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It Ought to Be a Law: River Sophomore Soars to State Legislature Catherine Vianale News Editor This past December, the students in the Gilder Lehrman Academy participated in a competition titled “There Ought to Be a Law!”, a competition that challenges students to invent a unique law that they believe will benefit their fellow state citizens. Out of dozens of applicants, Spanish River sophomore Tyler Sacks was awarded first place with the help o f
history teacher Dominic Ferrauilo. Sacks and Ferrauilo spent a great deal of time creating this law, which deals with the problems associated with panhandling in communities around the state of Florida. “Tyler came up with the idea, and with a lot of work, we were able to frame it into a proposition that we believed judges would take interest in,” Ferraulio said. This past December, State Representative Kevin Rader from
District 81 approved bill from dozens other entries for 2014 Legislative sion. “ I very excited enter this competition, but I never expected it would take m e
Sack’s o f t h e seswas t o
this far,” Sacks said. “From observing people in my community, I noticed that the number of panhandlers around where I lived and that’s how I got the idea. The law is designed to keep people off the streets and ensure the safety of drivers and pedestrians in the state of Florida.” Sacks and Ferrauilo were formally recognized at an awards ceremony on January 29th in the presence of the Palm Beach County Legi s l a - tive Delegation as well
as members of the school board. In addition, Sacks and Ferrauilo accompanied Kevin Rader to the State Capitol and may be asked to testify on behalf of their bill at a formal senate hearing. “This is truly a great honor,” Ferrauilo said. “Knowing that the State Legislature wants to listen to students and their ideas is very inspiring to me and a great reminder to everyone that good ideas can truly make a difference.”
Art By Michela Mugnatto
River remembers: Students design
College scholarship created in honor of Mr. Klager
tiles to commemorate Mr. Klager
Amanda Paige Staff Reporter
Juniors Shelby Standish and Wyatt Lipinski were two of the students who paid five dollars to paint a tile for Mr. Klager’s mural.
One of the many memorial of Klager.
Mural outside Klager’s classroom.
Junior Haley Brecher paints her tile for the mural.
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Photos By Carly Mackler
Stewart Klager left a mark on every student he taught as well as everyone at Spanish River. Now, teachers and students are making sure his legacy will live on in the future. History teachers Barbara Jones, and Brett Burkey, as well as Klager’s widow, Liz Klager, have been involved in forming the Klager Scholarship. “I think it is the perfect tribute to Mr. Klager’s legacy,” Jones said. “He was always about reaching out to those students who needed a hand when life threw them a challenge.” Any senior at Spanish River can apply for the Klager Scholarship and the winner will be announced at senior
award night in May. Anyone can donate to the Klager Scholarship: students, parents, colleagues, or friends. If anyone would like to make a donation, all checks should be written to Spanish River with “Klager Scholarship Donation” in the memo line. By instituting the tile making project, the leadership students are honoring Klager’s significant impact on Spanish River. Student Leadership came up with the project so everyone could see the impact Klager made. Students were able to decorate four by four inch ceramic tiles for five dollars each in early January. All of the money from the tiles was added to the Klager Scholarship. The tiles were used to create a mural near Klager’s room in the 8000 building.