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By Times Staff Writer
Published August 11, 2005

LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY: Open house, 6 to 6:45 p.m. Aug. 18 for primary grades; 7 to 7:45 p.m. Aug. 18 for intermediate grades.

LAND O'LAKES HIGH: Open house, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 24. There are five openings for the parent representative on the school advisory council. Nominations are open from Aug. 16 to 24. For information or for a nomination form, call Ginny Gude at (813) 794-9402. Volunteers are also needed. Call Tara Nixon, parent volunteer coordinator, at (813) 794-9400. Yearbook photos will be taken on Aug. 26 for freshmen, Aug. 27 for IB students. Senior photo makeups and retakes will be handled through Bryn-Alan Studios in Tampa and must be taken before Sept. 10 to appear in the yearbook. For information, call the studio at (813) 253-2891.

PINE VIEW ELEMENTARY: School advisory council nominations are due by Aug. 19. Scholastic Book Fair, Aug. 25 to Sept. 1. Open house, 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 30 for grades K-2 and 7 to 8 p.m. Aug. 30 for grades 3 to 5 .

PINE VIEW MIDDLE: Open House for seventh- and eighth-grade students will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Substitute teachers needed. For information, call substitute coordinator Teresa Gintz or assistant principal Ben Pabst at (813) 794-4800.

ST. ANTHONY SCHOOL: Noon dismissal Friday. HOME SCHOOL:

W2HOME, a support group for homeschoolers, meet the first and third Thursday of the month at the American Legion Hall in Dade City.

4-H-All Creatures Great and Small is a Homeschool 4-H Club that meets from 2 to 4 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Clayton Hall at the Pasco County Fairgrounds on State Road 52 in Dade City. Enrollment is $6 per child .

Creative Hands Enrichment Center is offering classes in art, cooking, sewing and clay for homeschoolers starting in September. Classes are held in the Ministry House at First Baptist Church of Lutz, 18022 U.S. 41 N and Crystal Lake Road. Classes are taught by Lynne Brown and Chris Giordano. For information about days, times and fees or to register, contact Lynne Brown at klzbrown@hotmail.com or phone 813 948-0341 or call Chris Giordano at (813) 468-8589 .

The Wesley Chapel High School Wildcat band will host an indoor garage sale Aug. 20.

Teens who are thinking about a career in business, social work or medicine might consider volunteering for Hernando-Pasco Hospice. Volunteer opportunities are available for ages 14 and older at the Hospice Thrift Store and More, 6540 Massachusetts Ave., New Port Richey, and the Hospice Thrift Store Outlet, 4422 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Computer savvy students who can help with computer or other office projects are also needed. Teens 16 and older can serve as patient support volunteers, visiting patients, reading to patients or helping with journaling or letter writing at Marliere Hospice Care Center in New Port Richey or at the Hospice House in Hudson. Volunteer training classes will be held Sept. 10 and 17. For information, call Becky Bennett at (727) 863-7971 or toll-free at 1-800-486-8784.

BRIEFS:

Aug. 19 is the deadline to register for the ACT to be given Sept. 24. Cost is $28. For information or to register, eligible students are asked to see their high school guidance counselors or go to www.act.org

Florida KidCare offers free or low cost health insurance for eligible, uninsured children 18 and younger who live in Florida. For information, call toll-free 1-888-540-5437; TTY: 1-877-316-8748 or visit www.floridakidcare.org .

Teen Movie Night, 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at the New River Branch, 34043 State Road 54, Zephyrhills. (813) 788-6375.

Send your school news to Michele Miller via fax at 727 869-6233 in Port Richey, (813) 909-4611 in Land O'Lakes and (352) 521-6520 in Dade City; e-mail miller@sptimes.com or regular mail 11321 U.S. 19, Port Richey, FL 34688. For information, call Michele Miller at (727) 869-6251 or toll-free at 1-800-333-7505, ext. 6251.

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