Thursday, April 4, 2013
The new academic year begins Aug. 20 for Seminole Heights students.
Seminole Heights parents hoping to get a jump on planning activities around next year's Hillsborough County school calendar are in luck. The school district has released its list of important dates for the 2013-14 school year. As a bonus, it’s also released a tentative academic calendar dates for 2014-15. This school year (2012-13) ends Friday, June 7, 2013 with a release time that’s 2 ½ hours earlier than normal. Students only have one more day off before the year ends. That's Monday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day, according to the district's website. Here’s the calendar for 2013-14: For more information about the 2013-14 academic calendar or to get a sneak peek at the dates for 2014-15, visit the school district's website.
Friday, March 15, 2013
The winners for the Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator, Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year will be announced.
Hillsborough's best educators will be honored this month. On March 28, winners of the Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator award, Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year will be announced. The banquet is scheduled for March 28 at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Tampa. ______________ The finalists are as follows: Teacher of the Year Finalists Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator of the Year Finalists Instructional Support Employee of the Year Finalists
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Nominations are due on Feb. 28.
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Sunday, February 10
Hillsborough County officials are soliciting nominations for the Youth Excellence and Achievement Awards (YEA!) through Feb. 28. Nominations, which will be reviewed by the Commission on the Status of Women, can be submitted for middle and high school students in each of the categories below: Last year's winners hailed from Adams, Giunta and Tomlin middle schools and Bloomingdale, Chamberlain and Tampa Preparatory high schools. For more information, go to http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/index.aspx?NID=1775, and click on YEA! (Youth Excellence and Achievement Awards). Or, call the Hillsborough County Communications Department at 813-274-6787.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Hillsborough schools will close at the end of the week just before Christmas.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Seminole Heights students itching to put up their books for winter break don’t have too much longer to wait. Hillsborough County Public Schools officially lock up for the holidays after the last bell Friday, Dec. 21, according to the district's calendar. The winter break runs from Monday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 4. That means kids don’t have to hit the books again until Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Parents should note that Seminole Heights schools won’t remain open for long though. They shut down again Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and again Jan. 22 for a non-student day. The second grading period ends Friday, Jan. 18. Do you have any special plans to keep the kids busy during the winter break? …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The sixth annual career and college fest will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Entertainment Hall. The fest will run from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. for middle magnet and high school students and families, 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. for traditional middle school students and families and 4:30 p.m. utnil 7:30 p.m. for the general public. The purpose is to give students a chance to discuss postsecondary programs, apprenticeships, college and technical school opportunities, according to Hillsborough school officials. Admission and parking are free. For more information, call 813-231-1860 or visit www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/CTE.
Monday, September 10, 2012
The daylong remembrance will feature a protest rally, press conference, speakers and the viewing of the documentary, “Losing Our Sons."
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Monday, September 10, 2012
A Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony will focus on banning the Council on American-Islamic Relations from Hillsborough County Schools. Brandon resident Terry Kemple, president of the Community Issues Council, a Christian political group, has joined forces with the Education Coalition, the Tampa 912, the Tampa Tea Party and the Pinellas Patriots to host a daylong remembrance and protest rally. Kemple became a vocal opponent of permitting members of CAIR to speak in Hillsborough County classrooms after learning that Hassan Shibly, executive director of the Tampa CAIR chapter, made a presentation to a world history class at Steinbrenner High School last year. Kemple and other opponents assert that CAIR is linked to terrorism and is attempting to …
Daryl Dixon
9:08 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Could you imagine the international outcry if the Knights of Columbus stormed walls of the Egyptian Embassy, tore down their flag, burned it and raised the flag of the Catholic Church!....yet we sit and remain silent as the Muslim Brotherhood does just that...maybe we need to apologize more...yeah that will work! more ›