FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008/News-Leader AROUND SCHOOL Volunteers needed The Boys and Girls Mi Club on Nassauville Road volunteers for its Hand in after-school program, held 3 p.m. onwards. Volunteer help in a variety of ways a choose their own schedule of the areas emphasized i homework completion at club so it doesn't fall corn on the parents at home. V teers also assist in the cor lab and with arts and craf music and sports activities For more information foundation office at 261-8< NACDAC meeting The Nassau Alcohol, C and Drug Abatement Coa will meet on Feb. 19 at 3:3 The community is welcon NACDAC is a non-pro: tion that works to prevent eliminate underage drink other drug use within the munity. It meets the third day of every month at 3:3 at the County Building, 8( Pages Dairy Road in Yule For more information, www.nacdac.org or call Je Bardes at 753-2551. Retired educators The Nassau County Ri Educators Association inv retired educators to the F meeting in the Communit Room of the Fernandina ] Police Department on Lim Street The Executive Board meet at 9:30 a.m., prior to general meeting at 10 a.m Hayes, reading specialist Yulee Primary School, wi the guest speaker. Call Stephanie Manwell at (91 4173 or Stanley Lofton, pr dent, at 225-9365. Yuleeworkshop Yulee Primary School hold a "Make and Take W shop" from 3:30-5 p.m. Fe the Media Center. Come make learning activities t your pre-kindergarten, ki garden, first- or second-gr child practice skills at hoi Childcare will be available Snacks will be provided. information call 225-9711 Free dancelesson On Feb. 21 the Amelia Youth Academy will resur free ballroom dance less Grades 1-5 will meet at th Atlantic Avenue Recreatiu Center. Grades 6-12 will r 4 p.m. at the Peck Center Registration is $10. For n information call Felix Sol CLASS NOTES id (904) 707-6762. miller Cheer clinic needs Six weeks of cheer technique Hand and preparation for upcoming d from tryouts will start Feb. 21 at A rs can Chance to Dance in O'Neil. The nd can cost is $45 per person. Instruc- e. One tors will be Kim Storey and s Carey Scott. Call 491-5585 to reg- the ister. Space is limited to 15 girls. pletely Father-daughter ball 'olun- mputer Faith Christian Academy ts, presents the eighth annual s. Father-Daughter Ball at The call the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island 666. Pavilion on Feb. 23 from 6:30- S 9:30 p.m., with live music featur- Sing Les DeMerle and profession- 2rime al photography. lition Dress is semi-formal and 30 p.m. dance shoes. Hors d'oeuvres will ae. be served. Tickets are $75 for fit coali- father and daughter and $35 for t and each additional daughter, memo- ing and ry book included, and are avail- ;com- able at Faith Christian Academy, Tues- 96282 Brady Point Road. All ages 0 p.m. are welcome. Limited seating is 6026 available. For more information e. call 321-2137. visit Chilicook-off .an The second annual Chili Cook-Off to benefit the Amelia Island Montessori School will be retired held Feb. 23 on South Third vites all Street in downtown Fernandina 'eb. 19 Beach. Admission is $10 for ty adults and $5 for children. Gates Beach open at noon and winner me announcements are at 4 p.m. There will be a Fun Zone for will kids and enough chili for even the the heartiest eaters. There will i. Patty be awards for spiciest chili, most at unique, chef's choice, people's ll be choice and many more. Listen or dance to a live band. Tickets are 2) 729- available at the Amelia Island resi- Montessori School, 261-6610. Scholarships for girls Each year the Woman's Club will of Fernandina Beach offers Vork- $1,000 scholarships to three -b. 21 in Fernandina Beach or Yulee High and School senior girls. Applications o help are available in the guidance nder- offices. trade i The Woman's Club is asking me. 'for $10 donations and your name e. will be placed in a drawing for For golf for four at the Golf Club of Amelia including cart fees, golf for four at one of the courses of IS Amelia Island Plantation or a a Island $100 gift. certificate at Amelia me its Island Plantation for dining in its ons. public restaurants. The drawing ie will be held on April 2. Dona- on tions may be sent to the meet at Woman's Club of Fernandina Beach, RP. Box 1125, Fernan- nore dina Beach, FL 32035; attention is at scholarship fund. 1.LOORS,% ! '--'------- S0!2 FLOORCOVERING SPECIALISTS Call Mike CALL FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE Ihte Fernandina Beach Kingsland 904-261-7607 912-729-3960 41271 bf 2.15 'College Goal Sunday' at FCCJ in Yulee The Florida Community College Nassau Center will host College Goal Sunday on Feb. 24 from 1-5 p.m. at the Betty P. Cook Nassau Center, 76346 William Burgess Blvd. in Yulee. Individuals should arrive before 4 p.m. The purpose of College Goal Sunday is to educate students and parents on the various resources available to help pay' for college expenses. College-bound high school seniors and their parents are invited to get free assistance with federal financial aid forms (FAFSA). Professional financial aid staff and counselors will be on hand to offer help in all aspects of the financial aid application process. Scholarship information for Northeast Florida colleges will also be available. Students and parents are encour- aged to, attend even if they are not 'ready to complete the FAFSA at this time. In order to complete