FHWC Donates $150,000 To Pasco Education Foundation For Scholarships

(L.-r.): Superintendent of Pasco County Schools Kurt Browning, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) CFO Mike Lukens, Pasco Education Foundation (PEF) VP of operations Stacey Capogrosso, FHWC marketing director Tracy Clouser & School Board chair Alison Crumbley, were all on hand for FHWC’s $150,000 donation to PEF on June 17.
(L.-r.): Superintendent of Pasco County Schools Kurt Browning, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) CFO Mike Lukens, Pasco Education Foundation (PEF) VP of operations Stacey Capogrosso, FHWC marketing director Tracy Clouser & School Board chair Alison Crumbley, were all on hand for FHWC’s $150,000 donation to PEF on June 17.

By Matt Wiley

If your child in high school has hopes of going to college for medical training, he or she is in luck, as Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC) has donated a generous sum of money to the Pasco Education Foundation (PEF) for scholarships in the medical field, the second large donation Wesley Chapel’s only hospital has made in recent months.Continue reading

Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber Honors Students At ‘Pride’ Breakfast

The 12 recipients of Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce scholarships with their oversized checks.
The 12 recipients of Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce scholarships with their oversized checks.

By Matt Wiley

It’s no secret that the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) takes pride in the education provided to students at the 12 different elementary, middle and high schools in our area. After all, this year was the milestone 15th annual WCCC Student Pride Awards Breakfast, held on April 29 at the packed Performing Arts Center at Wesley Chapel High (WCH), located on Wells Rd., where 140 students were recognized for their excellence in academic achievement.Continue reading

Watergrass Teacher Wins State Music Award

Watergrass Elementary’s Karen Reinhold received the Florida Music Educators Association’s 2013-14 Music Education Service Award.
Watergrass Elementary’s Karen Reinhold received the Florida Music Educators Association’s 2013-14 Music Education Service Award.

By Matt Wiley

Music is known to bring joy to people’s lives. In the case of one Wesley Chapel educator, it is her passion that she has spent decades sharing with her students — and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.Continue reading

Our Exclusive Tour Of The PHCC Porter Campus In Wesley Chapel

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PHCC Porter Campus Provost Dr. Stanley Giannet recently gave the Neighborhood News an exclusive tour of Wesley Chapel’s first college, where classes officially began January 13.

By Gary Nager

Wow, assistant editor & Neighborhood News photographer Matt Wiley and I were overwhelmed by our recent tour of what is still today called Pasco Hernando Community College (PHCC)’s Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch. However, as explained to us by high-energy Provost Stanley Giannet, Ph.D., the brand-spankin’-new campus located off S.R. 56 at Mansfield Blvd. will soon officially have a new name — as will all five PHCC campuses.Continue reading