Schools

Class notes

By MICHELE MILLER, Times Staff Writer
Published September 26, 2007

Calendar

Monday - Oct. 5: FCAT reading and math testing for new students or retakes in grades 11-12.

Notes

Anclote Elementary: Picture day, Thursday.

Calusa Elementary: Advisory Council meeting, 8:30 a.m. today. Student of the Month celebration, 3 p.m. today. Open house/book fair, 6:30 p.m. Thursday intermediate students.

Cotee River Elementary: Picture day, Tuesday. Advertising sponsorships are available to local businesses for the school's Fall Festival to be held on Oct. 12. For information, call Cathie Machael at 727 364-8789 or Beverly Whaley at (813) 892-3755.

Cypress Elementary: Picture day, Thursday.

Deer Park Elementary: Math Night, 6:30 p.m. Thursday for intermediate students and their parents. Hearing screenings, Monday.

Hudson Elementary: Picture day, Friday.

Marlowe Elementary: Hearing screenings, Tuesday.

Richey Elementary: Advisory Council meeting, 8 a.m. today. Student of the Month celebration, 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Picture Day, Friday.

Seven Springs Elementary: Skate Night, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs. Student of the Month breakfast, 8:30 a.m. Friday.

Seven Springs Middle: All-Pro Dad breakfast, 7 to 8 a.m. Friday.

Youth Library Events

Hudson Regional, 8012 Library Road. (727) 861-3040. TDD: (727) 861-3024.

- Family Night, 6:30 p.m. today.

- Homework Help Center, 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays. Call for availability.

- Gaming Experience, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. For all ages.

- Anime Club, 5 p.m. Tuesday.

New Port Richey, 5939 Main St. (727) 853-1280.

- Live Homework Help/Online Tutoring, 4 to 10 p.m. Go to www.nprlibrary.org.

- Reading for Life has tutors available for students needing help with reading, writing and English as a second language. Call for details.

- Registrations are being accepted for the Reading Club (ages 4 to 10) and for NPR Explorers (ages 6 to 10). Call (727) 853-1264.

Regency Park, 9701 Little Road, New Port Richey. (727) 861-3049

- Night at the Library, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday Music, computers, games and snacks. For teens.

South Holiday, 4649 Mile Stretch Drive. (727) 834-3331.

- Henna Tattoo and Taste of India, 2 p.m. Saturday. For teens.

-The National Honor Society at J.W. Mitchell High is sponsoring a schoolwide Community Service Fair on Friday . Community organizations and nonprofits are welcome to set up booths and inform students about local volunteer opportunities. Call Susan McNulty at (727) 774-9230 to reserve a table.

- The School Board presents "Step It Up and Step Out; Empowering Girls to Achieve Their Full Potential," at 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at Land O'Lakes High, 20325 Gator Lane. Parents of middle and high school girls and their daughters are invited to attend this free presentation that is part of the "Year of the Girl," a district-wide emphasis on the many challenges and social issues facing female students. Guest speaker Kaye Randall, LISW-CP, co-author of Mean Girls: 101 Strategies for working with Relational Aggression, will provide information and strategies regarding relational aggression, girl gossip, rumors and cyberbullying. For information, call the Student Services Departments at (727) 774-2362.

- Pace Center for Girls in New Port Richey is hosting a fundraising fashion show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6. There will be a brunch, 50/50 and live and silent auctions. Tickets are $25. Proceeds will benefit the school. For information or to purchase tickets, call (727) 849-1901.

-The Sertoma Speech and Hearing Foundation needs volunteers to administer hearing tests to students at elementary and middle schools throughout the county. For information, call (727) 834-5479.

Send your school news to Michele Miller by fax at (727) 869-6233 in Port Richey, (813) 909-4611 in Land O'Lakes or (352) 521-6520 in Dade City; send e-mail to miller@sptimes.com or send mail to 11321 U.S. 19, Port Richey, FL, 34668. Call Michele Miller at (727) 869-6251 or toll-free, 1-800-333-7505, ext. 6251.

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