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Show ' —Page-9 Volume 1, Issue2 TheOgden Valley News November 15th Deeember 15th ' 1998 E ' ays--m V2 Award Wmmng Goalue o by Jeannie Wendell Ryan Toponce is a - o s'rnnnrs'r OF 'rnn YA Monrn AND THEN S SOME ‘ by Hoily Dreager | ']umor at Weber- Hrgh School andf ‘7 M ~ “an all-around athlete. He playssoccer for the Ogden Lakers, as - well as football for the Junlor * Varsity and Varsity footballteams at Weber High. . E He Dan recently won ‘the All-:American Goalkeeper Award. He compet- - ed agamst ‘the best teams from all ’_ Eage over the United States and won _ ' " ‘Student Association)as Weber High School’s Student of the | on his first try in the competltlon - ‘Month of the | ber of teams - Track ~The age range of the teams was - sixteen years of age The final game took place in Boulder, . Colorado against the F.C. Bozemans, a team from Bozeman e ’_Montana = 0. | “ ~and Chamber Choirs, Honors L Socrety voted by the seniors as - athlete of the year, and soon to be Eagle Scout, there is no. question as to why Vause has Ryan has been playmg o - soccer for eleven years. He used = to play the position of forward, - received this honorable award. ¥ Along with thisiimpressive list of ,!-‘» | extracurrrcular activities, he can = - for the competition, Ryan told - me he was always mentally trylng . ¢ out plays in his head. The mental ~ “what-ifs” keep him prepared for_ whatever he encounters on the -f'ng field Ryan also CHJOYS e Lot also add a fabulous personahty - and a great respect for others. As ‘a senior, Vause has some good . : water and snowsknng, NI i a toss-up Way to goRyan’ ple and be a student at Weber - High.” He also points out that - oget involved. - by Holly Dreag.;er‘ Vause apprecrates the ~ el o ~ there are “several. activities - going on each Week” tohelp you o | & amount of respect Weber High What percent of a flea S. body welght is: sa_lxva and why is the sahva so expensxrve”” asked | ‘;astudent in Mr. Jenkins’ biology class. What could this class possibly be studying to cause such a s 2 questlon to arise? The fact is, th1s is an amusrng, yet loglcal teachmg techmque done by Jenklns a sc1ence teacher at Snowcrest J unior H1gh -students and teachers have for ‘ each other. Ms. Keim, who has . taught both Humanities and A.P. ‘European History, has especially ~made a difference in Vause’s life. He remembers, “ There was =~ Jenkins humorously sits on a largetree stump upon h1s desk while his students try to i “Stump the Teacher” with questions dealmg w1th science. H1s students look forward to thls fun and never a day when her class was . - educational activity every Friday. . not interesting. She was always_ S , “It’s a chance for the kids to show they know more than the teacher on some thmgs The prepared and she always pushed - purpose is for klds to learn stuff outmde ofmy class and also to teach the purpose of usmg a souree ~ us to do our best and expected the most oiit of everyone. She And it’s fun.” says Jenkins. ~ “Stump” has been a part of his teachmg career for seven out of the twelve years he S been teachmg | always got the best out of everyc » o He has taught both health and biological earth science. a one.” | ThlS posrtwe outlook ‘When asked why he chose to teach, Jenkins replied W1th an uncommonly honest and sinfor both the school and the teachcere answer. “Because there weren’t enough excellent teachers, and I vowed to quit teaching if I ers has been the main contribu~ wasn’t.” he said. Not only does this unique aspect of his class promote an applaudable interaction tor to Vause’s SUCC€SS WC COI‘I_ between hrmself and hlS students but “I use 1t also to learn says Jenklns SR Al _:gratulate you Dan S Mwkoumui Have you notlced all the kids zipping around in blue - ~ ~and wlute umforms