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Marching to fight human traffickingThey’re only in eighth grade, but 14-year-old Sarah McCartney, center left, and 13-year-old Suhani Shah, center right, led a march recently tocall attention to the problem of human trafficking and to urge others to help put an end to the problem. The Carrollwood Day School stu-dents led the march through a Wesley Chapel neighborhood, with the support of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office and the Pasco CountyCommission on Human Trafficking. They’re on a mission to help victims of the commercial sex industry and human trafficking. About 50people turned out for the march.

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The Laker/Lutz Newsis once again honoringour local high schoolgraduates by publishingtheir names in today’snewspaper.

Beginning on page7A, we are recognizingmore than 3,500 stu-

dents from the 11 high schools in ourdistribution area. This is the 11th consecu-tive year we’ve published this edition, apopular keepsake for the families we serve.

It is an honor to acknowledge our com-munity’s young people who have workedso hard to achieve this goal.

Graduating from high school is an ac-complishment that sets our kids on a pathto success as they enter adulthood, and onethat is critical to their future.

We read and hear much today abouthow our youths are attached to their digitaldevices and out-of-touch with anything thatdoes not directly involve them. But, I believethat perception is greatly exaggerated, andthat today’s teens are no different in their in-terests, worries and aspirations than those ofother generations.

Graduating from high school has alwaysrequired commitment and perseverance.And, like the classes before them, the Classof 2018 consists of good kids who focusedon their studies, listened to their teachersand parents, and worked hard to completethe many requirements needed for gradua-tion. They dream, as other graduates beforethem — to live a fulfilling life and helpmake the world a better place.

High school graduation is also a testimo-ny to parents, who kept their child focusedon achieving this important goal. It wastheir support, encouragement and confi-dence in their son or daughter that kepttheir student going when they didn't wantto do their homework or go to school and,in some cases, had even considered drop-ping out.

Over the next few weeks, students willproudly walk across the stage and accepttheir diplomas as their parents watch from

PUBLISHER’S NOTEHonoring ourlocal graduates

See HONORING, page 19A

By B.C. [email protected]

Pasco County is in a rapidly growing re-gion, so more growth is expected, anational real estate expert said last week atan event organized by the Central PascoAssociation of Realtors.

Lawrence Yun, chief economist and sen-ior vice president of research for theNational Association of Realtors, made hisfirst visit to Pasco County, to address morethan 150 real estate professionals gatheredat Pasco-Hernando State College’s PorterCampus at Wiregrass Ranch in WesleyChapel.

Yun anticipates moderate growth in na-tional home sales, forecasting 3 percent to 4percent in most parts of the country, andslightly greater increases in Florida.

There are a number of factors contribut-ing to Florida’s strong real estate market,and Pasco County, in particular, Yun said.

Florida continues to attract foreign in-vestors, Yun said.

Canadians come to the Sunshine state toescape the cold. British are very dominantin purchasing property in Orlando.Germans like areas such as Fort Myers andNaples. And, Latin Americans are attractedto the Miami area.

“Many Puerto Rican residents are seek-ing better opportunities here in Florida,” headded.

“Greater Tampa, including Pasco, has nothad a large global exposure, but you are get-ting more of it,” Yun said.

He predicts Florida will continue to seean acceleration in population growth, espe-cially in light of recent changes to the taxcode.

“The end result, it is an additional taxburden for people living in the NewEngland states, Connecticut, New Jerseyand New York,” he said.

“People will be seeking: ‘How do I lessensome of the burden?’ One way to do that iscoming to Florida,” Yun said.

He also noted that the current housingrecovery is on healthy footing.

The nation certainly doesn’t want whathappened in 2005, when the housing mar-ket was hot: “Anyone with a heartbeat wassomehow able to get a mortgage and buy ahome,” he said.

“I’m fairly confident that this increasewill not lead to another decline because thefundamental backdrop is different. We’re ina job-creating environment,” he said.

And, perhaps most importantly, under-writing standards are tough.

Much higher credit scores are requiredto get a mortgage, he said, noting that, ifanything, underwriting standards may betoo stringent, especially for people who areself-employed.

Continued growth expected forPasco’s housing market, expert says

B.C. MANIONMore residential construction activity is needed to boost housing inventory — which willmoderate prices and attract more potential buyers into the market, said Lawrence Yun, chiefeconomist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of Realtors.

By Kathy [email protected]

Even dropping the cost from more thanhalf a billion to $250 million, an underpassat U.S. 41 and State Road 54 would be toopricey.

Members of the Pasco CountyMetropolitan Planning Organization haveopted not to add the underpass - also calleda tunnel - to a list of recommended road de-signs to ease traffic congestion at U.S. 41and State Road 54.

Pasco County Commissioner Mike

Moore said “it’s worth looking at every-thing.”

But, the tunnel option is “cost prohibi-tive.”

Finding a solution is important becausethe intersection is one of Pasco’s busiestwith about 100,000 vehicles passingthrough daily.

Members of Pasco County’s MetropolitanPlanning Organization in April got stickershock from a study that estimated the un-derpass would cost $550 million.

Pasco County Commissioner JackMariano then persuaded the MPO board to

delay its decision for more research.He questioned the initial costs, suggest-

ing that MPO staff search for existing, andshorter, underpasses in other municipalities.

“I don’t think they found what I waslooking for,” Mariano said.

But, he added: “I feel better with thesenumbers as far as being realistic.”

The initial study considered an under-pass of 6,000 linear feet.

The new data looked at costs for an un-derpass of 2,500 linear feet.

See UNDERPASS, page 19A

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Camille Wilson wasn’t sure what waswrong with her when she began experienc-ing pain in the front of her torso, and in herback.

She was sent to a spine surgeon, whodid surgery, but also a biopsy, which re-vealed there was a problem with her blood.

Next, she saw a doctor who diagnosedher with lymphoma — but her son, who is adoctor, urged her to seek a second opinion,and when she did, she was diagnosed andtreated for multiple myeloma.

She underwent stem cell transplant,using her own stem cells.

“It was probably 85 percent satisfactory,for the remission,” she said.

She remains on a chemotherapy mainte-nance program, which does have sideeffects, she said.

“Sometimes they’re acute. Sometimes,they’re not so bad,” she said. The side effectsinclude rash and itchiness, nausea, legcramps and neuropathy.

She’s now a four-year survivor of multiplemyeloma, a white blood cell cancer that iscommonly found in the bone marrow.

“Having this disease is work — to try tokeep yourself stable, to keep yourself on topof all of the new things coming out, drugs,therapies, who’s the best doctor to go to,”Camille said.

“I have a primary care physician. I have aprimary oncologist, and then I have a myelo-ma specialist, and that’s what isrecommended,” she said.

“The myeloma patient journey is very dif-ficult and can be quite horrific at times,” shesaid, noting, because she has experiencedthe challenges, she and her husband, Jim, de-cided to set up a support group to helpothers fighting the battle.

“I’ve seen other patients, what they wentthrough, and I felt it was time for me to giveback, contribute,” Camille explained.

The group meets on the third Saturday ofthe month at the Wilsons’ home, 6520Yellowhammer Ave., in Tampa. The meetingsare in the dance studio, Floortime Studio,which is attached to the house.

Meetings generally feature a guest speak-er, who addresses issues, such as latestmedications, resources that are available andmedical questions. Patients, caregivers, familyand friends are welcome and there is gener-ally a free lunch, provided by pharmaceuticalpartners, Camille Wilson said.

The group is affiliated with theInternational Myeloma Foundation, and thecouple travels each year to an annual meet-ing where they are brought up to speed onthe latest information about the disease, andspend time with other support group lead-ers, sharing what they’ve learned along theway.

“With almost every meeting (at theirhome), we do go around the group and eachperson gets a chance to speak about theirjourney,” Camille said.

“We share our experiences,” she said.They also share information, such as

news on medications, clinical trials, sourcesof financial help and other relevant data.

Newly diagnosed patients often are afraidand overwhelmed by their lack of knowl-edge about the cancer.

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with others who can share what they’velearned and can relate to their feelings, Jimsaid.

“They need someone to talk to,” said Jim,the support group’s co-leader.

“Generally, when they leave, they feel somuch better. They know they’re not alone.The roundtable sharing part of it is very ef-fective,” Camille said.

Danny Scott, who lives in Wesley Chapel,has been attending the meetings for justabout as long as Jim and Camille have beenholding them. He goes to two other supportgroups, as well.

“You’re seeing and talking to other pa-tients with active myeloma,” he said.“Myeloma is a disease where no two pa-tients react, or are treated the same way.

“You find out things that work for peo-ple, which the MDs or the oncologists don’treally know about,” he said.

There are often practical tips that othershave discovered, Scott said.

