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Legacy Foundation Of Palm Beach County Awards $11,860

In Scholarships To Seven Promising Young Musicians

Over $210,000 In Scholarships For Music Lessons, Orchestra Dues, Camps,

Instruments And More Awarded Over Last Four Years

The Legacy Foundation of Palm Beach County, an • Hailey Scarantino (10) – A violinist who attends The About The Palm Beach Pops And The Legacy
extension of the outreach programs of The Palm Beach Conservatory School @ North Palm Beach Foundation Of Palm Beach County
Pops, today announced the winners of this year’s first • Lucy Sheridan (7) – A violinist who attends Palm Beach Founded in 1991 by the late Music Director and
group of Legacy Scholarships to help young people Public Elementary School Conductor Bob Lappin, The Palm Beach Pops quickly
continue their music education. This year’s winners • Audrey Whitaker (13) – A viola player who is distinguished itself as a world-class pops orchestra,
include a double set of sisters. homeschooled dedicated to preserving the American Songbook.
“A total of $11,860 was awarded to seven promising • MaryJane Whitaker (17) – A cellist who is homeschooled Additionally, The Palm Beach Pops has a long history
young musicians, ranging in age from 7 to 17, who this “I am very proud that over our first four years, we have of serving the children in its community by presenting
year had the extra burden of auditioning by email and awarded more than 100 scholarships for music lessons, quality music education programs. Lappin’s cultural
video during our current COVID-19 pandemic,” said orchestra dues, camps, musical instruments and more, with impact lives on through the Legacy Foundation of Palm
Jon Lappin, founder, president and executive director of a total value of over $210,000,” Lappin adds. “Previous Beach County, founded and led by his son, Jon Lappin.
the Legacy Foundation. “The awarded scholarship funds scholarship recipients have used their funding money to For more information on the foundation, please visit www.
will be used to pay for instruments, lessons, music school continue to grow their musical abilities and excel on their pbclegacy.org or email info@pbclegacy.org.
tuition or other performing needs.” chosen instrument through graduation.” Note: The Legacy Foundation gratefully accepts
The 2020 Legacy Foundation scholarship recipients are: Lappin praised the audition judges for “once again donations of funds, musical instruments and sponsored/
• Isabella James (12) – A violinist who attends BAK taking the time to contribute to the cultural landscape of named scholarships, and it seeks volunteers.
Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach Palm Beach County (by assisting) these young determined
• Alani Ritter (12) – A violinist who attends BAK Middle musicians to pursue their passions. And a special thanks
School of the Arts in West Palm Beach to the dedicated board members of the Legacy Foundation
• Hanalei Ritter (15) – A violinist who attends Dreyfoos who made it possible to continue this invaluable funding Three Ways To
School of the Arts in West Palm Beach even during a challenging economic downturn.”
Help Struggling

Learners

By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., School Psychologist
Learning struggles
cause frustration for
parents and kids. Most
kids who struggle with
learning do so in reading as
approximately 80 percent
of learning disabilities are
reading related. Kids who
continuously struggle to
learn become turned off to
school so being a proactive
parent can help prevent
future problems. Here are three ways to help your
struggling learner.
First, capitalize on your child’s interests to help make
learning fun. If your young child struggles with reading,
use his interest in Minecraft to learn sight words. Make
flashcards using a Minecraft type font. You could create a
fun way to memorize sight words by making a flashcards
Minecraft concentration game. Or, you and your child can
staple paper together and use some sight words to write
a story about your son and Minecraft. He can practice
reading the story which can motivate him to read.
Help your child make the most gain in the shortest
time by using specialized reading tutoring. As a well-
intentioned parent you might hire a teacher to work with
your daughter but many teachers don’t use a specialized
reading program. Hire a reading specialist that uses the
Barton, Wilson, or Lindamood-Bell reading programs.
These are designed to help kids with persistent reading
difficulty. To make improvements use at least twice
weekly tutoring.
Last, test your child to pinpoint the exact struggle. My
testing helps you understand the root cause of the struggle
and know how to best proceed with focus. This can help
you know if the struggle is a behavior or neurological issue.
Dr. Forgan tests kids age 5 to 25 for dyslexia, ADHD,
processing problems, and giftedness. Call (561) 625-4125
or www.JimForgan.com.