Schools: Top District 205 students to receive Oscar-style treatment at All-Star Salute

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More than 370 top scholars at the elementary, middle and high school levels will be recognized during the 2011 Academic All-Star Salute.

The red-carpet affair, which celebrates academic excellence and recognizes the top athletes and artists in Rockford Public School District 205, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 26 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.

Paul Logli, CEO of the United Way of the Rock River Valley, will emcee the event. The evening’s guest hosts are local television reporters Dani Maxwell from WREX, MiMi Murphy from WTVO and Tina Stein from WIFR.

Live performances will include Guilford’s production of “We Can’t Stop the Beat” from Hairspray, an Auburn High School medley of “Wedding Singer” and Roosevelt’s rendition of “I Believe I Can Fly.”

Admission is free and open to students who are being honored. Each family received up to four tickets.

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