The support is a good source of informa-tion from other patients about variousapproaches that can be helpful, Scott said.They are also can provide useful information

for caregivers.“You at least have the opportunity to

seek out and find different opportunities fordealing with your disease,” Scott said, whichcan include things such as nutritionists, psy-chiatrists, psychologists and other sources ofhelp.

Much more is known about multiplemyeloma than was in the past, Camille said.

“There’s a lot of hope,” Camille added,noting there are many new treatment ad-vances.

The support group draws members fromPasco and Hillsborough counties, Camillesaid. At its last session, there were 17 people,including members from Zephyrhills, WesleyChapel and Lutz.

Eventually, Camille and Jim, would like toshift the meeting place to a new location —possibly to a meeting room at St. Joseph’sHospital-North.

“My husband and I have to set up all ofour tables. We’re getting older,” she said.“There might come a day when it won’t bethat easy for us to do all of this lugging.

“I’d like to get into a nice meeting roomin a medical establishment because we arean educational group for multiple myeloma,”she said. St. Joseph’s Hospital-North is a goodlocation, she said. It has meeting rooms anda restaurant.

B.C. MANIONJim and Camille Wilson host a monthly Multiple Myeloma support group in their home, tohelp patients who have been diagnosed with the disease.

Multiple Myelomasupport groupWHEN: Third Saturday of the month, from10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.WHERE: Floortime Studio, 6520Yellowhammer Ave., TampaCOST: FreeDETAILS: The North Tampa MultipleMyeloma Educational Group provides in-formation and support to patients whohave been diagnosed with multiplemyeloma. Friends, family and caregiversare welcome. Generally, there is a pro-gram and a free lunch.INFO: Call Camille or Jim Wilson at (813)624-3872, or email [email protected].

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What’sHappeningWhat’s HappeningCUB SCOUT MEETINGCub Scout Pack 9 will host its monthlypack meeting and yearly roundup for newscouts May 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,at McKitrick Elementary School, 5503 W.Lutz-Lake Fern Road, in the cafeteria. Forinformation, email Jean-Maurice Yazbeck [email protected].

JAM SESSIONThe New River Branch Library, 34043 StateRoad 54 in Wesley Chapel, will host aukulele jam session May 17 from 1 p.m. to 3p.m., for all levels. For information, call(813) 788-6375.

CLASSIC GAMESThe Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, 2818Collier Parkway, will offer classic boardgames, card games and video games, foradults, May 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. Forinformation, call (813) 929-1214.

GARDEN GATE CLUBThe Zephyrhills Garden Gate Garden Clubwill meet for its year-end lunch May 17 at11:30 a.m., at Terra Restaurant, 6834 GallBlvd., Zephyrhills. There will be summerbreakfast get-togethers on June 21, July 19and Aug. 16.

JAZZ PERFORMANCEThe Florida Jazz Express, an 18-memberjazz band, will celebrate its first anniversarywith a performance May 17 from 8 p.m. to10 p.m., at Dockside Grille, 5015 U.S. 19 inNew Port Richey. There will be anassortment of classic and modern big bandmusic. Admission is free. For information,call (516) 480-8587.

TEEN ANTI-PROMThe Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, 2818Collier Parkway, will host a Teen Anti-Promon May 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., for ages13 to 18. The theme will be the 1920s,“Flappers & Mobsters.” The best costumewill win a prize. Teen volunteers can getsix volunteer hours from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.,for setting up and cleaning up, too.Admission is free, but $5 will includeaccess to a VIP room for pizza, video gamesand snacks. For information, call (813) 929-1214.

CANINE MOVIETampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., indowntown Tampa, will show the classiccanine movie, “Best in Show,” May 18, aspart of its CinemaSTEM pairing withscience-related subject experts. After thescreening, Jay Stutz, assistant curator ofzoological operations at Busch Gardens,will discuss the psychology of training“man’s best friend.” Tickets are $10 foradults, $8 for kids ages 2 to 12, and $7 fortheater members. For information andtickets, visit TampaTheatre.org.

SABBATH AND DINNERThe family friendly temple, CongregationBeth Chavaim of Pasco County, will host itsmonthly Jewish Sabbath services andkosher dinner at a member’s house May 18at 6:15 p.m. The cost of the dinner is $14per adult. For reservations and information,email [email protected].

DRIVER SAFETYThe Zephyrhills Public Library, 5347 EighthSt., will offer the AARP Driver Safety CourseMay 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are notests, and participants could receive aninsurance discount. The fee is $15 for AARPmembers and $20 for non-members. Toregister, call Bev Cogdill at (813) 907-3908.

FREE FAMILY MOVIEThe University Area CDC (CommunityDevelopment Corporation) will host a freefamily movie night May 18 at 6 p.m., with ashowing of Disney Pixar’s “Inside Out” atthe University Area Community Center,14013 N. 22nd St., in Tampa. Doors open at5:30 p.m. Drinks and popcorn will be free.

Additional food will be available forpurchase. For information, visit UACDC.org.

AUTHOR FAIRThe Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, 2818Collier Parkway, will host a Local AuthorFair on May 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Forinformation, call (813) 929-1214.

BUG-THEME CRAFT The Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, 2818Collier Parkway, will host a “Don’t Bug Me!”craft May 19 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., forkindergarten through fifth grade. Forinformation, call (813) 929-1214.

SKYWATCH AT MOSIThe Museum of Science and Industry, 4801E. Fowler Ave., will host a SkyWatch on May19 from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., for allages. Participants may have visibility of themoon, Venus and Jupiter, and possibly thedouble-star system of Alcor and Mizar in theBig Dipper. No tickets are required. Forinformation, call (813) 987-6000.

TECH HELPThe Zephyrhills Public Library, 5347 EighthSt., will offer one-on-one tech help, byappointment only, May 19 from 9:30 a.m. to11:30 a.m. For information and to make anappointment, call (813) 780-0064.

T-SHIRT PAINTINGLife’s Treasures Thrift Store, 4910 S. AllenRoad in Zephyrhills, will offer a free T-shirtpainting workshop May 19 at noon.Supplies to paint one shirt will beprovided. Bring a plain T-shirt or purchase

one from the store. Learn to paint a designor picture on the shirt using stencils. Sign-up is online atChaptersHealth.org/calendar-chapters-health. For information, call (813) 355-4830.

KIDDUSH LUNCHEONCongregation Kol Ami, 3919 Moran Road inTampa, will host a Kiddush luncheon May19, after the 9:30 a.m. Shabbat services.Admission is free, but non-members shouldRSVP by calling (813) 962-6338.

LUTZ GUV’NA DEBATEThe 2018 Lutz Guv’na Race will host adebate May 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at theOld Lutz School, 18819 U.S. 41. Attendanceis open to the public. For information, [email protected].

COOKOUT & SEMINARSamantha Taylor Fitness will host a freecookout and nutrition seminar May 19 at12:30 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Studio,2206 Knight Road. Reserve your spot atSamanthaTaylorSeminars.com.

SONS OF AMERICANREVOLUTIONThe Tampa Chapter of the Sons of theAmerican Revolution will meet May 19 atthe Golden Corral Restaurant, 11801 N.56th St., in Temple Terrace. For time andinformation, call (813) 899-1833.

ART IN THE AFTERNOONThe Zephyrhills Public Library, 5347 Eighth0St., will offer “Art in the Afternoon” May 22from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., for teens to seniors.

Bring your own supplies or borrow a few.The group is open to all levels of artenthusiasts. For information, call (813) 780-0064.

WRITING PROGRAMThe Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, 2818Collier Parkway, will host The Land O’ LakesScribblers May 22 from 5:15 p.m. to 8 p.m.,for age 16 and older. Participants can usethe time to practice writing skills withcreative writing prompts. Local authors canshare their writings. For information, call(813) 929-1214.

KNITTING CLUBThe Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St.,in Dade City, will host a Knitting Club May22 at 12:30 p.m. Bring your own suppliesand an optional bag lunch. For information,call (352) 567-3576.

STORY TIMESThe New River Branch Library, 34043 StateRoad 54 in Wesley Chapel, will host storytimes May 23 for toddlers ages 1 to 2, at10:15 a.m.; and for preschoolers ages 3 to 5at 11 a.m. For information, call (813) 788-6375.

INTRO TO EBAYThe Hugh Embry Library, 14215 Fourth St.,in Dade City, will offer an “Intro to eBay”May 23 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Forinformation, call (352) 567-3576.

COOKBOOK CLUBThe Zephyrhills Public Library, 5347 EighthSt., will host the Cook Book Book Club May23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The theme is“five, or fewer, ingredients.” Visit the libraryto browse through the cookbooks. Bringyour recipe and (optional) samples toshare. There will be taste-testingdiscussions. For information, call (813) 780-0064.

