Music to their ears
The GFWC Little Women of Lutz, a teen group mentored and sponsored by the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club, presented Lutz Elementary School music teachers with a $500 donation in memory of the late Marilyn Wannamaker. Wannamaker was an advisor to the Little Women for many years, and a past president of the woman’s club. The funds will be used by the school to purchase new sound equipment and xylophones. From left: Genesis Corbin, music teachers Kathy Barbur and Kelly Couthu, and Rachel Lightner.
Student artworks
The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will host an Expressions of Thanks Youth Art Contest reception on Nov. 7 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The reception will showcase the artwork honoring our veterans and those serving in the military, submitted by students in Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.
Students in kindergarten through 12 grade entered artwork, poetry and essays.
Light refreshments will be served at the reception.
The artwork will be on display in the hospital lobby through Dec. 1.
For information, call Mary Sommise at (727) 834-4868.
Saint Leo open house
Saint Leo University, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo, will host a Fall Open House on Nov. 9 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Check-in and breakfast are available from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., in the Marion Bowman Activities Center gymnasium.
Students will have an opportunity to explore life at Saint Leo and learn about academic programs through the faculty, resource fairs, and academic presentations and demonstrations.
Visitors also can tour the campus, learn about clubs and organizations, meet with financial aid representatives, talk with admissions counselors, and more.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Admission is free.
Prospective students can register at SaintLeo.edu/open-house.
For assistance or questions, email , or call (352) 588-8283.
Car show fundraiser
The second annual Fundraiser Car Show to benefit the bands of Sunlake High School and its Color Guard program will take place Nov. 10 from noon to 4 p.m., at Land O’ Lakes Heritage Park, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.
There will be live music, special guests, a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle, food and more.
There is a $15 registration fee for all classics, hot rods, muscle cars, customs and motorcycles.
Math competition
Saint Leo University, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo, invites middle-schoolers to participate for free in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 8, scheduled for Nov. 13.
This is a national competition developed by the Mathematical Association of America.
Students can apply their knowledge to a 25-question, multiple-choice exam, to be completed in 40 minutes.
Saint Leo can accommodate 30 students. Mathematics faculty will monitor the exam.
Advance registration is required by emailing Kevin Murphy at , with the phrase “AMC 8” in the subject line. Parents also can call Murphy at (352) 588-7192.
Fall hiring event
Pasco County Schools District Office, 7227 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., will host a Pasco County Schools Fall Instructional Hiring Event on Nov. 14 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Participants can meet with administrators from schools across the district and interview for vacant positions.
Qualified applicants need to have a valid teaching certificate or a valid statement of eligibility, or be a recent college of education graduate.
Registration closes at midnight on Nov. 7.
Register at FallHiringEvent2019.eventbrite.com.
Band yard sale
The Zephyrhills High School Band will host an indoor yard sale on Nov. 16 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Zephyrhills First Nazarene, 6155 12th St., to help fund a trip to Washington D.C., to march in the 2020 National Memorial Day parade.
For information, call Meggan Nichols, the ZHS Band sponsor fundraiser coordinator, at (813) 403-0700.
New online program
Saint Leo University will now offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in emergency management, completely online, and will begin enrolling students in January.
Faculty at the school were inspired to create the new program by the sustained demand across the country for people trained in managing coordinated response to disasters, fires, and other emergencies caused by conditions ranging from coastal flooding and powerful storms, to industrial accidents and criminal actions.
Admissions inquires can be made online at tinyurl.com/y53z4rmm, or by calling toll-free (877) 622-2009.
