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Saturday, April 28, 2012 • The South Whidbey Record
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SCIENCE DIET
Photos couretsy of Heidi Daly
Above, John Elverum is a University of Washington paleontologist who visited South Whidbey Elementary School for a recent Science Day event. He shows students samples from a dig. At top, South Whidbey High School students of Bill Patterson’s AP biology class set up several of the presentations for the science fair including microscopes with a variety of biology samples.
Applegate to solo with orchestra As winner of the Everett Youth Symphony Orchestras’ Concerto Competition, Clinton violinist Tera Applegate, 14, will perform the Mendelssohn “Violin Concerto in E minor” with the Everett Youth Orchestra for its last concert of the season on Tuesday, May 15. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to solo the Mendelssohn,” the 8thgrade violinist said. “It’s been my favorite piece for many years.” The concert will feature performances by each of the four EYSO orchestras. Applegate will play her solo with the Youth Orchestra, and then join the orchestra as concertmaster in the final performances of the evening, including selections from Prokofieff’s‚ “Romeo and Juliet,” Stravinsky’s “The Firebird Suite” and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9.” Applegate had her solo debut at the age of 10 with
the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra after winning the Saratoga Young Artists Concerto Competition in 2008. She played Mozart’s “Concerto in G major” with the same orchestra again in 2010. Last May, she soloed Vivaldi’s “Summer” with the Everett Junior Orchestra. Applegate has placed or received honorable mention in the Simon-Fiset, Port Gardener Bay and Sanford Wright Chamber Music Competitions in multiple years and has been a member of the Everett Youth Symphony Orchestras for six years. She studies violin with Simon James, assistant concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony. In addition to her musical talents, Applegate is an accomplished athlete, having twice won the all-around silver medal in the Washington State Gymnastics Championships. She is currently on the volleyball and track teams at Langley Middle School. The EYSO concert will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 at Northshore Christian
Photo courtesy of Donna Hood
Tera Applegate, 14, will solo with the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Everett on Tuesday, May 15.
Academy, 5700 23rd Dr. W. in Everett. Tickets are available at the door for $5.
The concert will be webcast live at http://everett youthsymphony.org.
Students explore at science fair Science Day at South Whidey Elementary School was a big hit with students recently. There were 22 science presentations, each set up as a station in the school’s classrooms. Students toured the displays, which included a collection of bones of whales and alligators. Included in the lessons were emergency medical technicians from Whidbey General Hospital who taught students the CPR procedure. Also, students from Bill Patterson’s Advanced Placement Biology class at South Whidbey High School ran a station on life sciences. Organizers said the emphasis was on interactive, hands-on experiences for the kindergarten through fifth-grade students.
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Photo courtesy of Trish Coffey
Kayci McNeil, Oona Coffey, Molly Quade, Mary Zisette, Gracie McGill, Cortni Westgard, Aurora Coffey and Kareena Lasich of the South Whidbey Junior Girl Scout Troop 50369 celebrate their return from an outdoor skills weekend competition at Girl Scout Camp River Ranch in Carnation. The purpose of the Outdoor Skills Weekend is to test the teamwork and skills of the girls in fire building, outdoor cooking, pocket knives, first aid, knots and lashing, “Leave No Trace” principles and general camping. The troop competed against 17 other troops comprised of fourth to sixth graders and won first place for fire building. The girls hail from schools all around South Whidbey including South Whidbey Elementary School, Wellington Day School, Whidbey Island Waldorf School and the Island Christian School. The event is sponsored by Girl Scouts of Western Washington. It was the first time scouts from South Whidbey competed in the event.
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