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Education

CCV Academic Competition After the three teams had completed their presentations, organization created to encourage greater knowledge
Judge Forst reviewed their responses and decided the
of the United States Constitution and its importance.
Goes Virtual order of merit in which the scholarships would be Programs include the scholarship program and a speaker
presented. series to foster discussion of historical and contemporary
By Jackie Holfelder “I want to thank all of the groups who participated. issues.
The fifth annual They were great and the time and effort that went into For information and to make a donation, contact Kate
Constitution Academic preparation is apparent,” he said. Boland at CCVMartinCounty@gmail.com or (772) 266-
Competition looked very Kate Boland, president of CCV, announced that the 3386. Learn more at www.centerforconstitutionalvalues.
different than its four SFHS team of Scholl and DeCesare was recipient of com and Facebook.com/centerforconstitutionalvalues.
predecessors. Like so the first-place scholarship of $1,000 each, the JBHS
many nonprofit-related team Powers and McAfee received the second-place
activities that have taken scholarship of $500 each and the MCHS team of LoSardo
place since mid-March, and Plymale was awarded the third-place scholarship of
technology ruled the day $250 each.
as teams of high school Scholarships are funded by donations from individuals
students demonstrated and organizations in Martin County and other locations.
their knowledge and The Center for Constitutional Values is a 501(c)(3)
understanding of the United
States Constitution. Judge Alan Forst of the
The Center for Fourth District Court of
Constitutional Values Appeals, moderator
(CCV) and the Martin
County School District
sha re t hi s uni que
partnership.
Teams from Jensen
Beach (JBHS), Martin
County (MCHS) and South
Fork (SFHS) high schools
discussed the relevance of
the Electoral College in
today’s world, competing SFHS team members Solomon Scholl and Frankie DeCesare
for scholarships to be with Judge Kathleen Roberts of Florida’s 19th Judicial
used towards their higher Circuit, who selected the winning team at SFHS qualifying
educations. debate.
Judge Alan Forst of
the Fourth District Court Photos provided by Center for Constitutional Values and
of Appeals, serving as JBHS team members Jackson McAfee and Shea Powers taken at qualifying debates earlier this year.
moderator, phrased the
the origin of the Electoral MCHS team members Jordan Treasure Coast Outdoors
question thusly: What is

College? How did it get into LoSardo and Jillian Plymale
the U.S. Constitution? How Where Are The Dolphin? however NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule requiring
was it initially structured? What were the expectations of descending devices to be rigged and ready for use on
the system’s proponents? By Jim Weix board all vessels fishing for or possessing snapper-grouper
Participating teams had won a debate against another That is what John Burke, species in South Atlantic federal waters. The rule went
team at its specific school earlier this year. Jack Glanville and I were into effect on July 15, for all commercial, for-hire and
JBHS was represented by Shea Powers and Jackson asking as we fished live bait private recreational vessels.
McAfee, MCHS by Jordan LoSardo and Jillian Plymale at weed lines and trolled When deep-water fish are brought rapidly to the surface,
and SFHS by Solomon Scholl and Frankie DeCesare. ballyhoo aboard Burke’s they can experience barotrauma – a condition where a
vessel Mental Ward. We buildup of gas pressure in their bodies makes it difficult or
fished from 60 feet out to 800 impossible to swim back down. If an angler releases the
feet. We aren’t the only ones fish (sometimes necessary due to size, season or bag limit
asking that question. restrictions) and the fish does not survive, this is a dead
With the dolphin’s high discard or wasted fish. A descending device is a weighted
reproduction rate, where they hook, lip clamp, or box that holds the fish while it is lowered
spawn every 2 to 3 days during spawning season and release to a sufficient depth where pressure of the surrounding water
between 33,000 and 66,000 eggs each time, the population returns internal gas to equilibrium, which allows the fish to
seems to be declining. The same is true with catches of larger be released with a much higher likelihood of survival.
dolphin, even though the fish grow rapidly. Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
I remember moving to the Treasure Coast in 2001. At that conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer. Jim is
time, it was not uncommon to catch a 40-pound fish every included in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s Hall of
once in a while. Older anglers told me that 40- to 70-pound Fame for his work in helping restore thousands of acres
fish used to be common back in the ’80s. of wetlands. Jim is a broker associate with The Keyes
For Your Safety And Mine There is a good excuse to buy more fishing equipment! Company. He can be reached at (772) 341-2941 or by
Anglers are reporting that bottom fishing is productive email: jimweix@jimweix.com.

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