Seminole Ridge High School partnered on April 5 with Palm Beach Central, Royal Palm Beach and Wellington high schools to host a Junior Parent Night. More than 200 families — parents and their junior students from the four schools — had the opportunity to learn about the college admissions process and financial aid resources from the 30 colleges and community agencies represented at the event.
Choral Groups Earn High Ratings — Congratulations to the Seminole Ridge choral ensembles and soloists for earning high ratings from the Florida Vocal Association at the state music performance assessments. Receiving an overall Excellent rating were the Musagetes chamber ensemble, the Musagetes varsity show choir and the LadyHawks barbershop quartet. Receiving Superior ratings were musical theater soloists Rowan Pelfrey and Gianna Spado. Receiving Superior with Honors, the highest possible rating, were the Philammonus men’s show choir and musical theater soloist Jordaine Randon.
In other chorus news, the SRHS chapter of the Tri-M Music Honor Society has chosen its officers for the coming school year. Congratulations to President Rowan Pelfrey, Vice President Danielle Parks, Secretary Antonia Spado, Treasurer Jordaine Randon and Historian Zachary Vera.
Hawks Build a Better Mousetrap — The Seminole Ridge science and engineering club SECME competed April 9 against other district high schools in the annual county-wide SECME Olympiad at Santaluces High School.
Olympiad events included building a generator, making a mousetrap car, creating a banner, building and launching water-powered rockets, and the Brain Bowl. The Hawks’ mousetrap car, created by the team of Josh Heermance, Josh Rice, Emanuel St. Aubin and Noah Stephens, earned an honorable mention.
ABOVE: Parents at Seminole Ridge High School’s Junior Parent Night.
