Schools

Class notes

By MICHELLE MILLER, Times Staff Writer
Published November 7, 2007

Calendar

Nov. 12: Veteran's Day. No school for students or teachers.

Nov. 16: Progress reports are distributed.

No. 21-23: Thanksgiving holiday. No school for students or teachers.

Notes

Anclote Elementary: Parent to Kid Breakfast, 8:45 a.m. today. PTA Escape School program, 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Gulf Highlands Elementary: Holiday Fest chorus, 5:20 p.m. Tuesday at Publix on SR 52 and 19.

Gulfside Elementary: Veterans Day Celebration, Friday.

Hudson Middle: Operation Shoebox collection continues through Nov. 14. Call 774-8200.

Schrader Elementary: Picture retakes, Tuesday. Food Drive, Tuesday-Nov. 20.

Seven Springs Elementary: Muffins and Books With Mom, 9 a.m. Friday..

Seven Springs Middle: Food Drive continues through Nov. 16.

School music/theater/art

- Seven Spring Middle Talent Show, 7 p.m. Thursday at the school.

- Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School drama presents the Noel Coward comedy Blithe Spirit at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Eleanor Dempsey Performing Arts Center, 13651 Hays Road, Spring Hill. Tickets will be sold at the door; the cost is $10 for adults, and $8 for students, children and seniors. For information, call (727) 857-2600.

Center for the Arts at River Ridge, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey. (727) 774-7382.

- Pasco All County Choral Concert, 2 p.m. Saturday.

- Mitchell High Drama presents Alice in Wonderland at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15, 16, 17 and 2 p.m. Nov. 18. Tickets are $6.

Center for the Arts at Wesley Chapel, 30651 Wells Road. (813) 794-8772, (352) 524-8772, (727) 774-8772.

- Wesley Chapel High Drama One-Act Play, 7 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16.

- Phil Provenzano and the Jazz Xperience, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for area jazz club members and $10 for students. Call the box office for will-call or to have tickets mailed.

Library events

National Children's Book week, Monday-Nov. 18.

Hudson, 8012 Library Road. 861-3040; TTY 861-3024.

- Teen Dance Club, 6 p.m. Friday.

- Teen Book Discussion,5 p.m. Tuesday.

South Holiday, 4649 Mile Stretch Drive 834-3331.

- Karaoke Cafe, 7 p.m. today. For teens.

- Storyteller, Katie Adams presents Under the Sea stories, 2 p.m. Saturday. Elementary ages.

Newsmakers

- Dianne Manczak has been named Teacher of the Year at Calusa Elementary School. Other nominees were Doug DeTiberus and Robin Fish. Jill Hartman was named School Related Personnel of the Year. Also nominated was Sarah Maloney.

- Cadet Private Heather N. Smith was selected as JROTC Cadet of the Month at Hudson High School.

- Mitchell High teacher, Jennifer Lynch was the recipient of the prestigious American Federation of Teachers Robert G. Porter Scholarship grant. Lynch also was selected by the Junior Statesman Foundation, as one of the top 15 Junior State of America Teacher Advisors in the nation. Mrs. Lynch currently teaches Debate I and II and sponsors the Mitchell Junior State of America Debate team.

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