June 2025 Family and Community Newsletter

Get familiar with the Gold Seal Vocational (GSV) & Gold Seal Cape (GSC) Scholars options for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

Participating in one of Pasco Schools’ many CTE programs may lead to opportunities to help fund your postsecondary education!

GSV requirements:

• Submit the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) no later than August 31 after high school graduation.

• Graduate with a standard Florida high school diploma or its equivalent.

• Achieve the required weighted 3.0 GPA in the non-elective high school courses.

• Complete at least three (3) full credits in a single Career and Technical Education program.

• Achieve the required minimum 3.5 unweighted GPA in the single Career and Technical Education program.

• Complete at least 30 volunteer service hours, 100 paid work hours, or a combination that equals a minimum of 100 total hours.

• Achieve the required minimum scores on one of the college entrance exams (SAT, ACT, CLT, or PERT) no later than August 31 of the year the student graduates from high school.

GSC requirements:

• Submit the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) no later than August 31 after high school graduation.

• Graduate with a standard high school diploma or its equivalent.

• Earn a minimum of five (5) postsecondary credit hours through CAPE industry certifications that articulate for college credit.

• Complete at least 30 volunteer service hours, 100 paid work hours, or a combination that equals a minimum of 100 total hours.

Talk to your College/Career Specialist or School Counselor for more information, or visit the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program webpage.

The Pasco Education Foundation's Take Stock in Children program is seeking volunteer adult mentors across Pasco County to donate 30 minutes of their time twice a month. By volunteering, you can change a life by helping a child build a solid foundation of values, establish goals, and improve their academic and life skills while developing their self-esteem and confidence. With Take Stock in Children of Pasco County, our mentors volunteer with high school students.

Learn more and apply by visiting the Pasco Education Foundation website.

Alliance for Healthy Communities is hosting a 4th Annual STAND Youth Summit on June 10, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at PHSC West. The focus is around mental health and will be a fun day of inspirational speakers, music, lunch, dancing, games and prizes!

The event is free and open to all middle and high school youth, including 5th graders going into 6th grade. Volunteer hours will be provided. Seats are limited! Visit the registration page .

PHSC West, Room R151, 10230 Ridge Rd., New Port Richey, FL 34654

BCE student employment opportunities are opening for the 25-26 school year. If you are a student aged 16 years and older, and are interested in working as a BCE student for a Pasco County school or a district department, you should check our employment page for available jobs. You can even submit your information on the General Application: BCE Student job page for consideration.

BCE Students are responsible for assisting in performing varied clerical duties to support office operations while maintaining strict confidentiality, including general office support, providing customer service to all stakeholders, and other related duties necessary for the school or department to operate efficiently.

For more information regarding BCE Student opportunities, please reach out to your career specialist.

Are you looking for fun ways to support literacy learning all summer long? Do you want to help prepare your child for the next school year? Look no further! Below you will find resources for students in Pre-K through 8th grade. 

Click on the cooresponding link below to access resources to support learning at home.

Free school entry physicals are available by appointment only.

Enrollment Services staff will be onsite at the following locations to support families with the enrollment process.

Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation

32555 Innovation Drive Wesley Chapel, FL 33545

Tuesday, June 3, 2025, and Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Gulfside Elementary School

2329 Anclote Boulevard Holiday, FL 34691

Tuesday, June 10, 2025, and Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Calusa Elementary School

7520 Orchid Lake Road New Port Richey, FL 34653

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Mittye P. Locke Early Learning Center

Enrollment Services Bld 1

5206 Trouble Creek Road New Port Richey, FL 34652

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Enrollment Services District Office - Portable 31

7227 Land O’ Lakes Boulevard Land o’ Lakes, FL 34638

Tuesday, June 24, 2025, and Tuesday, July 22, 2025

To schedule a free physical, contact:

Rachel Taylor, RN (813) 794-2875 rtaylor@pasco.k12.fl.us

Nancy Wilhelm (813) 794-2360 nwilhelm@pasco.k12.fl.us

Starting in the 2019-2020 school year, every Florida public school was required to annually provide children in grades 6-12 at least five hours of mental health instruction. This mental health instruction is now referred to as Resiliency Education, Civic and Character Education, and Life Skills Education. The Resiliency Florida initiative for Florida schools was launched in February 2021 to emphasize 11 resiliency characteristics to empower students to persevere and overcome life’s inevitable challenges. Responsible decision-making means thinking about all options and outcomes to make the best decision.

Visit the Resiliency Florida web page for more information and additional resources.

Students NEW to dual enrollment wishing to take courses on their high school campus (including Pasco eSchool), PHSC campuses, or through distance education (online) must submit the online application with a priority deadline of July 15, 2025. Applications will be accepted no later than August 1, 2025. Please contact the summer counselor at your high school or email dual_enrollment@k12-lets-talk.com with any questions.

Additional information for Dual Enrollment can be found on our district website.

Back by popular demand! We are excited to announce that the Extreme Summer Challenge is back! Pasco County Schools invites current PK - grade 11 students to participate in the Extreme Summer Challenge to increase literacy and mathematics skills.

The goal is for students to increase their math and reading proficiency by practicing the skills tailored to each student with learning and practice exercises that fully engage the learner. Beanstack and Zearn will be utilized, providing differentiated learning pathways to engage students in building knowledge and skills for math and literacy. Students may engage in one or both challenges for prizes.

Who: All Pasco County students in current PK- 11th grade

What: THE Extreme Summer Challenge

When: May 26 – June 29

Where: Take the challenge by launching into the programs on your myPascoConnect dashboard in Beanstack and Zearn.

Why: This challenge grows your brain AND you have the chance to win prizes! Some of the prizes include tech giveaways.

The Autism Summer Institute is an annual workshop aimed at providing high quality professional development to a wide spectrum of professionals, including ESE and general education teachers, guidance counselors, school psychologists, SLPs, OTs, instructional assistants, administrators, and parents who impact the lives of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Join us as we explore this year’s topic of “Communication Strategies and Additional Supports for Success in the Classroom and Beyond.”

Pasco Schools can register through MyPGS: Course #5882.

Pasco Parents can register by submitting the form.