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Students Go On Life Skills College Tour
Host Town Hall Meeting On Anti-Bullying
The Tampa District Sons of Allen took a group of high school juniors and seniors on a unique educational expe- rience – Life Skills College Tour. The young men spent 4 days and 3 nights touring the college circuit. Steve Miller is one of the coordinators of these college tours.
Juniors who went on the college tour, from left to right: Serian Bellamy, Wharton High School, who wants to attend any college that offers him a football scholarship; aspires to play football in college and the NFL.
DeVaughn Magwood - Tampa Catholic, aspires to own a music business; wants to attend FAMU for the SBI pro- gram.
Devin Hill- Tampa Bay Tech, wants to major in Account- ing or Engineering; wants to enter military as an officer, ROTC Program at FAMU, Morehouse, FGCU or UNF. He’s leaning more towards attending a HBCU.
D’Andre Williams - Armwood, wants to become a vet- erinarian; interested in attending FAMU, Clark Atlanta or Concord.
Cordell Isom, II - Hillsborough, wants to be a film direc- tor, screenwriter (like Will Packer); interested in FAMU.
ACTOR QUINTON AARON “From the movie,
The Blind Side.”
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
For many students in Hillsborough County, bully- ing is a reality. It can impact their physical and emotional well-being and their ability to learn.
Unfortunately, bullying is often undetected or over- looked by teachers, parents and even friends.
On Monday, April 18th at Blake High School, 1701 North Boulevard, a town hall discussion will be held begin- ning at 6:30 p.m.
Anti-bullying advocate and star of “The Blind Side,” Quinton Aaron, is helping lead the discussion on how to identify bullying and put a stop to this behavior.
County Commissioner Sandra Murman will be the moderator for the meet- ings, and said bullying is a big problem, and can sometimes prove to be fatal.
“About two years ago, we decided to take a step back and see what’s going on. Now, it’s time to take action and ask what are we going to do to stop bullying?
“We’ve brought in high- profile celebrities to talk to kids about bullying, and how bad it is for the community.”
Comm. Murman said they are trying to get the word out to stop bullying, and it’s
COUNTY COMMISSIONER SANDRA MURMAN
more prevalent among mid- dle and high school students. “I think it starts out as an adolescent phase that be- comes more severely dealt
with as the child gets older. “We try to tell the stu- dents, if they see something, say something. We want to keep Hillsborough County
bully free.
“At the town hall meet-
ings, we will have mental health professionals, law en- forcement professionals, par- ents, students, and other advocates to stop bullying.”
Comm. Murman said among the critical topics that will be addressed is social media bullying, which runs rampant throughout all schools in the area
“If we can make the par- ents aware of what’s going on, or at least teach them the signs of bullying we will be successful.
“Sometimes, your chil- dren won’t tell you they’re being bullied, but as a parent, you should notice a change in their behavior, or their need to stay inside more often.”
Whether a child is being bullied, or knows someone who may be the victim of bul- lying, it’s important to let stu- dents, teachers and families know that there are readily available resources to identify and stop bullying in schools and in the community.
From left to right: Dontavious Collins- Chamberlin, who aspires to attend FAMU and their ROTC program, enter the military as a firemen and officer. He may opt to go directly into military.
Jaylen Warren - Tampa Bay Tech, looking to enroll in HCC and then transfer to FAMU in Business Management. He wants to be a business owner.
Nicholas White - Florida Virtual School, wants to attend The Broach School of Tampa and aspires to be in Music Entertainment and Man- agement.
Kenneth Philyaw- Armwood, has been accepted at B-CU and wants to major in Marketing. He wants to get into the entertainment industry.
FYI
Middleton Class Of 1966
The Middleton High Class of 1966 will meet Saturday, April 9, 2016, 2:30-4:30 p. m. at the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Branch Library, 2607 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Please plan to attend as we are preparing for our 50th class re- union.
Mayor To Deliver State Of The City Address
Mayor Bob Buckhorn
will hold his annual State of the City at the old Fort W. Homer Hesterly Armory now the Bryan Glazer Family JCC on Tuesday, April 12th, 2016, at 10:30 a. m.. Join Mayor Bob Buckhorn as he highlights the progress and energy in Tampa today. This event is open to the public and seating is first come first serve.
FAMU Choir In Concert
On Saturday April 9, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Allen Temple AME Tampa will host The In- ternationally acclaimed Florida A&M University Con- cert Choir. For nearly sixty years the FAMU Concert Choir has maintained a standard of choral excellence.
Allen Temple A. M. E. Church is located at 2101 North Lowe Street, cor- ner of Palm Ave. and Nuccio Pkwy., Tampa 33605.
Surviving Through Everyday Life With Lupus
STELL
W/Lupus) will have its monthly support group meeting on Sat- urday, April 23, 2016, 1 p. m. - 2:30 p. m. The meeting will be held at Seminole Heights Library, 4711 N. Central Avenue, Tampa, 33603.
Middleton Scholarship Recipients
th
On Monday, March 28 , representatives of the Tampa Or-
ganization of Black Affairs visited Middleton High School to rec- ognize 2 students as the Jetie B. Wilds, Jr. Scholarship recipients. The recipients are: Demonte Wallace and Tierra Bell.
Inc. (Surviving Through Everyday Life
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