LANDSCAPE PRO TRAININGThe UF/IFAS Pasco Cooperative ExtensionService will offer “Green Industry BestManagement Practices” training May 31from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Land O’Lakes Heritage Park, 5401 Land O’ LakesBlvd. The program is designed for landscapeprofessionals that apply pesticides andfertilizers commercially. The cost fortraining and lunch is $30. All participantsmust have a photo ID and a prepaid ticket.No refunds will be given. Preregistrationand prepayment are required by May 23online at bit.ly/2KGLNVe.

FARM ACTIVITIESSweetfields Farm, 17250 Benes Roush Roadin Masaryktown, will again showcase its‘living labyrinth’ — a sunflower maze — onweekends during the month of May from10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturdays and Sundays(last admission on farm grounds is at 3p.m.) The maze also will be open MemorialDay, May 28. Admission is $9.50 plus tax forage 12 and older; $5 plus tax for ages 3 to11; and free for age 2 and younger. No petsare allowed. This is an outside activity, andsubject to close if weather is severe. No rainchecks or refunds. For information, call(352) 279-0977, or visitSweetfieldsFarm.com.

BOOKS FOR TROOPSBooks for Troops, a nonprofit group thatprovides recreational and educationalreading material to men and women inuniform free of charge. The group is askingfor specific books to answer a request fromForward Operating Base Fenty. All books onthe required military reading lists are forofficers and enlisted on active duty orreserve duty. These donations will beaccepted in hardback. The list of neededbooks can be found atBooksForTroops.org/books-requested.Donations can be dropped off at SimplySelf Storage, 22831 Preakness Blvd., in LandO’ Lakes.

Free swim lessonsLocal YMCAs will offer a free three-week “Safety Around Water” session to

kids who have never tried a Y swim lesson.Twice a week, May 21 to June 7, certified instructors will introduce water

safety skills that could save a swimmer’s life. The program is for ages 3 to 12.During the sessions, children can learn a sequenced set of skills that can

reduce the risk of drowning, and give them confidence in and aroundwater.

Children must be present the first day of class, and bring their ownbathing suit and towel.

A YMCA membership is not required, but preregistration is.The local venues participating are: East Pasco Family YMCA, 37301

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The meeting also will be a potluck din-ner, so bring your favorite dish. The clubwill supply the beverages.

The meeting is open to the public, andthe club encourages anyone that seeks to beinvolved in the political process to attend.

The club meets at CopperstoneExecutive Suites, 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.,in Land O’ Lakes. For more information, call(813) 996-3011.

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coming meeting will feature Ryan Torrens,candidate for Attorney General and RoyDavid Walker, candidate for FloridaCommissioner of Agriculture.

The May 23 meeting starts at 6:30 p.m.,at Fox Hollow Golf Club, 10050 RobertTrent Jones Parkway in Trinity. Doors open

at 5 p.m., for dinner and happy hour, self-pay, with food and beverages available forpurchase throughout the meeting.

For questions, call (415) 609-3633, oremail [email protected].

ENDORSEMENTPasco County Clerk and Comptroller

Paula S. O’ Neil has endorsed Mike Moore inhis re-election bid for the District 2 seat onthe Pasco County Commission, according toMoore’s campaign.

Political Agenda is a column that runsonly during election years.

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It is a place where political clubs canannounce upcoming meetings, and it willinclude news that is pertinent to voters forupcoming elections. It will not include po-litical fundraising events.

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The start of hurricane season is June 1,and everyone should have a plan and pre-pare their families, pets, homes andbusinesses for potential storms.

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By William JackoSpecial to The Laker/Lutz News

When the World Trade Center col-lapsed during the Sept. 11 terroristattacks, Steven Papola was close enoughto see it fall, as he was on his way to beginthe recovery effort at ground zero.

That was the day he gave up a success-ful insurance business in Blue Point, NewYork, to resume full-time work as an offi-cer for the New York PoliceDepartment, where he hadworked previously for 15years.

After assisting with the9/11-recovery effort, Papolamoved to Florida and serveda 10-year stint as a deputysheriff with the PascoCounty Sheriff ’s Office. Thispast March, he returned toinsurance sales, opening anAllstate office in Lutz.

Steve views insurance asa natural extension of serv-ing and protecting the pub-lic.

“A customer is a customer, whetheryou’re wearing a uniform serving them inone capacity, or wearing a suit and servingthem in another capacity,” says Steve.

He also considers Allstate, informallycalled Big Blue, a natural business partnerfor a former police officer from the NYPDBlue.

Now, Steve protects people againstfinancial loss. His agency offers manytypes of insurance — automobile, home-owners and property, flood insurance, andbusiness and commercial. He is especiallyproud of the specialty lines offered, includ-ing motorcycle, boat, recreational and off-road vehicle insurance. Papola also offersmore than just Allstate products, includ-ing life insurance, annuities and retire-ment plans.

Allstate allows us to access alternativemarkets that it has selected to be stableenough to meet the standard of Allstate’squality control, when Allstate has deter-mined the risk to be unacceptable to itsunderwriting. Those alternative marketsare in Property and CommercialInsurance. This allows agents to accessadditional Homeowners Insurance compa-nies, as well as other companies, not affil-iated with and not part of Allstate.

Allstate has re-entered thehomeowners insurance mar-ket with the introduction ofCastle Key IndemnityInsurance Company on alimited basis and, if the riskqualifies, the insured is likelyto save significantly.

Steve likes to comparethe quality of customer serv-ice at his agency with thoseof online, toll-free numberinsurance services.

“I own thisbusiness,” Steve said. “Thisis me. I represent Allstate, Ihave skin in the game, and

will never treat you like that 800 number.I’m going to make sure you are treatedwell and are satisfied.”

Steve believes that Allstate agencieslike his are an integral part to a communi-ty.

“We help communities grow, becausewe open agencies and employ people whocome in and work with us from the localarea,” Steve said. “An Allstate agency isnot just a place that sells insurance. It’s abusiness that contributes to the communi-ty and puts people to work.”

Papola’s Allstate office is located at1528 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Suite 102, inLutz, in Tropical Village Plaza across fromWalMart. For more information, call(813) 995-6013, or visitAgents.Allstate.com/Steve-Papola

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Pasco schools adopt new safety measuresBy Kathy [email protected]

An initiative to place school safetyguards into Pasco County’s elementaryschools attracted 125 applicants for 53 jobslots.

Training for the safety guards is sched-uled to begin in June, with a goal of havingthe guards prepared for duties by August.Some applicants were retired law enforce-ment officers.

“We’re excited about the level of interestand the caliber of people who are interest-ed,” said Betsy Kuhn, assistantsuperintendent for support services withPasco County Schools.

The update on hiring school safetyguards was part of a broader presentationon school safety, hosted by the PascoCounty Schools public school district onMay 7, at the Wiregrass High School cafete-ria.

About 100 people attended, includingparents, teachers, school board membersand school bus drivers.

The presentation highlighted the schooldistrict’s response to a new state law requir-ing elementary schools to have armedsecurity. The Marjory Stoneman DouglasHigh School Public Safety Act is a reactionto the Valentine’s Day school shooting inParkland when 17 people were killed.

Lawmakers approved some financial as-sistance for boosting school safety, and formental health care. But, school officials saidfunding is inadequate, and won’t pay toplace School Resource Officers, who arecertified law enforcement officers, at everyschool.

The school district now has SROs at its

middle and high schools. The securityguards that will provide protection at ele-mentary schools are a less-expensiveoption.

Before being stationed at schools, theguards will go through 132 hours of trainingwith the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.

Other topics discussed at the publicmeeting included the school district’s up-date to its Active Threat Plan; the highlightsof the state’s new restriction on firearms;and mental health care services.

MAKING CAMPUSES SAFERThe school district began a review of its

existing school safety plan in January. Theupdated version was implemented inAugust.

Priorities are on safety, prevention effortsand working collaboratively with the sher-iff’s office.

An assessment of the district’s 90 facili-ties is underway. The final report will look atadditional ways to eliminate vulnerabilities

on campuses, Kuhn said.“We want to make sure we remain vigi-

lant as we get farther away from Parkland,”she said. “We’re looking at how we balanceour facilities so they are welcoming to thecommunity, but safe.”

That isn’t a balance everyone supported.One woman during public comment

said, “I don’t want my school open to thecommunity. I want it closed.”

About a dozen people spoke during pub-lic comment. They talked about their fears,and those of their children or students. Theyalso spoke about how the school district canimprove safety, and do better at communi-cating to parents and school employees.

Rayomond Chinoy has two children whowill attend high school next year. He has metprivately with school officials about his con-cerns.

