Schools

Class notes

By MICHELE MILLER, Times Staff Writer
Published October 3, 2007

Calendar

FCAT reading and math testing for new students or retakes in grades 11-12, through Friday.

Oct. 19: No school for students and teachers, state in-service day.

Oct. 31: Report cards are distributed.

Notes

Centennial Middle: Book Drive ends Friday.

St. Anthony Catholic: ITBS testing, Monday through Oct. 12 for grades 2-8.

Sand Pine Elementary: PTA Bingo Night, 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Stewart Middle: Hearing screenings, Tuesday.

Weightman Middle: Donations are being accepted to furnish the outdoor classroom project. For information, call Kirsten Joyner at 813 794-0200.

Youth Library Events

Hugh Embry Branch, 14215 Fourth St., Dade City. (352) 567-3576.

- Friends of the Library Used Book Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Land O'Lakes Branch, 2818 Collier Parkway. (813) 929-1214.

- Homework Help Center, 3 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday and Wednesday through Nov. 28.

- Teen Advisory Board meeting, 4 p.m. Friday.

New River Branch, 34043 State Road 54. (813) 788-6375.

- Teen anime and manga club, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Briefly

Sunlake High dedication ceremony will be at 9 a.m. today in the school stadium, 3023 Sunlake Blvd., Land O'Lakes. There will be student and administrative presentations, performances by the school band and a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

-The district School Board presents "Step It Up and Step Out; Empowering Girls to Achieve Their Full Potential" at 6 p.m. today 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 districtwide emphasis on the 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 cyber bullying. For information, call the Student Services Department at (727) 774-2362.

e_SBlt Pasco-Hernando Community College hosts two College Nights, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the New Port Richey campus, 10230 Ridge Road, and from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Dade City campus, 36727 Blanton Road. Representatives from PHCC, plus public and private colleges and universities, other educational institutions and the military will offer information about admissions, financial aid and programs for post-secondary education. The event is free and open to the public.

Newsmakers

St. Anthony Catholic School in San Antonio earned a Top 50 score for the sixth-grade News Bowl News Achievement Test Contest. The sixth-grade division of the NAT contest had 271 participating teams with St. Anthony Catholic ranked as 35th in the nation. St. Anthony team members wereJohn Cummings, Adam Gendreau and Aurora Ireland.

Deadline for timely submissions is one week before publication. Send your school news to Michele Miller by fax to (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.

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

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