Belle of the Ball Project

Belle of the Ball Project is a 501(C) 3 non-profit organization, which provides homecoming and prom dresses to high school girls in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Citrus. and surrounding counties for their high school dances. Homecoming 2017 shopping days are

September 23, September 30, October 14 and October 21

All shopping days are held on Saturdays. Hours are 10am to 2pm. No appointments are necessary, nor do we make them. These are the ONLY days to receive a dress.

Our boutique is located at 1210 Holt Ave. Clearwater, FL 33755 and is open ONLY on designated shopping days. We are not open year round.

Our mission statement is “No girl should be denied the opportunity to attend her high school dance because of financial difficulties”

We are a 100% volunteer organization and rely on donations and volunteers.We distribute dresses twice yearly, usually 4 dates in the fall for homecoming and 4 dates again in the spring for prom. High school girls can also get dresses for home school dances and military balls during these dates. Our volunteers have created a beautifully decorated 5,000 sq. ft. boutique for girls` shopping enjoyment. Girls can choose from over 3,000 dresses organized by size and color. Many of the dresses are new with tags

Girls qualify for a dress if they appear in person and attest that they are currently having financial difficulties. No documentation is necessary. We provide all forms. Girls also qualify if they have been referred by school or agency officials, or other non-profit organization. No referral letter is required. We operate on the honor system

For additional information please visit our Website: Belleoftheballproject.com

Facebook: Tampa Bay Area Belle of the Ball   Twitter: BelleOfTheBall   @TBayBelleofBall

To contact us:

Office phone: (727) 386-4502

To volunteer: volunteerbelle.info@gmail.com

To donate: donationsbelle.info@gmail.com

Founder and CEO Susan Schwartz: Sschwa1004@aol.com

COO Joe Marteski: Joemarteski@live.com

The School Board of Pinellas County is neither sponsoring nor affiliated with this event.

Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  To insure every student has the opportunity to eat breakfast, Pinellas County Schools offers breakfast at no charge to all students.  At Largo High School, Angie Heet, our cafeteria manager, and her team offer hot breakfasts up to 7:05 each day.  These meals are served in our cafeteria and vary by day.  Start the day with Bacon, Ed & Cheese Pitas; Chicken Biscuit; Oatmeal or Grits with Sausage; Apple Cinnamon Texas Toast or a Ham & Cheese Croissant!

Plus, vending machines dispense bundled breakfast packages which contain an Otis Spunkmeyer Chocolate muffin, Otis Spunkmeyer Blueberry muffin, or a Kelloggs Pop-Tart; ice cold milk or chocolate milk; fresh fruit or dried Cranraisins; and orange, apple or grape juice.  These breakfast packages are dispensed freely up to 7:05 and between classes until 9:45 each day.

To see what is offered, please see the breakfast/lunch menu posted below.  Next to the numbered date is the breakfast meal. 

August 2017

Credit Recovery

Scholars who have received a failing grade or a "D" grade in a course may recover the credit and receive forgiveness for the poor grade.  This option is available in many courses taught at Largo.  Upon completion of Credit Recovery, the new grade will replace the old grade and will boost a scholar's grade point average.  Credit Recovery is a online, school-based, after school program at no cost.  Students work at their own pace.  Please contact Mrs. Tammy Proctor in room 2-244 before school or email her at proctort@pcsb.org for a registration form.  Classes are Monday - Thursday (no Fridays) from 2:30 to 4:30.  Classes start on August 14.  Please don't let a poor grade point average prevent you from graduating or losing acceptance to your choice university.  Register today!

Free November SAT Registration

and CSS Profile Fee Waiver

for Hurricane Irma-Impacted Students

To support students and families affected by Hurricane Irma, the College Board will offer a free November SAT registration and a CSS Profile fee waiver.

We understand this is a difficult time for those who are struggling as a result of the storm. We hope this measure can ease some worry for students and ensure their college-going plans are minimally affected during storm recovery efforts.

The free November SAT registration and CSS Profile fee waiver are for students who are experiencing hardship and/or displacement due to the hurricane and are in an area designated by FEMA. Please scroll down for the list of FEMA counties.

• Students who are registered for the November SAT should call Customer Service to receive a refund of their registration and late fee. Students can register and contact Customer Service through October 25. To reach Customer Service, please call 866-756-7346.
• For the CSS Profile fee waiver, students should go to cssprofile.org, complete their application, and the system will automatically apply eligibility rules. To reach CSS Profile Customer Service, please call 844-202-0524.

22nd Annual Duke Energy - Great American Teach-In

Little Packer Preschool

Opening 2017-2018 School Year.  Little Packers Employee and Community Preschool.  For more information, visit www.pcsb.org/ecprek  To register, stop by the school office.  Opens August 1st!

Families can win two free years of college

The Florida Prepaid College Foundation will award two free years of college to 10 Florida families, through the Florida Prepaid Scholarship Program that launched today. The annual scholarship program runs through Oct. 29, 2017. The program coincides with National College Savings Month and will conclude just after the mid-October launch of Open Enrollment, the annual period when families can purchase Florida Prepaid College Plans. Participants can register to win at www.floridaprepaidscholarshipprogram.com and will have opportunities to earn extra entries by participating in daily and weekly activities to learn more about saving for college. Please share this opportunity with your families.

Yahoo Block

Yahoo, a popular search engine and email service is being blocked by Pinellas County Schools as a result of a continued filtering issue which has allowed restricted images from coming through to our servers. 

PCSB has begun the process of blocking Yahoo accounts from coming into our server.  At this time their seach engine is blocked and accessing Yahoo mail from school computers is blocked.  Very soon email coming into the school will be blocked too.  If you have an email address that you communicate with to the school, please consider chaniging services.