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Tampa school news

 
Published Jan. 3, 2013

Chorus auditions: The Tampa Bay Children's Chorus is seeking boys and girls in grades 3-12 to audition for its groups: the cantata for beginning singers, the concert choir for intermediate singers and the chamber choir for advanced singers.

Regular rehearsals begin at 6 p.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, 502 Druid Hills Road, Temple Terrace. Children may audition at any time during the year if spots are available. For more information or to schedule an audition, call (813) 977-5558 or visit tbcchorus.org.

Baseball clinic: Everyone Can Play will host its third annual special-needs baseball clinic on Jan. 12 at Northside Little League, 2650 N Lakeview Drive, Tampa, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The nonprofit organization pairs high school athletes with children with physical and intellectual disabilities for one-day, skills-building baseball camps. Students from area schools will volunteer at the clinic. The clinic is open to children ages 4 and older. For more information or to register, visit everyonecan play.org.

Science fair: Corbett Preparatory School of IDS held a science fair last month. Judges from schools such as the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa critiqued projects from third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students. Fifth-grade students at the school near Carrollwood created individual projects, while third- and fourth-grade students were allowed to work in groups. They learned about the scientific process by designing experiments to test hypotheses and then created displays to showcase their findings. The projects covered topics such as whether bottled water is better than tap water and what kind of sugar is preferred by ants. Students from Corbett Prep will compete in the Hillsborough County STEM Science and Engineering Fair in February.