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By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published April 11, 2001
School calendar
Progress reports will be distributed April 26.
Anclote Elementary: Garage sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 21 in the school parking lot. Substitute teachers are needed at the school. For information, call Dana Flanagan at (727) 774-3200.
Calusa Elementary: Advisory Council meets at 8 a.m. April 19.
Cotee River Elementary: Chorus and Orff Concert, 7 p.m. April 19.
Fox Hollow Elementary: Advisory Council meets from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. April 19.
Gensis Preparatory: Evening of the Arts, 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 18. Ribbon cutting and Open House for the new building, 5 to 7:30 p.m. April 19.
Giella Elementary: PTO Spring Carnival, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 20.
Locke Elementary: Book Fair starts Tuesday in the media center. Family Art Night, 6 to 8 p.m. April 30.
Mitchell High: Advisory Council meets at 7:30 a.m. April 18. Prom tickets are on sale through April 20.
World of Knowledge Montessori: Spring break, Friday though April 20.
Teens are invited to the annual Rock 'N Read/Battle of the Bands celebration at 6 p.m. Thursday at Crews Lake Park in Shady Hills. Special musical guests are Harry Dash and People Food.
The Pasco County Parks and Recreation Department is presenting a free Jellybean Jamboree from 9 a.m. till 12 noon Friday at Veterans Memorial Park, 14333 Hicks Road, Hudson. Activities include games, crafts, pony rides and refreshments. Canned food donations are appreciated. For information, call (727) 861-3033.
ArtBeat 2001, an annual teen art show, is on exhibit through April 28 at the Pasco Fine Arts Center, 5744 Moog Road, New Port Richey. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. An awards ceremony will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. April 28. Students from Genesis Preparatory and Gulf, Mitchell and Ridgewood high schools are participants. For information, call (727) 845-7322.
The Sixth Annual "Catch A Rising Star" scholarship is available to high school students. Three $500 scholarships will be awarded at the Catch a Rising Star concert, which features local favorite Knight Sounds. Deadline for submitting an application and performance video is Tuesday. For applications, students should contact their band and chorus teachers or high school guidance counselors. For information or to become a sponsor, call Jim or Karen Wilcox at (727) 841-9904.
River Ridge Drama will celebrate its 10th anniversary by presenting the Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Center for the Arts, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey. Evening performances will be held at 7 p.m. April 27 and 28. Matinees are at 2 p.m. April 28 and 29. The Saturday matinee performance will be interpreted for the hearing impaired. Tickets are $5. Reservations are recommended. Call (727) 992-4210. TTY (727) 376-5054.
Last chance for college entrance exams. April 27 is the deadline to register for the SAT to be administered on June 2.
May 4 is the deadline to register for the ACT to be administered on June 9.
Gulf Middle School winners in the Future Business Leaders of America District Competition: Taylor Mountain, first-place, entrepreneurship; Shontel Chase, third-place, public speaking; Samantha Batchelor, fourth-place, Introduction to Business; Amanda Fischer, sixth-place, Introduction to Computers; and Stevi Barr, sixth-place, leadership. These students will go on to state competition held in April. Maggie Giampavolo has been named winner of an essay contest sponsored by Rep. Heather Fiorentino and will serve for one week as a page in Tallahassee.
Fox Hollow Elementary: Syndey Allison, Carlos Aponte, Amanda Ballou, Desiree Barrs, Cody Beck, Lauren Bouffard, Collin Brodil, Tiffany Brown, Corbyn Cochran, Andrew Corbeil, Rica Corbeil, Bobby Costenbader, Carol Damasco, Tommy Filep, Teri Gallo, Cody Galloway, Jose Garcia, Derek Graf, Sara Hale, Joshua Hanneman, Brian Koon, Jeremy Lane, Dena Lammert, Kaila Lewis, Chelsea Link, Brianna Maddox, Anna Magavero, Jessica Martin, Justin Martinez, Jesse McKellen, Adam Nichols, Allegra Ortiz, Austin Padova, Kayla Reber, Ronnie Rindone, Colleen Schwartz, Charlotte Scott, Mary Ann Straquadine, Joseph Sylvester, Jakob Vail, Christian Watkins and Jade White.
Genesis Preparatory School: Jen Durling, Dan Rood, Hilary Hawley, Yousif Salhab, Matt Scala, Sabrina Taldone, Deryl Burney and Adam Mula. Hudson Elementary: Shannon Eaton, Joey Asquith, Dylan Horton, Alexandria Bandino, Austin Marino, Samantha Ulman, Ashley Vollmar, Crystal Golinski, Jacob Atwell, Jimmy Osborne, Kayla Wilkins, Ashley England, Alexis Elliott, Angelica Midkiff, Dominick Grilli, Toni Imbimbo, Lee Speer, Anthony Dubose, Samantha Carpe, Hunter Beals, Jackie Algaze, Rachel Gernaat, Kevin Taylor, Ally Eng, James Walsh, Chad Meyers, Bridgit Pugh, Mary Robinson, Jessica Chacon, Josh Linville, Chelsea Shohen, Bridget Faille, Jericho Kayne, Jerry Hart, Alisha Summers, Jackie Koberna, Virginia Kardas, Toni Miller, Samantha Winniger, Dillen McFad River Ridge Middle: Alex Huffman, Daniel Dwyer, Jessica Copley, Diedra Bruner, Krystal Vanderbuilt and Mital Patel.
Sunray Elementary: Mary Ann Wharton, Jillian Forbes, Jeffrey Humphrey, Jenna Saitta, Samantha Detrick, Samantha Glover, Zachary Ballow, Amanda McDermott, Lindsey Schalk, Autumn Vaillancourt, Tiffany Winright, Alexandra Mayes, Karla Corrales, Pierce Spraggins, Jenna Ely, Ashley Baskins, Justin Bradley, Talia Cowley, Adam Moyers, Linh Hoang, Michael Davis, Amber Fisher, Alanna Eley, Amanda Dirennio, Zahara Taki, Hayley Johnson, Teri Fortune, Tara Teoppe and Alicia Duross. Character Counts Winners: Dominique Broccolli, Derek Lumley, Melissa Mendez, Deiree Dillard, Philip Linton, Stephanie Beiter, Camille Delgado and Amera Yando. Anclote Elementary: Brittni Faria, Jessica Salb, Victoria Brodie, Steven Faulkner, Jessica Aldrich, Anthony Schaffer, Edward Chester, Brittany Rudniski, Anthony Sarno, Joseph Morgan, Amanda Nagle, Ceyla Esendemir, Brittany Willett, Maryann Bowser, Kristin Kirtley, Matthew Hoke, Nicki Parham, Katatzyna Chrostowski, Jessica Alexander, Alyssa Lendowski, Kassandra Phillips, Brandon Martalitsch, John Kostakis, Gina Perkins, Matthew Fryer, Lindsey Dyer, Jessica Lenkey, Roy Hillis, Michaerl Dobrzykowski and Tara Mannelli.
Moon Lake Elementary: Cody Vanriper, Christian Culley, Casey Paquette, Brian Brown, Brittany Solomon, Russell Davis, Cory Loehr, Shawna Scroggins-Loehr, Tashua Plantilla, Taylor Santaria, Emily Taggart, Lara Metz, Ryan Smith, Miranda Wetherell, Tami Comden, Jaquelyn Mojica, Suzie Daniels, James Oray, Andrea Leiva, Dennica Ambrosino, Kayla Fremmer, Emerald Caldwell-Baker, Hallie Baumgarten, Chey Mabe and Michael Burr.