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2 PASCO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012 A SECTION OF THE TAMPA TRIBUNE TBO.com School calendar and events Forums scheduled to debate 4-day school week replacement therapy, with up to four weeks of free NRT products available to participants. Parents can give opinions on cost-saving proposal BY RONNIE BLAIR The Pasco Tribune land a LAKES The Pasco County school district plans three public forums next month where parents and others can express their views on a possible four-day school week. The forums will be Feb. 9 at Pasco Middle School in Dade City, Feb. 15 at Rushe Middle School in Land 0' Lakes and Feb.

16 River Ridge High School's performing arts center in New Port Richey. All three forums will start at 6:30 p.m. A task force began researching the four-day school week in September after school board member Steve Luikart suggested the idea as a potential cost-saving measure during last year's school-budget discussions. At the time, the board was trying to cut spending to deal with a $54 million revenue shortfall for 2011-12. Superintendent Heather Fiorentino has already predicted that the school district could have a shortfall of at least $21 million for 2012-13.

State law dictates how much time students must spend in school, so any class time lost from dropped day would have to be added to the remaining four days. Any money savings is expected to come. from transportation and utilities. The task force which includes parents, teachers, principals, bus drivers, custodians and district-level supervisors is charged solely with gathering data and presenting the results to the school board. The group will not make a recommendation to the board.

rblalrtampatrlb.com (813) 259-7065 State ranks Pasco schools No. 34 LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY: McDonald's Night will be celebrated from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Cinemax Family Movie Night will be celebrated Friday. NEW RIVER ELEMENTARY: PTA Bingo Night and general assembly meeting will take place Thursday.

All Pro Dad's meeting will be Friday. OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY: PTA Night will be at 7 p.m. Thursday. Student of the Month will be honored at 10 am Friday. ODESSA ELEMENTARY: A pancake breakfast will be served at 9 am Saturday.

QUAIL HOLLOW ELEMENTARY: Friday will be PTO Movie Night. RICHEY ELEMENTARY: School Advisory Council will meet at 8 am. Thursday. All Pro Dad's Breakfast will be served at 8:30 am. Thursday.

McTiger Night will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Thursday. COX ELEMENTARY: Student council will meet at 11:50 am. today. The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will visit Thursday.

Blood Net will-visit at 8:30 am. Friday. SAND PINE ELEMENTARY: The Walkathon kickoff will start today. SCHRADER ELEMENTARY: School Advisory Council will meet at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

SUNRAY ELEMENTARY: Family Science Night will be conducted at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. TRINITY ELEMENTARY: School Advisory Council will meet at 8 am. Friday. VETERANS ELEMENTARY: The PTA will celebrate January birthdays on Thursday.

Thursday will be Family Backboard Night. WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY: Science Night in the media center will be at 6 p.m. Thursday. Student of the Month Breakfast will be at 9 a.m. Friday.

LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL: A Coffee Chat will take place at 8:45 a.m. Friday. Long Run at the Ranch will take place Saturday. PINE VIEW MIDDLE: School Advisory Council will meet today. RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE: The athletic banquet will be served at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday. The Starry Knights Dance will be celebrated Friday. FIVAY HIGH: Student of the Month Breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m. Thursday GULF HIGH SCHOOL Financial Aid Night will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in the cafeteria.

MITCHELL HIGH: Financial Aid Night will take place at 6:30 p.m. today. A pep rally will be celebrated at 9 am Friday. LAND O'LAKES HIGH: Financial aid info for seniors will be offered at 7 a.m. today.

The Cinderella Ball Bakeoff will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. RIDGEWOOD HIGH: Herff Jones grad orders will be taken today and Thursday. RIVER RIDGE HIGH: Little Shop of Horrors will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH: A blood drive will be conducted Friday. ZEPHYRHILLS HIGH: Senior cap and gown photos will be taken today. Six-week program targets tobacco Pasco-Hernando Community College is partnering with Gulfcoast North Area Health Education Center and the Hernando County Health Department to provide a six-week program for anyone interested in quitting tobacco use. There are no requirements for participation, except a desire to quit tobacco. To register, call (727) 8l6-3743.

Barker makes the dean's list Leila Barker of New Port Richey made the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester at Bryan College in Dayton. Tenn. Students earn dean's list recognition at Bryan College by recording a grade point average in the top 25 percent of students in the traditional undergraduate program for that semester. See 'Migrant's Story' at Saint Leo Saint Leo University, 33701 State Road 52, St. Leo, will hold a showing of the 35-minute film "Dying to Live: A Migrant's Story," at 7 p.m.

Thursday. The film deals specifically with immigration across the United States-Mexican border. A panel discussion will follow. The presentation is sponsored by the university's Department of Philosophy, Theology and" Religion, which is part of the Saint Leo School of Arts and Sciences. The event is open to the public, and admission and parking are free.

PHCC features 'Painter of Women' Pasco-Hernando Community College's art gallery, in the Alric Pottberg Library on the PHCC West Campus, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey, is featuring the exhibition "The Painter of Women," with works by Melanie Feldman. The exhibition will run through Feb. 16. The gallery Is open from 9 am. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and from 9 am. to 3 p.m. Fridays. For details, call (727) 816-3231. Bishop Larkin hosting open house As part of Catholic Schools Week, Bishop Larkin Catholic School.

8408 Monarch Drive, Port Richey, will have an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. The purpose of Catholic Schools Week is to celebrate what makes Roman Catholic schools stand out from other educational options. Bishop Larkin teachers, students and parents will have a variety of events that demonstrate the school's focus on faith high academic standards and community service. Information sessions will be at 1 and 2 p.m., followed by student-led tours.

For more information, visit www.bishoplarkin.org or call (727) 862-6981. Seniors can earn scholarships The Pasco Education Foundation is accepting online applications for its 2011-2012 Scholarship Opportunities for Graduating Seniors program. Graduating students from Pasco County public high schools who are planning to continue their education at colleges, universities and technical eligible to apply. Last year more than 1,400 applications were received for the To apply or to see a complete list of scholarships, visit www.pascoeducationfoundation.orgindex.cfm fuseactionScholarshlps.Catalog. Applications will be taken through Jan.

31. Information from The Suncoast News was used In this report. for learning gains in reading and math among' the lowest 25 percent of students in each school. Hillsborough County ranked 38th and Pinellas County ranked 49th. The top-ranked district is St.

Johns County in northeast Florida. In last place is Madison County, which is along the Georgia border. The district-by-district ranking is the first phase of an initiative that eventually will include a ranking of every school in the state, the Department of Education reported. The state says the goal is to make it easier for parents to assess school district performance. FCAT test scores underpin new performance measure From staff reports land lakes The Pasco County School District ranks 34th among the state's 67 school districts, according to rankings released Monday by the Florida Department of Education.

Pasco tied with Orange and Volusia counties. The rankings are based on a point system derived from Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores. The total is the sum of scores for reading, math, science and writing; learning gains in reading and math; and scores Chapel, said there still is time for voters to comment on any of the maps. "As chairman of the committee, I appreciate the many, suggestions from the public, which are helping to ensure our options for maps that further reflect the wishes of cities and communities across the state," Weatherford said. Iklnslertampatrib.com (813) 371-1852 Redisricting From Page 1 full House by next week.

The Senate already has approved a congressional district map that combines Pasco with Hernando and a portion of western Polk County. "We're going to have to work out our differences," Legg said. Keeping Pasco intact would guarantee that two-thirds of the district's population would live here. That's because each congressional district must have a population of 696,345. According to the 2010 census, Pasco's population was 464,997, which would equal 66 percent of any new congressional district.

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