Jun 6, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins On May 28, the Medical Staff at Brandon Regional Hospital awarded 17 $1,000 scholarships to students graduating from area high schools. The scholarships were presented by Dr. Dragos Zanchi, Chief of the Medical Staff and Dr. Insoon Park. The high school scholarship recipients are selected from high schools located in Eastern(…)
Jun 6, 2013
By Kayla Hayes East Bay graduate and USF Bull, Sijia Chen, loves to volunteer. Somehow between maintaining her leadership roles in high school as Class President (three years), Battalion Commander of JROTC and Captain of the tennis team, Chen would volunteer at her local library, at food drives, at Relay for Life, and other local(…)
Jun 6, 2013
By Suzy Wiesenhart In May, the Riverview Woman’s Club was thrilled to gift four high school students, who will graduate from a public high school in 2014 and attend a two or four-year college or university in Florida, with a $1,000 scholarship each at its monthly luncheons. The club’s original goal was to give only(…)
Jun 6, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics The close of each school year is the time for students to be recognized for their achievements, a prospect for many student-athletes as well as those who stand out for their academic success. Such recognition, of course, is nothing to scoff at given that besides the accolades and the honors, the students(…)
Jun 6, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins On Saturday, May 18 members of the GFWC Brandon Service League (GFWC BSL) gathered at BoneFish Grill in Brandon for its Annual Celebration Luncheon. The Luncheon is an opportunity for the members to honor another successful year of service to the community and to award scholarships to deserving students from the(…)
May 23, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics The close of each school year is the time for students to be recognized for their achievements, a prospect for many student-athletes as well as those who stand out for their academic success. Such recognition, of course, is nothing to scoff at given that besides the accolades and the honors, the students(…)
May 23, 2013
By Tamas Mondovics Clarion Council and the Florida Charter School Alliance announced the winners of the 2013 New American Hero initiative, a teacher recognition program, earlier this month. While each of the 44 winners won $1,000, and included teachers from participating schools in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Illinois, and Indiana who have been nominated by fellow(…)
May 23, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins The GFWC Brandon Junior Woman’s Club will host its annual Teen Forum beginning on Monday, July 29 and going through Friday, August 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The week long camp will be held at Nativity Catholic Church located at 705 E. Brandon Blvd. in Brandon. The camp is(…)
May 23, 2013
By Libby Hopkins Immanuel Lutheran School was founded in 1980 as a ministry of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Brandon. It strives for academic excellence through a strong partnership of home, school and church. Betsy Proeschel, an admissions counselor at the school, believes the reason the students excel is because of the involvement of the families.(…)
May 9, 2013
By Kathy L. Collins Girls, ages 13 to 18, who are interested in learning photography can partake in Photo 1 4-H Program at the Frog Pond Art Center For the Arts, a Hillsborough County 4-H Program. The program is held every other Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon beginning on Saturday, May 25 and running(…)
