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August 2018 Volume 16, Issue 8 Ph: 657-2418 1 6
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Spoto, Boyette Springs & Rodgers Welcome New Principals
By Kate Quesada
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Riverview Gets Sprouts, Chick-fil-A, Texas Roadhouse & More
By Marie Gilmore
The site plans are in circulation and national chains are confirming plans to build locations in Riverview. A site plan showing Texas Roadhouse, Srub-A-Doo Car Wash, Sprouts, Valvoline, Moe’s, Dental Care Alliance & Chick-fil-A is being shared online to the excitement of local residents. The new plaza, located on U.S. Hwy 301. at Summerfield Crossing Blvd. in front of the new VA Community Medical Center is adjacent to the new Wawa convenience store and across from the newly opened Outback/Carrabba’s Express location. Sprouts Farmers Market, which recently opening it’s Valrico location, has confirmed it’s new Riverview, FL store. According to a press release, “ Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the country, today announced it will open a store in Riverview, Fla. at Summerfield Crossing Shopping Center.” The new location is in addition to Sprouts’ previously announced plans to expand in Florida with stores in Naples, Clearwater, Winter Park, Oviedo, Deerfield Beach, Wellington and Trinity. The healthy grocer currently operates five stores in the state. The Valrico location is 30,000 square feet and employs more than 120 people. For more, visit sprouts.com/stores. Despite being identified on the site plan, Chick-fil-A, Inc. is not prepared to announce it’s long-awaited Riverview location.
“We are always evaluating potential new locations in the hopes of serving existing and new customers great food with remarkable service,” said Jessica Ferrell, External Communications, Chickfil-A, Inc. “We would very much like to have a location in Riverview, but we have no new locations to confirm at this time. Irounding Tampa area.” Texas Roadhouse is under construction and expecting a September Grand Opening. For more information on the plaza, call Michael Zimmerman at Atlantic Retail at 919-391-9900 or visit www.atlanticretail.com.
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When stuBrandon area in dents at three 1994 and raised local schools her children in head back to the HCPS. Her son classroom this is a senior at month, they will Durant High have new faces School this year leading the way. and her daughRiverview’s ter recently Boyette Springs graduated from Elementary, Flagler College. Jennifer McCrystal is the new principal at Boyette Springs Elementary. Rodgers Middle “My plan is and Spoto High ‘Listen, Learn schools have new prinand Lead,’” said cipals looking forward to McCrystal. “Listen to welcoming families and what students, teachers teachers to the 2018-19 and families need, learn school year. how to best accomplish Jennifer McCrystal those aspirations and took over recently as lead BSE and the the principal at Boyette Center for Gifted Springs Elementary Studies into a bright (BSE) School in future for generations to Riverview which houses come.” HCPS’s Gifted Center BSE is located at choice program attract10141 Sedgebrook Dr. ing students from In Riverview and can be Ruskin resident Glennis Perez is the new principal at reached at 671-5060. throughout the area. Spoto High School. McCrystal, who spent Ruskin resident the last four years as Glennis Perez recently principal at Bryan moved to Spoto High Elementary in Plant City, School from Brandon began teaching for High where she spent HCPS in 1992. Her five years as Assistant career highlights include Principal for Curriculum. being named Teacher of The New Jersey native the Year at Valrico whose parents immiElementary School grated to the United where she taught secStates in the 1970s, has ond and third grade for education degrees from eight years, being a William Paterson finalist for District University and the Teacher of the Year and University of South David New will take the role being named to Who’s Florida and is currently as principal at Rodgers Middle School. Who Among America’s working on a doctoral degree in turnaround Teachers and leadership. She has worked at variWho’s Who in the ous Hillsborough County schools and World. played a lead role in opening “First and Strawberry Crest High School in foremost, I am 2009 as principal for student affairs. looking forward In her new role at Spoto, Perez is to meeting all the hoping to increase student achievewonderful memment and raise the graduation rate bers of my new while emphasizing student culture BSE family,” said and pride. McCrystal, a “I want students to take pride in Valrico resident, their school and love coming here avid reader and every day,” she said. “I also want to active member of work on letting the community know New Hope United all the great things happening at Methodist Church Spoto so that our school is highlightin Brandon. “I am ed in our community in a positive humbled to light.” become part of For more information on Spoto such a wonderful High School, which is located at 8538 legacy left by Eagle Palm Dr., follow the school on those who came Twitter at @spotohighschool or call before me and 657-6405. am looking forDavid New, former principal at ward to furthering Spoto, has now taken on the role at their commitment Rodgers Middle School which is to excellence.” located at 11910 Tucker Rd. in McCrystal Riverview. For more information on moved to the the school, call 671-5288.
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