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Show -NEWS- Spanish Fork Covering what matters most Dance held at UCBT j ! Shala Richards SFHS I Marshall Dunn, a senior !at Spanish Fork High School, Icompleted his Eagle Scout !project by organizing a Ischool dance for the students involved in Utah Community •Based Training learning. The •dance was open to anybody 'who wanted to come jcelebrate and have a good ;time. Marshall had a lot of ;fun planning for this night, land everyone couid see*all ;the hard work and efforts he !put in to making this dance a inight nobody would forget. Volunteer, Luke Beeston the turn-out was almost two was the DJ, and he held a hundred people. Marshall break dancing competition. also was able to get Macey's Ricky Shoell showed to donate corsages and everyone his awesome boutonnieres to all the UCBT moves and placed first in the students. Refreshments were competition, winning him a ' also provided and pictures gold medal. There was also were available to all those a special performance by who wanted them. Dane Carlson who danced "Everybody danced the and sang to White and Nerdy whole night and it was kept and also Achy Breaky Heart. very up-beat. They associated Everyone enjoyed the show and interacted with one and was impressed by the another and it was just an all amazing DJ. There was a around good time. Marshall wide variety of music and is extremely appreciated for dancing — from line dances, all his time and efforts, and the waltz, and hip hop. The we thank him for such a great dance was a huge hit and night/' said UCBT teachers. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008 • B5 DFJH students study winter Hayden Hatch and Brayden Prestwich DFJH Last Friday Mr. Mendenhall's and Mrs. Beyal's villages went to Diamond Fork to do our Winter Studies. Last August we picked out special spots to study. So far, we've studied what our spots have been like in summer (August) and then in the fall (October) and now in winter. This is called phenological studies; the studies of the seasons. We left school as soon as we could. Once we got up there (about 10 a.m.), we got into snow shoes. This was really cool, because this was the first year we really had to have the snow shoes. The snow had drifted in places as tall as Mr. Roberts (who went the week before with his class). We first visited our spots. They had changed so much that we didn't recognize most of them. After exploring and writing some poems at our spots, we gathered again and played a game ' called Cat and Mouse. Then we hiked back to the bus to eat our lunch. After, lunch, we did a rotation. First we went with Miss Stacie and went bird watching. One black capped chickadee almost landed on Hyrum's hand! They sure must have been hungry. Sarah Flinders (Forest Service) taught us about winter safety. Then we played a relay game that simulated what animals did in winter. We had studied this at school. They hibernate, are dormant, migrate or are active. The most amazing wildlife were the bald eagles, all the deer and the moose. We had a fantastic time thanks to all our parent helpers and the forest service. Courtesy photo HEART TO HEART: Students enjoyed the nights festivities put on by Marshall Dunn to complete his Eagle Scout project. Courtesy photo WINTER BLAST: Mr. Mendenhall's class is all lined up and ready to go on site with their winter studies. Courtesy photo TRAINING FOR LIFE: New technology has opened doors and is changing how students learn -at Spanish Fork High School: Technology opens doors Josie Osborn SFHS Spanish Fork High School has seen a recent spring in technology over the past few years. The school now has new laptops which are used for in-class computer labs, and are also now taking part in high school registration online as well as offering classes for students over the internet. Students are starting to take notes, take tests, and look at grades over the internet more and more. Mrs. Hillier (AP English), has used such new technology as the in class computer laptops. "By having new technology more students want to participate in classes and learning activities. It gives more of a choice for students and how they wish to learn because there are a variety of concepts for different types of learners. Students are also able to do their work at home as well as school and the two are becoming more interchangeable," Mrs. Hillier said. "I let my students e-mail assignments instead of just plainly handing them in and that helps take the pressure of always having hard copies of everything with them in class. Things like emailing and online tests and assignments are quicker to grade and are usually extremely efficient." Tim Horn (senior) told us that he checks his grades online often and that his teachers use computers for writing assignments and projects. "The technology at this school is constantly growing and changing," said Horn. "It's grown a lot just since I was a sophomore. We have better equipment now and it helps a lot with school work." Jess Christofferson explained, "It's defiantly an upgrade from just taking and completing regular tests and assignments on paper. It's a good kind of different and I like different. Using technology is a great way to broadcast information to those who might need it. It would be great to have computers in all the classrooms." Conducting the orchestra Shala Richards SFHS Ryan Christensen, an intern at Spanish Fork Junior High School, had the opportunity to conduct, by himself, a part of the Monster Concert performed by the orchestra. Ryan said he appreciated the opportunity very much, even though he said that is was a bit scary and nerve racking to conduct in front of hundreds of people. He mostly enjoyed being able to keep everyone on beat and together. Ryan does more in his intern than conducting. He also leads rehearsals, prepares students for upcoming concerts and assists the teacher with any work that needs to be done. Ryan got involved in the orchestra in the sixth grade, and he has been playing non-stop ever since. He was introduced to the violin by his grandpa, who was a violin-maker and wants to be an orchestra constructor in the future COLD FEET? Hayden and Riley at their chosen winter studies spot with notebooks in hand. The other guys' low price... is our everyday price 280 NOITH Mfflll, SPaiUSH FOB • 798-6816 Ryan Christensen f |