Volume 25 Issue 14
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June 30, 2017
Zammy Spreads Joy At The Shriners Hospital! In Neighborhood Magazine!
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A Sneak Peek At The Amazing, New Cypress Creek Middle High School! By CELESTE MCLAUGHLIN
celeste@ntneighborhoodnews.com Carin Hetzler-Nettles (CH-N) is the principal of the new Cypress Creek Middle High School and was previously principal of Wesley Chapel High, where she earned Pasco County’s Secondary Principal of the Year in 2012. We spoke with Hetzler-Nettles during staff training week at Cypress Creek, located off Old Pasco Rd. As the entire staff worked together to create the culture of the new school (which is set to open to students on Pasco’s first day of classes for the 2017-18 school year, which begins on Monday, August 14), Hetzler-Nettles reflected on all the work that’s being done to get the school ready for its first class of students. Here are some highlights from that conversation:
An aerial view of the sprawling new Cypress Creek Middle High School campus on Old Pasco Rd., near Overpass Rd. Photos on this page provided by the Pasco School District. principal does a lot of work this time of year, but it’s very rare to have this opportunity to be side-by-side with the entire staff, building something new. We’re setCypress Creek Middle High School Principal Carin Hetzler- of opening a new school, com- ting the stage, creating our culture here. We’re Nettles (3rd from right) is joined by (le.-r.) assistant principal pared with the typical summer setting our school-wide expectations and motMeighan Melsheimer, assessment coordinator Lesley Kirkley, routine at other county middle to, and talking about what a Cypress Creek learning design coach Ariel Huey, assistant principal Kyle and high schools? “Coyote” looks like. CH-N: Really different! Every Ritsema, and bookkeeper Lorraine McKinney Cypress Creek will be a pilot program for
CM: How different is this process
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Neighborhood Magazine
Zammy Spreads His Love To Shriners’ Kids; A Visit To Las Palmas Café; Firehouse Subs Serves The Community; & More Neighborhood Nibbles & Business Bytes!
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“trauma informed care,” so we had training for that. We learned about ourselves as a staff and to be mindful that everyone comes in with their own trauma (which could be something minor), and we react in different ways. When a student acts out, it’s because of something in their life, and it’s on us to figure that out, and then to build resilience, grit and perseverance. Those are life skills. On the last day of our staff retreat (which was earlier this month), our teachers will get their schedules and find out their classrooms, which they’re so excited about. Then, as teams, they’ll head out into the community to commit random acts of kindness. We want to say “hi” to our fellow community members and tell them we’re hoping for their support. (Editor’s Note-To that end, four Cypress Creek Middle High teachers from the school’s Athletic Dept. showed up at our office on June 22 (photo, left), and all four were obviously excited to talk about the opening of the new school.) CM: What’s your favorite thing about the campus itself? CH-N: The look of this school reminds me of a community college. It has beautiful brick paver accents. There are amazing (floorto-ceiling) windows in the classrooms. There’s so much natural light and every classroom has a great view. We are the only high school in the county that will have a rubberized track, so we’ll be able to host some big meets. We also have a large cafeteria and an enormous band See “Cypress Creek” on page 14.
Joe Whiskey’s & O’Brien’s To Host Fund Raisers For Troy Duncan July 15! By GARY NAGER
For those who have lived in Wesley Chapel for any period of time but have somehow never seen the Troy Duncan Band perform...I wonder how that’s even possible. Former Skinny’s Sports Bar owner Ken Santo says that Duncan’s group was his “house band for four years before they became famous.” Since then, the Tory Duncan Band has made regular appearances at both O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Grill in the Wesley Chapel Village Market, as well as at Joe Whiskey’s Sports Bar, which has occupied the same space Skinny’s once did in the Pinewalk at The Grove plaza (next to Cody’s Roadhouse) on S.R. 54 for more than a year. Santo and O’Brien’s co-owner/general manager Randy Goodwin and Joe Whiskey’s owner Mike Izzi all agreed that they wanted to do something to help Duncan, who has been fighting a two-year battle against cancer and was recently diagnosed again with leukemia. The countrified rock singer and guitarist was still being treated at Shands Medical Center in Gainesville at our press time. And, like so many entertainers and hospitality industry folks, Duncan has no health insurance,
so the people who have benefited from his shows all decided to give something back. To that end, both O’Brien’s and Joe Whiskey’s are hosting fund raisers to benefit Duncan — and help defray some of his everincreasing medical costs, with benefits at both locales on Saturday, July 15. Both bars O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Joe will offer plates of Whiskey’s Sports Bar will both delicious food for host benefit events for popular either $5 (at Joe local musician Troy Duncan of Whiskey’s) or $10 the Troy Duncan Band, who has (at O’Brien’s) per been diagnosed with leukemia. plate, with proceeds being donated directly to help Duncan.
O’Brien’s, will have entertainment all day, including Nunes at Night, featuring cancer survivor John Nunes, performing in the evening. Joe Whiskey’s Troy Duncan Fundraiser will be held from 1 p.m.-7 p.m., with DJ music and karaoke hosted by Alan Hudson Brady. Both bars also will offer drink specials, 50/50 raffles, silent and/or live auctions and so much fun to support an outstanding local musician that you really need to check out both events. The smoker-friendly Joe Whiskey’s Sports Bar (see ad on page 37) is located at 27429 County Road 54. For more information, call (813) 973-8336 or search “Troy Duncan Benefit July 15th” on Facebook. O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Grill is located at 5429 Village Market. For more info, visit ObriensWesleyChapel.com, search “Obriens Wesley Chapel” on Facebook, or call (813) 973-9988.