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FOND FAREWELL - For the first time in 26 years, the last day of school at Cape Cod Academy in Osterville
really meant that for headmaster Tom Evans, who is retiring this month. He was cheered by students
and staff who lined the corridors waving noisemakers Wednesday and told them, "I get up every single
morning the same way each of you do - trying to do the best I can. The fact that you think that that' s
important , I will remember. You are my family and I love you dearly."
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
FISHING FOR FACTS - Cape Cod Academy
senior Michael Bennie of Osterville stands
by his winning project , "Development
of Genetic Markes to Characterize Cod
Population," at the Massachusetts State
Science Fair. Bennie won a second place
and received the $250 Optical Society of
America New England Chapter award.
Drivers tuned in to Bus Radio
The drivers on nine routes where Bus Radio
had a recent tryout produced not a single
negative comment, according to Barnstable
PublicSchools Transportation Director Sandy
Gifford.
"There were comments like, 'It was a defi-
nite improvement in safety' and less noise,'"
Gifford said of the two-week test program.
"One driver never plays the radio at all. She
had this on and the kidswere wonderful on the
bus.They said, 'Wewere afraid to say anything.
We thought you forgot and left it on.'"
BusRadio approached the systemsometime
ago with an offer to tailor radio programs for
its school buses, presenting safety announce-
ments and school news as well as music and
commercials.
"I've been on a bus, and it's really not very
loud," said Gifford. "Drivers are not gonna
turn it up loud. You have to hear the driver
in an emergency."
Gifford said she appreciates that the system
"eliminatesthe driver searchingfor aradio sta-
tion while they're driving. With radio stations
today, you don't know what will come on."
There are critics of the program. Tuesday's
Boston Globe reported that Commercial
Alert, an advocacy group based in Oregon ,
wrote to Gov. Mitt Romney that Bus Radio,
which is headquartered in Needham , "would
be intentionally interfering with the ability
of students to read , pray, or do homework on
the school bus."
Interim Supt. TomMcDonald said the school
committee will make the final decision. The
bottom line, he said, is that "kids are listening
to commercials every day on the radio, and
(this) content is more appropriate than what
they hear on the radio."
Visitors inquire about McDonald
Four school committee members and other
interested partiesfrom East Providence drove
to Barnstable Monday to talk with local town
and school officials , and staff about interim
Supt. Tom McDonald , who's one of three fi-
nalists to lead the Rhode Island community's
system.
The visitors met with the district leadership
team of principals and directors; stopped
in at the Barnstable Horace Mann Charter
School, Barnstable High and Hyannis East
Elementary; and had lunch with members of
the school committee and town council.
McDonald will be interviewed in East
Providence next week at a school committee
meeting.
Jumping for a cause
Students at Trinity Christian Academy in
Barnstable participated in the Jump Rope
for Hearty and Hoops for Heart s programs
last month, raising more than $1,700 for the
American Heart Association.
Laurel School head to retire
In her 15 years at The Laurel School in
Brewster, Margaret Cummings has led effort s
to increase enrollment , renovate and expand
the school, and enrich the curriculum. Last
week,the trustees announced that the coming
academic year would be her last as she plans
to retire ashead of the school and spend more
time with her famiy.
Heslinga rides a tide of
scholarship
Paul Heslinga, a junior at Falmouth Acad-
emy, is ahead of the wave on obtaining energy
from the seas. His presentation , "Investiga-
tion of von Karmen Vortex Shedding for Tidal
Current Energy Generation , won first place
at the Massachusetts State Science Fair at
MIT in Cambridge. He is qualified as one of
96 presenters for the 44"- Annual Jr. Science
& Humanities Symposium scheduled for
Albuquerque , N.M.
The Barnstable resident , son of Lynn and
Steve Heslinga, also won second place at a
regional Boston University symposium for
his paper, "Investigation of Roadside Wind
Turbines."
Heslinga lived in Germany during the 2005
school year as part of the Hyannis Rotary
Club's Youth Exchange Program , plays var-
sity soccer and basketball , and is a certified
scuba diver.
Two middle schoolers make
their mark
Blake Blaze and Katrina Malakhoff have
received the Middle Level Scholar Leaders
Award from the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts Middle Level Educators and the New
England League of Middle Schools.
The students were honored for "demonstrating
academic initiative and scholarship, providing
service to classmates and school, exemplifying
positiveattitudes,and demonstrating leadership
in the classroom and school activities. "
A summer of science on Waquoit
Bay
The Waquoit Bay Summer Science School
for children entering grades 2 through 9 will
be held again at Waquoit Bay National Es-
tuarine Research Reserve in East Falmouth.
Call Nancy Church at 508-457-0495, ext . 108,
or e-mail her at nancy,church("State.ma.us
for more information.
Sacred Heart paper is tops
The New England Scholastic Press Associa-
tion has awarded Sacred Heart High School's
student paper, The Heart Beat,firstplace inits
All-New England competition. The Kingston
school has many Cape Cod students.
Photoshop for teachers
Their students learned so much that
now their teachers want in. So Cape Cod
Technology Council 's Jr. Tech Program will
offer a six-hour workshop on Photoshop and
digital imaging July 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School
in Marstons Mills. The fee is $65 for non-
members of the Council; register at www.
capetech.com.
Whittlesey wins scholarship
Thomas Whittlesey of West Barnstable
received a $1,000 scholarship from the Mas-
ter Gardeners Association of Cape Cod. He
is enrolled in the master 's of architecture
program at the California College of Art in
San Francisco.
Ask the building
That's how Cape Cod Community College
is keeping tabs on its new Lyndon Lorusso
Applied Technology Building, via a "Green
Touchscreen" that monitors contemporary
and historical data on electricity, water, and
natural gas usage.
Service academy applications
ready
Students interested in entering one of the
United States service academiesin 2007-08 are
invited to contact U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt's
office for application s, which are due Nov. 1.
Write to 1250 Hancock St., Suite 802N, Quincy
MA 02169 or fill out a form at www.house.
gov/delahunt/acadform.htm.
Scholarships available
• Geraldine M. Lavin Memorial Scholarship
Fund: a$1,000 scholarship for students whose
lives have been impacted by breast cancer.
Go to www.geraldinelavinscholarshi p.org or
call 508-375-4056. The deadline was June 1,
but there is some flexibility.
• Martin J. Flynn Scholarship Fund, pro -
vided scholarships for 28 Barnstable residents
last year. Residents can make a contribution
by marking the Scholarship Fund box on
the front of their tax bills, then adding the
amount contributed to the tax due. For ad-
ditional information on the Martin J. Flynn
Scholarship Fund, call the office of the Town
Manager at 508-862-4610.
• John K. & thirza F.Davenport Founda-
tion Art Scholarships: awards to Barnstable
County residents pursuing an education
and career in the visual or performing arts.
Applications are due July 15. Go to www.
thedavenportcompanies.com or call Phyllis
Curley at 800-822-3422 , ext. 122.
• Finnish-American Society of Cape Cod:
two $600 scholarships for Cape Cod high
school seniors of Finnish heritage pursuing
higher education. Call 508-362-5278.
• Osterville Men's Club: 10 college scholar-
ships totaling$10,500 to members of the Class
of 2006 at Barnstable High School. Contact
the school's guidance department.
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