The "Summer Food Service Program for Children" will be hosted at school sites throughout the county from June 18 through July 13. All children 18 years and younger are eligible for a lunch at no charge. Those participating should sign in at the school office before going to the cafeteria. West Pasco School sites are: Anclote Elementary, Calusa Elementary, Chasco Elementary, Fox Hollow Elementary, Giella Elementary, Gulfside Elementary, Hudson Elementary, Locke Elementary, Marlowe Elementary, Moon Lake Elementary, Northwest Elementary, Richey Elementary, Schrader Elementary, Shady Hills Elementary, Sunray Elementary and Gulf Middle.

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The Hudson Middle School Media Center will be open to the general public from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday from June 18 to July 13. Trained staff will be on hand to assist students, parents and the public with searching the Internet, video editing and obtaining materials for students. For information, call Marcia Pringle or William McEachern at (727) 774-4404.

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Magdalena Stolarczyk and Pamela Seabrooke have been selected as Students of the Month at Hudson High School. Leslie Acreman was named winner of the Pasco County Teen Pregnancy Awareness essay contest.

Gulf Middle School sixth-grader Kiki El-Hout was named second-place winner in the Tropicana Speech contest held at Mitchell High School. Amanda Johnson received an honorable mention.

Justin Bandino, a JROTC Cadet from River Ridge High School, was named winner of the Sons of American Revolution contest.

These Gulf High students placed in the Florida Association of Students of German contest held in Daytona: Brittany Wood, second in poetry; Mary Karnstedt, second in 3-D project; Cassi Long and Amber Rau, third in poetry; and Mary Karnstedt, fourth in German conversation.

First grader Beverly Lorraine Becker was named a Student of the Month at Hudson Elementary School.

The following Deer Park Elementary students won first place in the Pasco County District Book Battle Contest: Meaghan Jameson, Bradley Chapman, Kaitlin Davis, Gabrielle Fisher, Daniel Rappoli and Amanda Ratajczak.

Amanda Massicotte, a senior at Ridgewood High School, is one of 24 students in Florida to win the First Lady's Art Recognition Scholarship for Music.

Richey Elementary School May students of the month: Paige Winters, Hunter Winters, Ian McCall, Katherine Naclerio, Richard Pollard, Marshall Stitt, Danny Mac Dougall and Robert Zblewski.

Young Scientist Fair winners from Seven Springs Elementary School: Cody Slaughter, McKenzie Sluder and Rachel Schenk, first place; and Alexander Ehrenberg, Amy Petrella, Christopher Johnson, Jo-Maynn Bartle and Wesley Houck, third place. The following fourth- and fifth-graders won first place overall in the state, in the "Stock Market Game" sponsored by Raymond James Financial Planners: Billie Caldwell, Amanda Hyams, Matt Merrill, Anthony Presti and Chris Schaumburger. These students placed second in elementary competition: Lauren Fontaine, Ryan Halley, George Savvas and Craig Scutro.

County Level Science Fair Winners from Anclote Elementary: Jessica Tamburri, Deanna Smagala, Sierah Ayala and Valerie Ciofalo, first place; Travis Madonna, Sierra Mision and Rosemarie Gilmartin, second place; and Michael Jones, third place.

Sixth-grade winners of the schoolwide speech contest at Hudson Middle: Krystyn Vitale, first place; Robbie Obenreder, second place; and Elle Agosta, third place. Seventh- and eighth-graders: Kris Bucher, Nicole Bamberski and Brian Smith, first place; Ryan Obenreder, Shoshannah Kadinger, Nenia Rush and Alyssa Bolich, second place; and Kaylynn Lamerton and Christi Bowdoin, third place. In the district contest, Brian Smith placed first and Robbie Obenreder and Nicole Bamberski placed third. These students earned all A's for the last three quarters of the 2000-2001 school year: Tracy Abrahams, Jacob Armey, Nicole Bamberski, Jonathan Beeman, Chrisopher Nelyea, Abby Bennett, Dayana Bermudez, Heather Cardillo, Christopher Connell, Christine Daigle, Shelly David, Sumeet Deogan, Samuel Donataccio, Vincent Ferlita, Kyle Hatcher, Shannon Katilus, Alina Kazanova, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Melissa Lacicero, Chelsea Locke, Christina Manzo, Luana Mehmedovic, Robert Moore, Melissa Nairns, Megan Olszewski, Heather Paone, Tiffany Plishka, Nicole Pollard, Joel Quina, Laura Renew, Shaina Sanchez, Bryttani Stewart, Shane Swezey, John Titsworth, Natasha Unger, Krystyn Vitale, John Wright, Jennifer Youngdyke and Jason Yuen.

Justin Rossi, an eighth-grader at Bishop Larkin Interparochial Catholic School, placed fourth in the state-wide Science Fair competition.

