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Hillel Academy students take home 19 awards at regional science fair

By wphs On February 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Hillel Academy of Tampa may not have a baseball team. But
students there hit it out of the ballpark at the Hillsborough County Regional
Science Fair, capturing a whopping 19 awards–more than any other middle school
in the area.

“Hillel Academy has always maintained that we have one of
the top [...]

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New 3D printer helps transform middle school learning at Hillel Academy

By wphs On February 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Never mind the laptops at every student desk or the iPads in the media room. What’s really causing buzz these days at Hillel Academy is the new 3D printer.

It’s a printer that makes it possible for students to create any object they imagine.

“Up until now student work was [...]

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Hillel Academy sixth-grader takes first place in national chess competition

By wphs On January 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Ethan Hinds spends much of his free time on the computer, playing games with friends. But these aren’t video games or any other average pastime for an 11-year-old. Ethan is playing chess — and lots of it. His focus and commitment to the game have paid off. Ethan won his first national chess tournament this [...]

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Innovative project based learning at Hillel Academy helps students make the grade

By wphs On January 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Meteorologists. Tribal chiefs. Travel agents. Historians during World War II.

What do these individuals have in common? They were all part of Project Night at the Hillel Academy.

The private school in north Tampa highlighted weeks of research in a museum-like tour of the work done by the TK-8th grade students.

Each grade participated in [...]

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Hillel Academy sixth grader wins national chess championship

By wphs On December 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Ethan Hinds, a sixth grader at Hillel Academy, a Tampa private school, defeated eight of his nine opponents to emerge the K-6 Chess Champion at the United States Chess Federation National Youth Action East Championship in Miami.

(High resolution photo: http://ow.ly/80KQi)

More than [...]

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Hillel Academy student pianists to participate in Tampa’s 2011 Jewish Book Festival

By wphs On October 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Fourteen-year-old Jewish piano prodigy, Zhanna, escapes a Nazi killing field in the Ukraine, only to go into hiding as a prized pianist for the Nazis. Two Hillel Academy student pianists will participate in her true story, Hiding In The Spotlight, as told by her son, Greg Dawson, which opens Tampa’s 2011 Jewish Book Festival.

Greg [...]

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Land O’Lakes grad earns kudos for his animated film on science projects

By wphs On September 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer

In Print: Wednesday, September 21, 2011

St. Petersburg Times

Kevin Temmer, a former student in the IB program at Land O’Lakes High and now at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, won two awards for his animated film [...]

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Kevin Temmer's Science Fair animation currently is featured on several websites. Image Credit: Bryan Temmer

This Science Fair is a Winner

By wphs On August 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Kevin Temmer’s Science Fair animation currently is featured on several websites. Image Credit: Bryan Temmer

Published by NASA.gov August 17, 2011

When Kevin Temmer found he would have to complete a Creativity Action Service requirement to graduate from the International Baccalaureate program at Land O’ Lakes High School, [...]

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