Come cheer on our GIRLS & BOYS Flag Football teams! The girls game will be played first followed by the boys game. Monday, March 30-5:30pm - Dowdell vs Burns @ Brando...

SCOUTS meets every Wednesday during lunch, and over the past few sessions students have been hard at work designing and building their very own Pinewood Derby cars. Today we gat...

Some of the most meaningful lessons don’t happen inside the classroom, they happen outside, through action and experience. Today our students stepped into the role of environment...

One of the most exciting ways students experience science in our classroom this week is through owl pellet dissections . This hands-on investigation allows students to step into ...

Skate Night at Astro Skate! Contact ciera.fox@hcps.net

Our students had an incredible experience at the Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots HOPE in Action Environmental Summit (a special thanks to organizer Bonnie Eaton)! The day began with s...

It was a beautiful day to be out at Medard Park as our sixth and seventh graders enjoyed a wonderful afternoon fishing and sharing a BBQ with the Scouts (thank you Missy). The stu...

We are grateful to welcome Tampa Bay Watch back into our classroom for a special herpetology visit. Students had the unforgettable opportunity to meet Sammy, a ball python, during...

Click on the link below to view news from our School Counselors: https://hillsboroughcountypsfl.edurooms.com/engage/dowdell-middle-school/newsletters/counselor-edtion Contact...

We are really excited to share a new partnership with InWater Research Group and to welcome our Traveling Sea Turtle Trunks into the classroom. 🐢 Thank you Yashira Cruz! These re...

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...