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Show OR EM TIMES Paget NEWS A n D 11 EAS FROM C,L i ASSROOMS AMD EDUCATORS -w- Thursday, September 1, 2006 t wolvqs ; Wyatt Felt : As you may have figured out, the theme song for tS. next year is "Dont Stop Believing," Believ-ing," by Journey. Yeah, 3 Anow what your thinking, "Whit an awesome song!" Because that's what everybody thinks. Why did we on student council pick a song written in 1981? Because the song really says what we're trying to say. Sure, the general lyrics aren't exactly what we want (prostitution and all that). But when you look at the chorus, "Don't stop believing, hold on to that feeling" you can get an idea of the kind of preparation we at Timpanogos are trying to give the students. The world is a scary place, and it's getting worse. We want students to take away a sense of identity, something they can stand with against the winds of adversity. While this choice didn't just pop out of the ages yelling "Pick Me! Pick Me!" it came pretty darn close. Some of the other choices we had were "Summer of '69", "The 59th Bridge Street Song (Feelin' Groovy)" and some obscure song by the Ataris. "The 59th Bridge Street Song" we pushed to the top three. Now, those of you who aren't familiar with this great piece of hippy folklore let me give you a little primer. It's sung by Simon and Garfunkel, arguably the most touchy-f eely singers of their generation. The theme we would have taken from the song would be "Feeling Groovy." We were going to do tie-die T-shirts and the. whole bit. But, as student councils often do, we lost nerve. We didn't want to pick something that might not sit well with the entire student stu-dent body. Good thing we had a rockin' Journey song to fall back on. So years from now, driving driv-ing down the road you!ll hear those Journey piano chords pounding and you'll remember to never stop believing. Ifs better tiert.'" We're Downright Nice. 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Recycling Club popular at Bonneville Elementary Reva Bovpen NORTH COUNTY:SWF V '' V Working lunches, recycling plans,. and community 'beauti-ficatiorkprojects. 'beauti-ficatiorkprojects. ThaSuundslikeafoiB agencMor even an aflull committee com-mittee pr cornmiss'ion, but at Bonneville Elementary School, those elements are all part of the students' Recycling Club activities. s- f Last year, the youngsters earned enough money by recycling recy-cling paper and paper products from the school to pay half the cost of buying new trees that were planted for Arbor Day. The profits also helped pay for flowers that the students purchased pur-chased and planted on the near the flagpole. dub membership is open to students in grades four through six. Each teacher has a recycling bag in his or her classroom enhanced by PVC-pipe stands built and donated as an Eagle Scout project. There are two green recycling bins on the school grounds. During morning or lunch recess, club members contact Debra Gehris, Bonneville TSA in charge of the program, to pick up an official badge and a room collection assignment. After emptying a bag or two into the designated collection bin, the students turn in their badges and receives a piece of candy. "I have had so many students stu-dents asking, When does Recycling Club start?' " said Gehris, right before she convened con-vened the first meeting Aug. 29. "Some dc it for the candy, LENDER INSURANCE INC. Highest Standards of 0DOg2$OO 382 W. 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The students bring their lunches lunch-es either from home or from the lunchroom, and eat at the desks while club business is .discussed. Attendance roll is taken, and all students who come to a meeting then constitute consti-tute the club membership for the next two weeks. New members are always welcome. The goal is for each member to empty five bags every two weeks, but Gehris takes a low-key approach to Professional Senice Timp Plaza DENT3L Di. Steven R. Brzitkwzite Y5 I 3CV06 J Value! Valid oruy vwtti new patient exams Expires 931 ita " Dentim Sonr-Uiuts k'Aiiiim benthtrr TiKilfc Utortt! Riling fasi) 1 & l Lr 1 cash. We buy all Aluminum Cans, Commitment to the work. If shefc not in her office of-fice or the lundoam, it means no recycling thai day . And if students arent feeling well or it's a nice day aad they want to be part of some activity like "a great basketball game" outside they can opt out. A small prize is given at club meetings to the person who collected the most bags during the previous two weeks. Students in the younger grades are enthused about participating, too, 'Gehris said, but club membership is limited to the upper grades because the bags are sometimes heavy and difficult for the younger children to hoist and dump. "We hope we're making people aware that you dont need to throw this away," said Gehris, lifting a stack erf paper from a bag. Fifth-grader Nathan Behu-nin Behu-nin was one of 30 students who turned out for the initial Recycling Club meeting, and said he had fun being in the club last year, and plans on doing it next year as well. He acknowledged he likes collecting collect-ing the treat at the end, and said he has talked to his mom about recycling more at home. Last year's work paid off in Nathan's eyes. 'The flowers (we planted) grew a lot bigger over the summer," he said. The next meeting is Sept. 12, when the possibility of adding add-ing aluminum can recycling will be discussed. I feasant Grovejjff) I -sSL t Pleasant Grove Residents... Watch For Your Pleasant Grove Activities Guide Inside the Thursday Sept 7th Pleasant Grove Review & Daily Herald Also Monday Sept 11th in the. Central Utah Quality Buys notes Northridge Bementary Northridge principal shares statistics Seventeen eff Northridge Elementary School's 33 teachers hold master's degrees. That statistic was one of a number shared by Principal Kimberly Bird with parents attending Northridge 's recent Back to School Night. Bird said the evening began with a genera meeting where the 2006-07 faculty and staff were introduced and the statistical sta-tistical data shared. The master's degrees are in curriculum and instruction; special education; administration; administra-tion; early (childhood education; educa-tion; reading; technical education; educa-tion; educational technology ; speech, language and pathology; pathol-ogy; library science; and science sci-ence education. Fifteen of the 33 teachers have endorsements, Bird said. The endorsements are in early childhood education; special education; gifted and talented; reading; Level 2 math; English as a second language; teacher trainer for Intel; and certified clini-ical clini-ical competency through the American Speech, Language & Hearing Association. In addition, Bird said, six teachers have master's equivalencies. equiv-alencies. Among 13 staff members, mem-bers, including secretar 2- ' ies, custodial workers, and hourly aides, there are three bachelor's degrees, a master's degree, a degree from LDS Business College, and a real estate license. One person is working toward a teaching certificate. Aspen Elementary School Doughnut Date The PTA-sponsored PTA-sponsored Doughnut Date day for the sixth-grade classes is Sept. 15. This is a time for a student's mom dad. grandparent, grand-parent, uncle, aunt or other significant adult to come to school for reading and to have a treat with their student. Geneva Bementary School Flag ceremony A commemorative com-memorative flag ceremony will be held Monday at 9:15 a.m. Orchard Bementary School Photo day School pict ur e day is Sept. 34. Windsor Bementary School Photo day School picture Mm QPY |