BROWARD SCHOOLS

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The Broward School District has named its outstanding mentors for the 2007-08 school year. Winners are: elementary, Roz Kresky, Broadview Elementary; intermediate, Anne Orvieto, Boyd Anderson High; co-mentor team, John and Jeannie Francis, Coconut Creek High; and mentoring program, Jill Michelson, Gator Run Elementary.

Kresky, 92, has walked several blocks to the elementary school over the course of four years to work with seven students with special needs. Orvieto, a mentor for three years, began working with a student during her junior year in high school and continued to help her through the college application and acceptance process. Husband and wife John and Jeannie Francis, mentoring for four years, provide individual attention to different students, giving them the support they need. Michelson, a registered dietitian, developed a Healthy Me mentoring program three years ago to educate students on the importance of nutrition and exercise.

Winners will be honored at the Community Involvement Awards luncheon on May 21 at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale.

UNIVERSITY SCHOOL

STUDENT ARTISTS WIN NATIONAL AWARDS

Aspiring artists at the University School in Davie received recognition recently at the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in New York City.

Students who won awards at the Broward Regional Scholastic Art Competition were judged for the national competition by a panel of professional artists and educators.

University School freshman Martine Harrison won a Gold Award and Raphael Buchwald, a senior, won a Silver Award. The students' work placed in the top 1 percent of all submissions. They are invited to the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards ceremony on June 5 at Carnegie Hall in New York and creative industry workshops on June 6.

BROWARD SCHOOLS

GYM OFFERS WEIGHT LOSS, FITNESS PROGRAM

Students can join a free after-school weight loss and fitness program at Metamorphecise Spa & Health Club, 111 Grand Palms Dr., Pembroke Pines.

Owner Lisa Dwoksin-Woitra of Miramar, fitness coach Frank Angelucci, who is a physical education instructor at Olsen Middle School in Danie Beach, and other trainers will work with students three days a week for six months.

Requirements include: referral from a teacher or counselor; proof of financial need via qualification for Broward School's free or reduced-price lunch program; and a meeting with Metamorphecise team members to complete a commitment screening. Fifty students in a six-month program will be accepted.

For details, call 954-450-5535.