Dear Pride Families,

As we head into our final week of February, another cold front is rolling in—please remember to send students with jackets so they can stay warm throughout the day.

If you have a child starting kindergarten this fall, or know a family who does, help us spread the word and join us for our Kindergarten Orientation on Friday at 8:30 a.m. We look forward to welcoming our newest Pride Lions!

Congratulations to our 4‑H Speaking Contest winners!

In 4th grade

1st place – Avyaan Sai Penugonda

2nd place – Shivanshi Dua

3rd place – Takshvi Kothuru

In 5th grade: 1st place – Aarna Lakhena

2nd place – Anatta Ravinder

3rd place – Hajer Altamimi.

Our first-place winners will represent Pride Elementary at the District Regional competition next month—best of luck!

We are also proud of our STEM Fair winners who represented us at the Regional Fair this week, and we are anxiously awaiting the results.

Finally, Lions, we are seeing an increase in tardies. Let’s set those alarms a few minutes earlier and work together to finish the last three weeks of the quarter strong!

Let’s have another great week, Lions! 🦁

Yo-ho-ho and onward we go!

Mrs. Meyer and Mrs. Moncrief

🌟 Want to Make a Difference at Pride? Join Our PTA Executive Board! 🌟

Are you looking for a meaningful way to get involved at Pride Elementary and help shape our school community? The Pride Elementary PTA is now accepting nominations for the 2026–2027 Executive Board, and we’d love to see you (or someone you know!) step into a leadership role!

PTA board members play an important role in supporting our students, staff, and school events-and no prior experience is required, just a willingness to help and collaborate. Positions include President, Vice President (1 & 2), Treasurer, and Recording Secretary. If serving on the board isn’t the right fit, there are also many committee opportunities to get involved behind the scenes.

If you’re interested (or would like to nominate someone with their permission), please complete the PTA Nominating Form and return it by Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Forms may be emailed or dropped off at the front office. Let’s work together to continue making Pride an amazing place for our students and families! 💙🦁

PTA Nominating Form.pdf

We need volunteers to help in the cafeteria during lunch on a daily basis between 10:00 and 1:30. Ideally, we would like to have recurring volunteers, but any time you can help would be greatly appreciated! The role involves monitoring student behavior, assisting students with opening food items, escorting students to the bathroom or health clinic, helping with spills, etc... Please click on the link below to sign up!

LUNCHROOM HELPER

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About Us

Email: Pride.Elementary@hcps.net
Website: hillsboroughschools.org/pride
Location: 10310 Lion's Den Drive, Tampa, FL, USA
Phone: 813-558-5400
Facebook: facebook.com/PrideElem