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Show Thursday, August 14, 2008 Page 4 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN es not NEWS AND IDEAS FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS Freedom Camjlle Elison NORTH COUNTY STAFF Ninety-three high-school student body officers gathered from around the state to attend at-tend the 47th annual Freedom Academy at Camp Williams last week. Each high school in Utah is " invited to send all of their student stu-dent body officers to a week long leadership training camp. The academy is free for participants par-ticipants because it is entirely funded by the honorary colonels, colo-nels, who range from members of the National Guard to public figures such as Ken Garff. "The whole thing costs about $10,000 to $15,000, but it's such a good opportunity for them," said Col. David Osborne, one of the honorary colonels who also works with the students at the academy. Each day the student body officers were subject to a variety va-riety of different experiences such as rifle shooting, Hum-vee Hum-vee rides, a speech contest, a prison tour, a visit to the state capital, a leadership rope course, and a demonstration by the air guard. The student body officers also had the opportunity to tour the Utah State Capital. "Everything has been so fun, but the thing I've liked the best are the speakers we've heard so far," said Jocelyn Shulz of Park City High School. Created in 1961 by a member mem-ber of the National Guard, the Freedom Academy originally carried the name Freedom Foundation and began with only four student body officers. offi-cers. Since then the academy has had as many as 150 student body officers, which are referred re-ferred to as delegates. "All of the schools in Utah, public and private, are invited." said Col. David Osborne, "There are certain schools who without a doubt send delegates Play together by exploring the Linda Butler NORTH COUNTY STAFF As summer vacation draws to a close, it brings an end to long lazy hours of hot summer days and it brings a beginning to an exciting new year of classroom learning. When the kids are in schxl. it's difficult to spend an entire day, or even an afternoon, discovering dis-covering and learning together. But quick trips together into the great outdoors can still be an important source of fond memories and gxxi learning. Although the officiaUstart of autumn is over a month away, there are subtle changes that are beginning to take place. Cio outdoors with your child and notice the sky. During August, fluffy white cumulus clouds often form over the mountains. Sometimes these clouds become heavy with moisture and cover our skies with gray. You may hear thunder and see lightning. At any given time, nearly 2,000 thunderstorms thunder-storms pass over our planet. Approximately one trillion volts of electricity hit the earth every day. You can tell how far away a lightning strike is by counting the seconds between the lightning light-ning flash and the thunder's ( boom. Light travels almost instantaneously, whereas sound moves more slowly -about five seconds to travel a mile. Count the seconds "one Mississippi, Missis-sippi, two Mississippi, etc." to determine how far away the lightning struck. Hold out your arms in the UVU to hold Utah Valley University's Concurrent Con-current Enrollment is holding an open house for high school students and parents to learn more about the program today from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Sorensen Center. Concurrent Enrollment is a UVU-high school partnership partner-ship program where qualified students can earn tuition-free college credit. The program uses UVU-approved high school instructors to teach college classes at high schools. Another way students earn Academy teaches leadership skills 7 ' Jordan Lundell of Spanish Fork jumps from a simulator as Sfc. Gary Bethers guides him out during the Freedom Academy Aug. 7 at Camp Williams. The Freedom Academy is a week-long leadership camp for high school seniors involved in the student government from around the state. The academy has been going on since 1961 and is put on by both the Air National Guard and the Army National Guard. every year, but some choose not to." Most schools that were represented rep-resented at the academy sent between two and 15 student body officers. The goal of the Freedom Academy is to teach the delegates del-egates about the ideals of freedom free-dom here in America. "Our hope is that they take what they learn and go back to their schools and hold freedom free-dom assemblies and things like that, which we love to help out with," said Col. Osborne. When the students first ar evening air1. Our air is moister and you can feel it. More clouds usually mean greater humidity. It's also becoming a bit cooler at night-midsummer lows are near 70, now they're dropping into the more comfortable com-fortable 60s. Other changes are taking place. The sun is setting earlier and farther to the south. Cooler temperatures and shorter days signal to the trees that it's time to change their