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Sarasota News Leader December 27, 2013 Page 80 PINE VIEW JUNIOR NAMED 2014 SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLAR Nicholas Pelisek, a junior at Pine View School in Osprey, has been selected to represent the Sarasota County School District as the 2014 Sunshine State Scholar during a statewide celebration Feb. 13-14 at the Orlando Hilton, the district has announced. courses (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), a weighted grade point average of 3.9 or higher and a minimum of 25 hours of approved community service, the release adds. The focus of the Sunshine State Scholars proIf Nicholas is unable to attend, the alternate gram is to retain intellectual talent in Florida. student is Jacob Hurwitz, a junior at Riverview All of the scholars, along with their parents and one teacher per student who has served as High School, a news release notes. a significant influence, will travel to Orlando Each school district throughout Florida for the two-day program, the release says. selects and names its top 11th-grade scholar, a student "who demonstrated tremendous As one facet of the program, representatives of academic ability and expressed a desire Florida's colleges and universities are schedto attend a Florida university," the release uled to talk with the students about career adds. The Sunshine State Scholars program and postsecondary opportunities available to recognizes students' achievements in STEM them in the state, the release says. ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERS FOUNDER COMING TO THUNDER BY THE BAY World-renowned custom motorcycle builder Paul Teutul Sr., owner and founder of Orange County Choppers, will be among the attendees of the 16th Annual Thunder By The Bay Motorcycle Festival, the Suncoast Charities for Children — which organizes the event — has announced. Teutul will join an honor escort leading the Legacy of Valor Ride to Sarasota National Cemetery on Sunday, Jan. 12, a news release notes. Registration will open at 8 a.m. that day at O'Leary's Tiki Bar in Bayfront Park off U.S. 41 in downtown Sarasota. The first bike will head out at 9 a.m., the release adds. Teutul will also sign autographs at the Orange County Chopper display that will be located on lower Main Street in Sarasota Jan. 11-12, the release points out. The festival will open on Jan. 9. Festival details may be found at thunderbythebay.org. % Thunder by the Bay brings thousands to Sarasota in January each year as a fundraiser for Suncoast Charities for Children. Photo by Norman Schimmel