Chorus celebrates banner year
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Maestro Raffaele Ponti, conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, encouraged third-graders at Deep Creek Elementary School to paint visual representations of music. His presentation at Deep Creek and Peace River Elementary schools on Friday will prepare students for a field trip to the symphony on May 2 for third-graders from all 10 elementary schools.
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Charlotte Technical Center students Kyle Croker, Seith Emil, Cole Emil, and Brady Strong posed by an Acey Ducey P-70 aircraft last Thursday while student Tray Bowe sat in the cockpit. The craft was donated by Dale Turner, a custom airplane builder from Punta Gorda, and will be used as a learning tool to study aircraft structure.
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Giovanni Roman holds his poster, which won the School Bus Safety Poster Contest this year. Giovanni was recognized last Tuesday at a school board meeting.
The Port Charlotte Middle School Chorus is celebrating a coup, because for the first time in at least 20 years it has sent students to the Florida All-State Middle School Treble Chorus.
Rosters posted Nov. 12 by the Florida Vocal Association announced that Kaelyn Griffiths, a seventh-grader, and Haley Kosnik, an eighth-grader, will be joining the chorus in Tampa for three days in January.