colors. Within just a few weeks we may be able to see oranges, reds, and golds in the oaks, maples, and aspens on the mountain side. I lave a contest to see who can sX)t the first change in leaf color. Animals will soon be on the move especially those that fly. Imk up to see geese, ducks, and ibis flying in a "V" formation. The "V" helps these birds-the leader reduces air resistance for those who follow, making flight easier for them. From time to time the birds will trade places. Some butterflies but-terflies also migrate. Monarch butterflies migrate over 2,000 miles from Canada to Florida or Mexico. Is it raining? Grab a raincoat and take a walk in the rain. Explore with all your senses. Smell the damp earth. Tilt your face up and taste a few raindrops. rain-drops. Push up your sleeves and feel the rain on your arms and hands. Notice how the raindrops rain-drops roll off tree and flower leaves but soaks into the soil. Watch for animals. Are birds bathing in puddles? Are earth- Concurrent college credit is through Distance Dis-tance Education where classes are taught by UVU instructors on campus and broadcast to high schools: "A lot of people are still unaware of what concurrent enrollment is. So it's a chance for us to get the word out," said Spencer Childs, enrollment manager for UVU concurrent enrollment, "One of the big things we're trying to reverse is having people who have graduated from high school say, 'If I would have only zt 7i ASHLEY FRANSCELLDaily Herald rived on Sunday, they were separated into small groups and remained in those groups throughout the week. "We've made really great friends, which is good because there are kids from all around Utah that we usually wouldn't have the opportunity to meet and they've got a lot of the same interests and goals that we do," said Jocelyn Shulz. The Freedom Academy is staffed entirely by members of the National Guard, so on top of all the other experiences the delegates also get a small taste - -:-- f , vv ''v, , Cs . V '3 . ft. - : ,''r.'' 'rl ':k;t ' - .'..I.'... .... ? ... ..."! . '. 1 LINDA BUTLERNnrth Pniintu A hiker enjoys the sights, sounds, smells and feel of her surroundings as she hikes a mountain trail. Spending time together in the outdoors can enhance children's learning and build family relationships. worms wiggling about? Does the rain affect your mood? Do the gray skies make you feel Enrollment known about the college credit' they would have participated in the program." At the open house, representatives repre-sentatives from each high school will be there to answer students' questions about the program and courses available at their school. Booths at the open house include high school couaselors, Concurrent Enrollment, Enroll-ment, Distance Education, UVU Student Services, live admissions admis-sions and registration, Kaplan testing and UVU academic departments. i r of what military life is really like. "We've had all these cool opportunities, but at the same time we've also been able to see the sacrifice all these men and women make when they leave behind their families and come out here. You don't really see what it's like until you get here and you talk to them," said Ali Washburn of Timpanogos High School. At the beginning of the week the delegates had the opportunity to hear from John Valentine, President of the world around you LINDA BUTLERNorth County quiet and subdued, or does rain make you feel like dancing? I low do artists respond to informational meeting There will also be a presentation presen-tation on the New Century Scholarship, which is a state-sponsored state-sponsored scholarship awarded to high school students who complete an associate degree upon graduation, The scholarship scholar-ship offers 75 percent paid tuition for their next two years of college. According to Childs, the state of Utah awarded a total of 467 New Century Scholarships to students last year, many which came from UVlTs Concurrent Enrollment program and Utah Utah State Senate. "I loved John Valentine's speech," Washburn said. "He talked all about dreams and believing in yourself and other people." On Friday the delegates graduated from the Freedom Academy and heard from public speaker Scott Anderson who has been speaking at the academy for many years. "I've learned so much here." said Washburn, "but I think the biggest thing I've learned is that anything you want to do. you can do." nature? Take a trip to a museum mu-seum and look for nature in art. Perhaps you'll discover paintings paint-ings of mountains or sunsets, maybe you'll spot a sculpture of fruit. Look for different kinds of trees in art, discover all the colors and varieties of flowers. Notice how artists depict the four seasons. Be a nature artist yourself. Choose one tree or flower and draw a picture of it. If you enjoy drawing, you may want to start a nature noterxxk. Sketchbooks can be found at art stores and even in some larger grocery stores. Make your own sketchbook by folding fold-ing several sheets of paper in half, then stapling them together. togeth-er. Choose a tree to observe and draw