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Show cho Guardian of Your Community News WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 • B l Courtesy photo LEADING: Pictured above, students participate in the Nebo District's Captain's Academy. Student captains learn leadership In January Nebo School District held its second Captain's Academy on leadership and sportsmanship. The Captain's Academy is held three times a year. This event took place at Springville High School and included captains from each winter sport, student government, drill team. cheer squad and band. Nebo School District's athletic director, Everett Kelepolo, said, "Our mission is to teach the value of competition, improve the athletic skill and develop sportsmanship. We hope through the Captain's Academy that we can help students, coaches and administrators understand the impact we can have on leadership and sportsmanship throughout our district and state." E J. Cafarro, Student Athlete Academic Director from Brigham Young University, delivered the keynote speech on "Mental excellence in athletics". Superintendent Chris Sorensen. Secondary Director Scott Wilson and principals of each high school present to the captains. Some of the topics included: "What a leader is", "What is the role of captain?", and "How can we as leaders instill sports- manship?" Ail of the Student Captains sit at individual tables with their peers from other high schools. They listen to each presenter and then work collaboratively to present back to the entire group their position and ideas. A special thanks goes to Mr. Mike Brown, assistant principal at Springville High School for his vision and purpose to bring the district's student leaders together for this academy. Mr. Brown said, "This is a fantastic program to bring five high schools in Region VIII together." Carv's Designs Floral Courtesy photo PUBLISHED: Local author J. Scott Savage spoke to MMHS students. Author becomes teacher for students William Shelton MMHS On Jan. 21, 2010, Maple Mountain High School's Internship Program sponsored "Window on the Workplace/1 which invited local author J. Scott Savage as their guest speaker. Savage was not always a writer, and writing had never been his dream. Before he started writing, Savage worked for a company that made little creatures that moved around the computer screen and talked to you. Because of the downturn in the economy, he found himself trav- eling a lot; this is where the idea for his first published book. Cutting Edge, came. It's been nine years now since Savage published his first book, and he is now the author of six published books. Some of his works include "Dead on Arrival", "House of Secrets", and the Far World Series. Savage spoke to the students about what they need to do if they'd like to become a published author. First, he told them they need to create characters and a plot that will get the attention of readers. "It can be anything you want," he told the students. Once they have completed a story, he said it's a good idea to find an agent because there are not many publishers that will take an author without an agent. Savage himself recently signed on with an international agent. After that, all one has to do is write and the agent will help you with the rest. Currently, Savage works full-time as a writer and is working on three or four books that are to be published next year. He says he loves his job and wouldn't trade it for any other. 245 SOUTH MAIN STREET SPANISH FORK, UTAH 801-794-1850 CALL TODAY TO PREORDER YOUR Vw and receive 10% OFF when you mention this ad! ADVERTISE IN THE BUSINESS INDEX Call The Sentinel 794-4964| |