-2019 school year.
With just one or two clicks, parents can find their child’s exact supply list and then click right over to prefilled shopping carts on Target, Walmart, Office Depot, Amazon and more, to purchase the list and have it shipped right to their home.
Store pickup also is available.
More than 50,000 schools have now posted lists on the website, which include required and requested items, as well as specific notes and clarifications from teachers and school staff.
Complete details and all the lists are available at TeacherLists.com/parents.
Academy ribbon cutting
New L.E.A.P.S. Academy will host a ribbon cutting Aug. 9 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at its new location, 21754 State Road 54 in Lutz.
Festivities will include food, drink, music, raffles and prizes.
Hawaiian shirts and hula skirts are optional.
For information and to RSVP, call Megan Carrillo or Terie Alonso at (813) 973-7938, or email or .
New start times for Hillsborough schools
Changes in start times take place for the first day of school in Hillsborough County on Aug. 10.
All campuses open 30 minutes before the first bell for free breakfast and a range of enrichment activities.
Most schools will operate on these schedules:
- Elementary: 7:40 a.m. to 1:55 p.m. (12:55 p.m. on Mondays)
- Middle: 9:25 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. (3:20 p.m. on Mondays)
- High: 8:30 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. (2:25 p.m. on Mondays)
- Magnet elementary: 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. (2 p.m. on Mondays)
- Magnet middle and high: 8:30 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. (2:25 p.m. on Mondays)
To confirm school bell times, and to check out before and afterschool care options, visit SDHC.k12.fl.us.
Back-to-School celebration
Bank of the Ozarks, 4/One The Gentlemen’s Quarters and Goin’ Postal will host a Back-to-School Celebration Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 4/One, 38435 Fifth Ave., in Zephyrhills.
Students can receive a free haircut, and a bag of school supplies (while supplies last).
On-site activities will include a bounce house, giant games and puzzles, corn hole, a baseball pitching contest, hockey and soccer goal contests, chalk art, hula hoop contests and more.
School supply donations will be accepted through Aug. 10 at 4/One, and at the Bank of the Ozarks branch, 7435 Gall Blvd., Zephyrhills.
Share-A-Haircut
Hair Cuttery will support underprivileged children with its Back-to-School Share-A-Haircut program.
For every children’s haircut (up to age 18) purchased before Aug. 15, a haircut certificate will be donated to a child in need.
For locations, visit HairCuttery.com.
Back 2 School drive
Eckerd Connects, which helps vulnerable and troubled children, is hosting a “Back 2 School” campaign in an effort to support local programs: Project Bridge, Raising Hope, E-Nini-Hassee, Challenge Youth Academy, and foster children in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties.
To support the campaign, school supply donations can be made at any drop-off center. Locations can be found at Eckerd.org/Back2School.
Monetary donations can be made on Eckerd.org. A $25 donation can support a child with either one school uniform or one backpack full of supplies.
The campaign runs until the end of August.
Saint Leo appoints vice president
Dr. Jeffrey D. Senese, president of Saint Leo University, announced the appointment of John Nisbet as vice president of business affairs and chief financial officer, effective July 1.
Nisbet will be responsible for the university’s financial staff, Human Resources, and University Technology Services. He also will create a five-year fiscal plan, including operating and capital budgets, revenue, and strategic investments.
Previously, Nisbet served as vice president for finance at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.
Prior to Creighton, he had leadership roles in finance and administration at Ohio State University, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, OhioHealth, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Nisbet has a Master of Business Administration from Ohio State University, and a Master of Science in molecular and cellular physiology from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine.
He also has a Bachelor of Science in zoology from Ohio State University.
