Scholarship increases access to Angeline Country Day
LAND O’LAKES – Angeline Country Day School is now an approved provider for the Step Up for Students scholarship program.
The scholarship reduces the cost of tuition, typically offering up to $8,000 per student per year, and is now open to all Florida residents under expanded eligibility requirements.
Now enrolling students ages 2 through fifth grade, the private school offers a blend of challenging academics and hands-on learning. Rooted in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, the school fosters critical thinking and global awareness while staying connected to the community.
Students engage in a range of programs, including a Farm-to-Table Program, Hydroponics STEM Innovation Lab and Collaborative Art Studio.
“Our mission at Angeline is to provide a transformative learning environment that is both innovative and inclusive,” school leader Brenda Garcia said. “Accepting the Step Up for Students scholarship allows us to extend that mission to more families in our community.”
Families are encouraged to schedule a tour and speak with the admissions team about the Step Up scholarship.
On the web: angelinecountryday.org and stepupforstudents.org
Students make dean’s list at University of Tampa
TAMPA – The University of Tampa honored 2,340 students who were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester, including several from Lutz and Odessa.
Students must maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher to be eligible for the dean’s list.
Dean’s list honorees from Odessa included:
- Druss Arnold, a junior, is majoring in cybersecurity.
- Andrea Centeno, a senior, is majoring in marketing.
- Timothy Chen, a junior, is majoring in sport management.
- Alyssa Gomez, a senior, is majoring in entrepreneurship.
- Natalie Katsaros, a senior, is majoring in management.
- Charles Pals, a sophomore, is majoring in cybersecurity.
- Zoe Papageorgiou, a senior, is majoring in finance.
- Samantha Park, a senior, is majoring in communication and media studies.
- Kaitlin Price, a senior, is majoring in allied health.
Dean’s list honorees from Lutz included:
- Gavin Cooper, a senior, is majoring in biology.
- Robert Cooper, a senior, is majoring in management.
- Alyssa De La Sala, a senior, is majoring in forensic science.
- Tanner Dishman, a senior, is majoring in finance.
- Eliza Fox, a junior, is majoring in biology.
- Margret Gudmundsson, a senior, is majoring in management.
- Rowdie Maloney, a senior, is majoring in health science.
- Echo Prescott, a senior, is majoring in film and media arts.
- Gladys Santana, a junior, is majoring in visual arts.
Deadline extended for YEA! Awards nominations
TAMPA – Hillsborough County has extended the nomination deadline for the 2025 Youth Excellence and Achievement Awards (YEA! Awards).
Nominations are now being accepted through Sept. 17 (the previous deadline was Aug. 15).
YEA! Awards nominations can be submitted for both middle and high school students in each of the following categories: leadership, success despite difficult odds and volunteer/community service.
The nomination form is available for submission online at HCFL.gov/YEA. Nominations will be reviewed by the Hillsborough County Commission on the Status of Women.
The YEA! Awards were created in 2010 to recognize Hillsborough County students for making a difference in the community. The awards will be presented by county commissioners in October.
Student Achievements
* McKenzie Erin Kane, of Lutz, earned a bachelor’s degree at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Kane majored in strategic communication.
- Annabelle Korta, of Wesley Chapel, made the spring dean’s list at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia for earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Korta majors in business.
* Evan Forrest Novak, of Tampa, earned a bachelor’s degree at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Novak majored in physics.
- Emara Saez, of Lutz, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Spanish degree from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Saez also made the spring dean’s list for earning a GPA of 3.4 or higher.
- Gordon Watson, of Lutz, was named to the 2024-25 Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. Watson attends Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.
