The Mayor’s Youth Showcase of Achievement will award over $25,000 in cash and prizes to middle and high school students. 48 different students in middle and high school will be awarded in eight different categories ranging from Academic Achievement to Overcoming Adversity to Performing Arts. The deadline for the completed nomination packet must be postmarked no later than April 20, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. The Showcase of Achievement Award Ceremony will be held on May 17, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Mahaffey Theater in Downtown St. Petersburg. All nominees will receive two free tickets to attend the night of the show.

The event runs from 10 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and is free and open to teenagers in grades 6-12. Teens can participate in beach games, bungee bounce, water joust, foam arena, flag football, two twenty-five foot waterslides, live performances, DJ, prizes, and more. Call 892-5060 for more information.

Scrubbin' Da Burg is an annual community service project where TASCO middle school camp sites from the St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department unite in an effort to beautify St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department partners with the Cohort of Champions, the St. Petersburg N-Team, City of St. Petersburg Neighborhood Services, St. Petersburg Police Department, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and Pinellas County Schools to identify projects. This event includes approximately 800 TASCO middle school summer camp participants. Teens spread across the community to paint houses and other structures, wash fire trucks, spread mulch, pickup trash, clean, dust, clear debris, landscape and more. For the culmination of a Scrubbin' Da' Burg project, teens come together at the St. Petersburg Coliseum for lunch and to enjoy a slideshow of the projects they have completed, as well as for an awards ceremony and proclamation announcement addressed by the Mayor of St. Petersburg and attended by other City of St. Petersburg dignitaries. This wonderful event provides the teens with a great sense of pride, ownership and community involvement.

TASCO will provide a safe and welcoming environment where gamers of all backgrounds can participate in various gaming experiences such as, video games, board games, free use of the TASCO Center for Technology computer lab, chill lounge, and can participate in prize giveaways throughout the night.

"Level Up" is the premier gaming spot for teens in middle and high school. Teens will be able to converse, share, and explore the gaming culture. Teens will learn, unite, and play in an enjoyable atmosphere.

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What are you doing this Valentine’s Day? Come hang with TASCO as we host our 15th Annual Valentine’s Semiformal at J.W. Cate Recreation Center , 5801 22nd Avenue North, on Saturday, February 9, from 7-11 p.m. for teens in grades six to nine. The night include a DJ spinning the hottest new songs, including live entertainment on the main stage, a photo booth, video games, $100 best dressed contest for girls and guys and much more! The $10 admission includes dinner. Dress code is semiformal. No shorts or jeans permitted. The school with the most attendance wins a free field day provided by TASCO. Come hang with your friends and represent your school. The event always sells out fast, so don’t wait. Tickets are available at the TASCO Center for Teen Technology, 1320 Fifth Street North and, at your local recreation center or at the door, if available.

Summer

Extreme

Beat the summer heat and come hang out with TASCO this summer. We offer seven different events at various locations over the summer, two of which are open to the public:

TASCO GAME EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE COLISEUM

Middle and high school teens, kick off your summer with TASCO Teen Programs! Our first summer extreme event is the Game Extravaganza on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at the historic Coliseum, 535 4th Ave. N., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with hundreds of teens in attendance. Inflatable games, video games, bungee jumping, 3 vs. 3 basketball tournament, air brush tattoos, live DJ performances and Silent Disco. The cost is $5 per participant.

TASCO TEEN MUD WARS

Middle school and high school teens, get down and dirty with all your friends at TASCO Teen Mud Wars on Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake Vista Park 1401 62nd Ave. S. Battle it out for a top spot in the dirtiest mud competition in the U.S. Bring a team consisting of 10 competing players and two alternates or join a team when you arrive. There must be a minimum of four (4) females to play each event. Teams compete for $500 and trophies. Activities include tug-of-war, obstacle course, eliminator and mud football to name a few. Bring a change of clothes, towel and sunscreen. Concessions will be sold. The cost is $5 per participant.