You see them on your morning commute, elementary kids patrolling crosswalks ensuring the safety of pedestrians, their classmates. Last week, a Spokane 6th grader was honored for his role as a patrolman at Lincoln Heights Elementary.

Hunter Stokes is one of ten students inducted into the 2012 AAA School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame. He was recognized at an awards ceremony at Safeco Field on May 4th.

His patrol adviser, Terri Cates, says Stokes saw many close calls at crossing stations and wanted to make it safer. His solution was to require cars park at least 20 feet away to avoid blocking the view of the crosswalk.

The ten other students honored were from areas of Western Washington and Ritzville.

When we receive press releases from music groups about upcoming performances in town, we always wonder what these groups sound like. Augsburg College Choir from Minnesota is touring through Spokane in May so of course we Googled them and found this 2009 performance of the Scottish folk song Loch Lomond.

There's something about the uniform sound of voices that sparks a little emotion. Thankfully that's why headphones were created for the newsroom environment.

The 60-voice a cappella choir has toured all over the United States and the world, most recently traveling overseas to China in 2010.

The thing about school choirs, they're ever-changing. Students graduate and music groups transition into new sounds. The group coming to Spokane will include a repretoire of romantic, American spirituals and world sounds.

Mark Your Calendar: They're performing at Central Lutheran Church, located at 512 S. Bernard Street on Saturday, May 12th at 7 p.m.

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Two public community forums are scheduled for next week to interview finalists for the Spokane Public Schools superintendent position.

The finalists, Dr. Alexander Apostle from Missoula County Public Schools in Montana and Dr. Shelley Redinger from Spotsylvania County Schools in Virginia, are available during the forum for Q&A with attendees. Any comments not given during the forum can be given to the district’s Board of Directors at the end of the forum.

• Wednesday, April 11th, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Sacajawea Middle School, located at 401 E. 33rd Ave.

• Thursday, April 12th, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Glover Middle School, located at 2404 W. Longfellow Ave.

Both the finalists are superintendents at their current school districts. Apostle’s previous education experience is based in Western Washington. Redinger has some experience as an assistant principal and principal at Central Washington schools.

A decision will be made regarding the position later this month. The new superintendent would start July 1st.