Students rock art show

Palm Coast Observer
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The winners of the Flagler County Art League Spring Student Art Exhibit 2013 are as follows: Best Of Show, Thomas Brock; drawing: first place, Thomas Brock; second place, Megan Suthard; third place, Erin Verdi; and honorable mentions, Jamison Cheeks and Lindsey Linton; painting: first place, Carolyn Pubill; second place; Sam Ramey, third place, Mellisa Sackett; and honorable mentions, Megan McNulty and Marta Fagundo; black and white photography: first place, Jeremy Campbell; second place, Erin Asevedo; third place, Bailey Perosa; and honorable mentions, Samantha Laks and Mellisa Sackett; digitally manipulated photography/Photoshop: first place, Kelly Kukitz; second place, Stefany Farsiyants; third place, Erica Maron; and honorable mentions, Daniella Knight and Kadie Lachiewicz; graphic design: first place, Devon McIntire; second place, Benjamin Zvurko; third place, Mason Maloy; and honorable mentions, Connor Murray and Carolyn Pubill; mixed media: first place, Charles Tuccio; second place, Allie Wisniewski; third place, Samantha Howe; and honorable mentions, Ashley Garren and Brian Gallagher; and sculpture: first place, Ashley Garren; second place, Jessica Deegan; third place, Taylor Nethery; and honorable mentions, Caitlyn Delgado and Ashley Ackerman.

Bunnell K-Kid wins speech contest
The Bunnell Elementary School K-Kids group, facilitated by Nancy Bullock, recently had a student, Ella Linden-Cox, win first place in its speech contest.

The students collectively also won second place for their scrapbook entry. The scrapbook was a compilation of all of the projects the students have completed this year. First place winning entries will be judged by Kiwanis International throughout the world.

Alvarez wins Florida Airports Council Scholarship
Jason Alvarez, of Palm Coast, received a $1,000 scholarship from the Florida Airports Council and the FAC Education Foundation. He is a senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach Campus, earning a bachelor's of science degree in business administration with a management concentration. He is scheduled to graduate in December.

In January, he will begin classwork for a master's of science in aviation finance at Embry-Riddle. His career goal is to work for Boeing.

He is the son of Alex Alvarez Sr. and Yolanda Alvarez, of Palm Coast, and is a graduate of Flagler Palm Coast High School.

Nationally acclaimed nutrition education program comes to Old Kings Elementary
Florida Hospital Flagler is making a difference in the health and wellness of the children in its community by partnering with the Department of Food and Nutrition Services of the Flagler County School District to bring FoodPlay, a national award-winning theater show that inspires and empowers children to make healthy choices, to Old Kings Elementary.

“We recognize that childhood obesity is a serious problem," said David Ottati, CEO of Florida Hospital Flagler CEO. "If we don't do something, one-third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives.

"These kids will be at a higher risk of developing chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and asthma. It is our hope that interactive programs like this will help motivate kids, as well as their entire families, towards healthier eating habits.”