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Sarasota News Leader November 16, 2012 Riverview High School will debut a locally produced planetarium show, Stars to Starfish, during a free event from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in the school's planetarium, the Sara- sota County Schools district has announced. The showings will be part of An Evening Un- der the Sea. The planetarium program will run every 30 minutes, while participants also will have the opportunity to view the stars through telescopes provided by the Deep Sky Observ- ers; tour the AquaDome greenhouse, which is the showcase of the school's Aquascience Program; and see a display of the school's recently donated re- search vessel. Stars to Starfish took more than a year to complete, according to a district news re- lease. It was produced by Riverview High science teacher and planetarium director Jason Mocherman and created in partnership with Full Dome FX, the release adds. The narrator is ABC7 an- chor and RHS gradu- ate Scott Dennis. Retired RHS science teacher Mike Mocher- man, Jason's father, wrote the script. The underwater pho- tography and videogra- A poster has been created for the Stars to Starfish planetarium program at Riverview High School. Contributed artwork Page 55 RIVERVIEW HIGH TO PREMIERE STARS TO STARFISH PLANETARIUM SHOW phy is by RHS art teacher Jan Davis and her husband, retired professional photographer Mike Davis. Ringling College of Art and De- sign also contributed to the show through its staff's mentoring of RHS students and the pro- duction of a time-lapse segment. "This achievement is a one-of-a-kind instruc- tional opportunity to impact thousands of stu- dents now and for many years to come," said Riverview Principal Linda Nook in the news release. Jason Mocherman added in the release, "The Riverview High School Planetarium, AquaDome and Stars to Starfish are great examples of what can come from partner- ships between schools and the community they serve. We have created a uniquely innovative program because everyone shared a vision and worked hard to make it a reality. But this is just a beginning. The visions are turn- ing into dreams and the dreams have no bounds." Riverview High is lo- cated at 1 Ram Way off Proctor Road in Sara- sota.