Teacher of the Year visits Saint Leo
Joy Prescott, the 2019 Florida Teacher of the Year (center), recently spoke to the education Honor Society student members at Saint Leo University. Prescott, a fourth-grade teacher at a public charter school on the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation in Glades County, was inducted into the university chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education, along with those attending the event.
Hillel Academy collects for hurricane victims
Hillel Academy staff, students and families collected school supplies for students attending Panama City’s Holy Nativity Episcopal School, which was devastated due to the impact of Hurricane Michael.
Among items collected are basic supplies, such as pencils, glue, highlighters and crayons; spiral notebooks; composition books; index cards and all kinds of paper; and art supplies and books for grades three to eight.
More unusual items included science, earth and space materials for middle school; individual white boards for students; bulletin boards, picnic tables; benches; projectors; shade tents; folding tables and chairs; and, carpet squares for students for sitting.
Hillel will send the supplies to Holy Nativity by the end of November.
Each month, Hillel Academy collects goods for a different charity or group in need as part of its Tzedakah (Charity) Project and Kindness of Culture philosophy.
Curriculum Night
Quail Hollow Elementary, 7050 Quail Hollow Blvd., in Wesley Chapel, will host a Curriculum Night on Nov. 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Parents can learn about the content that is being taught to students, through curriculum presentations from the teachers.
For information, call (813) 794-1100.
Ribbon cutting
Wendell Krinn Technical High School, 7650 Orchid Lake Road in New Port Richey, will host a ribbon cutting Dec. 4 at 11:30 a.m., in the media center.
A light lunch will be provided, after a brief ceremony.
For information, call (727) 774-3900.
Musical & art show
Centennial Elementary School, 38501 Centennial Road in Dade City, will present a Holiday Musical & Art Show, “A Very Merry Grinchmas,” on Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m.
The event will include a fourth and fifth grade musical, featuring the chorus and first-graders.
For information, call (352) 524-5000.
Donate an instrument
Pop music icon Barry Manilow will bring his Manilow Music Project to the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall by donating a Yamaha piano to launch a local music instrument drive.
Anyone who donates a new or gently used musical instrument will receive two complimentary tickets, valid for preselected seat locations on a first-come, first-served basis, for Manilow’s “A Very Barry Christmas” at Amalie Arena on Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
The designated instrument drop is at the Amalie Arena Ticket Office during regular business hours.
Collected instruments will be distributed to local students and schools in need through the outreach efforts of the Hoffman School of the Arts.
The Manilow Music Project has conducted music instrument drives all over the country to assist local schools with their music programs.
For information regarding the project, visit ManilowMusicProject.org.
Scholarships for struggling readers
The state of Florida, in 2018, established Reading Scholarships Accounts to provide support for public school students in third grade to fifth grade who struggle with reading.
Students who received a Florida State Assessment score of Level 1 in English Language Arts automatically qualify for the scholarship.
The state program provides families with access to education savings accounts, worth $500, to pay for tuition and fees associated with part-time tutoring in reading, during the summer and after-school programs designed to improve reading and literacy skills through instructional materials and curriculum aligned to grade-level literacy standards.
Scholarships are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
For information, visit StepUpForStudents.org.
Students receive AP diplomas, certificates
Pasco County Schools has announced that 20 students have earned the Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone Diploma, and 10 students have earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate during the 2017-2018 school year.
AP Capstone is a diploma program from the College Board based on two yearlong AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. Both courses prepare students for college and career success through the development of critical thinking, academic research, collaboration, presentation, and time management skills.
To receive the diploma, students must earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar, AP Research, and on four additional AP exams.
To receive the certificate, scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research must be achieved.
Pasco County Schools offers AP Capstone at Sunlake, Wesley Chapel, J.W. Mitchell and River Ridge high schools.