out on the Valley soccer fields? And all the great, supportive parents and ~ fans on the sidelines? These are o ~ AYSO-American Youth Soccer & (0 Tovards Eden D etc. The Shootout organizers‘ ‘have been able to contribute ~ $100 every year to each of the _ volunteer parents, coaches and - Valley parks—Huntsville, Eden, create a need for more fields and equipment. This need was the . motivating force for a group of - ‘donated over the years o Any time names are "mentloned there is the risk of omlttlng someone, but we do Other 1nd1v1duals who have - been very involved in more recent years: Nancy Otto, Jeff “and Jeni Jordan, Andrea s ~ businesses to organize the first - Liberty and Snowcrest Jr. High— “want to recognize the ori gmal Hartman, Brett Lewrs Carolyn e ;annual ‘High Valley Shootout ‘_ from the proceeds of the tourna- . committee who started this great " Hogge, Patti Child, Angie Soccer Tournament in 1993. - ment. | x fundraiser; Boyd and Susan. DeHart, Terri Radmall, Annette ‘The Shootout is an AYSO sancThis |past year, orgamz-' Bingham, Susan Fuller Bob and | Prccolo and Cindy Pratt. Orgamzatlon-players' This vol~ unteer organization promotes | - tioned tournament that attracts - soccer as a fun sport for every- over 70 teams from all over ©ers ‘donated $500 to Eden Park Margaret Gubler, Chris - . for use in finishing the new Bachman, Linda Carver, Dranne,. - one-all ages, and all skill levels. Utah and western Wyoming: who' : bowery, which will make future ; -Shaw, Rob and Colleen Burton, - “EVERYONE PLAYS” is the - come to play in the Valley Itistournaments even mcer' Large 3 ~ Mike and-Sue Hoffman, Sharon 2 | orgamzatlon s motto. - . *held on the last weekend in, =~ - water coolers and shade o ~ ' Vause, Melanie Judd'and Ron _ AYSO was flrst 1ntro- ~ June, and has been a very suc- ~ canopies were purchased for all Halitli. Busmess sponsors that - : duced here about twenty years ; . cessful fund raiser, thanks to all ~ the parks and new goals will be - have been very generous over * ago when Region 422 was ol _who volunteer their time and - - coming for Snowcrest and the ~ the years include: Wadman = -. . formed in Ogden Valley with - resources. Over 1,200 players - Stake Center field. All of these % . Corporation, Valley Market, The "~ only about 75 registered players. “and their families spend 2% ~ improvements are purchased - Oaks, Maverick, Micro Access, ~ This year, over 400 players were - days here playlng soccer, seemg - directly from the proceeds of the Anderson Lumber, Strickland | registered. As the Valley has ~ old friends, maktng new ones, e *_Hwh Valley Shootout made posPlumbing, Smith and Edwards, " grown, so has our Region of and enjoymg themselves with - because of the thousands of - J.C. Electric, Homestecad u'-mteer hours that have been | ‘Realtors and Dr le Radmall ‘ a,.,AYSO Of course, moreplayefs ~ camping, water sports, hiking, s adyxce for sophomores and other ’_ g - whlch sport he preferred the most R SOCCer or football he rephed “It’s ; d R - .incon ning students, “ Don’t ]ust - be a sophomore, meet older peo- s free time. When asked - for October. As presrdent seminary council, a memthe cross country and track | (he won 3rd place in State Cross Country) govern- ‘ment youth council, A’Capella The final score was 3- but has played goalie for the past ’. three or four years. In preparmg : i Vause an Eden - resident, has been recognized by | - the PTSA (Parent Teacher ‘Soccerisa great sport Get mvolved' A new board for . regular season play and for tour- 9 nament organization is currently being formed. If you have the ~ time and interest, you can help keep fu__nds available for park and cquipimcnt‘nteds meet new ‘people, and enjoy helping our soccer players: here in the ~Valley. Please contact Ron ~ Haltli at 745- 27()4.. | e |