the FAFSA, parents and students should bring the following: Social Security number, driver's license or alien registration card (if non- US citizen); 2007 IRS 1040 or latest tax return and W-2 statements; untaxed yearly income statement for 2007 such as Social Security benefits, temporary assistance to needy students, welfare and non- educational veterans benefits; and Federal Student Aid PIN (if you don't have one sign up for one at www.pin.ed.g6v). The event is being held statewide. The local site is a col- laboration between Florida Community College, the University of North Florida, Jacksonville University, Edward Waters College, Nova Southeastern University and the Nassau and Duval County school districts. "Goody" bags will be given to all students. Light refreshments will also be available. Graduating high FBMS student's essay top in state Trey Burch, an eighth-grader at Fernandina Beach Middle School, won first place in the Florida annual Patriot's Pen Essay Contest. At the formal awards banquet Jan. 19 at Orlando's Airport Marriot Hotel in front of more than 400 people, Burch read his speech on this year's topic, "Why I Am An American Patriot." The Department of Florida Veterans of Foreign Wars spent nearly $100,000 on the middle and high school essay contest this year. The high school contest was called "Voice of Democracy" this year and brought together one representative from each district to the banquet. Col. Elliot Sydnor (Ret.) of the local VFW post gave Burch a sav- ings bond, while the district VFW will present him with a savings bond at an awards banquet in April. At the state banquet Burch was presented with a savings bond. Additionally, the Ladies' Auxiliary VFW presented him with a check. Burch will attend the next meeting of the local VFW to thank the organization in person and to read his winning essay. His mother was surprised to see him talking on his cell phone as he stepped off the stage, but was then pleased to find out he was calling his teacher Virginia White to tell her that they had won. Burch attributes his writing tal- SUBMITTED Trey Burch, an eighth-grader at Fernandina Beach Middle School, with his awards after winning first place in the state for his Patriot's Pen Essay Contest entry. ent to his three years with Virginia White of the Gifted Language Arts program at Fernandina Beach Middle School. Burch is not the first of White's students to excel in the VFW Essay Contest, however. Last year Neichelle Loh won second place in" the Northeast Florida district. Former student Danny Davis also placed on the state level. Burch's written essay will rep- resent the state of Florida in the national contest, with winners accepting large prizes at a ban- quet in Washington, D.C. Montessori hosts'Toddler 101' workshop The Amelia Island Montessori School will hold a 'Toddler 101" workshop beginning Feb. 25. This six-week parent/child class will cover the physical, lin- guistic, emotional, social and cog- nitive development of toddlers. Open to children ages 12 to 24 months. Call 261-6610 for more infor- Antique, Estate, & Contemporary Sterling Active & Discontinued Patterns, Single pieces to complete sets. Baby items, Tea & Coffee Sets, Goblets, Bowls, Trays, Pitchers, Frames, 1970-2007 Xmas ornaments. Over 3000 Sterling Charms. Visit us for our 27th return to the 31st Annual Fernandina Beach Antiques Show & Sale. Feb. 15, 16, 17, 2008. Fri. & Sat. 10AM-5PM, Sun. 11AM-4PM at the Recreation Center on Atlantic Ave. Fernandina Beach, FL Find our booth as you enter, we are across from the food on the right center comer as you enter. Look for our "BIG LADLE". Angevine's Fine Silver, Inc. DeLand, FL Sterling patterns and pieces identified free of charge. Admission $4 50 each with this ad Visit us on the web@ www.angevinesfinesilver.com nation and to register. school seniors are eligible for schol- arship door prizes of $3,000 from Jacksonville University, $2,000 from the University of North Florida and two $1,000 from Florida Community College. General $500 College Goal Scholarship that can be used at any Florida College will be drawn at the end of the day from the list of reg- istrants. You do not have to be pres- ent to win. More information on College Goal Sunday can be found at www.fldoe.org/collegegoalsunday. Call 548-4432 for directions to the FCCJ Nassau Center or for addi- tional information. Student takes third for YouTube commercial TAMPA Jake Coombs, a Fernandina Beach High School student, will receive a digital audio player jukebox after placing third in the Director's Chair contest of Ask a Librarian. Florida students, created com- mercials to promote Ask a Librarian. Julie Bollinger of Palm Beach County was the grand prize winner and second place went to Karman McClung of Lake County. Bollinger, a Seminole Ridge High School student, will receive a hard-drive video camera. McClung, a home-schooled -student, will receive a Nintendo Wii. A panel of judges narrowed all .the entries down to five finalists, and the public determined the three winners by voting online. Ask a Librarian is a free on- line service that allows patrons to chat with a librarian for help with homework or general ques- tions. Visit www.askalibrarian. org/thedirectorschair to see the winners' videos. Visit www.askalibrarian.org for more information about the Ask a Librarian service. 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