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1 ijFn7ftiTnirDl Residents concerned with school crowding are invited to Reedy Creek Elementary at 7 tonight to watch a live, closed-circuit broadcast of a statewide emergency PTA meeting with Gov. Lawton Chiles. Following the broadcast, residents will discuss crowding in Osceola County. Fbr more information, call Dana Schafer at (407) 870-4007. Next week the Florida Legislature is holding a special week-long session to address school crowding.

Oo you have a feasible, concrete idea about how to solve the crowding problem in our Osceola County schools? Got a gripe (or a compliment) about the way the problem Is being handled by local, state or federal officials? Want to share how crowding is affecting your child? Send your 75-word response to The Osceola Sentinel by Friday at 6 p.m. You can fax it to (407) 931-5959, e-mail it to or drop it off at 804 West Emmett St. Please include your daytime phone number, your occupation and, if applicable, the name of your child's school. Some of the edited responses will be published on next Wednesday's education page. I 4 1 -f.

5 ED SACKETTTHE ORLANDO SENTINEL In time. Tuba player Gilbert Alvarado coordinates movements with music during a high school football game. Music students are upbeat 'll L.r.n 1iiim in mif i inmmmmmwmmmmtmMmtmtmmmmmmm i i inn i mi Sounds of music. Seventh-grader Mark Tucker plays his trumpet with the rest of Kissimmee Middle School's 425-member band. Ventriloquist Nancy Roth will visit eighth-graders at Denn John Middle School tomorrow to present a program about self-esteem, peer pressure and drug prevention.

For more information, call (407)935-3560. Madam's Been Murdered, Tea Will be Late will be presented at Poinciana High School tomorrow and Friday. Call Diane Sherman at (407) 870-4860 for details. MicheLee Puppets will perform for sixth-graders at Kissimmee Middle School tomorrow as part of Drug-free Week. For information on other scheduled events, call Lissette Roman at (407) 870-0857.

Highlands Elementary School students trick-or-treat for their adopted grandparents at Do-negan Healthcare Friday. For more information, call Theresa Price at (407)935-3620. Friday is the last day to contribute to Gateway High School's food drive for the Salvation Army. For information, call Nilda Silen at (407) 935-3600. Parkway Middle School will hold a school dance at 6 p.m.

Friday. Tickets cost $3 in advance and $5 at the door. Call Terri Rivera for details at (407) 344-7000. Storytelling Night at Deer-wood Elementary School will be at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Call Tosca Blake at (407) 870-2400 for more information. Osceola High School's home-coming parade takes to the streets of Kissimmee on Nov. 6. The parade will run from the marina on Lakeshore Boulevard to Monument, down Broadway, along Ruby and back around to Lakeshore. These roads will be closed from about 5:30 p.m.

to about 7:15 p.m. For information, call (407) 518-5400. Horizon Middle School will sponsor a fall festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov.

8. It will feature Caribbean cuisine and a pie-eating contest For information, call (407) 943-7240. School Board Chairman Judy Robertson will address the Mill Creek Elementary School Advisory Committee at 7 p.m. Nov. 13.

For more information, call Car-mella Ewing at (407) 935-3660. Honoring Osceola County teachers, officials have proclaimed Nov. 16 as "Retired Educators Day" in the city of Kissimmee. Gateway High School will present You're a Good Man Charlie Brown at 2 and 8 p.m. Dec.

5 and at 8 p.m. Dec. 6. Tickets cost $3 and $5. For more information, call Jennifer Bohn at (407) 935-3600.

With the assistance of the Burger King restaurant at Ventura Downs Plaza, seventh-graders at Parkway Middle School are raising money for an April trip to Washington, D.C. The first Thursday of each month until March 5, the restaurant will donate 20 percent of all money collected between 4 and 8 p.m. to the students. For information on obtaining a coupon needed to participate, call Olvine Coulton at (407) 259. jj I UffiBMEflt.

