Dowdell Middle Magnet School

Our community is invited to be part of something powerful. 💚 Hope in Action 2026 brings together young changemakers, families, educators, and local organizations for a day of ...

National School Counseling Week 2026 (Feb. 2-6), sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), highlights the essential contribution of school counselors with...

This Saturday, Mrs. Pacelli attended the ZooTampa STEM Event with five student volunteers (Noah Martinez, Naomi Laws, Sonia Pierce, Laylanie Johnson, Ciara Williams) who led hand...

Today Mrs. Pacelli's classroom was filled with curiosity, awe, and just the right amount of “ick factor,” a reminder of how powerful experiential, place-based learning can be in m...

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Does your child have an Individual Educational Plan (IEP)? Please take a moment and complete this important parent survey and let us know how well we are partnering with you. The s...

The Consider the Octopus Book Club brings students together around a shared love of reading, curiosity, and ocean science. Through this small-group book club, students build li...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tampa, Fl. (January 23, 2026) –Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is proud to announce that 21 of our magnet schools have been recognized by Magne...

We were excited to welcome Sydney and Grace from Tampa Bay Watch to campus for a powerful, hands-on learning experience focused on invasive lionfish. They engaged students in a ...

We are proud to share that our school is a recipient of the 2026 Magnet Schools of America Distinction Award as part of the 2026 Merit Awards Program. This national recogni...

Today, students had a blast diving into the world of lionfish through a hands-on simulation exploring the stomach contents, and voracious appetites of this invasive species. U...

I am excited to announce our December Principal’s Student of the Month recipients! 🌟This honor recognizes students who go above and beyond in academics, kindness, responsibility...

🎉 Congratulations to our amazing Dowdell Dolphins who earned Academic Honor Roll for Quarter Two! 🐬📚 Report cards are now available online, and students proudly received a prin...

We are thrilled to officially launch Kids and Canines at Dowdell Middle Magnet School! This unique, heart-centered program blends leadership development, empathy, and responsibi...

We were excited to welcome Ashley Burd from Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful as a guest speaker at Dowdell Middle Magnet School ! Ms. Burd visited our students to share important inf...

Dowdell students had the opportunity to learn beyond the classroom at Camp Bayou, exploring both Florida ecology and local history. Students focused on the role of keystone specie...

Happy New Year Everyone! We were so excited to welcome your student(s) back to school today! To begin the second semester on a strong note, students participated in a School-wid...

For Immediate Release Tampa, Fl. (December 19, 2025) – All Hillsborough County public schools and district offices will be closed from Monday, December 22, through Friday, ...

Congratulations to Rosemary, Xavi, and Joniel ! These Dowdell Middle School students demonstrated exceptional dedication, discipline, and perseverance by earning their Entrepren...

Today in Scouts, we had an honest and meaningful conversation about stress -what causes it and how our students manage it. They were incredibly open in sharing their experiences....