Our vision is that all of our students achieve success in college, career, and life.

Our theme for the 2021-2022 school year is Building Excellence!

February is Black History Month:

Please visit "Double Victory: The African American Military Experience"--the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture's online exhibit at https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/double-victory. This exhibit conveys a sense of appreciation and respect for the military service of African Americans from the American Revolution to the War on Terror.

22-23 School Year Course Selection:

Course Card presentations for the 22-23 school year have been completed and all course cards were due Friday, February 11. Please talk with your student to ensure they turned in their course card.

Academic Support:

Please continue to help your student stay on-track by doing weekly backpack clean out and paper organization, reconciling papers in that backpack with assignments you see in your MyStudent portal, checking on their tardies, and clearing any absences with written parent and/or doctor's notes. Reach out to your student's teachers via email or PTC with any questions you may have.

Give Back to Your Community:

If your student, your family, or you would like to give back to your local community--please contact The Thomas Promise Foundation to see how you can help pack food backpacks for local children and families. You can visit thethomaspromise.org or find them on Facebook (at The Thomas Promise) and Twitter (@ThomasPFdn). Their contact information is 4542 Gall Boulevard, Zephyrhills (33542) and their phone number is 813.782.0000. You can make a difference in the life of a child!

Student Discipline and Dress Code:

Many of our students are exemplary when demonstrating academic skills, positive behaviors, and language choices. We will continue to focus on celebrating the ZHS PRIDE school culture and will continue to hold students accountable for their behavior and language choices when outside of PRIDE standards.

Proud

Respectful

Individual Thinker

Dedicated to Academics

Engaged

We will continue with dress code expectations, class attendance and hall pass expectations. We follow the Pasco County Schools Student Code of Conduct and Dress Code guidelines for all students. We encourage all students and parents to review the Pasco County School Student Code of Conduct and Dress Code. Students who continue to violate the Pasco County Schools Student Code of Conduct will be referred for consideration of alternative placement.

COVID-19:

The District's COVID response plan is posted on the Pasco County Schools website. Parents can check the district dashboard for updates on positive COVID cases.

• The COVID-19 Daily Report will be updated on the district website each school day. It will report the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases among students and staff. Parents are encouraged to review the Daily Report to stay up to date regarding COVID-19 cases at their student’s school.
• Direct notification will be limited to students or staff who are required to isolate.

• Students will NOT need to isolate until/unless they develop symptoms or become unable to pass the self-screener found on the the ZHS and Pasco County Schools websites.

• Please monitor your student for symptoms and use the self-screener. If your student is not feeling well, please do not send them to school.

Save the Date:

We will host a Renovation Open House Celebration in the evening of February 24th starting at 6 p.m.

Closed Campus:

ZHS is a closed campus for lunch. Students are expected to remain on campus for the entire school day and do not have permission to leave campus for lunch. Additionally, outside food, food delivery, and food sales is not allowed, as it jeopardizes our Free and Reduced Meal status. These deliveries will be refused.

We are resilient. We are committed. We are determined. We are Bulldog STRONG!

--Dr. Christina Stanley

All week: WIDA Access for ELL’s testing window, ATP Drill this week

Monday, 2/14:

•Student “Show Your Love” dress up day: Wear Red, White, or Pink

•Extended School Day (no bus transportation available)

Tuesday, 2/15:

•FFA Skillathon Practice (2 p.m., Rms 800/802)

•B Tennis home vs GHS, G Tennis away @ GHS (3:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, 2/16:

•Wear College/Career/AVID/ZHS Academy gear

•SAC meeting (Media Center, 7:30 a.m.), Senior ELA/ACT Bootcamp (Media Center)

•Extended School Day (no bus transportation available)

•B Weightlifting Meet home vs. LOLHS (ZHS weight room, 4 p.m.)

•Softball away @ Nature Coast (Pre-season, 7 p.m.)

•Sophomore Parent Herff Jones Meeting (ZHS Dining Room, 6 p.m.)

Thursday, 2/17:

•PLC meetings during Teacher Planning Periods

•Student Congress meeting via Zoom (9 a.m.), Senior ELA/ACT Bootcamp (Media Center)

•B Tennis away @ AHS, G Tennis home vs AHS (4 p.m.)

•Softball away @ Nature Coast (Pre-season, 7 p.m.)

•B Basketball Regionals home game vs. Jesuit (7 p.m.)

Friday, 2/18:

•Wear ZHS spirit gear/colors

•Senior ELA/ACT Bootcamp, PERT test for Seniors Only (Media Ctr)

•Baseball away @ Hernando (Pre-season, 4:30 p.m.)

•ZHS Choral Theater workshop @ Tampa Theater (6 p.m.)

