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Show SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, February 23, 2006 Alcoa Donates to the Nebo Education Foundation 10 Alcoa donated $6,000 to the Nebo Education Foundation Founda-tion for the technology -based READ 180 program. This innovative in-novative program has helped make dramatic improvements improve-ments in the success of the literacy programs in Nebo district. Nebo School District wants h, JJ ;' : k i - , ,-' -f I . f , 1 y , . t smiwmmfflrtitftaa . -n i . r' -J - r r 4 imiwihwwiihm Chris Sorensen, Nebo School District Superintendent; Barbara Godby, Alcoa Human Resource; Nedra Call, Nebo Curriculum Director; are shown above. Sorensen and Call are accepting a donation of $6,000 from the Alcoa Copmpany for the Nebo Education Foundation READ 180 program BYU Alumni Awards The BYU Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its annual University Awards. Awards are given each year at Homecoming to honor Alumni and friends of the University that have given outstanding service to their communities, families, churches or to BYU. Anyone is encouraged to nominate individuals and couples who meet the nomination criteria. For information informa-tion on BYU Alumni Awards, visit the BYU Alumni Association As-sociation website at alumni.byu.edu, or call Zachary Christensen, Awards Program Coordinator, at 801422-1373. ' FT! FRIPLE On select systems, 1550 North Main r NO Interest and Spanish Fork, UT84660 f Voice 24 hr: 801-798-771 1 I I No Payments for Fax:801-793-7793 V J E-mail: tttsfcn.org 12 mOntnSl - Web: www.tripletheating.com 3 Whatever it takes: i TRIPLET J W " 11 c&edjtUnios 1 - J -vxcMmm:m to make this program available avail-able to students needing remediation re-mediation in reading. Alcoa's donation will help make this possible. Nebo School District's Dis-trict's Curriculum Director, Nedra Call, said, "READ 180 is a program that gives several sev-eral students a second chance-a second chance to i 13 TfLv ' t Energy prices are on the rise. Offset the rising energy prices by installing a highly fuel-efficient Bryant Furnace. Offered by Triple T for a limited time only! SSI. m, bum m, 10k vfif Ml !!'. acquire those fundamental skills necessary to be a confident, confi-dent, competent reader." Alcoa is the world's leading lead-ing producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated fabricat-ed aluminum and alumina facilities, fa-cilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. indus-try. Alcoa serves the aero- Fourth graders at Brookside Eleme itary enjoyed a field trip to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point earlier this month. They learned about dinosaurs, sharks and other animals in the exhibits. r Clearanee Sale f ,t 1 V-': WW Jill space, automotive, packaging, packag-ing, building and construction, construc-tion, commercial transportation transporta-tion and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, engineer-ing, production and other capabilities ca-pabilities of Alcoa's businesses business-es to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer con-sumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) foils and plastic wraps, Alcoa wheels, and Baco household house-hold wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl siding, closures, fastening systems, precision castings and electrical elec-trical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 129,000 employees in 42 countries and has been named one of the top three most sustainable sustain-able corporations in the world at the World Economic Econom-ic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Switzer-land. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com. Nebo Education Foundation Founda-tion Executive Director Lana Hiskey said, "Alcoa is an integral in-tegral player with Nebo School District. In the past Alcoa has donated funds for the Salem Wetlands, science teacher training and Yearly Progress Pro. Partnerships of this caliber promote quality quali-ty educational environments which inspire classroom success. suc-cess. Thank you Alcoa!" ... i I 1 ; fW" ! I (Am J I If i , ' Kent Miller, a student at Springville High School, won the 1st place 3rd Congressional District Award with this piece, "Is Nature Chaos or Order?", Or-der?", in the All-State High School Art Show. Kent's piece will travel in a student exhibition to Washington DC later this year. High School Continued from page 1 enjoy the remarkable talent that rests in the hands of these young students.' The show becomes more competitive each year, as both the quantity and quality of the entered art work rises. Only a select number may be entered, and even fewer are honored with one of the exhibits ex-hibits many celebrated awards. Some of the most prestigious awards include Congressional District Awards, Master's Awards and the Director's Award. "The artworks worthy to receive these awards are rare gems that help illuminate the excitement generated from the exhibition. An awards ceremony for the winners, family, teachers and friends will be held on Saturday, Mar. 11 at 1 p.m.," said Jacob-sen. Jacob-sen. So where does the inspiration inspira-tion and creative genius come from? This year's award winners win-ners have offered some insight in-sight into the amount of effort ef-fort and conviction that goes into the artwork they create. Artist Kent Miller, a senior from Springville High School, will receive the Congressional Award in District Three for his mixed media piece titled, "Is Nature Chaos or Order?" The Congressional awards are awarded by the curatorial staff of the Museum. Miller explains that his artwork art-work derives from his experiences experi-ences with nature and how he views it. In his artist statement state-ment he says, "I was exploring explor-ing the idea that we try to find explanations for things in nature. Mathematicians, physicists, chemists, doctors, artists and others explore the fascinating aspects of nature. This is what I came up with." So, is nature chaos or order, or-der, according to Miller's artwork? art-work? Good question. We invite in-vite you to come and view the exhibition, and decide for yourself. eseret XJ .... 4 is- t i A I " it ' , ' V , 1 ' ' ' ' J If I art exhibit The Master's Award is determined de-termined by the jurors of the show, and has been awarded to four students this year. One of the awards will go to Janae Johnson, a senior from Sky View High School, for her oil painting titled "The Roper." The inspiration behind be-hind this cowboy-themed piece came from a life-long family passion. When asked why she decided decid-ed to paint this particular piece Johnson replied,. "My family and I are cowboy and cowgirl country people. It reminds re-minds me of home and it's what I love." Through her love of painting, paint-ing, Johnson has used her talent tal-ent and passion to create a memoir of sorts for her family, fami-ly, and she is sharing it with the world. The most revered award of the exhibition is the Director's Award. This award is chosen by the director of the show, Jacobsen, and is based on his personal preference. Jacob-sen Jacob-sen said that the Director's Award goes to a piece that, "Represents an honest effort by the student to show his of her best abilities and talents so far." This year's award will go to Macie Hamblin, a senior from Viewmont High School, for her pastel piece titled "Mea- , gan. The piece is a pastel painting of her friend, Mea-gan. Mea-gan. Citizens are invited to enjoy these artworks and many more talented creations of art students from all around the state by visiting the 34th Annual An-nual Utah All-State High School Art Show Bebruary 21 through March 24. The museum is open Tuesday Tues-day - Saturday, 10-5; Wednesday, 10-9; and Sunday Sun-day 3-6. Closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is free. Call (801)489-2727 or visit the museum website www.sma.nebo.edu for more informatioa s. ,;' First |