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“Good Things Happening Around the Manatee County School District”
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Contact: Michael Barber, Press Relations (941) 708-8770, ext. 2283
Bradenton, FL - March 6, 2008
TAKE ME OUT TO THE LUNCHROOM: PITTSBURGH PIRATES TO VISIT WAKELAND
Players from the Pittsburgh Pirates organization are scheduled to serve lunch to Wakeland Elementary School students from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2008. The food served will be similar to ballpark fare featuring the baseball fan's favorite: hot dogs. The purpose of the visit is to pay tribute to the special relationship the Pirates have built with Wakeland, which is located across the street from the team's minor league training facilities in East Bradenton. For more information, contact Wakeland Principal Chuck Fradley at 741-3358.
LOCAL FOOTBALL HEROES TO LEAD FCAT PREP RALLY AT TILLMAN ELEMENTARY
Members of the Bradenton Gladiators football team and team president Edrick Sweeting will excite and inspire the students at Tillman Elementary to do their best on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test during an FCAT Prep Rally scheduled for Monday, March 10, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in the school's courtyard. The Gladiators are a minor league football team with a roster full of former local high school stars that play in the Florida Football Alliance. The Gladiators season started in January and runs through the end of March. For more information, contact Tillman SIP Director Nancy Porter at 723-4833, ext. 2257.
PLAY AT SOUTHEAST HIGH PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO LOW-INCOME LIFESTYLE
Southeast High School's Visual and Performing Arts Academy will present a production of Nickel and Dimed, based on a book by journalist Barbara Ehrenreich. In the book, Ehrenreich experiences first-hand the difficulties of trying to subsist in America when working in a variety of low-wage jobs. After each performance students will lead post-play discussions with audience members and invited groups such as Meals on Wheels and the Florida Coalition for the Homeless. Performances begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11 through Friday, March 14, 2008. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students; however you can save a dollar on admission by bringing a canned food donation. For more information, contact Southeast Drama Teacher Jason Schiessl at 741-3366.
BAYSHORE HIGH STUDENTS AND STAFF OFFER HELP FOR GIRLS IN AFRICA
Girls are going to high school in Kenya because of the goodwill and generosity of the students and staff at Bayshore High School. Over the last two years, the Bayshore High family has raised more than $4,000 for CANRAD (Canada/Kenya Rarieda Development Program), which provides tuition, school uniforms, school supplies, board and other items for girls who would not be able to go to high school otherwise. Bayshore students and staff have raised the funds through donations and by events such as students versus staff volleyball and basketball games. For more information, contact Bayshore Assistant Principal Elizabeth Howard at 751-7004.
BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL PTO INVITES PUBLIC TO SIDEWALK SALE
The Buffalo Creek Middle School Parent Teacher Organization is holding a Sidewalk Sale in the school's bus loop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2008. There will be lots of neat items and good bargains as well as hot dogs and sodas for sale; so come out and support the school located at 7320 69th St. E. in Palmetto. For more information, contact Buffalo Creek Middle Senior School Secretary Tammy M. Johnson at 721-2260, ext. 2201.