Interactive teach-in at Watergrass
Watergrass Elementary School in Wesley Chapel hosted a variety of presenters at the Great American Teach-In, including Linda and Ed Brunner of Tranquil Pawz Therapy Dogs. Nathanial Wright interacts with one of the therapy dogs.
Application period starts for magnet school
The application period for Pasco County Schools’ first magnet school, Sanders Memorial Elementary STEAM Magnet School, runs through Jan. 15.
The school is located at 5126 School Road in Land O’ Lakes and is scheduled to open August 2015.
The focus of the school is on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
For information, and a virtual tour, visit PascoSchools.org, and click on the Sanders banner at the top.
LOL students excel in WordWright
A team of students representing Land O’ Lakes High School excelled in a recent WordWright Challenge.
The school’s ninth graders placed eighth in the nation; the 10th graders placed second; and the 12th graders placed sixth.
The WordWright Challenge is a national competition in which more than 50,000 students across the nation analyze literature with a focus on perceptive interpretation, sensitivity to language, and an appreciation of style.
Students who excelled in the challenge were Tyler Visuvasam, Stutee Achaya, Joshua Brett, Josie Hidalgo, Roshan Kumaraswamy, Nana Kusi, Alison MacDonald, Sarah Bush, Michael Gendreau, Ben Martin, Shivani Saini, Albert Xing, Grace Alexander, Carter Bright, Isabella Brown, Nicholas Maci, Elizabeth May, Ashley Rocks, Jessica Twitmyer, Alexander Lewis, Tyler Ohnmacht, Hernando Torrealba, John Calahatian, Brandon Clark, Alexander Duty, Justin Mashhoff and Nicholas Suhlman.
David Berger, Margaret Higgins, Bryan Babij and Ramona Quave supervised the teams.
For information about the challenge, visit WordWrightChallenge.com.
Scholarship endowment helps veteran students
The Pasco-Hernando State College Foundation recently received a $1,000 scholarship endowment gift from The Florida Suncoast Chapter of Military Officers Association of America.
The scholarship is awarded to eligible PHSC military veteran students and their families.
To date, the organization has contributed $14,000 to its scholarship endowment.
For information on the PHSC Foundation, call (727) 816-3410, or visit PHSC.edu/foundation.
Saint Leo a top school in MAE
Military Advanced Education has awarded Saint Leo University the designation of a top school in its 2015 MAE Guide to Colleges and Universities, measuring the best practices in military and veteran education.
The guide contains the results of a questionnaire of the military-supportive policies enacted at more than 600 institutions including private, public, for-profit, nonprofit, four-year and two-year colleges.
It also gives students information about institutions that go out of their way to give back to our men and women in uniform.
The guide will be released in the December issue of MAE, and will be available online at MAE-KMI.com.
Library foundation launches website
The Pasco Library Foundation recently launched its new website, making it easier to learn about the library foundation and support the Pasco County Library System.
Donations to the library foundation make great gifts for anyone who loves books and the library.
Donations can be dedicated to a certain type of purchase or a particular program.
Personalized bookplates also can be inserted into a book of your choice.
The library foundation will also send a holiday card to inform the gift recipient that a donation was made in their name.
For information, visit PascoLibraryFoundation.org.