I Lunches for the week of Nov. 3: Monday Tuna sub or chicken nuggets, pasta salad, broccoli, juice and milk Tuesday Cheeseburger or burrito, french fries, coleslaw, fruit and milk Wednesday Rib bites or meatloaf, corn on the cob, corn bread, fruit crisp and milk Thursday Steak and cheese sub, corn-dog nuggets, potato wedges, mixed vegetables, fruit and milk Friday Pizza or assorted sandwiches, tater tots, juice and milk Local Coverage That Matters to You We cover Central Florida like no one else. Our zoned sections, like Orange Extra and The Lake Sentinel, bring you the news that means the most to you -community news. From neighborhood events to high school athletics, count on us to keep you covered. Whether you live in Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake or Volusia County, the Sentinel has a section just for you: Orange Extra Sunday and Thursday Local State Seminole Tuesday through Saturday Seminole Extra Sunday Volusia and State Tuesday through Saturday Volusia Extra Sunday The Osceola Sentinel Sunday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday The Lake Sentinel 7 days a week i The Orlando Sentinel www.orlandosentinel.com 1732-RO-1 It bers play in all-county and all-state bands.

On Friday they entertained the crowd at Osceola High School's football game, and today the students attempt their first parade at the Good Samaritan Retirement Village. Howard Hart, the school's second band director, credits Sullivan and their principal, John Beall, for much of their "Dr. Beall has been very supportive" said Hart. And he believes the students welcome Sullivan's tough-love' discipline. As the 6-foot-5-inch Sullivan stands at the helm of the class, all eyes follow his outstretched arm, which signals quiet.

He sings notes to his students and occasionally sits among them, playing i the clarinet and the drums to show them how it's done. With a master's degree in orchestral conducting and as director of Fort Walton Beach's Okaloosa Symphony Orchestra, he has plenty of knowledge to share. He and his wife, Jennifer, a fellow band leader, are even co-writ Kissimmee's band is one of the biggest middle-school bands in the state. "Mark time, march!" came the command. Boom.

Boom-boom. Boom-boom. "Mv- James Tutten, 14, pounded out a beat on a big bass drum half as wide as he is tall. The rapid tippy-tap of his neighbor's snare drum sounded, and Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" began. In the sunny-blue Jt tllC Dand room chalkboard northern end of Dyer Bou- BARBARAJ.

levard.Kis-QACCID simmee OMrnn Middle School students are enjoying one of the most popular classes in town.1 About 40 percent of the school's nearly 1,100 students opt for band as an elective, making it one of the biggest middle-school bands in the state. And more than half of those enrolled are just getting their first taste for a musical instrument In the beginning stages, "some can't play a note and tap their feet at the same time," said band director Brian Sullivan. But under his direction, the former Beaumont Middle School students have marched their way to distinction. For six years the school's ad vanced band has won superior ratings in Florida Bandmaster Association festivals. Band mem- Smart Lawyers put us on the case.

The Orlando Sentinel News search To learn more about this affordable research service, call 407420-5475 154SAAA-HOM i Kissimmee Middle School Band will perform on the follow dates: Today, Good Samaritan Retirement Village parade Nov. 1, High School Marching Band Festival Nov. 15, All-county Band Auditions Dec. 6, Festival of Lights Parade Dec. 16, Winter band concert Jan.

8, All-state band concert, Tampa Jan. 31, All-county band concert Feb. 13, All-county jazz festival Feb. 20-21, Jazz band festival, Rockledge High School March 17, Pre-festival concert March 20-21, Florida Band Association concert festival April 2, Concert band extravaganza May 14, Spring band concert For details, call (407) 870-0857. SOURCE: Kissimmee Middle School all called out.

At 180, they let out cheers and arms shot up gleefully into the air. Amanda Ellis, 14, is one of the enthusiastic musicians. plays drums. Sullivan is trying to combat stereotypes by ensuring that girls like Ellis get an equal shot at all the instruments available to students. 1423-H0-1 ED SACKETTTHE ORLANDO SENTINEL ing a band teacher's manual.

Borrowing from European band masters, he teaches the children to sing the notes before they learn to play. "We allow kids to go at their own pace," he said. The younger students try to emulate their older classmates and "success kind of breeds success." For the new students, band is a major undertaking. First they have to shell out at least $20 a month to buy an instrument though some scholarships are available. Then they have to practice, practice, practice.

That's where Sullivan's skills come in. He teaches them to play in tune with their "stand-mates" and the better they get, the more he can depend on their own competitive spirit and teamwork to drive them. Last week, the students were mastering the theme from Ha-waii-Five-0. At first they started out slowly at 120 beats per minute. After they completed the song at 140 beats, Sullivan asked, "Should we try 160?" "Yes," they liiniiitu The Orlando Sentinel To Stop Delivery, Give Us 43-Kours Notice.

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