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West Pasco school notes

By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer
In print: Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Calendar

Sept. 16: Progress reports are distributed.

Class notes

Cotee River Elementary: Advisory Council meeting, 8 a.m. Friday. Open house, 6 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. Book fair, Tuesday-Sept. 12.

Fox Hollow Elementary: Open house, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday for primary grades; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday for intermediate grades. Also Thursday, the book fair will be open 4 to 8 p.m., and there will be a PTA hot dog social from 6 to 7 p.m. School Advisory Council meeting, 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Giella Elementary: Open house, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday for primary grades; 7 to 8 p.m. Monday for intermediate grades.

Hudson Elementary: parent involvement party, 9:15 a.m. today.

Marlowe Elementary: Open house, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Mitchell High: Open house, 6:30 p.m. Monday. College Planning Night for junior and senior students and their parents, 7 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10 in the cafeteria. Contact Michele Chamberlin at (727) 774-9217.

Northwest Elementary: Open house, 5:30 p.m. Thursday for primary grades; 6:45 p.m. Thursday for intermediate grades. Book fair ends Friday.

Richey Elementary: Open house and book fair, 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday for primary classes; 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for intermediate classes.

River Ridge High: Underclassman pictures will be taken Tuesday.

Seven Springs Elementary: Scout Night, 7 p.m. Thursday. Scholastic book fair, Friday through Sept. 12. Family night, 4 p.m. Tuesday with open house at 6 p.m.

Seven Springs Middle: Open house, 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Shady Hills Elementary: Open house, 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday for primary students; 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday for intermediate students.

Trinity Oaks Elementary: Open house, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 10 for primary students; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 for intermediate students.

Briefs

•The Florida State Fair is hosting Youth Agriculture Educational Seminars on Sept. 20 for youth interested in participating in livestock competitions at the 2009 fair. It will be held in the Charles M. Davis Special Events Center and is open to all youth planning to show animals in beef, dairy, sheep, dairy goat, Boer goat, swine, rabbit, poultry, dog, and llama competitions. Starting at 8 a.m., there will be a seminar geared for first-time exhibitors. At 10 a.m. begins the Specie Specific Seminars for returning exhibitors. Call the Fairgrounds Agribusiness department at (813) 621-7821, ext. 387 or 388.

Newsmakers These students from Mitchell High have been selected for membership in the National Honor Society:

Juniors: Cady Baer, Jessica Chacon, Kristina Crane, Kelsie Dabelstein, Karine Desouza, Jillian Green, Brianna Hovespan, Brittany Kennedy, Hilary Kupstas, Alycia Loblein, Sarah McAuliffe, Jamie McVeigh, Kristen Murrell, Cady Nutt, Courtney Parks, Danielle Phillips, Tyler Rehm, Sarah Shortz, James Stephens, Paige Stockton, Nathan Turnbow and Shelby Wright.

Seniors: Douglas Anderson, Emily Chalela, Alyssa Dreger, Katherine Fermano, Carlos Flores, Olivia Fomes, Agape Georgiadis, Steven Giordano, Erin Gonzalez, Nicole Grabowski, Tyler Hamels, Wesley Hussey, Jennifer Jochman, Cindy Kelm, Thoi Le, Alyssa Marohn, Peter Moran, Alexandra Patterson, Paige Quinones, Megan Rivera, Gavin Rynard, Brian Sakovits, Lyndsey Smith, Jeffrey Timberlake, Nguyen Truong and Elizabeth Williams Hagn.

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These students were elected as officers of the Mitchell High National Honor Society: president, Katie Young; vice president of scholarship, Ian Gibbons; vice president of fundraising, Amanda Hester; vice president of leadership, Courtney Connolly; secretary, Dana Orlando; treasurer, Emma Ramsay-Wood; sergeant-at-arms, Laura Seletos; and historian, Trevor Williams.

• The Holiday Rotary Club recently donated backpacks stuffed with school supplies to students at Sunray, Richey and Fox Hollow elementary schools, and Gulf High and Paul R. Smith Middle schools.

Submit your school news to Michele Miller, by fax: (727) 869-6233; e-mail: miller@sptimes.com; or by standard mail: 11321 U.S. 19, Port Richey, FL 34668. Note: The deadline for timely submissions is one week before publication.