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Show Thursday, June 8, 2006 Page 8 En f k 0 IA C L A ROOMS AND EDUCATORS Timpanogos High School graduates 472 seniors Ana Breton f future is going to need ii bigger ''"'i j impanogos High Vh'iol graduated seniors at the M K.iv I -.'-nts f enter at LYSC on I 1 1'), r, under the theme "We .iini'! dii '-i t the wind, but '.vi- .in adju ! lb'- sails " I )) 'fi!in ii' '-merit exit ( is not ofil-, ( i-i1i)i-'1 the 2' Mi I. is', gr .iiiii.i'ion worthy bv ili- lio.if '! oi I lii' at ion but it propelled 'he seniors into what i- .nut- to V known ;is the sea ol tii- ,' ,ti- as ni.inv sjieak-(is sjieak-(is ,,.;,.,.,.,) tr,th- motto during their I-"-' he-. I '. ( : t ij'i-l w ill -. -i ien the w in i . ol lib- alter graduation gradua-tion b;i' it is u to i-a Ii senior individually however to'l.r-rt th'-lli -.aid Miami liorgoh who 'I'-lr.'-t'-d .in address during the ' l-l 'TllOfi , ' r.i-r 'h'- l-ist I'i years we have ,i'-i,iM-d lor tins n-al world vo. age " Fordon said Nov. niiloitiiiial'-lv we cannot ( boose h it III'- blow s at us. we ( an oniv boose bow to band)'? v. hat oni'-. our way " I Ik- knowledge the sludi-nls have gained and w hat each exier I' ll' ' lias taught them will bee omc a ' 1 ii' la! i-i-rri'-tit tbat w ill d'-t'-rtnui'- the sin i-ss ol tb-it voyage ( (ordon added I o be sin ' esstlll with I heir voyage graduates will need more than the wind said lYincj-pal lYincj-pal brad Kendall I, -i' b graduate ,vi need a sexton and a compass, be said , adding that although each se-moi se-moi was onlv skirting blue and green i ob-s. they were more than prepared I be sexton is represented by the- knowledge and fads that vou have learned through your education and exjien-eni exjien-eni " Kendall explained "Your ( omp iss is a represent at ive of your work ethic and determination determina-tion that you have ultivated throughout your lib-." II used correct lv. Kendall said graduates will have the abilit v to "navigate the sea of Graduate Spotlight Ana Breton I v-n though she has a heavy Spanish accent, one I impatiogos graduate is not afraid to speak h'-r mind I arnara Mesina overc arne the odds and broke barriers I rid, iv '.'ot onlv did she graduate grad-uate (rotti an Aiii'th an high si h'ol but this Argentinean teen w as tbe f irst in h-r lam-ilv lam-ilv to do so. I wanted a better Inline." Mesina said In Holier ol 2Wi. Mesina Me-sina s latnilv took a risk bv moving to tbe l .nited States from M'-ndosa. Argentina ' ie o ber lather's friends assured as-sured them that I tab would b- a ' aim tow ii without anv i tune " Mesina s mother Jo-si Jo-si t said I !' also reassured that they w ouid find a Ic-tter luture I uHilling this promise, bow-ever bow-ever -,i,;is not an -asv task h'-ti Mesina enrolled in Canyon Can-yon View junior High S hol she bad dill i' ultv adjusting due to the lad that she didn't -ak English "I didn't even know bow to say hello." Mesina said "Hut. then i bey put me m t wo ESI. c lasses and tbey hejed a lot I broiigb'iut the years. Mesina has learned English and now speaks it fluent Iv. Reading boks and watching American television heled Imt the rncist. she said Her fellow Latin') classmates. class-mates. Iiow ever. did no! b'-lp this teen adjust to her new home Several Hispanic students turned their backs during s hoo! while she was trving to help "I had a class with a Mext- Orem High School senior class celebrates graduation through music and thanks parents for support Michael Rigert 'I hough Melissa Born's mother knew her daughter was going to speak at Friday's Orem High School graduation, she didn't know it would be in a language that holds a special meaning for their family. Because Born's grandparents are both hearing impaired, her mother taught her American Sign Language so she could communicate with grandma y ( Shaun Ivie gives a big grin as he waits for the Timpanogos High School graduation at the McKay Events Center on Friday. life and improve their chances for success," Once they have the determination determi-nation and tfxils to succeed into real world, graduated need to know the path the wind will direct di-rect them towards, said Richard Blaik If vour will happens to lie with the wind's will, then by If c an girl and I kept asking her what the te;1( her way saving reeated)v. but she refused to tell me." Mesina said. " think that v. hv I put an extra el-loti el-loti into mv learning exjx.ri-ence exjx.ri-ence w hen peopli- don't want to help, you have to figure fig-ure i! out for yourself " Mesina s greatest personality person-ality trait is her dr ive, said folf bury. Mesjna's school ounselor. I think it's easy for student, stu-dent, to get frustrated and miss s hool because they don't understand it." Burv said. 'Mesina never quit-." bury said that Mesina had to use a Spanish'English dictionary in order to understand un-derstand her homework and finish it Sometimes he said, she had to translate every word "I think her biggest barrier was the language, because she had to meet all the requirements require-ments that every fx xlv has to meet and to have to master a and grandpa. Though her grandparents were unable to be present to see Born graduate from high school Friday, her m'ther got a surprise following her daughter's remarks. In a emotion-filled tribute to parents of Orem High graduates. gradu-ates. Born interpreted the Celine Ce-line Dion hit "Because You Loved Me" in American Sign Language as the song blared in the background "We liave ncjt made it on our own but because of the support " i- 17 f LA - i sT p. I " all means, follow the wind and take advantage of it," Black said. "However, if the wind gusts agaiast your goals, then combat adversity." Amid proud cheers and rowdy shout -outs, one thing was clear: no matter where the boat of life may take them after graduation, the wind was sure FT second language at the same time." Bury said. Although Mesina was known as a shy girl, she was more open in the classroom, said Jaynann Brown, a Spanish Span-ish teacher. "The thing that made her stand out was the level of knowledge that she had," Brown said. "Even though she struggled with English, she knew how to help others." Mesina's difficulty, she said, was trying to express herself in the right words. "When we gave our opinions opin-ions in class, I was left in the dark because my English wasn't as good enough," Mesina Me-sina said. "I wished I could express myself without the language barrier." Mesina will attend UVSC in the fall. She was given a scholarship schol-arship by a past THS alumni Carolina Ruiz collected by the BYU Salsa Club. She said she plaas to study social work. of parents and loved ones," Born said prior to the musical number. "Vou were always there for as and our world is a belter place becaase of you." A total of .'