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Show Pleasant Grove Review New Utah - Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - Page 9 School district may cut Knowledge Bowl Tan you name the county seats of Daggett and Box Jfder Counties, or what is directly north of Juab County? Nathan Morns, third grader at Mt Mahogany gementary will tell you Tooele county is directly inrth (Utah County, too) and many other third and fourth graders at last Saturday's Knowledge Bowl ran tell you which counties seat Manila and Brigham Pity Not all the questions were about Utah. Students around Alpine School District studied atlases and other sources to get questions ques-tions for the competition, held at Canyon View Jr. High in Orem. About 70 teams participated, partici-pated, but this may be the last year for Knowledge BNancy Edge, coach for the Rocky Mountain Elementary team and president pres-ident for the Alpine Association for Gifted Children, passed out. flyers inviting parents to attend the school board meeting at 6 p.m., March 26 at Vineyard Elementary, 950 W. 800 South, Orem to support sup-port Knowledge Bowl and other "programs for bright students" the district wants to cut. Edge says the cancellation cancella-tion is partly funding and partly philosophical, as the district wants to support programs that involve projects, proj-ects, rather than rote mem- : :V&liV7 Si: ;Sii:;:;:; ;:::;:Js;:;:;::::Hgi:a:i:-.i -: ... By Harlow Clark Morgan Covington, Preston Smith, Brandon Barton, Jeff Ellison and Kenny Clark of Lehi confer on a bonus question. orization. Knowledge Bowl is not expensive, she says, about $10 a team (a school can have five teams), but it was being funded by gifted and talented grants, which can't be used now because "gifted and talented" is an official designation and Knowledge Bowl is open to any students, stu-dents, not just those designated desig-nated as gifted and talented. talent-ed. The district would like a program they could use the gifted and talented funds in, says Edge, but fewer stu dents would be involved. She also doesn't think Knowledge Bowl is rote memorization. "'Name three states that border on the Mississippi.' You have to have some visualization." Students were concentrating concen-trating on the visualization and the questions, not the politics. Keep one hand on your lap and one on the desk. No hovering over the bell. "Which way does . . ." The moderators stopped reading as soon a hand hit the bell. "North." The answer was right. Some questions were harder to answer, and the answers a little ambiguous. "Name the two major dead lakes, or lakes with no outlet, in Utah." Salt Lake, everyone knows, but Sevier Lake is mostly dry. Junior high students competed in the afternoon, but even they might not have known what island is sometimes found in Utah Lake. Bird Island. "I didn't know either," moderator Zina Cox of Lehi said. Aspen Elementary March 26 Mrs. Wrighfs class to Smith's March 27 Talent show May 4 Golf-a-thon What's New: For March, the character theme is accountability. Accountability can be described as owning up to one's actions. Simply put, we are accountable for what we do. This can work both ways. If we do something praiseworthy, praise-worthy, we should receive appropriate recognition. recogni-tion. If we do something wrong, we should receive an appropriate reprimand. If we lived in a perfect world, then every good deed would be honored and every bad deed would be punished. We don't live in a perfect world so good deeds often go unrewarded and bad deeds often go unpunished. This is where true character comes in. The true test of character is to do what is right with or without a reward. It is being able to admit mistakes and willingly accept the consequences. conse-quences. Sometimes parents, teachers, and even principals want to rescue kids from the consequences of their actions. Adult judgement allows for this kind of intervention at times, but if we rescue too much, we deprive children of learning some of life's most important lessons. Cedar Ridge Elementary March 26, 28 6th grade space camp field trip April 2 6th grade registration for Mtn. Ridge Jr. High; registration materials will be discussed with the students and then sent home. Presentations will be made