One issue he raised at the public meetingis how school officials would stop potentialshooters from entering school buildings,once they have been identified as threats. Healso worries about safety on school fieldtrips.

“I don’t think they’ve figured out a bal-ance yet,” said Chinoy, speaking after themeeting. “I want to know this is how we’regoing to fix it. This is where the money iscoming from.”

Some also wanted greater emphasis onprevention efforts, and mental health sup-port.

Browning said, “This district works in-credibly hard to identify those kids whoneed extra support.”

But, funding is an issue.And, regarding the issue of identifying po-

tential active shooters, Browning said, “Idon’t know of anyone who is a clairvoyantwho knows what’s in the head of every kid.”

Lt. Troy Ferguson, with the sheriff’s of-fice, talked about law enforcement’s role inschool safety.

“It’s a sad commentary on society that

we have to have these types of meetings,” hesaid.

But, the sheriff’s office monitors threatson a daily basis.

Recently, a teenager who moved fromPasco to Ohio made a threat on socialmedia. Ferguson said he was arrested inOhio.

And, even if it means waking parents at 2a.m., to ask about a tweet or Facebook postby their child, Ferguson said deputies will dowhat’s necessary for safety.

Active shooter situations generally last 6minutes to 12 minutes, he said.

In those moments, response plans rely ona “mitigation strategy not a prevention strate-gy,” Ferguson said.

The goals are self-evacuation; communi-cations and alerts for school lockdown andbarricading classrooms; concealment; and, asa last resort, countering the attacker.“It’s literally about defending your life andthe life of a child, looking for a place to takerefuge,” Ferguson said.

The sheriff’s office, similar to the schooldistrict, wants to strike a balance.

“We want to be inviting to the communi-ty,” said Ferguson. “We don’t want to thinkabout building moats and putting in bigdragons, just yet.”

There were divisions among those at themeeting on whether to arm school employ-ees, including teachers, with firearms.

Browning said state lawmakers wantSROs at every school, but they didn’t pro-vide funding for that.

“We can’t afford true SROs on all of ourcampuses,” he said. But, he added, “I’m notready to arm district personnel. I’m just notready to do that.”

Browning said deputies responding to ac-tive shooters would have troubledistinguishing between school employeesand the shooter.

One woman suggested that district per-sonnel could wear badges or special vests, ifthey were armed.

Some parents spoke about building mod-ifications that were needed. For example,they said many schools have doors withglass windows that can be broken for easyaccess into classrooms.

Once the campus assessment is done,Browning said the district will know moreabout additional expenses needed to boostsafety measures. The next step would be toidentify financial resources, which might in-volve local fundraising activities.

“This was an insightful evening,”Browning said. “We’re still working throughthe plan. We can do a better job of commu-nicating. The conversation does not stophere.”

KATHY STEELEBetsy Kuhn, assistant superintendent for support services at Pasco County Schools, stand-ing, and Pasco County Superintendent Kurt Browning, sitting to the right, led discussion onschool safety at Wiregrass High School.

These are students who havegrown up in the age of technology.They’ve mastered Twitter, Instagramand Snapchat. They’re experts atposting to Facebook and YouTube.Their Smartphones are their con-stant companions and texting comessecond-nature to them. And, some-day, perhaps not in the too distantfuture, they’ll be riding in driverlesselectric-powered cars.

They’ve been witnesses to histo-ry.

They’ve seen the election ofBarack Obama, the nation’s firstAfrican-American president, and alsoof President Donald J. Trump, a real

estate mogul and reality televisioncelebrity.

They’ve seen activism grow, andin many cases, have been a part of it.

After the Feb. 14 slaying of stu-dents and faculty at MarjoryStoneman Douglas High School inParkland, students — both locallyand across the nation — organizeddemonstrations to pressure lawmak-ers to make changes to gun laws.

They’ve also seen or have playeda role in other growing movements,including the #MeToo Movement,Black Lives Matter and theWomen’s March onWashington.

Soon, these graduates will beassuming a larger role in makingtheir own mark on history, bothin their personal lives and in theworld, at large.

Some will head off to theUniversity of Florida, EmoryUniversity, RensselaerPolytechnic Institute, GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, FloridaInstitute of Technology, BostonCollege, New York University,Duke University, Florida AtlanticUniversity, University of CentralFlorida and Florida StateUniversity.

Of course, others will be stay-ing closer to home, attendingSaint Leo University, theUniversity of South Florida,Rasmussen College, Pasco-Hernando State College andHillsborough CommunityCollege.

Their major fields of study in-clude aerospace engineering,computer science, pre-medical,environmental engineering, biol-ogy, health science, nursing,biochemistry, engineering, chem-ical and biomolecularengineering, chemistry, commu-nication sciences and disorders,business administration, interna-

tional business andJapanese.

Others will be

studying to work in skilledtrades, or heading directly to theworkforce.

Before beginning a new chap-ter, though, these graduates arepausing to celebrate their ac-complishments so far.

They will gather at eventswith friends and family to savorthis milestone in life.

Some commencement cere-monies will be in intimatesettings; others, in huge auditori-ums.

And, while the world aroundthem remains unpredictable, it’slikely most of these gatheringswill include the time-honoredtraditions of pomp and circum-stance, caps and gowns,speeches, music and photos.

Of course, the big momentcomes, for all of those assem-bled, when the name of theirparticular graduate is an-nounced.

After the ceremonies comethe post-commencement cele-brations — as unique and variedas the graduates themselves.

As they head in their myriaddirections, to decide their ownpaths in life, please join TheLaker/Lutz News in salutingmembers of the Class of 2018,and congratulating them on theiraccomplishments.


They are members of the Class of2018, and they will be marching— by the thousands — intotheir futures. Students from

across Lutz, Odessa, Land O’ Lakes, WesleyChapel, Zephyrhills, San Antonio and SaintLeo are donning caps and gowns, and areleaving their high schools behind.

Ending one chapter, starting a new one

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TAYLOR WILLIAMS

PAVEL YURCHENKO

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SEAN CAUTHEN

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College: University of FloridaMajor: Biology

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College: Cornell UniversityMajor: Biology

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Zachary Moore -Duke UniversityBiology

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Taylor Williams -New York UniversityFilm & Television

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WOMEN’S CENTERANNIVERSARY

The 30th anniversary of the AssureWomen’s Center will be celebrated May 20from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Oasis PregnancyCenters/Tampa (previously Assure), 14620N. Nebraska Ave., Building C, in Tampa.

Assure Women’s Center on NebraskaAvenue has been serving HillsboroughCounty for 30 years. Oasis PregnancyCenters opened in 2009 in Land O’ Lakesand, shortly after, opened a second center inWesley Chapel. Both ministries are pro-life,pro-family, faith-based organizations.

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The Medical Center of Trinity has rec-ognized two nurses with Excellence inNursing awards, established to honor out-standing nurses who demonstrateexcellence in professional mentoring andcompassionate care.

The awards honor those whose workand lives reflect patient-centered and hu-manitarian values.

Tracy Brown, RN, of the CardiacCatheterization Lab, received theExcellence in Nursing for CompassionateCare honor.

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diac care to ensure patients are providedwith the best of care.

Sue Wegener, RN, in Behavioral Health,was given the Excellence in NursingProfessional Mentor award.

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The Laker/Lutz News likes to keep our readers informed about available classes, seminars, lec-tures and events regarding health and wellness issues. Hospitals, doctors, individualpractitioners and anyone related to the health care industry can submit information, at leasttwo weeks in advance, to be considered for publication. Photos of events, recognitions andso on, also are welcome. Submissions should include who, what, where, when, cost, contact in-formation, identifications for individuals in a photo (unless it is a large group), and a photocredit. This information should be emailed to [email protected].

At Obstetrics and Gynecology of Trinityour skilled and friendly team provides highquality, comprehensive and personalizedmedical care for women in all stages of life.Services include routine gynecological andpregnancy care, family planning and surgicalprocedures.

Our physicians are especially skilled in theareas of minimally invasive surgicalprocedures, including those utilizing thedaVinci robot.

We are located on the campus of MedicalCenter of Trinity, just 15 minutes west of theSuncoast Expressway on State Road 54.

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Saint Leo University awarded more than1,100 degrees during three commencementceremonies on April 27 and April 28 at theuniversity’s campus in St. Leo.

The university hosts 13 commencementceremonies throughout the United States,with the first three being held at the MarionBowman Activities Center at the St. Leo cam-pus.

Commencement ceremonies will contin-ue for Saint Leo WorldWide and theuniversity’s education centers through July 7,according to a news release.

Former Florida Governor Robert “Bob”Martinez addressed the undergraduates dur-ing an afternoon ceremony on April 28. Hewas the state’s 40th governor from 1987through 1990.

Martinez also was the mayor of Tampa,from 1979 to 1996.

