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| DR. ROGER DEARING SUPERINTENDENT * * * 215 MANATEE AVENUE WEST BRADENTON, FL 34205 TELEPHONE (941) 708-8770 FAX (941) 708-8680 |
School Board of Manatee County P.O. Box 9069 Bradenton, Florida 34206-9069 |
SCHOOL BOARD BARBARA HARVEY * CHAIRMAN * WALTER MILLER * VICE-CHAIRMAN * ROBERT GAUSE HARRY KINNAN JANE PFEILSTICKER |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Margi Nanney, (941) 708-8770 Ext. 2046 Cell (941) 650-8378 |
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BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS SET SIGHTS ON (Bradenton, FL - April 16, 2008) It´s been a wild ride for fifth-grade students at Bayshore Elementary School as they have worked hard to create a world record-breaking roller coaster made out of K´Nex, a flexible construction toy. The coaster, which has more than 40,000 pieces and fills up a good portion of the school´s auditorium, will be officially unveiled during the school´s Math and Science Family Fun Night, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2008. “We have made this a school-wide event by involving every student at our school in creating our roller coaster,” said Betsy Arrington, a fifth-grade teacher at Bayshore. “Nearly 800 kids have connected a part of the coaster.” Arrington said school officials have been in contact with Ripley´s Believe It or Not and the Guinness World Records office in London to try and gain official recognition for the largest roller coaster made of K´Nex. Bayshore Elementary is located at 6120 26th St. W, in Bradenton. ### |
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