🌱 Patch AM: How could shrinking enrollment reshape schools around Palm Harbor University High?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could shrinking enrollment reshape schools around Palm Harbor University High?

Also on today's calendar: 9/11 Memorial Ceremony and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 76.
• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pinellas schools are shrinking. Which ones are feeling it most? (tampabay.com) — Pinellas County schools are facing steep enrollment declines, and officials are weighing which campuses to consolidate or repurpose, with details due at a Thursday board workshop. While no high school closures are planned, Palm Harbor University High is among the more fully utilized schools, meaning nearby underfilled campuses could see bigger changes that still affect local families' options and feeder patterns.
   

📸 Around Palm Harbor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palm Harbor

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• 9/11 Memorial Ceremony →
  Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, 1750 Curlew Rd, Palm Harbor
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Ambassador/Volunteer Committee Meeting
  Greater Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce Chamber Office 1151 Nebraska Ave Palm Harbor FL 34683
  10:30 am
Saturday September 12
• Tarpon Springs Chamber Car Show! →
  Ferman Chevrolet, 43520 US Hwy 19 N, Tarpon Springs
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Divine Liturgy
  Greater Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce, 1100 Riviere Road, Palm Harbor
  9:45 am
Saturday September 19
• A Morning of Prayer →
  St. Alfreds Episcopal Church, 1601 Curlew Rd, Palm Harbor
  9:30 am
Monday September 21
• CNCN Property Tax Amendment Forum →
  Tampa Bay Performing Arts Academy, 35209 US-19, Palm Harbor
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Caregivers Support Group →
  St. Alfreds Episcopal Church, 1601 Curlew Rd, Palm Harbor
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 7
• CL640 Paper Clay With Maryann Charmoz
  Dudedin Fine Art Center Dunedin, FL 34698
  9:00 am
• Art Exhibit - TMAF →
  Oldsmar Public Library City Hall, 100 State St W, 400 S
  9:00 am
• JW223 Intermediate Metalsmithing With Stacy Perry
  Dudedin Fine Art Center Dunedin, FL 34698
  10:00 am
• PT582 Intermediate Watercolor With Kerry Stratton Waltz
  Dudedin Fine Art Center Dunedin, FL 34698
  12:00 pm
• PT370 MONDAY Intuitive Acrylic Painting With Linda Feinstein
  Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd, Dunedin, FL 34698
  1:00 pm
• PR201 Experimental Printmaking with Dawn Daisley
  Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd, Dunedin, FL 34698
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Did anyone else see these lights around 11 last night near Palm Harbor?
  Seemed to be out in the Gulf or near Honeymoon Island. Flickered for a while then was gone by 11:30. (Nextdoor Allens Ridge)
• Mobile auto repair 93
  I have been serving the tampa bay area now for over 40 years have been a full service mobile auto repair technician for over 20 years some of the… (Nextdoor Palm Harbor)

• Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Palm Harbor. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Palm Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palm Harbor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dunedin

• Dunedin bans personal watercraft from causeway beach (tampabay.com)
• Rivera, Carapellotti Homer in Season Finale (oursportscentral.com)
• Emergency funding needed to pay for ground subsidence problem in villa community (villages-news.com)

Tarpon Springs

• Tarpon Springs could soon crack down on e-bikes downtown. What to know (tampabay.com)
• Solid Rock Community School Founder Michele Fasnacht on Why Personalized Education Helps Students Who Learn Differently (issuewire.com)
• Florida police locate founders of closed Hot Springs microschool with Flock camera; father of Donna Witte had reported her missing (eldoradonews.com)

Ok Palm Harbor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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