Cassidy Whitaker, of Brandon, who earneda Bachelor of Arts in political science, was se-lected to address her classmates. Her peersare mostly traditional-age college studentswho earned degrees at University Campus.

Whitaker cited a phrase used by MartinLuther King Jr., and former President BarackObama: “The fierce urgency of now,” as herencouragement to look to the future.

On the morning of April 28, more than400 students earned master’s degrees andtwo students received their Doctor ofBusiness Administration degrees. Stephen B.Kubasek, of Wesley Chapel, and George J.Simonof, of Jacksonville, earned those de-grees.

MaryEllen Elia, New York State commis-sioner of education and president of theUniversity of the State of New York (USNY),spoke to graduates at the April 28 session.

Elia served as superintendent of schoolsin Hillsborough County for 10 years.

Elia asked the Class of 2018 to thinkabout what they would like to say to theSaint Leo Class of 2028. “You’ve had a greatfoundation here at Saint Leo,” she said. “And,you all have two things in common. You havepurpose, and you have perseverance.”

Selected as the student speaker for thegraduate programs commencement was stu-dent-athlete Niclas Bez, who earned a Masterof Business Administration degree. Bez, a na-tive of Bonn, Germany, also ran men’s trackfor the Lions.

Bez compared the journey to an MBA tohis 1500-meter runs in track. At the begin-ning of the race, one is overwhelmed. “Thegreat thing is that you are not by yourself.Just like having your coaches and friends en-couraging you from the side of the track, youhave your professors on the sidelines duringyour graduate degrees,” he told his class-mates.

Saint Leo alumnus and former Florida leg-islator Edwin Narain gave thecommencement address for the April 27Saint Leo WorldWide graduation ceremonyfor the university’s nontraditional and onlinestudents. About 330 students received theirdegrees in the ceremony. Narain is regionaldirector of external affairs for AT&T, a mem-ber of the university’s board of trustees, anda former state legislator.

Selected to speak to her fellow Saint LeoWorldWide students was QuinishaAbrahams, of Jacksonville, an active duty U.S.Navy chief petty officer. Abrahams earnedher Associate of Arts degree in 2013, and in2015 she resumed her educational journeywith Saint Leo University.

“Getting a degree by any means or medi-um, at any age, is no easy task,” Adams said toher peers. “But, we did. Because our own per-sonal development matters not only toourselves, but it will impact those around usas well.”

Saint Leo University awards 1,100 degrees

COURTESY OF SAINT LEO UNIVERSITYFamily and friends cheered on the undergraduates during one of three commencement cer-emonies at Saint Leo University on April 27 and April 28.

Saint Leo University graduates give the Saint Leo Lions’ ‘paws up,’ on their graduation day.

COOKING CHALLENGEStudents from Quail Hollow Elementary

School are among those preparing to showoff their culinary skills in the 2018 GridironCooking Challenge on May 19 at One BucPlace in Tampa.

The team is going head-to-head againstLake Gibson Middle School (Lakeland),Narcoosee Middle School and GoldsboroElementary School.

The challenge is designed and supportedby the Florida Dairy Farmers, and is part ofthe Fuel Up to Play 60 initiative.

The Quail Hollow students will prepare arecipe for Alfredo Smothered Roasted RedPepper & Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Swirls.

The team is made up of fifth-gradersGracie Evans, Madison Gulley, Katelyn O’ Neiland Lindsey Overland.

There also will be photo opportunitieswith the Buccaneers’ mascot Captain Fear,the Bucs cheerleaders, an NFL player, and theDairy Council of Florida’s mascot, MerryMoo.

The event is free and open to the public,but guests should register throughEventbrite.com.

CLOSING CEREMONIESRidgewood High School is looking for for-

mer faculty, staff and alumni to participate inthe school’s closing ceremonies May 22 from6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The event will commemorateRidgewood’s 40-year history, and trophies,pictures and other awards will be given tostudents and staff who have earned them.

There will be a family fun area withbounce houses and music.

Memorabilia, such as athletic and banduniforms, will be for sale at a low price.

A closing ceremony presentation will takeplace in the gymnasium at 7:30 p.m.

Ridgewood will be converted into a tech-nical high school, and in August will reopen

as the Wendell Krinn Technical High School,with opportunities to earn industry certifica-tion and college credits in 14 subject areas.

Former faculty, staff and alumni planningto attend should contact Cathy Tezber at(727) 774-3901 or [email protected].

An online RSVP can also be completed attinyurl.com/ybobnw3r.

LEADERSHIP APPLICATIONSLeadership Pasco is now accepting appli-

cations for the Class of 2019.Class members participate in a 10-month

course, including full-day program sessions,tours and candid conversations with commu-nity leaders, to broaden their localunderstanding of the ever-changing needs ofPasco County.

Topics include criminal justice, healthcare, education, government, infrastructure,media and business industries.

Applications are available online atLeadershipPasco.com, and are due no laterthan June 1.

The applications will be reviewed by therecruitment committee in mid-June and se-lected class members will be notified by theend of June.

Monthly program sessions begin with ori-entation in August and conclude with agraduation ceremony in May.

STEMAGINATION CAMPPasco County students entering sixth

grade to eighth grade in the 2018-2019school year can sign up for the summerSTEMagination Camp, taking place June 18 toJune 21, at R.B. Stewart Middle School.

Students can explore science, technology,engineering and math in a fun and creativeenvironment. The camp also encourages thedevelopment of self-esteem, confidence andindependence.

Participants can learn GoPro technology,Sphero Robot programming andCrossBraining, and earn badges.

For information, contact Nikki Sundsmo at(727) 774-2791 or [email protected].

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS• Mark C. Saunders, of Land O’ Lakes, grad-

uated magna cum laude from Saint LeoUniversity and plans to enter Duke University

School of Law in Durham, North Carolina, inthe fall. Saunders also was admitted to theUniversity of Virginia School of Law.

• Jasmine Warren, of Land O’ Lakes, gradu-ated from Saint Leo University with aBachelor of Science in biology, specializing inbiomedical and health sciences, with a minorin chemistry. Warren was awarded the Schoolof Arts and Sciences Excellence inScholarship Award and was inducted into theAmerican Society for Biochemistry andMolecular Biology Honor Society.

• Alexia Acebo, of Lutz, participated in the“(un)Wrapt: New Arts Research by CreativeCampus Fellows” at the University ofAlabama. The installation includes “MixedReality,” a collaboration between Acebo andAlex Mannings. The project explores theprocess of choreographed dance for 360-de-gree video.

• Natalie Dambrosio, of Lutz, is among stu-dents whose works are showcased in the37th edition of Tallahassee CommunityCollege’s Eyrie Art & Literary Magazine.Dambrosio’s work, “Memories Inside,” re-ceived publication in the category ofnonfiction.

• Caroline Meisner, of Lutz, was inductedinto Greensboro College’s chapter of KappaDelta Pi, the international honor society in ed-ucation. Meisner is a junior theatre educationmajor.

NEW ADVANCED DEGREESSaint Leo University will offer two new

doctoral programs with instruction starting inthe fall for the Doctor of Education: SchoolLeadership (EdD) and Doctor of CriminalJustice (DCJ) degrees.

Both programs require 60 credit hours ofadvanced study, which will be accomplishedthrough a low-residency, blended format. Alimited amount of classroom time is requiredduring the residencies, so students admittedin a given year or semester will interact witheach other and with faculty members in per-son.

Classes are expected to begin in August,pending approval of the programs by theCommission on Colleges of the SouthernAssociation of Schools and Colleges.

For information, visit SaintLeo.edu.

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Students can acquire volunteer hours to-ward the Florida Bright Futures Scholarshipcommunity service requirement, as well asdevelop their character, add new skills and in-crease their confidence.

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However, he noted that rising homeprices are beginning to hurt affordability.

“We hope that price increases do not be-come 8 percent, 10 percent every year. Yourclients will diminish, if this was to continue.

“The ideal solution in the future, in theupcoming years, price growth to matchsimilarly to wage and income growth,” hesaid, noting a 3 percent to 4 percent annualprice increase would be ideal.

A shortage of inventory is having a nega-tive impact, he added.

“Contract signing appears to be flatten-ing out,” he said.

Buyers want more choices when theyare shopping for a home, Yun said.

“You need more inventory,” he said.“We just don’t have enough inventory

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Yun also urges local governments to dotheir part to get more housing permits ap-proved.

When more houses are built, pricesmoderate and consumers have more op-tions.

When prices moderate, “middle classfamilies who want to own a home have abetter chance to own a home,” he said.

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Building the tunnel would have used atechnique known as “cut and cover.” This in-volves building a deep trench, with walls,and then covering over that.

