Newsmakers

STUDENT MUSICIAN: Shannon Lowe, a Crystal River High School 2000 graduate, has been accepted to the Sarasota Music Festival in Sarasota, which plays host to student musicians who win their spots by audition. For more than three weeks in June, festival participants will be engaged in intense chamber music studies, rehearsals, master classes and performances. They will be coached by top professional players of their instruments.

Shannon is a junior at the University of Florida, majoring in music education and performance on the bassoon. She is principal bassoonist for the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra and one of the founding members of Quintessential, a UF student performing woodwind quintet.

Shannon is an active sister of Sigma Alpha Iota, a music fraternity for female musicians, and is a member of the College Music Educators National Conference.

SRCS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH: Seven Rivers Christian School announces its Students of the Month for May: Elizabeth Finney, seventh grade; and Karli Esckelson, ninth grade. The students, chosen by the middle and high school faculty, are those who display God-honoring behavior in school activities, are supportive of and gracious to fellow students, lead by example, are committed to academic studies and strive to strengthen their relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer, Bible study and chapel worship.

IPS SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS: Inverness Primary School announces its school science fair winners.

Overall winners: first place, Evan Kegler, "Source Point Pollution in Retention Ponds"; second place, CarollAnn Pachol, "Suds or Duds"; third place, Mary Green, "The Effect of Colored Light on Plant Growth."

Individual: first place, CarollAnn Pachol, "Suds or Duds"; second, Mary Green, "The Effect of Colored Light on Plant Growth"; third, James Bowman, "Space Science -- Origin, Evolution and Destiny of the Cosmos."

Family: first place, Evan Kegler, "Source Point Pollution in Retention Ponds"; second,Levi Evans, "Rocket Science"; third, Curtis Harrod and Brittany Harrod, "Combinations of Sunlight, Darkness and Fertilizer and Their Effects on Plant Growth."

Groups: first place, Sydney Mundy and Jayme Manganiello, "Apples"; second, Bailey Jones and Cassandra Clark,"Be True to Your Teeth or They'll Be False to You!"

Class Groups (Primary): first place, Dina Towers, Heather Schurick, Elisabeth Veal, "What Liquids Do Plants Like to Drink?"; second, Kaitlin Kirby, Anna Dudley, Felicitie Gillette, "Which Paper Towel is the Strongest?"; third, Kaylee Henderson, Austin Ebbert, Casandra Lewis, "What Materials Dissolve in H2O?"

Class Groups (Intermediate): first place, Mrs. Hitchcox's Science Group, "Comparing Oxidation Rates Using Vitamin C and Lemon Juice"; second, Mrs. Hitchcox's Science Group, "Comparing the Absorbency of Paper Towels"; third, Mrs. Hitchcox's Science Group, "Comparing the Growth of Yeast with Sugar and Without Sugar."

Class (Primary):first place, Mrs. O'Connell, "What's in a Name?"; second, Mrs. Cross, "Will a Rubber Band Go Farther if the Angle of the Launcher is 60 or 30?"; third, Mrs. McLeod, "The Ants Go Marching One by One."

Class (Intermediate): first place, Mrs. Clark, "Comparing Heat Produced by an Incandescent Light Bulb and a Fluorescent Light Bulb"; second, Mrs. Clark's second-period class, "Can Caffeine Be Good for Mealworms?"; third, Mrs. Clark's second-period class, "My Soil is Better Than Yours."

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