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+ FPC student selected to Army All-American Marching Band
Frank Garcia, of Flagler Palm Coast High School, has been selected to be a member of the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. Garcia will join an elite group of musicians who will perform during halftime of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, January 7, at the Alamodome, in San Antonio.
“It’s a really great opportunity,” said Garcia, who plays piccolo. “I’m very happy. Words can’t explain how I feel.”
The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band recognizes the top 125 high school senior marching musicians and color guard members from across the country.
“The U.S. Army has a distinguished musical history with numerous bands and musical acts still performing around the world today,” said John Myers, director of strategic communications, marketing and outreach for U.S. Army Accessions Command.
FPC Band Director John Seth thanked the Army for supporting music education at the ceremony held in Garcia’s honor.
“Music education is something that the kids go above and beyond to do outside the normal school day,” Seth said. “I am very thankful for (Garcia) and for his eagerness to excel in what he does.”
The east-west showdown game will be televised 1 p.m. Jan. 7, on NBC.
+ Phoenix students win essay contest
Three Phoenix Academy fifth-graders took home first-, second- and third-place honors in an essay contest, which followed up an October field trip to the Florida Agricultural Museum’s Civil War Encampment and Re-enactment.
Students returned to the classroom to write about what life was like and choose a role to write about.
Third-place winner Tyler Perry took on the role of a soldier, imagining what he witnessed on the battlefield.
Deanna DiNiro, who place second, wrote: “Being the daughter of a soldier is scary, because when my dad is gone I never know if he’s coming back.”
Valerie Diaz, first-place winner, captured how difficult life must have been for a female soldier.
+ Wadsworth students experience the Mayflower
One hundred and thirty-two students stood in a frame that was in the exact measurements of the Mayflower, Friday, Nov. 18, at Wadsworth Elementary School.
They were able to experience what it must have felt like for the 102 pilgrims, 30 sailors, cows, goats and chickens that were onboard for 66 days.
“The children swayed as if they were on a rolling ship and were surprised about how crowded it was,” said second-grade teacher Debbie Kryspin. “This was a great learning activity for the second-grade students, with some help from third-graders.”
