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Show 10 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, February 17, 2005 s, y Hit ; fvc- if. - ,.-.,..g,aa;aiftiff -' a 1 rSfcyya SHS interns learn how to work SHS Accreditation - Met Statements Blaine Adams SHS STAFF WRITER "We promise you'll leave with a smile," says Josh Brinkerhoff of his job at Fat Cats bowling. It's a hard job, for sure. But he's happy. And he's willing to to a better career. Dedication Dedica-tion and resilience are just one part of the work force, and the intern class at SHS provides all the tools to learn the ins and outs of the business world. "Being there at Fats Cats," says Brinkerhoff, "gives you so many different differ-ent opportunities to learn so many things that could be used in any job, not just the job I am doing." "A first-class, state-of-the-art medical facility," says Nick Rees of his internship in-ternship at Riverwoods Imaging Center. "River-woods "River-woods offers six of the Josh Brinkerhoff to wake up and go back work the next day. That's just a trait that all interns pick up in the internship in-ternship class at SHS. Of course, waking up at 7 a.m. to attend a class may seem like a bit of hassle, but the students understand that all that lost sleep amounts f " f 4 - ? - - i Nick Rees most advanced medical imaging procedures with the most advanced equipment." equip-ment." The medical field is an extremely ex-tremely difficult field in which to learn technical skills at a young age, but Rees has already found that he understands the basics ba-sics of radiology, including knowing how to work with an MRI and spinal imaging. "The MRI Magnetic Resonance Res-onance Imaging creates pictures of the body areas by reading the magnetic fields within the body," he says. It's difficult to become a doctor, of course, but Rees plans to attend four years of basic college, then four years of medical school to receive his doctorate. "After "Af-ter you have your doctorate, doctor-ate, you serve an internship for a practicing hospital for one year, followed by a residency res-idency for an additional four years," he says. It's a hard job for sure, for Brinkerhoff and Rees, but willingness to work will translate to a solid career ca-reer and a bright future. Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp. Blaine Adams SHS STAFF WRITER With the recent announcement announce-ment that an accreditation team visit is due in the coming semester at Springville High, many students and teachers have wondered about the visit's vis-it's purpose. One of the purposes purpos-es of accreditation is for the school community (teachers, parents and students) to come together to evaluate and fine-tune fine-tune the school's mission statement state-ment and belief statements. The SHS mission statement, Dedicated to Excellence, United Unit-ed in Service, Educated for Success, which was published and discussed a few weeks ago in the Springville Herald, is concise, but the belief statements state-ments are more in-depth explanations expla-nations of the school community's communi-ty's educational goals. Here are Springville High School's seven belief statements. state-ments. Try to match the statements state-ments to the way the STUDENTS STU-DENTS can exemplify these beliefs in their lives. SHS BELIEF STATEMENTS 1. Relevant teaching and diverse di-verse programs provide opportunities op-portunities for success. 2. Involved students, prepared pre-pared teachers, and caring parents contribute to a quality education. 3. Healthy minds and bodies enhance learning. 4. Intelligence, creativity, and effort are necessary to solve problems and meet challenges. SPRINGVILLE MA CIIAHR OF (OliHE PR 3i!i Annual Commihiient to Youth Conine i ! It just takes a little extra! FEATURED SPEAKERS & ENTERTAINERS 4 BRAD BARTON Discover your personal power through real magic. BOB TURNEY Spent his early years in prison, he speaks now on how to change your life. I MARK STEVENETT "Truth About Tobacco" Campaign Ads I 111 ii ; f ysi i -j-ct - , s "A !?- y-'-Ji' - I LOKALGROWN Local musicians. REGISTRATION STARTS FEB. 17 AND At Springville Jr. High & Springville High School. Cost is $5 end includes: Lunch, T-shirt ft Door Prizes! Cell Keri Gordon 489-3455 for more info. Tickets cen ciso be purchased at the Springville Chamber of Commerce loacafed at 50 S. r.lc!nr Springville. 5. A safe, supportive school atmosphere encourages learning. learn-ing. 6. Accountability is essential. 7. Service builds character and unity. STUDENT EXAMPLES a. A student feeling safe walking from class to class b. A student excelling in AP Literature and Woodshop c. Students working together togeth-er to provide Christmas pre sents for area families and teens through Sub for Santa and Fill-A-Bus for Foster Care programs. d. A student willing to think, sweat, and try to succeed. e. A student asking parents, teachers, and friends for help. f . A student refusing elicit substances. g. A student saying, "I made a mistake, and I will take care of it." Last week to submit mascot namecolors This is the last week to submit a mascot and school colors for the new Mapleton Mountain High School that will open in the fall of 2009 in west Mapletoneast Spanish Span-ish Fork. Proposals are being accepted from students, patrons or alumni of the Nebo School District. Forms are available avail-able at www.nebo.edu Submit proposals to Bob Wadley (bob.wadleynebo.edu, 350 S. Main, Spanish Fork by February 21. Proposals will be screened for content, appropriateness ap-propriateness and originality. Each secondary student council, school community council ad PTA board will be given the list of proposals and will submit its top three recommendations from the list by April 1. The Nebo School Board will make a final decision on the mascot and colors based primarily on these recommendations. Sweetheart Assembly review Candice Sowards and Colt Jenkins SHS STAFF WRITERS Roses are red, violets are blue, and this is the Sweetheart Sweet-heart Assembly review. On Friday Feb. 11, the Sweetheart Assembly was held and the final rounds of competition to decide who the Future Farmers of America Amer-ica Sweetheart Royalty would be. The FFA sponsored the fun shin-dig, providing a challenging chal-lenging obstacle course for the contestants, which in cluded racing to put on cowboy cow-boy attire, choking down chocolate covered pearl onions, eating two burritos with warm sprite, and twirling around in circles before be-fore crossing the finish line. And then there was the traditional auctioning off of lunches that the girls prepared pre-pared for the students and faculty. The competition was one of the things that ultimately ulti-mately decided who became Sweetheart Royalty. The assembly was spectacular spectac-ular and everyone had a good time. Young Author's Conference sponsored by Mo Mding Council The Nebo Reading Council Coun-cil is thrilled to announce and sponsor the Second Annual Yount Writer's Conference. The conference be held at the Spanish Fork Middle School on Saturday, Feb. 26. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Conference hours are from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cost for students, ages 10 to 18, is $10. College sut-dents, sut-dents, $15, and Adults, $20. In the author's line up are: Kim Baker, Randall Wright, Carol Lynch Williams and James Dashn-er. Dashn-er. Each of these author's have won numerous awards for their books with tiles such as: "Brave Little Monster," "True Colors Col-ors of Caitlynne Jackson," "A Hundred Days From Home," and "A Door in the Woods". Deseret Book Editor Chris Schoebinger will be on hand to discuss the editing edit-ing process and give tips to getting your writing published. This is great way to spend a day and become be-come more involved in the writing process! A CLYDE COMPANY 35 E. 400 S. - Springville 491-2600 GARDEN - LUMBER HARDWARE PLUMBING ELECTRICAL AUTOMOTIVE PAINT - TOOLS All your home hardware needs! 1 |