in the classrooms at 9:30 a.m. for track 1 and 12:10 p.m. for track 2 Central Elementary March 20 "Jump for Heart" jump-a-thon from 12:30 to 1 :45 for grades 4-6 and from 1:45 to 3 p.m. for grades K-3. March 25 Fun to be Fit at 1:30 March 27 Career Fair Grovecrest Elementary March 25-29 Teacher appreciation week rcn 27 Grades go home What's New: Thank you for supporting the speli-a-thon fund raiser during February. The .w Cai i icu jubi unaer $j,uuu. i nanK you wyour generous contributions. Wo urMiW t uuiu dibu nKe ro oner a Dig inanK you 10 Julie Karr and Netta Gallagher for the great Olympic assembly and other Olympic events that our students have enjoyed this year. Lindon Elementary What's New: Our "Lost & Found" closet on the cafeteria south wall is full of. winter clothing. Please have your child collect hisher items. On March 21 , all clothing items that have not been claimed will be donated to Deseret Industries. Manila Elementary March 20-21 Book fair; buy 1 get 1 free March 20-21 SEP conferences from 4 to 7:30 What's New: The Book Fair is open to all members mem-bers of the community. Hours today and tomorrow tomor-row are 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mount Mahogany March 21 "Jump rope for Hearf assembly March 26 6th grade "Astro Van" assembly, visit Rocky Mountain Elementary March 20-21 6th grade to Clear Creek March 207th grade registration packets due March 23 Parenting seminar by Dr. James Jones from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Ragan Theater on the UVSC campus; admission is free April 1 End of 5th grade summer Clear Creek registration April 3 School group pictures at 1 p.m. April 3 Spring pictures begin at 8:30 a.m. What's New: Alpine School District provides a week-long summer outdoor education opportunity opportu-nity for students at the end of their fifth grade experience. The program is provided at the Clear Creek Outdoor Education Camp near Schofield, Utah. Cost for the week-long experience experi-ence is $125 which covers all expenses for food, instruction, materials, bussing, lodging, t-shirt, and insurance. Registration will take place at the Rocky Mountain school office from April 1-5. Oak Canyon Junior High School March 25-29 Foreign Language week March 269th graders visit THS March 28 World's fair March 28 Jazz band festival at Mtn. Ridge Junior High April 2 Advanced orchestra festival April 3 Track meet at PGHS Pleasant Grove Junior High School March 21 School dance from 3 to 4 p.m. March 21 3rd quarter ends March 28 7th grade movie March 28 Jazz band at AF Junior High March 29 Talent show from 9 to 1 1 :30 a.m. Pleasant Grove High School March 20 Region chamber choir at PGHS March 21 Term 3 ends March 21-24 FFA state convention March 21 Baseball: JV, Mtn. View at PGHS at 3:30 p.m. March 21 Softball: Payson at PGHS at 3:30 p.m. March 21 Soccer: PGHS atTaylorsville at 3:30 and 5 p.m. March 21 Tennis: PGHS atTimpview at 3 p.m. March 22 Teacher comp dayno school March 22-23 Choir tour March 22 Baseball: varsity PGHS at Mtn. View at 3:30 p.m. March 22 Baseball: sophomore, Mtn. View at PGHS at 3:30 p.m. March 22 Soccer: PGHS atTimpview at 3:30 March 22 Track at Cottonwood March 25 Term 4 begins March 25 Baseball: JV, Orem at PGHS at 3:30 March 25 Softball: PGHS at Olympus at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. March 25 Choir tour March 26 School safety meeting at 9:15 a.m. March 26 Baseball: varsity, PGHS at Orem at 3:30 p.m. March 26 Baseball: soph., Orem at PGHS at 3:30 p.m. March 26 Tennis: Provo at PGHS at 3 p.m. March 26-28 Drill team tryouts after school March 27 Student election application deadline by 2:30 p.m. in room 116 March 27 Candidate meeting at 2:30 p.m. in room 1 1 6 March 27 Graduation meeting at 8:30 a.m. March 27 Track: PGHS and Mtn. View at Orem at 3:30 p.m. March 28 Tennis: PGHS at Spanish Fork, 3 p.m. March 28 Softball: Orem at PGHS at 3:30 & 5 March 28 Band and orchestra concert at 7 p.m. March 28-29 PGHS hallway art show March 28-30 Baseball at Gael Easter Classic March 29 Report cards March 29 Track: PGHS atTaylorsville at 3:30 March 30 Track at UHSTCA Invitational March 30 Band at BYU Festival Call 756-7669 to place a classified ad in New Utah P- .. - 1 I I Simply the Best p My rrr r ftJ FOCUS on CHILDREN Seminar INTERNATIONAL AID & ADOPTION Friday March 22 . ? 