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Show Volume XV Issue VII The Ogden Valley news Page 15 March 15, 2008 Liberty Youth Travels to Ecuador Weber High School PTSA Service Project Aids School in Ghana for Service Project expenses. There are only eight teachers By Kirsten Bastow Jessica Rhodes, daughter of Julie and Since that time, OSSO has sent over 800 Mike Rhodes of Liberty, Utah traveled to volunteers to help in various aspects of the Cuenca, Ecuador on March 13 to spend ten program. Volunteers do everything from weeks volunteering in orphanages. Rhodes changing diapers and feeding infants, to givgraduated in 2007 from ing physical therapy or Weber High School and teaching English. currently attends Weber Rhodes has much State University. experience with chilRhodes will travel dren, having gone to with other volunteers Ecuador with OSSO in through Orphanage 2003. She has also Support Services spent several years Organization (OSSO), babysitting, and has a nonprofit humanitargained leadership abilian organization that ities through serving sends volunteers on a in various leadership regular basis to help capacities within her in local orphanages in church. both Cuenca and Quito, For more inforJessica Rhodes Ecuador—two of the mation on OSSO, log country’s largest cities. The program began onto www.orphanagesupport.org or e-mail sending volunteers, mostly college-age, in <info@orphanagesupport.org> You may May 1999. also call (208) 359-1767. It’s Time for the Kindergarten Round Up! Once again it’s time for “Kindergarten Round Up” at Valley Elementary. It will be held April 2, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. This is for all children that will be 5 years old before September 2, 2008, and their parents. Prior to the Round Up, shots and doctor appointments need to be scheduled and paper work completed. Also, an original of the child’s birth certificate will be required. At this time we are conducting a survey to locate all children who qualify for 2008 - 2009 Kindergarten. If your child qualifies, please call or stop in the office at Valley Elementary as soon as possible. If you have a child who is currently attending Kindergarten at another location, and will be attending Valley Elementary for 1st grade during the 2008 – 2009 school year, please contact the school at this time as well. We are looking forward to serving your children at Valley Elementary “Where Children Come First.” Student Reporter On February 26, 2008, Weber High School students participated in a service project organized by the PTSA. The goal of this service project was to benefit the New Life Academy located in the impoverished shanty community of Jamestown, Ghana. at the academy with the largest class consisting of 90 students taught by only one teacher. The Weber students helped color and make ABC books for use in the school. They created picture books showing different seasons and themes by cutting and pasting together pictures from magazines. School bags were assembled and chalkboards painted. The different projects took place in various rooms throughout the school. Carly Hirst and Natalie Rich paint blackboards for use in school in Ghana. Photo by Kirsten Bastow. Mitchell Child, Sawyere Monson, and Ryan The needs of this school range from Wadman create picture books for needy paper, pencils, pens, and books, to edu- students. Photo by Kirsten Bastow. cational materials for teachers as well as physical fitness equipment for the children. Weber High PTSA President Melanie Basically they are in need of nearly every- Tingey, said, “We wanted to make a differthing that is so readily available and plenti- ence and to do a service project in a high ful in the U.S. educational system. school that would be really meaningful to Currently there are approximately 400 the students from both sides.” This project was done in affiliation with Charity Beyond Borders, a non-profit organization. The many students who participated in this project enjoyed knowing they were reaching out to help others. The Young Learning Academy Give Your Child A Running Start! 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