Class notes

By JORGE SANCHEZ

© St. Petersburg Times,
published August 23, 2001

AUGUST NIGHTS: Three Crystal River High School alumni -- Brendalee (Beardsley) Combrink of Nature Coast Trading Co., Beth (Carter) Yant and Jerry Yant of Nature Coast Electric -- organized an event that provides an opportunity for the 249 Crystal River High School seniors to compete in a scholarship program. The fundraising event is called Hot August Nights 2001 and will be from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Nature Coast Trading Co. in the Crystal Square Shopping Center on U.S. 19.

There will be more than a $1,000 in cash prizes and give-a-ways awarded, live entertainment, including music by the Sevilles and One Flight Up, great food vendors -- everything from London broil to hot dogs -- an antique auction and a boat show provided by Nature Coast Marine. Harley Davidson of Crystal River will be sponsoring the event along with Time Warner, St. Petersburg Times and WRGO 102.7-FM plus dozens of local and national companies.

PRECIOUS CARGO SCHOOL FREE/REDUCED PRICE MEALS: Precious Cargo Preschool announces its participation in the U. S. Department of Agriculture's child care food program. Meals are available to eligible children at the preschool without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Parents or guardians of eligible children must complete applications. The school is at 3521 S Michigan Blvd. in Homosassa.

TEACHER APPRECIATION AT MOSI: The Museum Of Science and Industry invites teachers, educators and their families to a Teacher Appreciation Event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 9. The event is free for educators with a $2 charge per family member per film in the IMAX Dome Theatre.

MOSI educators will show teachers how to integrate MOSI programs into the curriculum, providing step-by-step instructions on selecting and scheduling the programs that best fit their educational needs.

Films that will be showing that day include Journey into Amazing Caves, Amazing Journeys and Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure. Everyone will get a sneak peek at clips from Disney's Beauty and the Beast film on the giant screen and a short presentation on the accompanying education materials.

Youth Media International, in cooperation with Walt Disney Pictures, provides the curriculum resource guide that puts emphasis on science and technology but also includes activities in history, social studies, anthropology, environmental studies, language arts, biology and math.

During the event, educators may preview educational programs in the Coleman Science Works Theater, Verizon Challenger Learning Center, the Saunders Planetarium and the Duckwall Foundation LabZone. Interactive demonstrations will take place in all of the exhibit galleries.

Guests are eligible for prize drawings and give-aways, and there will be food specials in the MOSI Cafe and discounts in the Science Store. There will also be an Usborne Book Fair from 1 to 6 p.m. where teachers can receive half price on all Hotshot Books, and buy five books and get one free.

For more information about the Teacher Appreciation Event, call (813) 987-6000 or log onto the MOSI Web site at www.mosi.org. MOSI is at 4801 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa.

SCIENCE FAIR MEETING FOR HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS: Citrus County home-school students interested in participating in the Citrus Home Educators Co-op Science Fair are invited to an informational meeting featuring Ben Stofcheck, Citrus County school district program specialist for mathematics and science, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Providence Baptist Church, 4471 W Sanction Road, Lecanto. Winners of the CHEC Science Fair will compete in the Citrus County Regional Science and Engineering Fair. For information, call Kimberly Miskiewicz at 746-0685.

REAL ESTATE CLASSES: Central Florida Community College and the Citrus County Realtors Association have developed a partnership to provide real estate classes offered by the Realtors Institute of Citrus County. This fall term, two courses are scheduled at the Realtors Association office, 1619 W Gulf to Lake Highway (State Road 44) in Lecanto.

Real Estate Principles and Practices will meet weekdays and Saturdays Sept. 5-29 and costs $225, books included. The course is designed for people who are seeking real estate sales certification with the Florida Real Estate Commission. Principles and Practices II will meet weekdays and Saturdays Oct. 29-Nov. 2 for students who want to sit for the state broker's exam. It costs $325, books included.

Specific course times are available at the CFCC Citrus County Campus, 3800 S Lecanto Highway, Lecanto. Students may also register there prior to the start of classes. For information, call Brad Thorpe, Citrus Campus Manager of Corporate Training, at 249-1210.

ENHANCEMENT PLAN AVAILABLE: Homosassa Elementary School has completed the School Enhancement Plan for the 2001-2002 school year. It is available in the school office for public review.

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