Gearing-Up Events for Teachers, Adults: Back-To-School Countdown (Day 21)

The Brandon Patch Back-To-School Countdown proceeds with this Day 21 report, offering news of interset as the first day of classes approaches.

Teachers in the Hillsborough County School District go back to school Aug. 15 to prepare for the first day of classes, Aug. 23.

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The Hillsborough County School District is gearing up for the first day of school with a series of events designed to get the adults ready to meet and greet the next round of students.

The school district is a large one — the eighth-largest in the nation — and care and coordination is necessary to get the troops in formation for the onslaught of kids ready to tackle another year of schooling.

This drive is shared as well by organizations that involve the concerns of parents, businesses and community interests.

Toward that end:

• Principals and PTA presidents will meet together Aug. 11 for breakfast at Hillsborough High School at 7:30 a.m. After the breakfast, principals and supervisors will conduct their own meeting.

• The Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce will host its annual New Teacher Breakfast on Aug. 18 at Riverview High School, starting at 7:30 a.m. This breakfast is for both teachers new to the profession and for veteran teachers who are new to schools that serve the Greater Brandon/Riverview and SouthShore communities.

• The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce will hosts its 30th Annual New Teacher Coffee at the Florida Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall, also on Aug. 18, and at 7:30 a.m.

• The East Tampa new teacher welcome breakfast will be held Aug. 18 at 8 a.m. at Middleton High School.

• The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce will host its new teacher welcome breakfast at the Tampa Garden Club on Aug. 18 at 8 a.m.

• The Greater Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce will host its 14th Annual New Teacher Breakfast at the Busch Gardens Gwazi Pavilion on Aug. 19, at 7:30 a.m.

• The University of South Florida Latino Scholarship awards ceremony is set for Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. at the USF concert hall.

• On Aug. 19 at 2 p.m., school district employees, family and friends will gather at Newsome High School for a retirement celebration for Rebecca Fitzgerald, whose last position in the school district was as principal of Newsome High in Lithia. Before opening the school, she was the first female principal at Brandon High School.

• The 12th Annual Back-To-School Kickoff and Community Fair gets under way at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on Aug. 20 at 11 a.m.

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ABOUT THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL COUNTDOWN:

This is the 21st posting in a 41-day effort that counts down the days before the opening bell of the 2011-12 school year for the Hillsborough County School District.

Previously posted:

• Back-To-School Countdown (Day 15) — Education Quotes To Consider
• Back-To-School Countdown (Day 16) — Sizer on Adolescence
• Back-To-School Countdown (Day 17) — Bully Prevention and Reporting