7-9 PM ! . . American Fork Library 1 "w i '."j - 'J VJ W$$m rl;Dl tesir.:; .;;;;::: ; ; wMifiK&pi. :'t:.:v-mmw ' ;-; i:: 4iiii:i:i ill illiiifc vx. . v ? til... .. . . . . lL.,.. i . .- 1 tiiLnmm in-- -' ' i-nr i Photo by Karli Poyfair Jenna Story and Mrs. Mary Kerr were nominated as January's heroes at Pleasant Grove Junior High. PG Jr. Hig heroes for honors January Pleasant Grove Junior High's January heroes are students Jenna Story and Phil Mazekia, teacher Mary Kerr and community hero Norma Peiper. Jenna is the daughter of Ron and Debbie Story of Pleasant Grove. She is the youngest child band has one sister and one brother. She is in the ninth grade and is a member of the student council and a cheerleader. She likes all her classes in school. She enjoys dancing danc-ing and spends a lot of time practicing. She has gone to many competitions and has won several awards. She has been in the Nutcracker. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her friends and scrapbooking. She was nominated by one of her peers who said, "She is kind to everyone she comes in contact with." Phil is a ninth grader and son of Pete and Angie Mazekia. He is the second child and has four sisters. He likes to snowboard, ski and wake board. He really enjoys his early morning jazz band class. When he has some free time he likes to take things apart and put them back together. The student that nominated Phil said, "He is a good friend and stands up for other people. He's a good influence for others and keeps himself clean in language." lan-guage." His mother said "He is honest, loving and kind." Ms. Kerr teaches Utah History and World Studies. She was on the Olympic committee for the Junior High. She is willing to help both the faculty and students stu-dents at the Junior High. She is very concerned with the students she currently teaches and those she has taught in the past. She is always willing to share a smile and a warm greeting to the faculty, staff and students stu-dents at the school. Ms. Kerr is a fine example to all she comes in contact with and truly meets the definition defini-tion of a hero. Mrs. Peiper is a mother of 10 children. She flies around helping families as needed. She recently returned from Kazakhstan where she spent two months helping her son. She just wrote a book about her husband. Mrs. Peiper is hosting a young woman from Kazakhstan who has been sent here by her government gov-ernment to learn more about families. She is always willing to lend a helping hand in her neighborhood. Q. I'm not happy with my smile. Hour do I find out what really needs to be fixed? A. Get out a mirror and do this quick "smile analysis". Then meet with your dentist and talk about getting the smile you want. Color: Start by looking at the a color of your teeth. Generally, loom color snouia De unuorm. Are they as white as you would like? Shape: Does the shape of your teeth balance your facial features? For example, if you have large features (lips, nose and eyes, for example) tiny teeth may look out of porportion. Length: Generally, when you are young your two front teeth are longer than your two laterals (teeth on eother side of them). By your 40's and 50's, laterals and centrals can be the same length. Position: Are your six upper front teeth all straight? If any of these are too far back or forward, for-ward, it shows when you smile. If you have any questions about smile analysis or would like information about a computerized simulation of what your smile can look like, call 756-3737. For more information or for an appointment call: Dr. Michelle Jorgensen D.D.S. 12 South 1100 East, American Fork 756-3737 Beellive H omes Open House and Ribbon Cutting Saturday, Mar. 30th 11:00am 164 W. 200 S., Am. Fork Easter Egg Hun tat 11:30 with Vprizes, candy and refreshments for everyonely Affordable 24 Hour Elderly Cora! WeProv&e: 24 Hour Care Dietician approved meals Assistance with all aspects of daily living Daily housekeeping Laundry Individual and group activity Bed, Dresser Private 12 Bath Intercom TV Hookup Phone Hookup 272 W. 500 N., A.F. 763-9377 164 W. 200 S., A.F. 492-1482 60 E. 12000 N., PI. Grove 785-9319 CALL OR DROP IN! 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