Education

Lutz K-8 Day of Service set for Oct. 21

By Land O' Lakes-Lutz Courier staff · October 19, 2026 · 1 min read · Updated Oct 27, 11:25 p.m.

Children and adults standing on a lawn in front of a single-story school building with large windows. — Students and adults gather outside a single-story elementary school building. Hillsborough County School Board members are scheduled to visit Lutz K-8 for a Day of Service on Oct. 21. Declan Haun / NARA (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Hillsborough County School Board members will visit Lutz K-8 for a Day of Service at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 17302 N. Dale Mabry Hwy.

The event is one of several on the board's weekly calendar, according to a schedule posted by Hillsborough County Public Schools on Friday, Oct. 16. The district said one or more board members are scheduled to attend each listed event.

The Lutz K-8 visit marks the second Day of Service at the school in two weeks. A prior district schedule listed a Day of Service at the same address on Oct. 14.

The board's regular meeting is set for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the district auditorium, 901 E. Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa.

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