We Did It! AdvancED Accreditation
Best of Green Schools
Casino Night Tickets For Sale Online
Casino Night Planning Meeting
Spirit Night at Tjuana Flats
Spring Drama Club
Attention Pasco County Families
Costume Makers Needed!
Volunteers We Need You!
Ecofest (Save the Date)
Teacher Appreciation Week Dates!
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We are PROUD to announce that the AdvancED Accreditation Review Team has informed us today that they will be recommending Learning Gate Community School for National Accreditation! The school has been working diligently for over two years pursuing this accreditation on behalf of Learning Gate and our students.
We would like to congratulate the entire LGCS family for this outstanding achievement!
In addition to the numerous benefits to Learning Gate from becoming an accredited school, the benefits of accreditation to our students include:
- Ease in transferring credits from one accredited school to another.
- Greater access to federal loans, scholarships, post-secondary education and military programs that require students attend an accredited institution.
- Benefit from their institution or educational system’s commitment to raising student performance and accountability
The Hillsborough County Commissioners honored Learning Gate for our Ecofest which is our school's annual event, designed to promote sustainability and environmental responsibility. Commissioner Ken Hagan presented the award and spoke highly of the staff, programs and students at LG! Learning Gate was also recently recognized as one of the national Best in Green Schools by the US Green Building Council for Ecofest.
You can now buy your Casino Night tickets online as well as find out information about how to become a Casino Night sponsor. Click here to access the ticket ordering site.
You can also access the sponsorship form by clicking the Disco Heron form below.PNG)
Click here to download registration form.
For questions please contact Ms. Kendra at kendrapepe@gmail.com
It is that time of year! The Pasco County School District website (www.pasco.k12.fl.us) is accepting requests for Out of County Releases for the 2015-2016 school year. You can access the information website and application here. Remember, this paperwork needs to be completed for each student for each year that a student attends a Hillsborough County school. Our goal this year is to have all the required paperwork for returning students completed prior to the end of this school year. Please don't forget to forward a copy of the Release form as well as the corresponding Application to Enter a Hillsborough County School (available in the front office) to Donna Brynjolfsson at donna@learninggate.org at the Hanna Campus or Kellie Human at khuman@learninggate.org for 7th and 8th grades.
Every spring and fall, Mr. Jim conducts a migratory bird banding project on the LG campus. We catch small migratory birds in mist nets, collect data on them, band them then safely release them back into the wild. Since the students have seen this project/process up to 8 times over the last 4 1/2 years, he is looking for a way to make it fresh and engaging for the students. We are looking for a few (2 - 3) creative and crafty volunteers to help me design and make migratory bird costumes to use during the lessons. They would need to be completed by mid-March in time for the bird migration and banding. If you are interested and excited to help with this unique volunteer project, contact Mr. Jim at: jim@learninggate.org Volunteers: We Need YOU!
Clear Plastic Bottles
Coach Belinda and Coach Kim need clear 2 liter plastic bottles for PE. They are asking for donations for the next 2 weeks.
Library Assistance Volunteers - We need volunteers for regular shifts to assist students with checking books in and out of the library. This is a perfect volunteer opportunity for retired grandparents to work in our historic log cabin library.
Please sign up here
Lunchroom Volunteers Needed at Florida Campus!
We are always in need of lunch volunteers at the Florida Campus. This is a great way for friends and family to earn volunteer hours for your family. Please sign up here.
Lunchroom Volunteers Needed at Hanna Campus!
No signup necessary, please just come in! We need extra help during yogurt and popcorn days 3 shifts = One Free Dress Day pass
Family and Friends are welcome and needed!
Ecofest (Save the Date)
Ecofest is the annual event which got our school recognized as a 2014 Best of Green Schools by the U.S. Green Building Council. Click here to read about the award that has added to our school's national profile. We partner with the City of Tampa as well as the Patel Center College of Sustainability and the University of South Florida for this event which drew over 4,000 visitors last year!
Be advised that Teacher Appreciation this week will be May 4th - 8th
PTSA Executive Board
President: Jackie Regan president.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
VP Volunteers: Lisa Levy volunteer.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
VP Ways & Means: Donna Peachey fundraising.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
VP Membership: Theresa Kaupp membership.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
VP Communications: Ivana Sheppard newsletter@learninggate.org
VP Programs: Katherine Pogorzelski events.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
Treasurer: Sherri Stedje treasurer.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
Corresponding Secretary: Jen Weiss cs.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
Submit Content for the newsletter at: newsletter@learninggate.org
Submit pictures for the yearbook to: yearbook.lgcsptsa@gmail.com
School Administration
Principal: Michelle Mason mmason@learninggate.org
Assistant Principal Kelly Pratt, Hanna Campus: kelly@learninggate.org
Assistant Principal Adam Wolford, Florida Campus: adam@learninggate.org
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