each month. Note how the tree changes with each season. Nature has influenced music, too! Classical composers have written music based on nature. Can you hear and feel the difference dif-ference between Summer and Fall in "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi? Travel through space by listening to Gustav Hoist's "The Planets." Hear chickens, elephants, kangaroos, kan-garoos, and swans in Camille Saint-Saens' "The Carnival of the Animals." The world around us is filled with wonders. Take time to explore nature together. Although it's often up to the parents to initiate an activity, children can lead to wonderful wonder-ful discoveries as they seek to explore and understand the world around them. County of Academy of Science. Students and parents will also learn the benefits of being a Concurrent Enrollment student stu-dent such as having access to the UVU campus library, gym and computers, getting a UVU ID card, all-sport pass and $5 yearly bus pass. Each night there will be door prizes and raffles of iPod Shuffles, iPod Nanos and UVU T-shirts. Free ice cream will also be provided by Scoops. For more information, visit Www.uvu.educoncurrent. American Fork High School Sophomore orientation Sophomore orientation will be Friday from 10-11 a.m. in the school's main gym. Sophomores Soph-omores will pick up their class schedules, find their lockers and classrooms and be able to meet teachers. The administration and faculty have offered this day as an opportunity for sophomores to prepare for the first day of school. Fee payments Walk-in fee payment will be available at AFHS through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fees may be paid with a money order, credit card, debit card, cash or check. Parents and students are reminded that lines will be long and are encouraged en-couraged to pay online. Student fee schedules were mailed the end of July. Students who have paid their fees online may pick up their books from the book depository deposi-tory daily from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. A receipt of payment and the completed health emergency form and the Internet In-ternet use form are required before books can be picked up. Students are expected to have all textbooks for the first day of school. Student fees may be paid online through the My-SchoolFees My-SchoolFees link on the AFHS Web site at www.afhs.alpine. kl2.ut.us. A receipt should be printed and brought to the book depository for textbook checkout. Online payment is strongly encouraged to avoid long lines. Yearbooks may be ordered or-dered Yearbooks are $40 if purchased before Aug. 18 and may be purchased either online at www.MySchool-Fees.com www.MySchool-Fees.com or at the student finance office. The cost of yearb(X)ks will be $50 if purchased between Aug. 18 and Dec. 31. Any yearbook purchased after Dec. 31 will be $60. Students and parents are reminded that supply is very limited. Parking passes Parking Park-ing passes for juniors and seniors may be purchased for $5 either online at www. MySchoolFees.com or at the student finance office. Passes can be picked up at the book depository with a receipt of payment. Sophomores may purchase a pass for $2.50 and must park in the driving range. All vehicles parked at AFHS are subject to being searched at the discretion of the administration to help maintain a safe school environment. envi-ronment. Parking in staff, visitor vis-itor or disabled parking stalls or in non-parking areas may result in a parking citation ($5), the vehicle being booted ($25), the vehicle towed (cost to the owner of the vehicle), or parking privileges denied. School pictures School pictures will be taken during English classes Aug. 20 and 21. Picture packets will be available and must be paid at the time the picture is taken. Those students who paid for a student handbook will be able to pick it up at this time. Students must present their receipt as proof of payment. Hello week events Hello week will kick off the first week of school and end with a Hello dance Aug. 22 in the commons area. All AFHS students are invited to attend. Tickets can be purchased pur-chased at the door. Am. Fork Jr. High Open house An open house will be tonight from 6-8. Students and their parents par-ents are invited to attend to meet teachers, find classrooms, class-rooms, and open lockers. Parents andor students may purchase PE clothes, sign up for PTSA and pay for school lunch during this time. Seventh grade begins Seventh grade students will attend school Friday during the regular school hours. Students will attend all eight classes. The first day of school for eighth and ninth graders will be Monday. All grades will attend Tuesday. Hearing screening Hearing Hear-ing screening will be Aug. 21 and 22. School pictures Pictures will be taken Aug. 27 and Aug. 28. Picture packets will be available and must be paid at the time the picture is taken. Forbes Elem. Back to School night Back to school night will be tonight from 4 to 6. Students and parents are invited to come and meet their teacher and their new principal. |
