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Show N I W S Spanish Fork FCCLA holds annual celebration Covering what matters most B6 • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008 Kimberly Mull ins SFHS Spanish Fork High School's FCCLA (Family, Community, and Consumer Leaders of America) recently celebrated their annual FCCLA Week. They decided to give each day a letter of FCCLA, and from there did activities related to that letter. The activities ranged from donuts on a string to a service project from selling suckers. FCCLA got the whole school involved and the activities were very successful and fun. The club spent many hours planning this eventful week in their committees, and the final product paid off. "L" Day was very successful in their service project "Lollipops to Save Lives." The committee sold suckers in the Commons during lunch on Thursday where they sold out completely. The money will be given to an organization called I.A.S.K., a group who goes to the Dominican Republic and Haiti to provide free dental and medical care. Not only was there ser- Courtesy photo WARMING UP: The cheerleaders practice one of their routines. They warmed up this past week by traveling to southern California. Courtesy photo FCCLA WEEK: Members of the FCCLA enjoy rootbeer floats as part of the FCCLA week activities. vice, but the club had fun activities during lunch to get the school involved. Some of these activities included free caricatures by students and root beer floats. It was a great opportunity for the club to become closer and to get involved. SFHS Drama prepares 'Godspell' To celebrate Easter this year, come be inspired by a production highlighting the life and teachings of Jesus. Students in Spanish Fork High School's musical theatre classes will present a powerful, one-hour cutting of the musical "Godspell Jr." The students have been working on the music, dances and scenes all semester and are excited to present such an influential play. Based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, and featuring a sparkling score by Stephen Schwartz (composer of "Wicked," "Pocahontas," "Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Prinze, of Egypt"), Godspell transforms the stories of the Bible, making its message of kindness, tolerance and love highly accessible to every audience member, young and old. Cameron Fullmer enrolled in the musical theatre class because "Godspell" is his favorite musical. He especially loves the "inspirational, upbeat songs" like "Day By Day," "Prepare Ye," and "All Good Gifts." Nick Sales, the actor playing Jesus, said "'Godspeir teaches good standards we should all live by, like love your enemies and be nice to everyone." This version of the play emphasizes the effect of Jesus' teachings on his disciples; as they learn to apply his teachings, they join in the instruction, presenting such parables as "The Prodigal Son," "The Good Samaritan." "The Good Seed" and many more. Great care has been taken to balance the playful nature of the presentation with the sacred nature of the content. "Godspell" is an ideal production for a class project because of the ensemble quality. Each of the disciples responds to the teachings in their own way. Every student plays an equally important role, and every student has a solo. As a class project, this production has stretched each of the performers in different ways. It has pulled some out of their shells as they learned to make bigger, stronger, more committed choices. Others have learned that less is more as they simply share the beauty and light inside them. Their teacher and director, Skye Cummins said, "This play is about a community of ordinary people who come closer together with each lesson taught until they are strong enough to overcome and accomplish extraordinary things. As a class, we did this. The students threw o,ut ideas and built on each others' strengths to create a show much better than I could have directed on my own." : "Godspell Jr." will play March 21,22 and 24 in the Spanish Fork High School Little Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Adult tickets are $5 presale or $6 at the door. Seniors and children under 12 are $4 presale or $5 at the door. Children five and under are free. Bring your whole family and enjoy this uplifting production. Cheerleaders travel to Cali Shala Richards SFHS The Spanish Fork High School cheerleading members all traveled to California to perform at Disneyland. The cheerleaders agreed to try something new this year and dance at Disneyland rather than to compete in competition. The team also visited Universal Studios and the Nickelodeon Center where they also performed. Their dancing performance was recorded by Nickelodeon and will be on television -March 28, 2008. They were very excited to be able to try something new and out of their normal routine. Dis- neyland was just the ticket. "We all had a blast spending the day performing and having fun at the park. It was a great way to let all of our hard work pay off this year. I am extremely excited to see us on air performing our talents. We have never done anything like this before and to have this opportunity was amazing. We were recognized for our talents without even competing in a competition and that alone, gives us the satisfaction of winning. I hope that members in the upcoming years can have an experience like we did, and that this opportunity can be given to others," said Morgan Manwill. Walters interns Peterson receives Crystal Apple at hospital Elaine Peterson's mom was a teacher in Nebo District, where she taught and retired from Rees Elementary. Elaine credits her mom's example and love for teaching as the reason she became a teacher. Elaine began her teaching career at Spanish Fork High School, where she taught for two years. She then took time off to raise her family. She returned to teaching here at Spanish Fork Jr. High. This is her 9th year here. Elaine has many talents. She is super organized, is very technologically savvy, and works well with her col-. leagues. She is always willing to share books, worksheets, ideas, strategies, encouragement, and praise. On top of all of that, she has a great knack for making her classroom a safe and warm learning environment for her students. Elaine is the head if the History department. As their leader she keeps them on track while offering tons of praise and encouragement. She is always positive and upbeat regardless of the challenges the team faces. One of the things Elaine is most proud of is starting the Public Speaking program here at this school. Public speaking offers students the chance to gain confidence and valuable experience in speaking in front of an audience. Her students make the daily announcements at school and have opportunities to make public speeches outside of the school. This year her students will be making speeches at the Naturalization Ceremonies in Salt Lake. Elaine's generosity and skills often go without formal recognition, so it is very exciting and a great privilege to honor her publicly with this award. Shala Richards SFHS Courtesy photo APPLE FOR THE TEACHER: Elaine Peterson, SFJH Teacher . of Public Speaking and US History was awarded the Crystal Apple Award this week. Craig Harvey of Horace Mann made . the presentation which is a special award voted on by the peers of the recipient. Lisa Walters, an student at Spanish Fork High School, has been interning for the Emergency Room in the Mountain View Hospital. She completes tasks such as making beds, welcoming in the patients, and observing nurses. She was thrilled to be accepted as an intern because she has always been interested in the nursing field and being able to work in the ER has always been one of her dreams. Walters said that interning is helping her in finding a career that is right for her future. She knows she wants to be a nurse, but. she doesn't know what kind she wants to be. 'There is a wide variety of nurses in hospitals so it will be a tough choice to make, but having observed in the ER has been a great help," Lisa Walters said Walters. "Being able to watch the nurses and doctors work will definitely help me in the future because it gives me a good idea of what needs to be done. I hope to one day become a nurse and have an intern working for me. I will never forget my experiences in the ER and I hope there are more great experiences along the way." News about people you know. By people you know N E W S Fork Locally owned and operated " |