Less expensive options for dealing withtraffic at U.S. 41 and State Road 54 called forelevated lanes at the intersection. The mostexpensive of two alternatives presented tothe MPO board cost about $159 million, in-cluding about $50 million for right of waypurchases.

With the underpass eliminated, MPOboard members approved four alternatives,including a no build solution, recommendedby a volunteer task force.

The recommended alternatives include aflyover, express and toll lanes, an at-gradelevel system of parallel roads, and dedicatedbus lanes.

Those recommendations came from thetask force, after about two years of siftingthrough data and road designs.

The work of the task force is part of athree-phase study of the State Road 54 andState Road 56 corridor, from Bruce B. DownsBoulevard on the east to U.S. 19 on the west.

Most recently, the task force was asked tofocus on two intersections: Little Road andState Road 54 in New Port Richey, and U.S.41 and State Road 54 in Land O’ Lakes.

For U.S. 41 and State Road 54, task forcemembers whittled 18 alternatives, and nobuild, down to the four options approved bythe MPO.

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Public comment also will be sought, buta time schedule hasn’t been determined yet.

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the stands. The emotional high both will ex-perience is the culmination of 18 years oflove between a parent and child, and thepersistence, patience and prodding thatcomes with good parenting.

So, it will be with well-deservedpride that parents search thelistings in our graduationsection to find theirchild’s name. And, join-ing them in that searchwill be grandparents,aunts, uncles, cousins,neighbors, friends, and,of course, the graduate,too.

For most members of theClass of 2018, this edition of TheLaker/Lutz News will be the first time thatthe graduate will see his or her name inprint. There is something innately excitingand very tangible about having your nameprinted in a newspaper that is also read byyour family, friends, neighbors and peopleyou know through church, communitygroups, and sports and recreational activi-ties.

Many of you reading today’s newspaperwill circle or highlight the names you recog-nize, and will proudly put the section asideto save with your most treasured items.

Offering public acknowledgement ofeach student’s achievement and providing

families a keepsake of this important mile-stone, are among the reasons we continueour tradition of producing an annual gradua-tion section.

The names of the graduates are listed byschool, in alphabetical order, in our eight-page section. In Pasco County, graduates arefrom Land O’Lakes, Pasco, Sunlake, Wesley

Chapel, Wiregrass and Zephyrhills highschools. In Hillsborough County,

graduates are fromSteinbrenner and

Freedom high schools.In your edition of

the paper, will findgraduate names from

the two high schoolsclosest to where you live,

and also the names of vale-dictorians and salutatorians from

these schools. In addition to graduatesfrom our public schools, we also publish thenames of graduates from three privateschools in our community — Academy atthe Lakes, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic andLand O’ Lakes Christian high schools.

We are proud to contribute, in somesmall measure, to the emotional excitementthat graduation brings.

We hope that one day the graduates list-ed in this section will pull it out to sharewith their children and grandchildren — sothat future generations will be able to see aphysical reminder of their loved one’s ac-complishment, as printed proudly in theirlocal community newspaper.

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Pasco County’s outlook is bright, panel saysBy B.C. [email protected]

Panelists speaking at a real estate confer-ence in Wesley Chapel last week said PascoCounty has been making strides and is ex-pected to continue to do so.

For decades, Pasco County has been con-sidered a bedroom community — withresidents making a daily commute to jobs inHillsborough and Pinellas counties.

That picture is changing, said HeidiTuttle-Beisner, an expert in commercial realestate.

“The excellent thing for Pasco County isthat we now have jobs being created righthere. We have big national companies thathave chosen to build their developmentshere and hire the people that we have livingin our community.

“Whoever thought companies likeMettler Toledo would be here?” Tuttle-Beisner said.

“Lots of people are paying attention toPasco County,” she said.

She also gave high marks to the Porter

family for the work they’ve done to managethe development of Wiregrass Ranch, inWesley Chapel.

“People like the Porters have really donean incredible job of keeping the quality up. Idon’t think we’re ever going to see (StateRoad) 54 be (like) U.S. 19. They set the stan-dard,” she said, noting they have beenstrategic not only in building relationships.But also “building buildings that are attrac-tive.”

Mark Metheny, division president ofLennar, said he spends a lot of his time try-ing to find locations for new Lennarcommunities.

A good example of the range of Lennar’sofferings can be found in Wiregrass Ranch,he said. Estancia is a multigenerational com-munity, with a number of product lines, hesaid. There are homes exceeding $1 million,but there are also high-end townhomescoming in, he said.

“It’s really exciting to see the growththat’s going on in Pasco County,” Methenysaid.

Clarke Hobby, a land use attorney based

in Dade City, said his family has deep rootsin Pasco County.

“We are very interested in the long-viewof the county — building a great communi-ty, great places to live for our families andfor many generations beyond us,” Hobbysaid.

“We’ve watched the Porter family andhave seen their vision play out. It’s a won-derful thing they’ve done at Wiregrass -more than anything else, they’ve tried to cre-ate a balanced community. It’s so easy to justfocus on the residential.

“The harder part is to bring the employ-ment side and the institutional side, makingsure that places like the building we’re intoday, are here. Without their guidance, thatwouldn’t have happened,” Hobby said.

He’s optimistic about the outlook inPasco County.

“There’s a bright, bright future ahead ofthe county,” said Hobby, who has been in-volved in the effort to extend State Road 56from Wiregrass Ranch over to Zephyrhills.

The four-lane extension, which covers6.7 miles, is expected to open up within a

few months.He expects that extension to generate

new activity, leading eventually to the con-struction of about 10,000 houses andmillions of square feet of development.

J.D. Porter, another panelist, told thecrowd that he, too, anticipates continuedgrowth — as well as new employment.

He expects the long-awaited RaymondJames office park to “start turning dirt bythe end of the year.”

“It’s very exciting to have one big userlike that, and we are waiting for somebodyto come out of the ground,” Porter said.

That being said, he noted, “we are talkingto two names that are bigger than RaymondJames right now, in the immediate area adja-cent to that.

“The Raymond James announcement,once they finally go, that will be a drop inthe bucket versus what actually comesdown the pipeline shortly after.”

Porter also noted the family wants to besure to have a mix of development, so thecommunity doesn’t become too reliant onbig users.


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It took an injury playing football for EvanMiller to unleash his potential at thetrack.

Miller, from Zephyrhills ChristianAcademy, recently captured the Class 1Aboys 100-meter dash title in a blistering10.75 seconds at the Florida High SchoolAthletic Association Track & Field 2018Championships at the University of NorthFlorida, in Jacksonville.

Moreover, the senior was the final leg ofthe school’s gold-medal winning 4x100-meter relay team that scorched thecompetition with a 42.10 second mark —joining junior NyJohn Moody, sophomoreTyler Davis and senior Calvin Samuel.

Those marked the only first-place finish-es at the state meet among athletes fromThe Laker/Lutz News Coverage area.

The event was held May 4 and May 5.For Miller, the memorable showing has

been a year in the making.Last summer, the multisport athlete suf-

fered a broken ankle during a 7-on-7football tournament.

The injury forced Miller, a standout de-fensive back, to miss several games in thefall as a member of the Zephyrhills ChristianAcademy varsity football team.

Unable to hit the gridiron, Miller hit thestarting blocks instead, as part of his rehabil-itation process.

“It was like an epiphany, ‘Well, we coulddo track,’ to help work him back intoshape,” said his mother and track coachErica Miller. “He still always had his eye onfootball, but we just didn’t really realize hewas that good at track, so it kind of fell intoplace.

“For him now, a year later (after the in-jury) to be state champ, that’s awesome;miraculous, really,” she said.

Though Miller ran track his freshmanyear (then for Wiregrass Ranch High School)and for Zephyrhills Christian Academy as ajunior, the speedster admitted this was thefirst time he really began to seriously trainfor the sport. His focus on it intensified afterhis football-related setback.

Around December, Miller linked up withAAU track coach and personal trainer BBRoberts, who runs the Wesley Chapel-basedSpeed Starz Track Club, and lists NFL andMLB athletes as training clientele.

Roberts, a former track star in his own

right at Wesley Chapel High School andCoffeyville (Kansas) Community College,worked to correct Miller’s running form andtechnique, among other tips.

Miller explained: “He helped me withmy start. My start was something I reallyneeded to work on — coming off theblocks. And then sprinting, finishing therace. He taught me transitions through therace. It’s not just getting from point ‘A’ topoint ‘B,’ there’s a transition, a drive phase,all that stuff…”

The fixtures shaved Miller’s 100-meterpersonal record from a still-impressive 11.2to a 10.69 — which he set at theSteinbrenner High Invitational in early April.

