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PHOTO GALLERY: Heart & Soul Gala


  • By Josh Siegel
  • | 5:00 a.m. January 27, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY: Heart & Soul Gala
Angalique Schweitger of Southeast High School with Kari Reddish, a digital design teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School
Angalique Schweitger of Southeast High School with Kari Reddish, a digital design teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School
Rachel Stenner, a Braden River High School junior, showed off a drawing to Melissa and Kaileigh Prosser.
Rachel Stenner, a Braden River High School junior, showed off a drawing to Melissa and Kaileigh Prosser.
Sydney Collier, a Bayshore High School junior, displayed her piece, titled “Eb and Flow” to Diane Rosenbarger.
Sydney Collier, a Bayshore High School junior, displayed her piece, titled “Eb and Flow” to Diane Rosenbarger.
Erin Crowley of Lakewood Ranch High School called her piece, “an abstract explosion inside a head.” She showed it to Allan Seeley.
Erin Crowley of Lakewood Ranch High School called her piece, “an abstract explosion inside a head.” She showed it to Allan Seeley.
Kiley King, a Manatee High School senior, with her clay “Roller Coaster.” Chuck Freeman looked on.
Kiley King, a Manatee High School senior, with her clay “Roller Coaster.” Chuck Freeman looked on.
Fabrizio “Tino” Peno, a senior at the Manatee School of Arts, wants to be a concept artist for video game design. He showed his piece to Dimitri Jansen.
Fabrizio “Tino” Peno, a senior at the Manatee School of Arts, wants to be a concept artist for video game design. He showed his piece to Dimitri Jansen.
Sarah Smith, a Manatee High School junior, with her Octopus made out of pen, ink, acrylics and watercolor. Sharon and Jerry Schoenholtz looked on.
Sarah Smith, a Manatee High School junior, with her Octopus made out of pen, ink, acrylics and watercolor. Sharon and Jerry Schoenholtz looked on.
Kieren Gunnell, a sophomore at the Manatee School of Arts, took a picture of an alligator with algae on its tail at a zoo in Tampa. Barbara and Ed Jennings appreciated the work.
Kieren Gunnell, a sophomore at the Manatee School of Arts, took a picture of an alligator with algae on its tail at a zoo in Tampa. Barbara and Ed Jennings appreciated the work.
Alexander King, a Manatee High School sophomore, took a photo of the cross at Desoto Park using his phone. Maureen Platt and Kim Daunt enjoyed it.
Alexander King, a Manatee High School sophomore, took a photo of the cross at Desoto Park using his phone. Maureen Platt and Kim Daunt enjoyed it.

 

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