. Tiger seniors received their diplomas Friday Fri-day afternoon at Orem High School's graduation at the McKay Events Center on the campus of Utah Valley State College. Though the commencement exercise's official theme was a quote by Western fiction ly going to be on their side. Fourindividuals that were headed in a unique direction, however, were the four retirees that were honored during the event. Pat .Johnson from the English Department, Brian Ostler from the Math Department, Robert Stratton from the Technology Mountain View graduation speaker: Graduation brings risk and opportunity Ana Breton Nabby Parkinson is not afraid to juggle eggs. Parkiason held up a three white eggs to the bewildered audience during Mountain View High School's commencement exercises at the McKay Events Center in UVSC on Friday. "Depending on the observer, juggling eggs can look either stupid and dangerous or fun and exciting," Parkinson said in her graduation address. "But, like a risk, its potential for success can sometimes be overpowered by the fear of failure." Parkinson shared her own experiences of taking risks by explaining how she forced herself her-self to audition for the production produc-tion of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" that Mountain View produced this year. Parkinson landed the part of the preacher's wife. "Taking a risk opened my world to opportunities," she said. "It's amazing how much do we spare in the sake of safety." Parkinson advised her fellow fel-low graduating seniors to take risks and explained how, unlike the eggs, "humans are able to rebound." Failure can hurt for a while, but it is not trying that really hurts as, said Robyn Brough in her commencement address, referring back to the graduation gradua-tion theme, "our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are writer Louis L'Amour, Friday's graduation ceremony was punctuated by several musical musi-cal performances. The OHS a cappella choir sang a stirring rendition of Mack Wilberg's "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" while Andrea Forsyth For-syth of the Alpine Board of Education Ed-ucation had everyone singing and dancing in the seats with her version of Daniel Powter's spirited pop tune "Bad Day." Forsyth, who had made it a tradition to sing at high schcx)! and Math Department, and Roland Ro-land Williams from the Social Studies department retired this year after a combined 114 years of teaching experience. "These are all dedicated individuals indi-viduals who deserve to graduate gradu-ate with honors," Kendall said. During the commencement, Carissa Hansen, THS's senior 1 9' MATT SMITH 'Daily W-th.ct Alex Quan of Mountain View High School's wind symphonic hand, plays his trumpet during a musical number at the school's 2006' commencement program at UVSC, Friday afternoon. powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens as" written by Marianne Williamson "Our deepest fear should not be our power without measure," Brough said. "Perhaps our real fear is that we might keep that power to ourselves." Besides taking risks, Brough encouraged the graduates to never settle for good, but to strive to be the best. "The real unhappiness is realizing real-izing that we could have done more," Brough said. In a special tribute, Erica Eyestone thanked every parent for showing their student how to take risks and for supporting graduatioas, said she doubted she could continue after her husband passed away in December. De-cember. Yet when she heard Powter's inspirational words on the radio, she knew she couldn't hold back. "Now I have happy notes to share," she said. "I dedicate this song to you." Senior Valorie Jones spoke of the wonderful journey awaiting graduates despite seniors' feelings feel-ings of closure with the end of their high school careers. ROBB COSTELLODaily Hfciald class secretary, announced the 2006 class project. Combined with funds from the class of 2005. enough money mon-ey was raised by student donations dona-tions to project an electronic LED (light -emitting diodes) screen to play text, pictures and video amidst the THS Commons. the graduates through their successes suc-cesses as well as their failures after taking those risks. "(Our parents) have been a major influence in teaching us that if we work hard and have a good attitude, dare to take a chance and persevere, there is no limi for success," Eyestone said. Principal Richard Clark warned the class, however, to prepare before taking major risks. "While many have the will to win, not many have the will to prepare," he said. "It is our will to prepare, specially in life, that enables as to have the winds on cjur side." "You may have been looking forward to today as a finishing line, but in reality it's a beginning begin-ning line," she said. With a retelling of George Washington's heroic tale of perseverance and resolve in the face of defeat during the American Ameri-can Revolution, senior Ryan Stinger admonished his fellow classmen to never give up when tilings are dark.' "I know the Class of 2006 will always hold that true Tiger spirit," ho said. L... POOR 1 1 |