Meanwhile, Miller’s time of 10.75 secondin the state finals bested a 10.77-second ef-fort from the second-place finisher,Community School of Naples senior Alex

Murphey. The next fastest time in the 1A fi-nals was a 10.98.

Miller no doubt believed in himself atthe event.

“I was very confident,” Miller said, “be-cause it wasn’t that I was much faster, butevery meet I was placing either first or sec-ond, so I was very confident going intostates and regionals, knowing I’ll be able towin.”

He added: “I was ready to run that day. Iwent into the finals with the mindset of, ‘I’mgoing to get a gold medal. I’m going to getfirst place. I’m not accepting under that.’ So,it felt good to cross the finish line, at first.And, it had me in a good mood for the4x100 (relay) as well, because that was thenext race.”

Miller is also proud to represent his smallschool — which has about 250 students

from prekindergarten through 12th grade— in just its second year offering a boys andgirls track & field program.

A budding program, ZephyrhillsChristian Academy also reached states lastyear and came home with gold in the boys4x100 relay (43.3 seconds). That relay squadfeatured Miller, Samuel, Jevan Smith andDominic Moses.

“It’s kinda cool. Since last year was actu-ally our first year ever running track andactually made it to states, it feels good tobring attention to the school for track,”Miller said.

Aside from natural ability and learning tomaster sprinting fundamentals, Robertscredits Miller’s motivation, determinationand never-give-up attitude as reasons for theprep sprinter’s all-but immediate success.

“He had will. He had the potential,”Roberts said. “It wasn’t magic or anythinglike that. He was willing to listen, willing tolearn, willing to take criticism. He came outthe very first track meet, and I saw him andI said, ‘Hey, let’s work on this.’ Every othertrack meet we’d work on something else,until we perfected it.”

Miller just turned 17 and plans to com-pete in football and track at WarnerUniversity, in Lake Wales.

A state title in hand, perhaps Miller’snext goal is supplanting Roberts’ own 100-meter best of 10.64 seconds.

“I’m going to get him past that. I wanthim to be better than me,” said Roberts, not-ing he could see Miller reach the 10.4s byJuly.

The track star has other bold aspirationsin sight, too.

Miller explained: “I’m looking to chopdown my time as much as I can, maybeeven try out for the Olympics. My parentswere talking to me about the 2020Olympics, maybe getting in that if I get mytime down, in time. But, I’m just going tokeep running track in college, see where Ican get from that.”

Roberts acknowledged such a goal is at-tainable for Miller, with athletic bloodlinesto further tap into. Along with his motherwho ran track in high school, his father,Selvesta Miller, played football at theUniversity of South Carolina and also had astint with the Miami Dolphins, as a line-backer/defensive end.

“He can go far,” Roberts said. “He’s defi-nitely an amazing kid, and I’m excited forwhat the future holds for him.”

COURTESY OF ERICA MILLERZephyrhills Christian Academy senior Evan Miller won first place in the 1A boys 100-meterdash in 10.75 seconds at this month’s Florida High School Athletic Association Track &Field 2018 Championships.

Local sprinter wins state title, has promising future

1ABOYSTEAM(S)Zephyrhills Christian Academy (tied for 7thout of 57 schools)Carrollwood Day School (48th)

100-METER DASH1st place: Evan Miller, Zephyrhills ChristianAcademy (10.75 seconds)

110-METER HURDLES6th place: Seth Cribben, Carrollwood DaySchool (15.44 seconds)

4X100-METER RELAY1st place: Zephyrhills Christian Academy—NyJohn Moody, Tyler Davis, Calvin Samuel,Evan Miller (42.10 seconds)

TRIPLE JUMP9th place: Kavion Mabra, Zephyrhills ChristianAcademy (12.93 meters)23rd: Christopher Sheppard III, CarrollwoodDay School (11.45 meters)

GIRLSTEAM(S)Carrollwood Day School (31st out of 48schools)

POLE VAULT4th place-tied: Hailey Crow, Carrollwood DaySchool (3.00 meters)

2ABOYSTEAM(S)Zephyrhills High School (tied for 30th out of55 schools)

LONG JUMP8th place: Cartrell Strong, Zephyrhills (6.66 me-ters)

TRIPLE JUMP5th place: Cartrell Strong, Zephyrhills (13.49meters)

3ABOYSLand O’ Lakes High School (tied for 23rd outof 54 schools)Wesley Chapel High School (tied for 23rd)Pasco High School (tied for 36th)

100-METER DASH3rd place: Isaiah Bolden, Wesley Chapel(10.75 seconds)

200-METER DASH7th place: Isaiah Bolden, Wesley Chapel(23.07 seconds)

400-METER DASH4th place: Mario Watson, Pasco (48.52 sec-onds)

3200-METER RUN19th place: Alejandro Michel, Freedom(10:11.77 minutes)

4X800-METER RELAY16th place: Land O’ Lakes—Adam Hahn,Josiah Pineda, Joseph Pineda, AlexNormandia (8:21.95 minutes)

POLE VAULT2nd place: Tucker Brace, Land O’ Lakes (4.65meters)

SHOT PUT11th place: Gregory Zellers, Sunlake (15.21meters)23rd: Thomas Calta, Land O’ Lakes (13.40 me-ters)

GIRLSGaither High School (tied for 17th place outof 46 schools)Sunlake High School (tied for 32nd)Land O’ Lakes High School (46th)

100-METER DASH4th place: LaSarah Hargove, Gaither (11.95seconds)

200-METER DASH4th place: LaSarah Hargrove, Gaither (24.00seconds)

1600-METER RUN20th place: Natalie Abernathy, Land O’ Lakes(5:27.76 minutes)

3200-METER RUN8th place: Natalie Abernathy, Land O’ Lakes(11:15.71 minutes)24th: Shannon Gordy, Sunlake (12:47.54 min-utes)

LONG JUMP6th place: Arielle Boone, Sunlake (5.43 me-ters)20th: Gianna Levy, Sunlake (4.89 meters)

TRIPLE JUMP13th place: Arielle Boone, Sunlake (11.05 me-ters)

SHOT PUT7th place: Lauryn Beacham, Sunlake (11.20meters)

DISCUS19th: Keyvyn Stinyard, Pasco, (29.54 meters)

4ABOYSSteinbrenner High School (44th place out of52 schools)

4X800-METER RELAY18th place: Steinbrenner—Marcus Quinones,McCrea Weller, Zachary Harrigan, ZacharyWhitmer (8:18.78 minutes)

GIRLSSteinbrenner High School (tied for 18thplace out of 53 schools)

400-METER DASH6th place: Ken’naria Gadson (56.77 seconds)

1600-METER RUN15th place: Sophia Piniella, Steinbrenner(5:17.97 minutes)18th: Alexandra Staumann, Steinbrenner(5:22.61 minutes)

3200-METER RUN8th place: Sophia Piniella, Steinbrenner (11.07.57 minutes)

4X400-METER RELAY9th place: Steinbrenner—Natalie Brown,Serena Gadson, Ken’naria Gadson, DanaElkalazani (3:58.15 minutes)

LONG JUMP10th place: Ashley Allen, Steinbrenner (5.23meters)

POLE VAULT10th place: Ashlyn Ludovici, Steinbrenner(3.15 meters)

Triple Jump9th place: Sara Grofter, Steinbrenner (11.07meters)16th: Harmony Shellman, Steinbrenner (10.45meters)

2018 FHSAA Track & FieldChampionshipsResults of top finishers in T he Laker/Lutz News Coverage area, for Classes 1A-4A:

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It’s a Monday evening at the Dade CityWoman’s Club and vocal coach AlisonGraham sits at a small round table,near a bank of windows.

Girls are sitting around her on the floor,listening as Graham reads through judges’comments from their most recent competi-tion.

It’s a routine the girls know well.The singers, who are members of

Graham Music Studios, are accustomed toperforming, and also to being judged.

They make frequent appearances at localevents, such as the Pasco County Fair, theKumquat Festival, Church Street Christmas,the San Antonio Rattlesnake Festival, theDade City Christmas Stroll, and the holidayshow at The Shops at Wiregrass.

They compete at Spotlight on Talent, alocal showcase and also every year at AccessBroadway in Orlando, which has regionaland national contests.

Graham’s groups have been competingin Orlando for about 10 years.

Last summer, her middle group won thenational competition and this spring, heroldest group took the top prize in regionals.

Graham’s groups compete in regionalsevery year in Orlando, and at nationalswhen they’re held there. The nationals ro-tate between Orlando, New York and LasVegas.

While her groups and individual mem-bers in the groups have a good track recordat competitions, Graham said that’s not herfocus.

“It’s not about the trophy,” she said.She’s far more interested in the individ-

ual development of each of her singers.Her groups also aim to foster teamwork

and camaraderie.After a singer performs, Graham said she

tries to talk to her before the awards are an-nounced.

