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Show November 3, 2010 -- XIMPANO GOS TIMES . ... f G -- - ' ' - . " - J'- ' "g - Heroes Step Up to The Challenge T ' : j .v. 4 J Manila Elementary kicked off their Red Ribbon Week on October 25 with an assembly where Leo from Salt Lake Real made an ap-pearance. The theme for the school's Red Ribbon Week was "Be A Survivor: Heroes vs Villians". At the assem-bly the children were told that a hero is someone you can trust and feel safe with. The students were encouraged to make good and healthy choic-es. Sheena Brown, a PTA vol-unteer, stated that they want a school full of heroes who step up to the challenge to be drug-fre- e. Faculty, teachers and students wore red this day to show their commitment. Students were given the opportunity to pledge to be drug free for the whole school year during lunch where they signed a poster which will hang on a wall at the school all year round. Tuesday was Flip Flop Sandals Day because "He-roes Stand Their Ground" and know what choice is right. Wednesday students were en-couraged to wear a Hawaiian shirt to show that they want to be a survivor, a hero. Ev-eryone wore blue, the school's color, on Thursday to let ev-eryone know that Manila is a drug free school. Also on Wednesday the students, who were awarded the Curious and Creativ ity Award at the assembly on Monday, were given the op-portunity to plant red tulip bulbs in planters at the school. The tulips will help the stu-dents remember their com-mitment to be drug free when they see them in the Spring. Sheena Brown volun-teered because she has a com-mitment to be drug-fre- e and loves to be involved with her kids and the school. She hopes that Red Ribbon Week will help students build confidence in themselves, make right choices, stand up to "villains" and make their choice now so that when they do come across it, when they are offered drugs or alcohol, they have already made that choice. Students who were awarded the "Curious and Creativity Award" at the assembly were given the opportunity to plant red tulip bulbs in planters at the school. Photo courtesy of Timpanogos Times Pleasant Grove High and Junior High School Calendars Thursday. November 1 1. B Swim Team at Utah Valley Invitational Fall Recognition Assembly PGJHS Shakespeare Play, 9th Graders, 9 a.m. PGJHS Fall Concert Choir Tour, 9 a.m. OGHS Veteran's Day Assembly OaHS Musical 7 p.m. OGHS Canned Food Drive Friday. November 12, A Swim Team at Utah Valley Invitational BYU Ballroom Competition Football State Semi-Fina- ls PGJHS Reality Town OGHS Canned Food Drive Girls Lacrosse Meeting, 3:30 p.m. Saturday. November 13 BYU Ballroom Competition Sadie Hawkins (Girls Choice) Wednesday. November 3. B OGHS Canned Food Drive Thursday. November 4, A Winter Sports Physicals, 5 p.m. OGHS Canned Food Drive OGHS Science Demo, 9 a.m. PGJHS FCCLA Family Survivor Night, 7 p.m. Fall Recognition Assembly Friday. November 5, B Football State Quarter Finals Girls Volleyball State Tournament UVU OGHS Canned Food Drive Saturday. November 6 Girls Volleyball State Tournament UVU 2A Football State Semi Finals at PGHS, 1 a.m. Monday, November 8. A Viking of Month, 9 a.m. OGHS Canned Food Drive Tuesday, November 9. B Swim Team at Jordan, 3:30 p.m. OCHHS Science Demo, 9 a.m. OGHS Canned Food Drive Wednesday. November 10. A Group Pictures in Student Center Soccer Banquet Cafeteria, 6 p.m. OGHS Canned Food Drive "Be the Change Club" Movie Night Raises $1,851 for Challenge Day pum.-- n m.w ' ' uiiuw mwW j p.iP"w - s This year, over 600 people showed up to support the cause of 'Be the Change Club . phoIO courtesy of Danica Baird On Thursday October 21, Pleasant Grove High School's "Be the Change Club" sold out three movie theatres at the Water Gardens Cinema 6 raising $1,851 to sponsor an upcoming Challenge Day on January 20. This is an all-da- y event designed to break down barriers, stereotypes, false perceptions, and judgments. Two years ago, Pleasant Grove High School hosted a Challenge Day and over 350 students participated. Senior Kourtney Dinehart's life was changed at Challenge Day. She said, "It really made me realize that you can't judge people, and that you really don't have any idea what people have been through." Last year, the "Be the Change Club" was formed with the goal of hosting another Challenge Day. With the help of former Miss Utah, Whitney Merrifield, they were able to raise thousands of dollars in grants. This year, they approached Water Gardens Cinema 6 owner, Mike Daniels, and asked if he would sponsor them. Daniels eagerly agreed to help. Club President Shawn Gallagher said, "When Mike Daniels was mayor he was involved with the first Challenge Day and helped fund it. So when we approached him with this fund