Hillsborough County Public Schools -

For Immediate Release

Contact: Tanya Arja or Debra Bellanti
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Office of Communications
813-272-4060

Join Hillsborough County Public Schools on Monday, April 8^th for one or more of our solar eclipse events at the schools listed below.

• Rampello K-8 Downtown Magnet Partnership
  Location: 

  802 E Washington St, Tampa, FL 33602

  
  Time: 2:00 PM

Representatives from The Tampa Bay Sun are planning to experience Monday’s eclipse with students at Rampello Downtown Partnership School at 802 E. Washington Street in Tampa. Capture students’ reactions at the school on Monday, April 8, between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. (Plan to arrive by 2:30 to capture the peak of the eclipse.)

Please check in at the front office on arrival.

• Brandon High School – PE Field
  Location: 

  1101 Victoria St, Brandon, FL 33510

  
  Time: 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Brandon High School is hosting a viewing and photo opportunity with glasses and other solar safe and astro photography equipment to enrich the event after school on Monday from 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. on their PE field.

Please check in at the front office on arrival.

• Gaither High School
  Location: 

  16200 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618

  
  Time: Classroom at 1:00 PM, PE Field 1:47 PM until 3:00 PM

Students will be creating models of the Sun, Earth and Moon and creating an eclipse in their classroom in 7^th period (at 1:00 p.m.). Then in 8^th period, they will all go outside to observe the actual eclipse until dismissal at 2:30 p.m.  Students who can are invited to stay until 3:00 PM.

Please check in at the front office on arrival.

Please RSVP for these events by contacting Debra Bellanti at Email Debra Bellanti or texting 813.538.6015.