Saint Leo Mud Endeavor V0
Saint Leo University Veteran Student Services are partnering with Mud Endeavor to sponsor Mud Endeavor V, an obstacle course race, Oct. 4 at 29251 Wildlife Lane in Brooksville.
All proceeds from those who preregister will benefit the school’s Veteran Student Services and Military Education Excellence.
Waves of participants will start with competitive runners at 9 a.m. Participants must be at least 13 years old.
Preregistration is $45, with promotional code STLEOVETS.
To register, visit MudEndeavor.webconnex.comme5.
For information, call Tedd Weiser at (352) 588-8234.
Monks create sand mandala for Peace Week
In celebration of Peace Week at Pasco-Hernando State College, Buddhist monks are constructing a sand mandala, which is a circle, in the third floor lobby at Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch, 2727 Mansfield Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.
Visitors can view the creation Oct. 6-9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Upon completion, Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche will offer a sand mandala teaching Oct. 9 at 3:30 p.m., followed by a dissolution ceremony to signify spreading kindness and compassion at 6 p.m.
There will also be a Peace Festival Oct. 9 from noon to 3:30 p.m.
For information, visit PHSC.edu/peace.
Academy at the Lakes info sessions
Academy at the Lakes, 2331 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes, is hosting ‘coffee and conversation’ groups for anyone interested in learning more about the school.
All sessions are from 10:30 a.m. to noon at these locations:
• Oct. 6, Tampa Palms Swim Clubhouse, 16402 Tampa Palms Blvd., in New Tampa
• Oct. 27, Seven Oaks Community Center, 2910 Sports Core Circle, in Wesley Chapel
• Nov. 3, The Lodge at Wilderness Lake Preserve, 21320 Wilderness Lake Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes
• Nov. 10, Grand Hampton Clubhouse, 8301 Dunham Station Drive in Tampa
For information, call Luci Ward at (813) 909-7919.
Nursing info session at PHSC
Pasco-Hernando State College will host an information session on its new Bachelor of Science in nursing degree Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at the West Campus, 10320 Ridge Road in New Port Richey.
The new online program provides additional management, leadership, theory and research training to licensed registered nurses holding an Associate in Science in nursing degree.
Admission is free but seating is limited. To RSVP, visit PHSC.edu/rsvp.
For more information, call (727) 816-3274.
Book fair at Denham Oaks
Denham Oaks Elementary School, 1422 Oak Grove Blvd., in Lutz, is having a Family Book Fair Night Oct. 9 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
For information, call (813) 794-1600.
Student video challenge
The Florida Coordinating Committee of the Informed Voters Project of the National Association of Women Judges is inviting all Florida residents, especially high school, college and law students, to participate in the 2014 Constitution Day Florida Video Challenge.
The challenge aims to allow participants to express their interest in the missions of the Informed Voters Project (IVP) through the creation of a short film.
Videos must be based on any or all of the following topics:
• The qualities that make a good judge
• What our legal system would be like if our judiciary was not fair and free
• The importance of an informed electorate in voting on judges
Participants can enter as individuals or in teams up to five people.
Submissions will be accepted through Oct. 17.
Viewing and voting will take place between Oct. 18-Nov. 17.
There is a $1,000 first place cash prize with recognition on the IVP website and lunch with Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente.
Second place is a $500 cash prize.
Third place is a $100 cash prize.
For contest rules and to participate, visit Facebook.com/informedvotersproject.
For information on IVP, visit IVP.NAWJ.org.
Students recognized as National Merit scholars
Five Pasco County high school students in The Laker/Lutz News coverage area have been named as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.
National Merit Scholarship Corporation officials recognized high school seniors with the highest scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test who met published program participation requirements.
The local students are:
• Brendan Foley, Pasco High School
• Lisa Goldsworthy, Sunlake High School
• Veronica Grady, Land O’ Lakes High School
• Emily Suvannasankha, Land O’ Lakes High School
• Olivia Sunna, Wiregrass Ranch High School
Library of Congress offers free interactive e-books
The Library of Congress is offering students a set of free interactive e-books for tablets.
The new Library of Congress Student Discovery Sets bring together historical artifacts and one-of-a-kind documents in a range of topics from history to science to literature.
Interactive tools let students zoom in for close examination, draw to highlight interesting details, and make notes about what they discover.
The first six Student Discovery Sets are available now for iPad, and can be downloaded for free on iBooks. These sets cover the U.S. Constitution, Symbols of the United States, Immigration, the Dust Bowl, the Harlem Renaissance, and Understanding the Cosmos.
For information, visit LOC.gov/teachers/student-discovery-sets/.
