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Sarasota News Leader May 24, 2013 View School; Arjun Byju, Pine View School; Zachary Carroll, Venice High School; Cristina Chiodi, Riverview High School; Alicia Miller, Venice High School; Jacquelyn Mogensen, Sarasota High School; Brittany Molinari, Lakewood Ranch High School; Ljubica Nikolic, Booker High School; Laura O'Connell, Pine View School; Sneha Pandya, Pine View School; Christopher Rollins, Sarasota High School; and Carolyn Silverman, Booker High School. "We're so delighted to partner with our donors Rosemary and Lou Oberndorf, Ringling College Library Association and the Sarasota County school district on this wonderful program," said Roxie Jerde, president and CEO Page 54 of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, in the release. "With the support and passion of our donors, we invest heavily in literacy, education and scholarships and the Town Hall Scholars program is a combination of all of those areas of focus. Not only do area students get the benefit of hearing from a wide range of influential thinkers and articulate what they learned through the essay, they also get to carry that learning into their college experience," she added in the release. "Town Hall Scholars is a very special program that has become a great connector for the Town Hall Lecture Series to the Sarasota youth," said Stephanie Grosskreutz, chairwoman of the 2013 RCLA Town Hall Lecture Series, in the release. Riverview student Christina Chiodi with Principal Linda Nook.