VIN'S PEOPLE: Nine Manatee County students honored with Anne Frank Humanitarian Award
A bow to our town’s nine select high school students who are among the recipients of The Anne Frank Humanitarian Award from the Florida Holocaust Museum in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.
They are Dastan Chiketaev (Palmetto), Madison Curran (Manatee School for the Arts), Brody Lind (Braden River), Alexandra Lowery (Southeast), Erika Martinez (Bayshore), Cassidy Miller (Saint Stephen's), Karson Moore (Lakewood Ranch), Bryanna Sparks (Manatee) and Cooper Stark (Bradenton Christian).
Established in 2001, this distinctive honor recognizes outstanding humanitarian efforts by juniors whose altruism, community service and kindness make our world a better place. They represent Manatee, Sarasota, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco.
Nominated by principals, guidance counselors and faculty, these students were celebrated at the recent Anne Frank Humanitarian Award Ceremonies at the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg.
· Paul Maechtle is 71 years young.
· Stewart Elementary’s fifth-grade “Soundoff” singers will perform the national anthem at LECOM Park when the Marauders open a homestand Tuesday.
Led by music teacher Allison Rekow, the talented youngsters are Alexie Beck, Molly Bosner, Mackenzie Cohen, Preston Crick, Autumn Eaton, Spencer Grose, Olivia Guth, Paige Lindner, Claire Lynch, Addison Newman, Presley Powell and Robby Subbiondo.
Game time is 6:30 p.m.
· Mary Ambrogi is 39. Again.
· So is Kelli Kennedy.
· Much respect to Derrick Randall, the United Community Center CEO who earned his doctorate in education with an emphasis in leadership and innovation from St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens.
· Good luck to the Manatee School District’s new assistant principals for the 2023-24 school year.
Secondary assistant principals and their new schools are Bethany Gerber, Haile Middle; Minetha Brown, Lincoln Middle; Linda Francis, Southeast High; Danielle McClellan, Dr. Mona Jain Middle; Denise Brigg, Manatee High; Ashley Dohme, Parrish Community High; and Jacob Sponsel, Nolan Middle.
Elementary assistant principals are Scott Flynn, Daughtrey; Mary Cooke, Prine; Heather Rivero, Johnson K-8; Angela Young, Samoset; Susan Ebbesmeyer, Palmetto, and Shelby Bench, Barbara Harvey.
· Dr. Harry Drimoussis is Manatee Memorial Hospital’s new Family Medicine Chief Resident.
· And well done to John Moyer, who matched his age (86) in donated gallons of plasma and platelets – critically needed for cancer and burn patients – after several years of donating every two weeks at One Blood.
That’s one full 55-gallon drum plus another filled two-thirds to the top!
Want to donate? Contact oneblood.org.
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This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: VIN MANNIX: Manatee County students honored by Florida Holocaust Museum
