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Class notes

By Times Staff Writer
Published March 10, 2005

BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY: Science Family Night, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the multipurpose room. Parents and students interested in science and Science Fair participants are invited to attend this fun night of making wacky things through science experiments or to get ideas for science fair projects, and other information. Families should bring their Science Fair project books with them. Project books will be available, and display boards will be on sale for $3.

CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY: School Advisory Council meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday in the media center.

Evening performance of Dear Edwina 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 16 and 17 in the town center. Lively musical theater production based on character education for children and the young at heart. Admission free. Donations accepted.

FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE: PTSA meeting, 6:30 p.m. followed by the School Advisory Council, 7 p.m. Monday in the media center.

Family Involvement Team meeting, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the county office.

HERNANDO HIGH: School Advisory Council meeting, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the main office. For more information, call Tammi Cantie at 797-7015.

The Spanish Honor Society will hold a Walk-A-Thon on March 18 to raise funds for a scholarship in memory of classmate Carlee Horan, who died in a car accident last summer. Students will walk the school's track from noon to 5 p.m. and collect pledges/sponsorships for each lap. The Honor Society is asking for volunteers to assist with the fundraiser and community businesses to donate food, water and other necessary items. Please contact Ana Garcia at 797-7015, ext. 356, for more information.

Parent Night, 6:30 p.m. March 17 in the school's auditorium. Open to all students in the ninth, 10th, and 11th grades and their parents/guardians as well as eighth-grade students and their parents/guardians who will be attending Hernando High during the 2005-06 school year. Issues to be discussed include the new bell schedule, student class offerings and Hernando High's Belief and Mission statement. For more information, contact Lorna Lowe at 797-7015, ext. 409.

SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY: School Advisory Council meeting, 5 p.m. Monday in the media center.

SPRINGSTEAD HIGH: School Advisory Council meeting, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 310.

SUNCOAST ELEMENTARY: School Advisory Council meeting, 5:30 p.m. Monday in the media center.

WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE: School Advisory Council followed by Title I and PTSA meetings, 7:30 a.m. Tuesday in the media center.

ESE WORKSHOP: Individual Education Plan Workshop, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Deltona Elementary, 2055 Deltona Blvd., Spring Hill, for parents of students with disabilities. Call Tara Bremer at Family Network on Disabilities at (727) 937-9579 or toll-free at (800) 825-5736 for more information or to register.

ESE FAMILY FOCUS SUPPORT GROUP: For parents, other relatives and guardians of children with special needs. Guest speaker: Local art teacher Valerie Balogh will present clay fun, "The Art in You: How to Mold your Child," 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at ESE offices, 900 Emerson Road, Brooksville. Child care provided free by arrangement. Call 797-7022, ext. 224, for more information.

During the Hernando History Day Fair at Springstead High recently, 116 students representing 68 entries from Hernando County's middle and high schools participated in various categories. The top two entrants in each category of the junior and senior divisions are eligible to attend the state history fair in Tallahassee in May. Listed below are the top finalists:

HISTORICAL PAPER: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Gulag Archipelago - Carla Baricz, Springstead, High; American Sign Language - Christopher Sibila, Springstead High.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT: Naval Signals and Semaphore - Angela Passafaro, Springstead High; Tattoos - Holly McCrory, Springstead High.

GROUP EXHIBITS: Paine's Pamphlet - Jared Korn and Joshua Gregg, Hernando High; Anime - Jessica Budin and Caitlin Mejias, Springstead High.

INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY: Breaking the Enigma Cipher - Scott Welch, Hernando High; Navajo Code Talkers - Anthony Allen, Nature Coast Technical High.

GROUP DOCUMENTARY: Discovering the Renaissance Man: Leonardo da Vinci - Liana Alexander and Jordon Eubanks, Springstead High; Almost Ten Minutes Special Edition - Aline Bryant, Ashley Buckler, Rachel Campbell and Kristen Churchil, Hernando High.

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE: Communication Through Writing - Juan Serrano, Springstead High; The Real Generation: 1920's Flapper - Andrea Carlson, Springstead High.

GROUP PERFORMANCE: Hitler Youth - Gabby DeCristafaro, Jessica Strittmatter, Amanda Carlson, Amelia Carlson and Casey Nugent, Springstead High; American Spiritualism - Jennifer Gimbel, Nancy Belmont, Krystal Newman, Daryl Miller, and Caitlin Carpenter, Springstead High.

HISTORICAL PAPER: The Third Reich and Propaganda - Kindo Lee, West Hernando Middle.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT: Code of Dits and Dahs - Nick Noto, Parrott Middle; The Way the Wind Blew - Stephen Hallet, Powell Middle.

GROUP EXHIBIT: Navajo Code Talkers - James Patrick, Chris Sarabellis, Michael Aggresto and Tyler Burbeck, West Hernando Middle; Morse Code - Juanita Brooks, Natalie Pantiel and Kayla Rizzo, Fox Chapel Middle.

INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY: Samuel Johnson and the English Dictionary - Juan Smith, Fox Chapel Middle; Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphics - Steven Sullivan, Fox Chapel Middle.

GROUP DOCUMENTARY: History of Graffiti - David Vulpis, Nick Sessa and Edward Valencia, Fox Chapel Middle; History of Rap - Jacob Hunt, Jenny Delury, Tyler Shields and Jeanette Ramos, Fox Chapel Middle.

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE: Navajo Code Talkers - Leah Martin, Parrott Middle; Sign Language - Lauren Churchill, Parrott Middle.

Information for Class Notes and Newsmakers must be submitted at least 10 working days before the event or reservation deadline and must include a time, date, place, admission, and contact name and phone number. Submit to Valerie Taylor via e-mail to: topoftheclass@earthlink.net or fax to 352 754-6133cq or send to Hernando Times, 15365 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613.

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