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Bellmont Middle School eighth grade art students, from left, Caiden Beitler, Jaxon Braun, Serenity Price, Sophia Lopez, Adelyn Wells, Amaris Silva and Kim Le won accolades with the watercolor paintings.
Bellmont eighth grader Sophia Lopez won accolades for this watercolor painting of an Atlantic sailfish. Previous Next
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Area students wildlife paintings honored
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Bellmont Middle School eighth graders earned state-level accolades with their wildlife watercolor paintings in Wildlife Forever s Fish Art Contest and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Junior Duck Stamp Contest, according to a news release.
Their accomplishments are more impressive considering they are beginner watercolor wildlife painters who use kindergarten paint sets, the release said. It noted the students learn about conservation, specie biomes, anatomy and mixing and layering colors.
Rob Milledge keeps a photograph of a lunar eclipse in his Blackhawk Middle School classroom, and months ago he casually mentioned that it would be nic .
Bloomingdale Park District recently issued the following announcement.
Blackhawk Middle School s eighth-grade promotion ceremony will be held Thursday, May 20, at the football stadium at Fenton High School. (The rainout date is Friday, May 21.)
The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m., and will be live-streamed on the District s website. Students should arrive for the ceremony no later than 6 p.m.
Although the ceremony will occur outdoors, COVID safety measures will limit the stadium s seating capacity to 25 percent. As a result, students will receive two admission tickets to the ceremony.
Face coverings will be required, and physical distancing of 6 feet should be maintained between parties.
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NEWARK, N.J., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Samantha Vance, 12, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was named one of America s top 10 youth volunteers of 2021 on Sunday evening by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards during the program s 26th annual, and second fully virtual, national recognition celebration. Selected from a field of more than 21,000 youth volunteers from across the country, Samantha has earned the title of National Honoree, along with a scholarship of $5,000, an engraved gold medallion, a crystal trophy for her school, and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for a nonprofit organization of her choice.
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