🌱 See how Wesley Chapel schools’ enrollment changed this school year
Wesley Chapel, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readHey hey Wesley Chapel! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See how Wesley Chapel schools’ enrollment changed this school year
- Why did Wesley Chapel’s addiction-treatment Medicaid costs surge so sharply?
Also on today's calendar: 8th Annual 9/11 Memorial Mile Run / Walk.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
- Wednesday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pasco County education: More students enrolled in Pasco County School District in 2024-25 (pascoreporter.com) — Pasco County schools added students in 2024–25, and Wesley Chapel campuses like Wesley Chapel High, Pinecrest Academy Wesley Chapel, and Wesley Chapel Elementary all saw notable enrollment shifts. The article details which local schools are growing, which are shrinking, and how districtwide trends compare to statewide funding and enrollment levels. 
• Alcohol and drug abuse treatment Medicaid costs climb to $111,536 in Wesley Chapel for 2024 (pascoreporter.com) — Medicaid spending on alcohol and drug abuse treatment in Wesley Chapel jumped to $111,536 in 2024, a 263% increase from 2023 and now the city’s third-largest Medicaid category. The report breaks down which ZIP codes and treatment codes drive these costs and places local trends within broader Florida and federal Medicaid changes.
📸 Around Wesley Chapel
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★ Featured events ★
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Girl Scout Fest 2026 →
Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus, 3021 Sports Coast Wy, Wesley Chapel
10:00 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
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8th Annual 9/11 Memorial Mile Run / Walk →
Tampa Premium Outlets, 2300 Grand Cypress Dr, Lutz
12:00 pm
Saturday September 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Volleyball [HOME] vs. WChapel
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Skybrooke Football [HOME] vs. Stewart
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9-2-2026 Basic Vegetable Gardening →
Land O'Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Pkwy, Land O' Lakes
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Volleyball [HOME] vs. Plant
Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
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JV Football @ RRidge
Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
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Football [HOME] vs. River Ridge
Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
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Cross Country @ FL Horse Park in Ocala
Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
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PTSolutions Hyrox Competition
Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
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USF Hot Day.
Sunlake High School Land O Lakes, FL 34638
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Labor Day School Holiday
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Who is doing the seafood boil in Wesley chapel.
It was posted earlier this week but now I can’t find it (Nextdoor Bridgewater)
- RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Associate - (RT2390) in Wesley Chapel. Apply here.
- Lids, Inc. posted a job opening for 8552 - Assistant Store Manager PT in Wesley Chapel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wesley Chapel here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Beloved Caribbean restaurant chain to close all remaining locations (cleveland.com)
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- Police seek information in 2007 disappearance of Zephyrhills man (snntv.com)
- This Is Everything We're Stocking Up On This Week At Publix (sporked.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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