Schools make up for lost time during Hurricane Irma
Hillsborough County Public Schools will convert four early release days into regular school days to make up for missed time during Hurricane Irma. School will not dismiss an hour early on these Mondays: Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, they will instead be full-length days.
Some elementary schools are Extra Reading Time (ERT) schools. If your child goes to an ERT school, you will be notified of a separate schedule change.
Mayor makes donation to Raider Champions Foundation
Rick and Di Lott made a $50,000 donation to Raider Champions Foundation. The gift helped the organization raise even more money as $25,000 was used as a matching gift to various programs of Plant City High School.
Raider Champions board chair Yvonne Fry and board members Susan Sullivan and Tim Leeseberg presented the plaque to Rick and a bouquet of flowers to Di as a thank you. Board member Lori Yarbrough made the announcement from the booth.
Ulta Grand Opening Friday, Oct. 6
Ulta Beauty, located on 243 W. Alexander St. will have its grand opening at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6. The first 100 guests each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will receive a “beauty treat” valued between $5 and $100 and they can choose 10% off their first salon appointment at The Salon at Ulta Beauty or first facial appointment at the Dermalogica Skin Bar.
Ulta will have 20,000 beauty products and over 500 brands as well as a full-service salon and M.A.C. artist for makeup services. Nationwide, there are 974 Ulta retail stores across the 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Blue Shirt Day on Oct. 2
The first Monday of each October is Blue Shirt Day World Day of Bullying Prevention. People are encouraged to wear blue in order to draw attention to the importance of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month each October. Limited edition 2017 blue shirts are available at www.stompoutbullying.org. Thousands of schools across the country are participating.