April 2025 I Volume 17, Issue 3
Community newspaper of Viera & Suntree
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QUEST Celebrates 20th year
Carnegie Hall calls chorus
New mascot revealed
June 9 date all set for prestigious venue
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Deadline approaches for Youth Art Contest BY JEFF NAVIN The deadline is approaching for young artists, poets and photographers as entries in the Charlie Corbeil Youth Art Contest need to be submitted by April 9. This year's theme is Florida Wildlife Neighbors. Entry forms are available online at vieravoice.com. Competitors will be awarded prizes in three age groups — kindergarten through third grade, fourth grade through seventh grade and eighth grade through 12th grade. Artists can submit entries for painting, drawing, collage or digital art. Photographers can submit entries for Florida wildlife. Poets can submit entries for creative writing or poems with wildlife or conservation themes. More than $700 in prizes will be awarded.
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Viera's Emma Hoppe, center, celebrates with her wrestling coaches Jason Custer, left, and Chris Zuniga after winning the 135-pound state title.
Hoppe's tops on the mat BY CARL KOTALA
It was just a few days before the FHSAA girls state wrestling finals when Viera High School coach Jason Custer sent senior Emma Hoppe a motivational text that drew the following response: “My last high school win is going to be in the state finals. Don’t worry.” Those words mean everything now. Not only did Hoppe accomplish the goal she set for herself the
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very first time she put on a Viera High wrestling singlet, she did it in absolutely dominating fashion. Hoppe pinned her first three opponents — including a girl who had beaten her earlier this season in the second round and the No. 1 seed in the semifinals — then defeated No. 2 seed Ana Vilar from Flagler Palm Coast by majority decision (13-1) in the 135-pound state final. She isn’t just the 2025 FHSAA state champion. She’s also the second Viera wrestler to ever win a
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