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Show -N E W S- Spanish Fork Covering what matters most WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008 • B5 Peck interns at Payson Jr. High Emily Spencer SHHS At Salem Hills, we are involved in many different things. Something that is becoming very popular is the internship program. Senior Heather Peck is one of SHHS's interns. She is going to Payson Junior High with Mrs. Staheli, an English teacher. She says she has always wanted to be a teacher of any grade. Someone who triggered her love of teaching was one of her moms' friends. Heather's mom and her friend are both humanitarians. They have traveled to Africa and taught in schools there. They brought back pictures and Heather was inspired. She was told that most of the teachers in Africa only Heather Peck have a third grade level of learning themselves, and the students write in the dirt because they don't have any materials. Next year she is planning to attend Utah Valley University to begin acquiring her teaching license. Nebo meeting NCLB standards Superintendent Chris Sorensen announced today that 35 of 37 schools in the Nebo School District made • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), keeping the district fully within compliance of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). "We are pleased with the combined efforts of our teachers, students and parents, handling the progressively difficult task of attaining Adequate Yearly Progress in our schools. Even with the success we have shown, we must continue to pay particular attention to the needs of individual students. This is the intent of NCLB and has always been part of the mission of Nebo School District," said Superintendent Chris Sorensen. NCLB is the federal law governing education. It requires, among other things, that every school test at least 95 percent of its students in each of ten separate subgroups - African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, White, Economically Disadvantaged, Limited English Proficient, Students with Disabilities, and Whole School - in both language arts and math to even be considered for making AYP. Utah uses the core criterion-referenced tests given to all students each spring. Students passing those tests are deemed proficient in the subject matter. Nebo District, as a whole, was successful, and passed AYP being in compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act. Nebo District had one elementary school and one secondary school where a handful of students in the category of Students with Disabilities did not test proficient in language arts. Each year the requirements will be more difficult to meet, demanding 100 percent of all students in the district to be proficient in both subjects in 2014. To view your school's AYP report, please visit www.usoe.org. Courtesy photos PRODUCTION PROCESSES: Members of the SHHS FBLA and DECA clubs visited Tahitian Noni, where they learned about production processes. SHHS clubs visit businesses The FBLA (business) and DECA (marketing) clubs from Spanish Fork and Salem Hills High Schools joined forces to visit three businesses. The first stop was Wing Enterprises, where Dave Francis shared the history of the Little Giant Ladder and different marketing techniques they use. Next was learning about the production process used at Tahitian Noni. The last appointment was with Harley Davidson in Lindon. The students were instructed on the sales and service expectations of the franchise. Salem Hills High student, Erica Ahlin said, "Even though the Geneva Steel Plant that had stood for years and years is no longer there, it lives on in the Harley Davidson building. I found it very interesting that they took neon signs and other things from old structures in the area, it was cool to see." BIKE BUSINESS: FBLA and DECA club members tour the facilities at Harley Davidson in Lindon. Brockbank NEWS KIDS: Brockbank School was selected by the Daily Herald in September to participate in their NewsKids program. The purpose of the program is for local kids to read local news. The students went over to the Daily Herald and learned first-hand what it is like to be a newscaster. They got to read script right off of the teleprompter and learned about the editing process. Students then each got an opportunity to be on the news. You can view the newscast by logging on to www.heraldextra.com, clicking on NewsKids, then clicking on Sept 16. These students represented Brockbank extremely well; it was a wonderful opportunity for them. Pictured are the students who participated in NewsKids. On the top left to right; Elise Wilson, Payton Sorenson, Sally Hansen, Madelyn Bingham, and Juliana Millet On the bottom left to right; Caden Critchfield, Caden Hermansen, Lincoln Morris and Brayden Critchfield. . Courtesy photos LEARNING ABOUT NUTRITION: Recently Nutritionist Melissa Argyle came to Brockbank Elementary to share information on good nutrition to the students. She told the students how important it is to eat right everyday and how important it is for them to eat a healthy breakfast before coming to school. She discussed the "a-b-c's" of good nutrition and how to use their fingers to remember key ideas. Mrs. Argyle has two students at Brockbank, Devin in sixth-grade and Emma in second-grade. Pictured, top row, left to right, are Chandler Payne, Danielle Acosta, Melissa Argyle, Amanda Mitchell and Camille Brown; bottom row, Chase Holt, Andrew Pintar, Gavin Swan, Emma Argyle, Seth Argyle and Julia Hult. A a i n news evolution ? N E W S Spanish Fork |