• Share your Career; share your life, with children
  

  
  Come talk about your job or hobby...set a good example.
  Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021
  Location: All Hillsborough County Public School sites. Grades K-12, exceptional student centers and career centers. Need more information - view our Great American Teach-In presentation

  Contact Mr. Aundrey Johnson at 813-672-5405 ext. 262 or Aundrey.Johnson@hcps.net

  
  

  
  

Homecoming Volunteers are needed. Please contact Ms. Rikka Lovely if you are interested in chaperoning.

Ms. Rikka Lovely- 813-672-5405

Rikka.Lovely@hcps.net

Here is one more chance to get your Spartan Collegiate Gear!

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Please see Mr. Furman for additional information in room 1635 building 16.

Please register for the NACAC Virtual College Fair using this link- College NACAC Fairs http://virtualcollegefairs.org . There will be almost 400 colleges providing important information about their school during this event. This event will be held October 24th from 1pm-6pm.

Two outstanding High School students from each state will be awarded a $10,000 College Scholarship and attend an immersive leadership program with the nation's top government officials.

Eligibility

Please refer to the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) National program eligibility requirements (Links to an external site.) for complete details Keep in mind that public service is the core mission of this program.

To apply for the U.S. Senate Youth Program in Florida, a student must meet a minimum of the following criteria:

1. Be a junior or senior in their 11th or 12th grade year of high school
2. Currently be enrolled in a Florida public, private, charter school, or home school association
3. Be a legal permanent resident or citizen of the United States at the time of application (no exceptions)
4. Have at least one parent or guardian who is a legal resident of Florida
5. Be currently serving in an elected or appointed leadership position in any one of the following during the entire academic school year:

• Student Body President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer
• Class President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer
• Student Council Representative
• National Honor Society Officer (this may include a discipline-based Honor Society that incorporates service components, e.g., the National English Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society, etc.)
• Student representative elected or appointed (by a panel, commission, or board) to a local, district, regional or state-level civic, service and/or educational organization approved by the state selection administration (NOTE: School clubs are not considered civic organizations.)

Participation or holding an officer position in academic clubs, educational competition programs/conferences, or organizations designed primarily for the student’s personal development do not qualify a student for the USSYP. The positions listed below DO NOT qualify the student for the program:

• A participant, captain or officer in Mock Trial, Debate Team, Model UN, or other academic club, conference or competition where the primary engagement is for individual educational enrichment.
• Member or leader of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or JROTC
• A founder or chairperson of a self-created group

Remember...

• Any high school junior or senior enrolled in a public, charter, private, or homeschool association school may apply on his/her own initiative.
• Students must be able to show demonstrated leadership by serving in elected or appointed positions in which they are actively representing a constituency in organizations related to student government, education, public affairs, and community service.
• Students applying for the U.S. Senate Youth Program opportunity should be participating in and able to show a history, prior to the year of application submission, of leadership, public service, and government or civic related activities. The organization a student uses to qualify as meeting eligibility requirements must have a service component.

2021-2022 Application

Application submission deadline is October 26, 2021.

• 2021-2022 Florida USSYP Student Application (Links to an external site.)
• 2021-2022 Florida USSYP Student Application Essay Prompt (Links to an external site.) (PDF)
• 2021-2022 Florida USSYP Student Application Digital Presentation (Links to an external site.) (PDF)
• 2021-2022 Florida USSYP Teacher Recommendation Form (Links to an external site.)
• 2021-2022 Florida USSYP Sponsor Recommendation Form (Links to an external site.)
• 2021-2022 Florida USSYP Principal’s Acknowledgement Form (Links to an external site.) (PDF)

On Saturday, 10/16 our Marching Spartans competed at King High School for the Lion's Pride competition. We would like to congratulate our Spoto Spartanettes for their overall superior rating for auxiliary!

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Website: hillsboroughschools.org/spoto
Location: 8538 Eagle Palm Drive, Riverview, FL, USA
Phone: 813-672-5405
Twitter: @spotospartans