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Sarasota | Schools

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  • Amanda Morales
  • May 11, 2015
Ashton hits home run with World Series Day

Students run the bases and the event for the annual Ashton Elementary School World Series Day at Twin Lakes Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Arasay Perez and Pablo Infante pose for a quick photo.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • May 10, 2015
Booker prom goes through the looking glass

Students spent the night in wonderland dancing with classmates for the Booker High School Prom Saturday, May 9 at Michael’s on East.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Students sing a long with “Style” by Taylor Swift.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • May 10, 2015
Cobalt dance takes students to new heights

City skylines and hints of gold transported students to the top of a skyscraper for an “urban lux” theme for the Pine View annual Cobalt dance Saturday, May 9 at The Devyn.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • May 9, 2015
Four years in the making, Riverview seniors enjoy prom

Riverview High School hosted its senior prom on May 9 at the Hyatt Regency.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • May 7, 2015
How is your mom special?

Students at Phillippi Shores Elementary School and B.D. Gullett Elementary School wish their mothers' a happy Mother's Day.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Colin Reid
  • May 6, 2015
LeVar Burton brings Reading Rainbow to Sarasota

Students at Emma E. Booker Elementary get a sneak peak at new episodes with LeVary Burton from Reading Rainbow on Friday, May 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • May 1, 2015
LeVar Burton inspires Booker Elementary students

Educator and actor LeVar Burton made a stop at Emma E. Booker Elementary School Friday morning to read to first-grade students.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
In the courtyard breezeway students weave yarn on a loom.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • May 1, 2015
ODA hosts Art Extravaganza

Out-of-Door Academy students spent Friday morning exploring a variety of art techniques for the Arts Extravaganza at the Lower School campus.

  • Siesta Key
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Samantha Callaway, Clare Carter and Tina Miller
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 30, 2015
First Presbyterian fundraiser puts down roots

Parents and friends of the First Presbyterian Preschool enjoyed an evening out for the annual fundraiser First Roots at Michael’s Wine Cellar Thursday evening.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Zak Barnes, Sarah Davis, Christian Berendes, Marianna Haluska and Zach Berendes
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 25, 2015
Cardinal Mooney hosts masquerade prom

Elegance was the key for the masquerade theme for the Cardinal Mooney Catholic School prom Saturday night at the Lakewood Ranch Polo Grill.

  • Sarasota
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Carly and Daniel Brown listen to the rules before playing with Andy Branco.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 24, 2015
Foundation rolls the dice for Southside Elementary

The Southside Foundation went all in for a casino night fundraiser for the elementary school Friday evening at Michael’s on East.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Courtesy photo. Members of the blue "jelly" team show off their donations for the Out-of-Door Academy’s annual Peanut Butter and Jelly Food Drive Competition.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 24, 2015
Peanut butter upsets jelly in ODA food drive

Students at the lower campus and upper campuses participated in the Peanut Butter and Jelly food drive to benefit the All Faiths Food Bank Campaign Against Summer Hunger.

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Bay Haven School teacher Maribeth Ditmars reads a list of students’ names from her 1995 class. Photo by Amanda Morales
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2015
Bay Haven students dig up the past

In 1995 the Major League Baseball strike came to an end, the Academy Award for Best Picture went to “Forrest Gump” and the verdict for the O.J. Simpson trial was not guilty.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
SCF Model UN team members: (front) Anne Miller, Carolina Montes, Carlyle Styer, Kristen Moreno and Jordan Foth; (back row) Matthew Ruch, George Vasquez and team adviser Danny Fuerstman. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2015
School board

SCF Model UN delegation honored; Three Fulbright grants awarded to New College students; Pine View team qualifies for TARC

  • Sarasota
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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2015
Teacher spotlight: Angela Mejicanos

Engaging students in a foreign language is Angela Mejicanos’ specialty at the Out-of-Door Academy lower campus.

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