Saturday, 2/19:

**Starting 10 minutes earlier as of January 4, 2022**

1st Period 7:10 – 8:05

2nd Period 8:10 – 9:00

Academic Period 9:05 – 9:25

3rd Period 9:30 – 10:20

Lunch A 10:20 – 10:50

Period 4A 10:55 – 11:45

Period 4B 10:25 – 11:15

Lunch B 11:15 – 11:45

5th Period 11:50 – 12:40

6th Period 12:45 – 1:36

Fees and Lockers

*You will also be able to pay all fees online through Rycor. All fees including parking, lockers, class fees, Grade Fees, and PE lockers can be paid online.

*Need a locker? Reserve one here: https://zhs.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=36069

You will need an active MyStudent parent portal account to be able to participate.

1. Navigate to Pasco County Schools website at www.pasco.k12.fl.us

2. Click on the Parents tab.

3. Under Parent Links/Academic, click on CheckGrades/Attendance.

4. Click the yellow link to create a new Parent Portal.

**All student-athletes MUST have a fully completed physical packet turned in and cleared BEFORE you may tryout or practice. This packet is found on the ZHS website under the athletics tab. No completed, cleared packet? No tryout. No exceptions.**

Contact: Coach Cimorelli for more information at bcimorel@pasco.k12.fl.us.

2. All parking passes will be processed and distributed during student lunches by Ms. Ashley.

3. You must have copies of your driver's license, current registration, and current proof of insurance to receive your parking pass during lunches.

4. All students, including students who drove last year, must purchase a new parking pass each year and provide updated vehicle information. Parking passes are only good for the school year.

When in another classroom not on their schedule, students will need to sign in and take a seat as directed by the teacher.

If you have any questions about this, please reach out to your grade level administrator.

The Free and Reduced Meal Application for the 2021-2022 school year is now available online at https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application.

If you are unsure if you qualify, you can also review the income eligibility guidelines on the Pasco County Schools website https://connectplus.pasco.k12.fl.us/do/fns/.

What is a School Advisory Council?

• The school Advisory Council is the means for community and parent involvement in and support of the schools.
• The School Advisory Council is composed of the principal, teachers, school staff, parents, business and community representatives, and secondary students.

How can I become a SAC member?

• Elected members of the School Advisory Council include teachers, educational support personnel, parents, and secondary students.
• Members are also appointed to the council by the principal to represent business and the community.
• Students serve as SAC members for a one year term.
• A chairperson is elected annually by the SAC membership.

Any parent, community business member, teacher, or student interested in serving on our SAC committee for the 2021-2022 school year--please email Mrs. McCafferty at cmccaffe@pasco.k12.fl.us for a nomination form. This is a great way to get involved and stay connected to your Bulldog family.

To complete a yearly volunteer application, please visit: http://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/comm/volunteer/

SAC Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:45 a.m.
Scheduled dates for the 2021-2022 SAC meetings:

• February 16
• March 23
• April 20
• May 18

Thank you to the following people, organizations, and community members who donated time, money, gifts, food, resources and more to the ZHS Angel Tree and ZHS ABC students:

First United Methodist Church (Zephyrhills) donated to the ABC program on February 8, 2022.

Jackie Miller and Leisure Days Mobile Home Park donated food to our ABC program on February 10, 2022.

Around the holidays, the following people and community groups donated to ZHS:

Sleepy Hollow, Charles Chapin, San Antonio Pottery, Jack Boyles and Debbie Gillars, Terry Turner, Anne Benedini, Linda Fernatt, Jan Jones, Gerri Orr, Sharon Holloway, Tallory Broderick, Catholic Daughters of America, Fellowship Bible Church, First Methodist Church, Coach Cimorelli, Donald Welsch, Suncrest Sales, Karen and Alan Knight, Nicole Saly, Tracy Jennings, Mary Lou Jordan, Kelli Richards, Kenneth Clark, Gina Granger, 1st Sgt McAuley, Sgt Smith, C J. Smith, Kelly Anderson, Dorraine Dyser, Susan Daniels, Angie Stone, Mike Novak, Elks Club, Jay Klammer and Shirley Crawford, Eagles Club, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sutton, Ashley Sutton Thompson, Renee Carpenter, Bodine and Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fernandez, Sundance Mobile Homes, Dawn Lakin, Andrea Guarnieri, Jennifer Yonkof, Patricia Goltry, Teresa Kinsman, Rebecca Mastykarz, Denice Ferraina, April Simons, the ZHS National Honor Society, and Donna Mills.

Thank you to Dave Walters and the Zephyrhills Free Press for all the great photos and positive coverage of our students' amazing accomplishments!

Thank you to Steve Lee and the Zephyrhills News for supporting our programs!

The Bulldog Community is unlike any other! Your kindness and generosity is a blessing! #BulldogPRIDE