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Fifth Grade’s Sea Lion Environmental Project
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ach year, the Mount Madonna School fifth grade class engages in a yearlong study of an environmental topic selected by the students. For 2021-22, students voted to focus on sea lions to raise public awareness and reduce threats
faced by these marine mammals, including overfishing of their prey, plastic pollution, climate change and entanglement in abandoned fishing gear. Steller sea lions are endangered and are protected under the Endangered Species Act and
“Seussical” from page 1 The Cat in the Hat (Oliver Zwissler, a senior) quickly takes control and weaves a story of his own. He creates the Jungle of Nool, and within this jungle, Horton the Elephant (Bridger Alaga, a senior), whose life is about to take a serious turn. As Horton relaxes in a pool, he hears a noise, and soon discovers the sound seems to be coming from a speck of dust, which he scoops up and places safely on a
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Cast (from left): Bridger Alaga (Horton the Elephant), Savannah Fraley (Gertrude McFuzz), Oliver Zwissler (Cat in the Hat), Mia Archuleta (Sour Kangaroo), Ben Ford (Mr. Mayor), Brielle Hopp (Jojo), and Katie Murray (Mrs. Mayor).
clover. The residents of the Jungle of Nool, however, do not hear this noise and claim Horton is just a fool. The noise truly does exist, though, and the Cat takes the Boy to the speck to see for himself. On the speck is the town of Whoville, populated by Whos. Once Horton gets the attention of the Whos, he learns of their troubled state, and the Cat, hoping to stir up more trouble, throws the Boy into the story as Jojo, son of the mayor (Ben Ford, a sophomore) and his wife (Katie Murray, a junior). Now Horton and Jojo are tasked with saving Who and finding themselves along the way, all while the Cat narrates and orchestrates their adventure. This is a fun-filled, colorful show perfect for all ages, featuring a cast and crew of 50 students, and a live orchestra. We hope to see you there! There will be five performances: Friday, April 22, at 7 p.m. — Preview performance Saturday, April 23, at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at 3 p.m. Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m.
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Marine Mammals Protection Act. Steller sea lions are found infrequently in Monterey Bay, so students expanded their project to include California sea lions.
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Jojo, played by Brielle Hopp, with Horton the Elephant, played by Bridger Alaga Performances will be outdoors at the Aptos High main quad stage, 100 Mariner Way, Aptos. Reserve tickets online starting April 11 at https://bit.ly/3iYgXK1. (Webstore not compatible with Apple products; sorry for any inconvenience.) Limited tickets at the door, subject to availability. n ••• Ben Ford is a sophomore and Madeleine Demers is a senior at Aptos High School. Cover Photo: Oliver Zwissler as Cat in the Hat with Jojo, played by Brielle Hopp. • Photo Credit: Kelly McCord
