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Show Utah Press Association 1521 East 3900 South Suite 100 Salt Lake City, UT 84124 AN E D I T I O N O F PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID SPANISH FORK, UTAH PERMIT NO. 2 P R I D E The Snanish Fork News O C C A A L L L L Y Y M LI O OO \ W N E D A N D O P E R A T E D WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2007 VOL. 2 / NO. 3 SPANISH FORK, UTAH #1$ of th Marilyn Nielson STAFF WRITER Earlier this week, over as head football coach. Next, Kelepolo went the Utah Association of back to BYU for a Master's Secondary School Principals presented its Principal of Degree. He then took a job at the Year award to Everett Springville Junior High. Kelepolo, Principal at "You always wonder if you Springville Junior High are going to like the kids at School. Kelepolo, a resident your next school," Kelepolo of Spanish Fork, received said. "When I left Spanish the award in Salt Lake City Fork, people were saying to in a televised ceremony. me, 'Are you sure you want Kelepolo did not start to go to a junior high?' But out envisioning a career I soon found that I loved the in teaching. In college, he kids there just as much as the majored in business and ones at the high school. I've accounting, intending to find found that in every place I've a job in one of those areas worked. You just grow to love when he graduated. However, the people." he also played football for Kelepolo says the most Southern Utah University, fun part of his job is the and after graduation, a friend interaction with students. called to tell him that Lehi "At our school, we make High School was looking a real effort to interact with for an offensive line coach. the students a lot," he said. Kelepolo decided to give the "Maybe back in the old days, job a try. administrators only saw the "As soon as I got up there, bad kids that got sent to the "I began to really enjoy the office. But we really try to get experience with the kids," to know the kids a lot better said Kelepolo. "After my than that." first year, a couple of the Kelepolo makes sure that kids came up to me and said, he gets to talk to students 'Coach, we really want you every day. He loves to be out to come back next year.' And in the hallways during class experiences like that made changes, and in the parking me start thinking that this was lot during bus time. something I really wanted to "Those times are the most do." fun for me, and I think it's a Convinced he would much more positive thing for be happy with a career in the students, too," he said. education, Kelepolo kept Kelepolo also likes visiting coaching at Lehi for three classrooms throughout the years. He was then hired day. at Spanish Fork High as As Principal of the an assistant coach. He also Year, Kelepolo will be taught physical education honored again at the UASSP there. After two years he took conference later this month. Courtesy photo f^i Pearl Harbor veteran shares experiences Ashley Walton STAFF WRITER MAN OF THE HOUR: Zac Clayton was the center of attention on Friday, Jan. 12, after his last-second three-pointer lifted Spanish Fork over top-ranked Lone Peak 71-70 in double overtime. See stories on A6 and photos on A13. David Davis / Spanish Fork News On January 10, Navy veteran Ernal Underwood addressed the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary at the Veteran's Memorial Building in Spanish Fork. Underwood had a remarkable story to impart, since he was stationed in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 — the infamous day of the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan. "It is not that this veteran's story is more important our courageous than any other's," said Steve Wilson, who introduced Underwood before he spoke, "but this See VETERAN • A5 Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News LIVING PROOF: Ernal Underwood shows memorabilia from his experiences in the Navy during; World War II. His ship was bombed in the attack on Pearl Harbor. ! |