Scott will perform the Hummel Trumpet Concerto on May 15 at the Flint Center in Cupertino and on May 22 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Playing trumpet is at the center of his life, says the Bellarmine senior. Scott began studying the trumpet at age 7 and has been a member of the CYS for seven years.

He is also principal trumpeter for the San Jose Youth Symphony. At Bellarmine, Scott plays in the symphonic band, the jazz ensemble and the lab band. His awards include the John Philip Sousa Musical Excellence Award, California State Honor Band and first trumpet in the Santa Clara County Honor Band.

He has taught private lessons and music classes for the San Jose Youth Symphony's "Music Matters," an after-school program. Besides all those achievements, he's a National Merit Commended Scholar. Scott plans to pursue a career as a professional trumpet player—after college.

BIG DOINGS FOR 50th: Saratogans Bob and Doris Sandie will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary by taking their whole family of three sons—Scott, Bob and Tim—six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren on a weeklong cruise to the Mexican Riviera starting May 29.

The Sandies' actual wedding date is May 9. The two have lived in Saratoga for the past 28 years and youngest son Tim went to Saratoga High. He lives in San Jose and is finance manager for Sun Microsystems. He earned an MBA from Wharton in finance and bachelor's degrees from Stanford in biology and music.

Bob Jr. lives in Danville, is senior VP of business development for Solid Core Systems in Palo Alto; Scott lives in Knoxville, Tenn., is superintendent of a Christian school. Bob Sr. was VP of worldwide materials for Seagate Technology, and Doris has been active in Newcomers Alumnae for 28 years.

The record holder on marriage longevity in The Guinness Book of World Records is 83 years and the Sandies figure they're two-thirds of the way toward breaking that record. They'll claim the record by 2039. "Dream big" is their motto.

DESIGN AWARD WINNERS: Joseph Hittinger of the West Valley faculty won the award of excellence for a singular space, a residential dining room, in the Design Awards Competition sponsored by the American Society of Interior Designers. West Valley instructor Mollyanne Sherman received the award of excellence in the community service category.

The award of distinction for a community service project went to instructor Diane Hurd and students Yolanda Diaz and Neelmani Katiyar for their work on a Design Response project, renovating the lobby of Achieve Kids, a San Jose school for students with disabilities.

Hittinger teaches residential design and Sherman teaches kitchen and bath design. Hurd teaches interior design, interior architectural drafting and color theory and application at the college.

West Valley's interior design department is one of only two community colleges in the nation accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Educational Research.

BEST OF SHOW: The open juried show at the Art Museum of Los Gatos drew 429 submissions, the largest ever in its 50-year history. Some 97 were chosen by juror Karen Tsujimoto, curator of the Oakland Art Museum. Catherine Politopoulos and Tonya Carpenter were the locals in charge.

Tonya Carpenter won first place in the pastel category with Attitude; David Kaiser captured first for mixed media with Gracie & Anna; Hiroko Muramatsu placed first in photography for Study of Tulips; May Shei won first for her watercolor The Time #1; and Patricia Kvek won first in 3-D for Illuminati.

Other ribbon winners were Cynthia Riordan of Saratoga, second in pastels for Christopher; third-place winners were J.W. Fry for a self-portrait photo and Ellen Kiefer for mixed media H.A.B.I.T. #15.

An honorable mention went to Mary Ann Henderson of Saratoga for her pastel landscape.

HERITAGE JEWELRY: The jewelry of Saratogan Ann Johnson will be on sale at the fundraiser for the Saratoga Historical Foundation on May 7 at Cooper-Garrod Vineyards. Johnson has cast charms of heritage Saratoga, which will be sold singly at $15 or assembled as bracelets at $75.

The charms included Memorial Arch, a heritage oak tree with a banner at the base proclaiming Saratoga, the Saratoga historical landmark sign, a cluster of grapes with a purple crystal inset, and a wine bottle with a red crystal inset. The cost of the charm bracelet is $80 after the May 7 premiere.

The foundation will receive 30 percent of the sales of these items. Johnson works with silver, stone, crystal and pearls and her website is www.anncrafted.com. A Tasteful Afternoon runs from 1 to 4 p.m.

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