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sensors, advanced calculators and data log- gers," which allow the students to collect the data and then download it to the main com- puter, the release says. "A pilot Social Studies TechActive Classroom of Tomorrow will open at Brookside in the spring." M o r e i n f o r m a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e at SarasotaCountySchools.net/schools/ Brookside. Brookside Middle School is located at 3636 S. Shade Ave. in Sarasota. "At Brookside, instruction is tailored to students' levels. Offerings include gifted programs, accelerated classes, enrichment classes and classes for high school credit, including Algebra I, Geometry, Speech I, Spanish I, Chinese I and, next year, French I," the release continues. "TechActive Classrooms of Tomorrow pro- vide hands-on activities for science and math students to experience technology and inter- active devices such as temperature sensors, digital microscopes, motion sensors, pH A group of 53 Bay Guardian volunteers with the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (SBEP) removed 1,227 pounds of the invasive air potato vine and seeds from Arlington Park on Jan. 25, SBEP has announced. The biggest air potato seed unearthed weighed 1.3 pounds, a news release says. Volunteers earned prizes for the smallest and weirdest-looking air potatoes and the largest number collected by an individual, the release adds. SBEP provided a picnic lunch following the morning project. "The Bay Guardians are the largest and most active volunteer program in the region focused on Sarasota Bay," the release notes. The award-winning initiative is managed by SBEP in partnership with Around the Bend Nature Tours. Each new volunteer receives a blue T-shirt featuring the Bay Guardians logo, the release notes. Every outing features environmental edu- cation and a picnic lunch. Local school, Scout and church groups interested in vol- unteering should contact Sara Kane at sara@sarasotabay.org. BAY GUARDIAN VOLUNTEERS COMPLETE PROJECT AT ARLINGTON PARK Bay Guardian volunteers removed more than half a ton of air potato vines and seeds from Arlington Park in Sarasota. Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader January 31, 2014 Page 68