North of Tampa: August 3, 2001
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Ferry tales
[Times photo: Mike Pease]
Retired cab driver Joe Leff has dozens of them, and he has livened up the offices at Hunter's Gren Elementary School where he does odd jobs in between the storytelling. |
Back to School
A learning curve
The school district has known for years that more students were coming, and a flurry of construction is under way. But keeping apace of that growth is not yet an exact science.
Much-needed schools race to opening bell
New Tampa will get welcome relief with three new schools this year. But there is a lot of heavy lifting to do before opening day.
Schools roundup
Where can you get a school T-shirt? Who has a boo-hoo room for kindergarten parents? And how will your child find his new classroom?
Ready or not, here he comes
My son writes his name in a backward semicircle.
Alonso High wrestles with ghosts of Leto
With former Leto coaches as the core of the first-year school's athletic department, Alonso attempts to strike out on its own.
New principals
Cannella Elementary
Committees get lesson in red tape
Created by sweeping legislation that sought to give parents and teachers more control, school advisory boards often become frustrated by bureaucracy.
2001-2002 Student Calendar
2001
Code of student conduct
The Code of Student Conduct divides offenses into three categories: zero-tolerance, major offenses and other offenses.
Public schools
These are the public schools and principals serving students north of Tampa this year:
Hillsborough County School Board
901 E Kennedy Blvd.
Other stories
Olympic committee to evaluate Saddlebrook
Pasco commissioners and others will welcome the site selection committee at a reception Saturday.
Trustees objected to cost of project, not menorah
Editor:
Out & about
NIGHT OF BLUEGRASS, FOLK AND HUMOR: Gilbert Hancock and Carla Ulbrich share the stage during a double-bill concert with an entertaining night of folk, bluegrass and humor. Hancock started playing the five-string banjo at age 7. He has won the Florida State Banjo Championship twice.
Neighborhood notebook
Claywell goes through growth spurt
Pebble Creek road work catches some homeowners by surprise
Many people found their driveways blocked for several hours. Others were warned by workers.
Weekly calendar
Today
Deal gets sweeter for optics company
If Ocean Optics, which has a headquarters in Dunedin, expands and moves to Oldsmar, 275 new jobs would follow.
Crime briefs
Sheriff looks for link in 2 molestation cases