She wants to know how the singer feltabout the performance. Sometimes thesinger will acknowledge that she hadn’t pre-pared enough; other times, she’ll say shegave it her all.

“I don’t care what place you got. I careabout: ‘Did you do well for you?’ Did you doyour best?’,” said Graham, who has beencoaching vocal groups and giving privatevoice lessons for more than 20 years.

STRIVING TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL

She wants her singers to make the mostof their ability and to continue the quest toimprove.

“One of the things I say all of the time is,‘Good is the enemy of great.’ If you’re OKwith good, you are not going to be great,”she said.

Sometimes, the judges won’t see a per-formance the same way that Graham seesit.

When, for instance, the judge gets itwrong in Graham’s opinion, she’ll tell thesinger: “We both know you got ripped off.”

In the same breath, though, she’ll remindthem: “You can’t control the judges. Youhave to focus on what you can control.”

Graham has three singing groups.In general, Showtime is made up of ele-

mentary students; Showbiz is made up ofmiddle school students; and Showstoppersis made up of high school students.Occasionally, a younger girl may be part ofan older group.

And, because there are three differentage groups, Graham has set up a system:“There’s a big sister, a middle sister and a lit-tle sister, and they look out for each other,”she said.

They bond with each other and validateeach other, too, she said.

“If a girl kills it and still comes in fifth,the other girls will support her,” the vocalcoach explained.

Graham’s weekly group lessons are 45minutes long, beginning at 6 p.m., for theyoungest singers; then at 7 p.m., for themiddle group; and at 8 p.m., for the oldestgroup.

It costs $50 a month for the group les-sons, but that doesn’t include expenses forcostumes or entry fees for competitions.Most of her older singers also take privatevoice lessons with her.

Graham began her career as a musicteacher at Hunter’s Green ElementarySchool, but decided to offer private lessonswhen her son was born, more than twodecades ago.

The waiting list for her private lessonsgrew so long that she decided to formgroups.

Most of the singers at Graham MusicStudios come from Dade City, but somecome from other areas, includingZephyrhills and Sumter County.

Graham said the success of her programis a result of the dedication of her singers,and the support of both their parents andthe community, at large.

“I have a lot of people say, ‘Is your joblike Dance Moms? I bet it is.’

“Honestly, it’s the opposite of DanceMoms.

“When I came to Access Broadway, oneof the moms had Starbucks for me. Anothermom ran and got my lunch for me.

“They are just: ‘Whatever those girlsneed.’

“That’s why they’re successful,” Grahamsaid.

Occasionally, though, something willcome up, and she’ll have to have a chatwith a parent.

She’ll say: “My job is to do what’s best forthe group, and your job is to what’s best foryour kid. Sometimes, those things don’toverlap.”

Ultimately, though, “they all have to un-derstand that I’m the one who is going topull the trigger in the end,” the vocal coachsaid.

The community of Dade City provideswelcome support, Graham added.

“If we were from a large town, likeTampa, you just don’t know them. But inDade City, people know these girls,” shesaid.

Having the girls look out for each otheris essential when they are performing at alarge event, Graham said.

At The Shops of Wiregrass, during theholidays, for instance, “when those littlegirls come off the stage, the big girls arewaiting there for them,” she said.

The girls grow attached to each otherand to Graham, and the vocal coach also

bonds with the singers.There’s a lot of affection and laughter,

but a good deal of focus and effort, too.

OFFERING CRITICISM AND KINDNESS

Catherine Beard, a relatively new singer inthe oldest group, said belonging to the grouprequires commitment. “It takes a lot of hardwork. We all have to practice over and over,until we get it right,” she said.

She thinks the singers are in good hands.“Mrs. Alison is absolutely wonderful. She’s

kind and supportive. She’s experienced. Sheknows what she’s doing,” Beard said.

Some girls in the oldest group have beensinging with Graham for a dozen years.

Megan Phillips joined Graham’s group 11years ago.

She was delighted when Showstoppers re-ceived the top honor at Access Broadway’sspring regional competition. The group put inextra practices to prepare and faced qualitycompetitors, she said.

Phillips appreciates Graham.“Mrs. Alison is a second mom. I’ve known

her almost my entire life, and she’s a greatperson. She’s supportive and nice, but she’snot afraid to tell us what we’re doing wrongand what we need to improve ourselves,”Phillips said.

She values the other girls in her group,too.

“We really are a family here, and I loveeverything about Showstoppers,” Phillips said.

Mikayla Mauradian, a member in the mid-dle group, appreciates Graham’s candor andhigh standards.

“Miss Allison is truly a great teacher andwe love her, and she always pushes us to dobetter, no matter the rating,” Mauradian said.

Georgia Piersall, a member of the oldestgroup, said the bond between the singershelps them perform well together.

“It definitely helps to have a group of girlswho are as close as sisters to work with,”Piersall said.

Plus, she added: “Mrs. Allison is so incredi-bly dedicated to what she does, it amazes me.She treats us like her own and is alwaysproud of us, no matter what.”

Graham feels connected to the girls, too.It’s always emotional when one of her

singers graduates and moves on, Graham said.“I cry every year. I just sit there, and bawl andbawl.”

The girls may leave, but they tend to comeback to visit.

Many show up at the end-of-year perform-ance and pitch in backstage, Graham said.

The vocal coach believes that being partof the group gives the girls something theywouldn’t have independently.

“Something, at some point, is going to gowrong for you,” Graham said.

The friendship and support the girls getfrom one another, helps cushion them forlife’s blows.

“It’s having a safe place to land,” Grahamsaid.

B.C. MANIONAlison Graham, of Graham Music Studios, uses a blend of constructive criticism, humor andkindness to help the singers under her direction to develop their voices.

MEMBERS OF SHOWSTOPPERS: CatherineBeard, Mackenzie Ferrell, AnalieseGallagher, Maitlin Hart, Chase Hemphill,Kiersten Herman, Megan Phillips, GeorgiaPiersall, Shelby Surratt and Haley Sanders.

MEMBERS OF SHOWBIZ: Bailey Bardin,Amelia Collins, Haley Collins, IsabellaComo, Emma Crist, Lyndsey Furtado, LyraLacson, Emily Loyed, Mikayla Mauradian,Kassie Miller, Mackenzie Robinson, PaytonRodgers, Emma Shireman, Analee Tomkow,Marlee Tomkow and Macy Whisnant.

MEMBERS OF SHOWTIME: Carly Bowling,Katarina Carroll, Ellie DeLoyed, Sally Harper,Larkin Mainwaring, Lacey Miltner, EmeleyPoblick, Sophia Poblick, Shyleigh Reeher,Mackenzie Trenkle and Keaton Ward.

Amelia Collins awaits her part during a practice on a Monday evening at the Dade CityWoman’s Club.

Georgia Piersall dons an apron for a prac-tice session of ‘Opening Up,’ from theBroadway show, ‘The Waitress.’

Showbiz, the middle group from Graham Music Studio, rehearses a number from ‘Wicked.’

Hitting all the right notes — together

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WOOFSTOCK IS BACKPasco County Animal Services will host

its fourth annual Woofstock on May 19 from10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Land O’ Lakes HeritagePark, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.

There will be pet adoptions, live bands,food trucks, vendors, and a few demonstra-tions and performances.

Lawn seating will be available so familiescan hang out.

Entrance fee is $5. Children age 10 andyounger are free.

Proceeds and entrance fees will benefitsick and injured dogs and cats.

ADOPTION EVENTCarter’s Canine Rescues will host a dog

adoption event May 19 from 10 a.m. to 2p.m., at Quality Pet Market, 1408 N. DaleMabry Highway in Lutz, next to SmoothieKing.

There will be several puppies and dogsavailable.

For information, call Quality Pet at (813)909-1767 or Carter’s Canine at (813) 235-6366.

DOG DAY AFTERNOONAsturia, located off State Road 54 just

west of the Suncoast Parkway in Land O’Lakes, will host Dog Day Afternoon May 19from noon to 5 p.m.

Dog lovers can sit, stay and play withtheir pets, and kids can visit the bouncehouse and slide. There also will be facepainting, a balloon artist, door prizes, live

music and food trucks that will offer “ap-PET-tizers.”

More than a dozen pet-friendly ex-hibitors will be at the event, including localveterinarians, pet stores and groomers.

For information, call Carla Luigs at (904)810-0500 or David Weekly Homes at (813)422-6166.

$20 ADOPTIONSPasco County Animal Services, 19640

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All dogs and cats are vaccinated, mi-crochipped, spayed/neutered andheartworm/FIV tested at the time they leavethe shelter.

The promotion excludes puppies andkittens age 6 months and younger, and adultdogs less than 25 pounds.


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