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Sligh And Lockhart Students Get Health And Career Advice Through Moffitt’s Healthy Kidz Program
BY KENYA WOODARD Sentinel Feature Writer
Alicia Burr, 13, wants to be an obstetrician and gyne- cologist when she’s older.
So on Tuesday, Sligh Mid- dle School kicked off her journey to becoming a doctor with a visit to the Moffitt Cancer Center to learn about health careers and healthy habits.
Burr said the desire to be a doctor stems from a per- sonal experience.
“My Mom told me that I was supposed to be born with Down syndrome, but I proved the doctors wrong,” she said. “I want to become a doctor to inspire and help children.”
The eighth-grader was one of 80 students from Sligh
Middle and Lockhart Ele- mentary School to visit the hospital for lectures on nutri- tion and exercise as part of the Moffit Healthy Kidz pro- gram, a community outreach program that teaches stu- dents about cancer preven- tion, healthy living, and positive life choices.
There’s also another bonus for students: an intro- duction to health-related ca- reers, said program founder, Nikki Inda-Ross.
“They do lab tours and we talk about different careers,” she said.
On Tuesday, students at- tended lectures about nutri- tion and exercise and learned about the job duties of a die- titian and personal trainer before joining Tampa Bay Buccaneer players outdoors
for some fun drills.
The students weren’t the
only ones enjoying the day. “It’s just as fun for me as it is for them,” said O. J. Howard, a rookie tight-end
for Tampa Bay.
The best part is offering
students words of encourage- ment to do their best no mat- ter in everything they do, he said.
“And you don’t always have to be a professional ath- lete,” he said. “Kids nowa- days know they can be anything they put their minds to.”
For sixth-grader Tommy Motta, 12, that means being a chemist.
“I want to help people and get rich,” he said. “I want to help find a cure for all the diseases.”
Sligh and Lockhart students at Moffitt Healthy Kidz Progam.
Teenager Killed By Hit N’ Run Driver
MOSTAFA ABDALLA Hit and Run Victim
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a driver who hit and killed a 19-year-old. The accident took place on Orient Road just north of Hanna Av- enue.
According to police, the accident occurred between 10 p.m. last Saturday evening and 2:30 a.m., on Sunday. Nineteen-year-old Mostafa Mohammed Abdalla was walking southbound on Ori- ent Road when he was struck by what is believed to be a green pickup truck.
Detectives believe the ve- hicle was a full-sized truck that is now missing its pas- senger mirror. Abdalla’s body was discovered around 2:30 a.m. Monday.
Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the suspect in- volved in this case.
Anyone with any informa- tion is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS or www.crimestopperstb. com.
FYI
Names Being Accepted For K-8 School
The Hillsborough County Public School District is accepting applications to name a conversion school. Van Buren Middle School and Cahoon Elementary School are being converted to a new PreK-8th grade model for the 2018-2019 school year.
In preparation for the conversion, the School District is accept- ing recommendations to be considered in naming the school.
Recommendations can be emailed to Lucinda.boddie@sdhc.k12.fl.us or mailed directly to the attention of: Owen Young, Area VII Superintendent, at Area VII District Office, 1015 N. Parsons Avenue, Seffner, FL 33584. All submissions are due by Friday, November 10, 2017.
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