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Show S.S. SCHOOL NEWS SUMMIT COUNTY NEWS PAGE A4 Kings of the Castle STUDENT REPORTER: SKYLIER LEAVITT The South Summit Chess Team strikes again! Taking first for the second year in a row with a team of eight. Senior veterans or returning masters Addison Shuppy and Andrew Williams welcomed six new members this year: Sage Georgi, Jackson Dean, Tyler Blazzerd, Tyson Hadlock, Paul Sorenson, and Ethan Erb. For Addison, along with many friends, it has been quite a process to give this club the momentum it needs. Under the tutelage of advisor Earl Mcneil, both have created a fun and viable place for lovers of the game of chess and the multiple thinking MARCH 13, 2015 LED switch strategies the games teaches to showcase and be known for their valuable efforts. It has been interesting to see the school's really positive response for the team's efforts and championship reign. With the flow of new players combining with the quirky veterans, it will be interesting to see the continuing development of the program. Academic Decathlon State STUDENT REPORTER: KRISTEN LLOYD Four students on South Summit's Academic Decathlon team went down to Dixie College in St. George to compete at State from March 4-7. The team consisted of Hali Brown, Brian Lloyd, Kristen Lloyd, and Tori Ure. It not only was a long week for them but a long season to study up. On Thursday they gave their all in Speech and Interview in hopes to impress the judges. Then on Friday they arose bright and early to take many different tests from 8 am until 5 p.m. That's longer than school! But it paid off in the end with Brian Lloyd taking home 8 medals with a Top Scholar certificate, Tori Ure claiming the hard to reach bronze medal in Speech, and Kristen Lloyd gaining gold in Interview and Essay as well as Silver in Math. There is uncertainty on whether Academic Decathlon will continue next year with changes in the schools, but we hope that they will be able to continue on and that they enjoyed this year. Candidates for 2015 Sterling Scholar from South Summit Hailey Rydalch; Dance: Christian Davis; Instrumental: Music; Josh Urry; General: Jacob Olson: World Languages: Gary Urry; Sci- ence; Ion Whitmore; English: Addison Shuppy; Math: Kendyl Pollard; Speech, Drama; Jason Griffin; Social Science: Courtney Hawkins; Subby Shuppy STUDENT REPORTER: SKYLIER LEAVITT South Summit's art teacher Mariah King returned from maternity leave at the beginning of the 2nd semester. Mrs. King made sure to leave the art program in the competent hands of an experienced artist, Sue Shuppy. Mrs. Shuppy has an understanding and vast experience in a wide range of arts from drawing and sculpting to computer graphics and design. Welcomed in awe by the students, Sue Shuppy provided new insight and introduced a new range of projects to engage students. Drawing Congratulations to the students of South Summit Elementary and Middle schools for making the LED Switch. South Summit students helped their families to save money and energy by making the LED Switch during the month of February, 2015. SSES students switched 850 light bulbs, and SSMS students switched 589 light bulbs. The total number of bulbs switched is 1,439. The winning grades: Kindergarten and 5th grade. The winning class, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Boyce. The top students: Zach, Brinci, Toby, Kyson, Adilee, Taylor, Payson and Gage. Each LED light bulb will save the homeowner $226 in energy and cost of bulbs over it's lifetime. South Summit students have saved the residents of Summit County $325,214! Thank you for making a difference in the community, and for helping Summit County to vie for the $5,000,000 Georgetown University Energy Prize. Drama Showcase STUDENT REPORTER: Vocal Performance: Cheyenne LARISSA PEARCE Housel; Skilled & Technical: Sierra Davis; FACS South Summit High Schools Sterling Scholar, Kendall Pollard's, hard work as student director of this years' competition one-act seems to have paid off. The one-act titled; "The Great Nursing Home Escape" by Nathan Hartswick is a fast paced comedy starring: Victor on the computer with tablet Bodily as Albert, Erika and stylus, introducing still Hansen as Libby, Page Edlife models and objects to munds as Edwina, Ayla Poldraw, and having the class lick as Stella, Paul Sorensen as work together to create a Gino, Lexi Daugaard as dragon from 1x1 cards. Marge, Natalie Nichols as Ms. Mrs. Shuppy was a substi- Fletcher, and Rogelio Carbajal tute teacher that fully en- as the Guard. Erin Peterson gaged the students, with and Mary Watson worked insight and ideas for students their magic with lights and to try and develop through sound, and Kristen Lloyd and new processes. South Summit Aspen Russell transferred enjoyed a great temporary ed- teenagers into elderly esucator. Our appreciation goes capees! out to Mrs. Shuppy and her "The Great Nursing Home willingness to share her time Escape" was performed along and talents with the students with two musical theatre of South Summit High pieces; "I Dreamed a Dream" School. sung by Lexi Daugaard, and "What is this Feeling" sung by Tessa and Caitlin Scheuer, as part