Gulf Middle paraprofessional Silvana Krulj has been named a recipient of a scholarship from the English Speakers of Other Language Aspire Program.

Locke Elementary District Science Fair Winners: Brittany Motta, first place; Robert Fahrer, Maxwell White and Nick Gunther, second place; and Casey Banken, Matt Martinez, Matt Mooney and Justin Wisniewski, third place. Gabrielle Bahnmuller, Nick Delgardo, Nhi Le, Parsah Razdar, Jamie Diehl, Josh Nutter, Crystal Matthews and Robert Faher raised $297.65 in the St. Jude's Children Research Hospital Math-a-thon. In seven years, the school has raised $8,000 for the cause.

West Pasco Pasco Education Foundation Scholarship winners: April Fisher, Gulf High, Greta Adams Future Teacher Scholarship; Tiffany Schaltenbrand, River Ridge High, Tampa Tribune Aspiring Journalist Scholarship; Jessica McCarrick and Dhipth Devabose, River Ridge High, and Tahallia Snyder and Kelly Miller, Ridgewood High, James Marlowe Allied Health Scholarship; Michael Solony, Hudson High, and Tifanny Schaltenbrand, River Ridge High, Bay Area Manufacturer's Association; Christine Cassanova, Ridgewood High, and Andrea Papadopoulos, River Ridge High, Time Warner Communications; Jessica McCarrick, River Ridge High, Rothschild Goldman Family Scholarship; Robyn Ellis, River Ridge High, Bertha Liddon Memorial Scholarship; and Joe Anders, Ridgewood High, Ashley Morrison Memorial Scholarship.

Gabrielle Fisher, a student at Deer Park Elementary School, placed second in the "My Favorite Older Person" Essay Contest. Honorable mentions went to: Dema Elshinawy, Schrader Elementary; Matthew Causey, Cotee River Elementary; and Kelly Beadle, Cypress Elementary.

Bayonet Point Middle School was selected as the Section II winner of the 2000-2001 FHSAA Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award for the fifth year in a row.

These Gulf Middle students were selected as the Outstanding Students in Career and Technology: Sean Alexander, Alyx Poulsen, Courtney Hagar, Tiffany Stanjeski, Jennifer Harris, Amy Thompson, Rebecca Truman, Eric Paracka, James Smith, Amanda Gonyer, Jeremy Nessler, Cindy Bavington, Rachel Boursaw, David Kikta, Samantha Batchelor, Kim Mott, Shawn Smith and Trey Taylor.

Mitchell High School April Students of the Month: Michelle Kukec, Jason Weaver, Emilia Antosiewicz, Eric Gustin, Sarah Carlson, John Frias, Kate Slaughter, Whitnie Clark and Becky Himmon. Joseph Dixon was named May Teacher of the Month. Tropicanna Speech winners: Michelle, Kukec, Emerald Smart and Reynard Martin.

Fox Hollow Elementary May Students of the Month: Jeremy Baker, Jesse Barker, Alex Bennett, Stephanie Brosnan, Michael Burt, Bridget Carpinone, Josh Culp, Brittany Downs, Avonlea Duval, Mitchel Duval, Jason Francosky, Jacob Frank, Jean Glaster, Theresa Goodwin, Amber Gough, Samantha Gough, Robert Hough, Barry Johnsonbaugh, Nyri Johnson, Morgan Keosathit, Brandon Lang, Paige Ledford, Matthew Lightner, Sarah Magavero, Julia McComas, William Michaelis, Jacqueline Monahan, James Nagy, Marci Paff, Alicia Parent, Ian Patten, Kodi Quintrell, Reshea Rindone, Danielle Rodriquez, Ben Rupe, Erin Scott, Carolyn Spencer, Ryan Starling, Brittany Stoffels, Danielle Vitale and Felicia Waymire.

Hudson Elementary Students of the Month: Anthony Berardo, Richard Curran, Danielle Everett, Crystal Watson-Schramm, Jolene Garone, Jim Artley, Erica Durham, Katelyn Haus, Ashley Coon, Shelly DeMeglio, Shekina Gilbert, Stephanie Clancy, Karina Bie, Alex Smith, Janette Ellis, Selene Ullrich, Dylan Luke, Marianne Cuisimano, Tony Lindiakos, Tanya McDonough, Franky Arizmendi, Stephanie Holyak, Josh Smith, Megan Herbst, John Konkle, Troy Stewart, Dustin Gause, Caitlin Anderson, Wasim Hajeb, Alexandra Marotto, Sean Henderson, Paige Bowlds, Cody Johnson, Ben Cianfarani, Erica Bamberski, Brad Branzell, Mike Beck, Cody Connell, Kyra Chalker, Katie Downing, Shelby Mattix and Walter Vanderkooy.

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