Stewart Middle students are ‘top dogs’
Students from Stewart Middle School were honored as Top Dogs for their academics and leadership roles in school, through a program that was started more than 30 years ago. Each Top Dog received a certificate and a gold dog tag. The students that were recognized included Ava Tellis, Elizabeth Gettings, Aiden Thorne, Larrisa Sutton and Caitlyn Eudy. Also rewarded, but not pictured, were Andrea Chavez, Chara Antonucci and Connor Mercer.
Wiregrass hosts Literacy Night
Wiregrass Elementary School in Wesley Chapel hosted a “Fall Into Literacy Night” that featured student-developed literacy projects, such as poems and stories; reading resources for parents, guest authors and story time sessions; an art show; and, a pair of musical concerts with performances by the school’s second and fifth-grade students.
Wiregrass Elementary was aiming to build on the success of its STEAM night last spring.
Moore-Mickens social
The Moore-Mickens Alumni Association (Classes of 1940-1972) will host a “Blue & Gold Social” Nov. 10 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Moore-Mickens Educations & Vocational Center, 38301 Martin Luther King Blvd., in Dade City.
There will be games, prizes, food and dancing. The cost is $15.
For information, call The Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce at (352) 567-3769.
Saint Leo open house
Saint Leo University, 3370 State Road 52 in St. Leo, will host an open house Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., for students of all ages.
Check-in and breakfast will be available from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., in the Student Community Center.
Check-in and late registration will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., by the clock tower at the Student Activities Building.
There will be a presentation by Saint Leo’s Office of Admissions at 8:30 a.m.
Guests can learn about the school’s academic programs through faculty visits, resource fairs, and academic presentations and demonstrations.
Visitors also can tour the campus, talk to current students, learn about clubs and organizations, meet with financial aid representatives, talk with admissions counselors and more.
Lunch also will be provided.
Admission is free.
To register, visit SaintLeo.edu/open-house.
For information about the event, call (352) 588-8283, or visit .
Mathematics contest
Saint Leo University is looking for middle schoolers to participate in the American Mathematics Competition 8, on Nov. 13. The contest was developed by the Mathematical Association of America, and is free.
The purpose of the competition is to encourage students to develop positive attitudes about mathematics and analytical thinking by having them apply classroom learning to a 25-question, multiple-choice exam.
Students have 40 minutes to complete the questions. Learn more about the subject matter at MAA.org/math-competitions/amc-8.
Saint Leo will accommodate 30 students and mathematics faculty will monitor the contest.
Students are asked to arrive by 5:45 p.m., and go directly to Selby Auditorium in Lewis Hall. The test starts promptly at 6 p.m.
Advance registration is required. Parents should email Dr. Kevin Murphy at to reserve a spot, and include the phrase “AMC 8” in the subject line. Or, parents also can call (8352) 588-7192.
Pasco County Schools win gold
Pasco County Schools is a Florida Healthy School District Gold award level winner, for the first time.
The district will hold the Gold award designation through 2020.
Superintendent of Schools Kurt Browning thanked the members of the district’s School Health Advisory Committee, which provides advocacy for school health, and identifies needs and opportunities to maximize community resources.
The committee advises the Pasco County School Board on health education and initiated the district’s no-smoking policy, among other initiatives.
The Pasco County district earned the Silver award in 2016, and has been recognized as a health school district consistently since 2012.
To earn the Gold award, Pasco County Schools demonstrated high scores in all areas, as follows:
- 94 percent: Health School Environment
- 93 percent: Employee Wellness
- 90 percent: Health Services
- 86 percent: District Infrastructure
- 84 percent: Physical Education
- 82 percent: Counseling Psychological and Social Services
- 80 percent: Health Education
