Pasco County values Fine Arts education and the opportunities it provides to students. Each elementary school offers Fine Arts coursework. In addition, we offer select Fine Arts programs at a number of schools that have received top industry recognitions and are providing a comprehensive Fine Arts education to our students. Students have the opportunity to perform and showcase their work throughout the community. Fine arts students leave with skills that allow them to pursue careers and higher education in the arts. Students learning through creativity enhances their ability to be problem solvers and in-turn increases their performance in core academic classes. Below are helpful links highlighting Pasco County School’s Fine Arts programs.

Pasco Pathways Catalog

Fine Arts Website

Performing Arts Centers

• River Ridge
• Wesley Chapel

Each year, the District School Board of Pasco County hosts the Pasco Science and Engineering Showcase. This showcase event is a deeply enriching experience for every student, regardless of prior experience. Through the scientific research process, students take ownership of their interests, explore pressing issues and problems that our world faces every day, and stretch their creativity in an attempt to design and implement powerful solutions. Several of these young men and women advance to state and national competitions and many ultimately pursue careers in specialized scientific and engineering fields. For more information visit:

Science and Engineering Showcase

Pasco County Schools is proud to offer many clubs for students during and after the school day. For more information on what clubs are available at your student’s elementary school please reach out to your school’s administration.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international program for students in kindergarten through college. Members work in teams and use creative problem solving skills to produce solutions for a variety of problems. Problem solutions range from building working vehicles and inventive structures to live performances, written and acted by teams, which present creative solutions. But what Odyssey of the Mind really means to team members is creative learning, building new skill sets, working as a team and having FUN! Team members each get to showcase their creative flair and unique abilities and build upon everyone’s ideas to enhance their solutions. Odyssey encourages participation and innovative thinking and the team environment gives everyone a chance to have his or her ideas heard.

Gulf Coast Odyssey of the Mind