of the annual SSHS Drama Showcase March 5-7. The one-act and showcase were put together by Kendall Pollard as part of her Sterling Scholar project and with the help of Drama Club President, Jonathan Whitmore, and the hard work of all the cast members, tech crew, and competition team. Kendall Pollard had this to say regarding the process; "SSHS Drama Club Showcase was a blast! Sure we had some hiccups and nerves just like any other show but overall I was very impressed with my cast and the wonderful musical numbers. We loved the support we got from friends and families. I appreciated the compliments as well as the critiques. I am excited to take the OneAct to Region and hoping to qualify for State. Overall, I must say, the Showcase was a success!" For those who were able to attend the performance I believe that they would agree. Perhaps one of the greatest things about the Showcase was that for nine out of the sixteen students involved this was their first experience with theatre. The drama program is really growing here at South Summit thanks to the hard work of their advisor, Loralie Pearce, and the amazing talents of the SSHS students. The one-act cast along with the rest of SSHS Drama Competition Team will be competing on Wednesday, April 1st, it's no joke folks that these students have been working hard on all their pieces and hope to qualify for State which will be held in Richfield April 10-11. Rehearsal are on their way for SSHS Spring Production; "A Night At The Theatre" which will be preformed May 5-8, tickets can be purchased at the door, prices are; $5.00 for Students / Seniors and $7.00 for Adults. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy a night of scenes from plays and musicals put on by our amazingly talented SSHS students. Lights, Camera, Action! STUDENT REPORTER: LARISSA PEARCE South Summit Drama is gearing up for their Spring Production of, "A Night At The Theatre! This year's production will be different from past years in that it will be a celebration of the theatre. Students will have the opportunity to perform various scenes from Broadway Plays, Shakespeare, and Musical Theatre. Mrs. Lorelei Pearce, the drama director, said she chose this type of production over a specific play or musical because there are a lot of students who want to act but not necessarily sing and vice versa. This type of production gives students more variety to choose from by way of acting, singing, dancing, and technical theatre, as well as allows them the option of being in one or more scene. If a student wants to participate, but is very limited in the time they can give, then they can chose to be in just one scene where another student may choose to be in as many scenes as they possibly can. This production will also have plenty of opportunities for dancers to just come and dance and as always there are many spots available for students who are interested in helping with lights & sound, stage crew, costumes, makeup, and set design. Students who auditioned last week were auditioning to be in the production, not for certain characters, specific parts will be assigned once rehearsals get underway. Students who were not able to audition, but who would like to be a part of the production may contact Mrs. Pearce by coming to any of the rehearsals during the month of February. All parts for scenes, ensembles, solos, duets, etc. will be assigned by March 13th. Rehearsals will be held every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday after school from 2:30-4:30 during the month of February. A list of the productions scenes from plays, ensembles, duets, and solos from musicals, as well as dance numbers, technical theatre, and a calendar of rehearsal dates and times will be posted on the auditorium doors for those interested in participating in, "A Night At The Theatre!" Subscribe To The Summit County News! (435) 654-1471 Kings of the Castle STUDENT REPORTER: SKYLIER LEAVITT The South Summit Chess Team strikes again! Taking first for the second year in a row with a team of eight. Senior veterans or returning masters Addison Shuppy and Andrew Williams welcomed six new members this year: Sage Georgi, Jackson Dean, Tyler Blazzerd, Tyson Hadlock, Paul Sorenson, and Ethan Erb. For Addison, along with many friends, it has been quite a process to give this club the momentum it needs. Under the tutelage of advisor Earl Mcneil, both have created a fun and viable place for lovers of the game of chess and the multiple thinking strategies the games teaches to showcase and be known for their valuable efforts. It has been interesting to see the school's really positive response for the team's efforts and championship reign. With the flow of new players combining with the quirky veterans, it will be interesting to see the continuing development of the program. Self Esteem BY JACE Kids these day don't have enough self esteem and one of the places that's cosign this is the sport programs. Sports are only four years and I think those four years should be enjoyable not miserable. To "higher" someones self esteem there should be steps taken so you have a plan for it. The steps should be different for different people. |