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Members of the St. Stephen’s Episcopal School paddle their way to a championship in the middle school division of the Bottle Boat Regatta on Palma Sola Bay.
Bottle boats invade Palma Sola Bay
It was all about precision rowing for Palma Sola Elementary paddlers April 14 while competing in a heat at the Bottle Boat Regatta on Palma Sola Bay.
By Bianca Benedí, bianca@islander.org
Despite an effort all the way to the finish line by the Ida M. Stewart Elementary Shooting Stars crew in an early heat, Team Demetrio’s Killer Anchovies came away with the elementary school division trophy at the De Soto Heritage Festival Bottle Boat Regatta April 14 on Palma Sola Bay. Islander Photos: Sandy Ambrogi
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Netting new understanding
Kindergartner Serenity Rounds hoists her net April 4 and prepares to wade into the estuary behind Anna Maria Elementary to catch and explore local sea life. Islander Photos: Bianca Benedí
• Wednesday and Thursday, April 18-19, fourth-grade Florida Student Assessment for ELA math. • Friday, April 20, 8:45 a.m.-noon, secondgrade field trip to Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. • Friday, April 20, 1 p.m. second-grade Keep Manatee Beautiful cleanup at Anna Maria Elementary. • Tuesday, April 24, 5 p.m. PTO dinner by Danny’s Pizzeria and 6:30 p.m. first-grade play. • Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24-25, fifthgrade Florida Student Assessment for ELA Reading. • Thursday, April 26, progress reports. • Thursday, April 26, 5:30 p.m., Princess Ball. • Monday, April 30, fifth-grade Science Sunshine State Standards Assessment. • Wednesday, May 2, 1:15 p.m., early release. • Friday, May 4, school speech contest in auditorium. • Friday, May 4, 8:30-11:30 a.m., blood drive. • Monday, May 7-Friday, May 11, teacher appreciation week. Anna Maria Elementary is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call the school at 941708-5525.
Daughters await Princess Ball
Girls, practice your curtsies. The Anna Maria Elementary Princess Ball is coming up, and soon it will be time for the parentdaughter event of the year. At 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26, join AME and the Parent-Teacher Organization in the auditorium for a night of food, refreshments, music, dancing and bonding in a lavish, girl’s night party complete with a DJ. A corsage is optional, but PTO organizers request guests dress in semiformal attire. Tickets are $15 per couple, and additional siblings are $5 each. Tickets can be purchased at the AME front ABOVE RIGHT: Kindergartner Asli Ponce Hoggard calls for a teacher April 4 to check her catch. desk, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
ENJOY THE PLEASURES OF ISLAND LIVING, paddle over and visit these updated condos in waterfront communities! OPEN HOUSE TOUR 1-4pm Sunday, April 22, brought to you by Kathy Marshall, 941-900-9777, and Betsy Hagen, 941-216-0721.
6000 Marina Drive, Suite 113 Holmes Beach
OPEN HOUSE TOUR APRIL 22
OPEN HOUSE TOUR APRIL 22
Westbay Cove, 600 Manatee Ave # 224, 2bd/2ba, $349,000. Water Access.
Westbay Cove, 600 Manatee Ave #229, 2bd/2ba, $368,500. Partial Water View.
OPEN HOUSE TOUR APRIL 22
Shell Point, 6300 Flotilla Dr #99, 3bd/2 ba, $379,000. Water Access.