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Hillsborough High Student Honored For Reporting Attack

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 27, 2007

Updated: 10/26/2007 12:11 am

TEMPLE TERRACE - Ladondi Norris, a junior at Hillsborough High School, was recognized this month by the Temple Terrace Police Department with its Do the Right Thing Award.

During lunch at school, Norris saw a student punched in the face by another student. The victim was not familiar with his attacker.

There were several witnesses, but only Norris reported the attack to the school's resource officer, although at that time he didn't know the attacker's name. When he learned the suspect's name, he reported that, and the suspect was arrested

Norris was not a friend of the victim but said he just didn't like what he saw.

The Do the Right Thing Award is given each month to a student in a Temple Terrace school or from Temple Terrace who shows good citizenship and helps other.

The award winners are recognized each month by the Temple Terrace City Council. The 12 monthly winners are honored at an annual dinner, and a yearly winner is announced.

Hillsborough River Topic At Audubon
NORTH TAMPA - John Walkinshaw, director of the Hillsborough River Watershed Alliance, will speak at the Nov. 10 meeting of the Tampa Audubon Society.

The meeting, open to the public free of charge, will be at 11 a.m. at Lettuce Lake Park, 6920 E. Fletcher Ave.

He will talk about the morphology, geology and nature of the Hillsborough River and its conservation.

The society also will have a beginning birding walk at 9 a.m. at the park. Mary Keith and Ann Paul will lead the walk, which is free and open to the public.

For details, call (813) 935-6115.

Group To Hear About Marketing

HUNTER'S GREEN - Becky Wanamaker from Cranium 360 will speak about the 'Onion Approach to Marketing' at the Nov. 8 meeting of the North East Tampa Women in Business.

The meeting, open to members and guest, will be at 6 p.m. at the Hunter's Green Golf & Country Club, 18101 Longwater Run Drive. Wanamaker will talk about marketing a business layer by layer.

Tickets are $22 for members and $25 for guests if purchased by Friday and $25 for members and $28 for guests after Friday. For details, call club President Debbie Holley at (813) 451-8023.

Ophelia Project Celebrates Anniversary

SOUTH TAMPA - Molly Barker, a four-time Ironman triathlete and founder of Girls on the Run International, will speak at the fifth anniversary celebration of The Ophelia Project - Tampa Bay.

The luncheon will be Friday at Higgins Hall, 5225 N. Himes Ave. Registration and a silent auction are at 11 a.m.; the luncheon is at 11:45 a.m.

Girls on the Run is a program for personal growth and professional fulfillment. It is available in 150 cities nationwide and will be offered in 2008 in this area by The Ophelia Project.

Tickets are $55 per person ($100 for patrons and $1,000 for table sponsors). For details, call Emily Minton at (813) 574-6927.

Hometown Democracy Topic For Luncheon

DOWNTOWN TAMPA - The Tiger Bay Club of Tampa will sponsor a debate about Florida Hometown Democracy at its Nov. 16 meeting.

The luncheon meeting, open to members and guests, will be at Maestro's at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place. Registration is at 11:30 a.m., and lunch is at noon.

Speakers will be Lesley Blackner, environmental attorney and founder of the Florida Hometown Democracy movement, and John Thrasher, former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and now with South Strategy Group.

Tickets are $25 for members and $30 for guests. For reservations, call (813) 741-0004 or e-mail tigerbay@tampa bay.rr.com.

Water Issues Topic At Rotary

TAMPA PALMS - Bart Weiss, director of the Division of Strategic Water Management for Hillsborough County, will speak at Friday's meeting of the Rotary Club of New Tampa.

Weiss will talk about the problems and proposals related to local water issues at the 7 a.m. meeting at the Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd.

The club is for professional and business leaders who live, work or are retired in the New Tampa area. For details, contact Matt Palmer at (813) 972-9235 or matt.palmer@earth link.net.

Send news of community interest to Lenora Lake at 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 102, Tampa FL 33647; fax to (813) 975-9488; e-mail to llake@tampatrib.com; or call her at (813) 865-4851.

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