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Exploring Three Citizens’ Academies around Clearwater
Clearwater, Florida, offers residents unique opportunities to engage with their community through various citizen’s academies. These programs provide invaluable insights into local government operations, public safety, and civic engagement. Let’s explore the Clearwater Citizens Academy, Pinellas Citizens Academy, and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Academy, detailing what you can learn and do in each program. Clearwater […] The post Exploring Three Citizens’ Academies around Clearwater first appeared on I Love Clearwater.
NEW Tampa YMCA Preschool Program Set to Launch this August!
July means summer is in full swing, but it also means back to school. Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA is delighted to launch our Licensed Preschool Program* at the Central City YMCA in the Tampa Heights and YMCA Camp Sierra in Carrollwood. Coming this August, both Y locations, which are geared at 2 to 4-year- olds...
City of St. Pete announces big school supply drive for students in need
The City of St. Petersburg’s Bay Vista Recreation Center is hosting a school supply drive to help St. Pete students entering grades K-8 prepare for the upcoming school year. The donation drop-off location will be Bay Vista Recreation Center, 7000 4th St. S, from now until July 31. The center will be accepting donations of new items Monday through Thursday, 8am-8pm:
Wharton’s new principal has big goals, challenges to tackle
TAMPA — After some highly publicized bumpy moments the past decade, Wharton has turned things around, says Taryn Anello. And as the new principal, she said her top priority is to finish the job. Anello, the school’s assistant principal for curriculum the past nine years, officially takes over the...
Walgreens and Metropolitan Ministries team up for school supplies drive
Metropolitan Ministries has partnered with Walgreens for the Backpacks of Hope School Supplies Drive, which helps support local children as they get ready to go back to school. From now through August 1, 88 participating Walgreens stores, in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, will be collecting school essentials to benefit children...
Around town: Tampa news briefs
TAMPA — Students in the International Baccalaureate program at Hillsborough County public high schools showed marked improvement in diploma rates over this past school year, officials with Hillsborough County Public Schools say. HCPS has five high schools with an IB program: Robinson, Hillsborough, King, Strawberry Crest, and Alonso. Diploma...
USF will fund four collaborative research projects
The University of South Florida is ready to invest close to a million dollars toward four collaborative research projects. The funding comes from the new Collaborative Research Excellence and Translational Efforts (CREATE) program. It's part of a broader education trend to bring experts from different fields together to solve some...
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