raiser, he already knew about the program and was willing to help us." In a strong gesture of support, Daniels agreed to donate all proceeds from the Thursday October 21, showing of "Despicable Me" directly to the "Be the Change Club." This year, over 600 people showed up to support this cause and "Be the Change Club" was able to raise three times the amount that they had targeted. Gallagher said, "I was completely amazed that so many people turned out." The original plan was to sponsor Challenge Day for only one day which would enable 100 students ' to participate. However, after the incredible support from the community they now hope to raise enough money to hold the event for two days and double student participation. Vice President Eryn Hawes said, "Challenge Day changed my life. I want everybody to be able to have this experience." Anybody who would like to donate to the Challenge Day fund or volunteer at the actual event should contact Ruth Stanton-McAte- e at stanr754alpine.kl2.ut.us for more information. II! I J ' i i j I t - Pa""T"a "TV Pictures are NOW AVAILABLE at PlCMyKld WcMyKidcom - m : mmm m tudiO LUSh - 'Auu,, (Mmtiiaae 25 W. Center St. 2 0 Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 801.717.8687 www.studiolush.coin I f i '- ' j 4, f f v . i ' r '; i .4 . , t : ' s a. ; 10 of? Any Slttleg We are focatect in Beautul Historic DownTown Pleasant Grove f . , , ? i i ., 1 i : ' : ' - - ' i PGHS Students Earn AP Awards ... Pleasant Grove High School has a strong heritage of excel-lence on Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. Last year, 63 students re-ceived various AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. Twenty-on- e of these students are underclassmen who still have one or more years to earn a higher level of AP Scholar Awards. One student received the Na-tional AP Scholar Award. Evan Argyle, who currently attends BYU, earned this prestigious award by earning a score of 4 or higher on at least 8 exams. Fifteen students received the AP Scholar with Distinc-tion Award by earning an aver-age score of at least 3.5 (on a five point scale) and scoring a 3 or better on at least five ex-ams. Three juniors (currently seniors) earned this award af-ter having taken six AP classes. These students are: Sarah Arm-knech- t, Danica Baird, and Re-becca Clement. Seven students received the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an av-erage score of 3.25 and scores of 3 or higher on at least four exams. One junior, currently a senior, Alex Anderson, received this award. Forty students received the AP Scholar Award by com-pleting three or more AP ex-ams with scores of 3 or higher. Fourteen juniors (currently se-niors) earned this award. These1 students are: Brittany Brinker-hof- f, Haley Burns, Richard Callister, David Cunningham, Nathan Davis, Lucy Daynes, Anneliese Jenkinson, Garth Lee, Megan Lewis, Matthew Madsen, Heather Reichert, Kate Sheffield, Carson Wilde, and Kaylee Wood. Two sopho-mores (currently juniors) also earned this award. These stu-dents are: Tyler Callaway and Alexis Clark. Rockin' Red Ribbon Week Bands Together Students at Mount Mahogany Elementary '" ji .,,, ,, u, ' i'i V, h- - y .y i ,vr,iV ... , Students wore their best Hawaiian attire to school and learned to Hula during lunch time as part of Red Ribbon Week. Photo courtesy of Timpanogos Times "Let's Band Together Against Drugs" was the theme for Red Ribbon Week at Mount Mahogany Elementary October 24 through 29. Students enjoyed a rock-i- n' Red Ribbon Week kick-of- f concert performed by The Neighbors during lunch on Monday. The Neighbors is an alternative piano-roc- k band which features brother and sis-ter, Adam and Rachel Kaiser. The kids were encour-aged to wear their Red Ribbon "concert" bracelet all week long. Students were also given the chance to sign a school banner to show their commit ment to be drug free. On Tuesday, with the theme "Lei" Off Drugs", students wore their best Ha-waiian attire to school and learned to Hula during lunch time. "Stomp Out Drugs" was Wednesday's theme. The chil-dren wore their favorite boots and learned a rompin' country line dance. Thursday was "Put a Cap on Drugs" day where students wore their favorite hat and the color red. Those classes who had a 100 percent rs won coupons for a free Artie Circle ice cream cone. In honor of Halloween, everyone wore costumes at school on Friday to "Say BOO to Drugs!" Also to honor Red Ribbon Week, a class door decorat-ing competition was held. The doors were judged on Friday and one class per grade level won a root beer float party. Students were encouraged to bring a photo of themselves doing an activity they did in-stead of doing drugs to add to a school poster. The poster was titled "Instead of Drugs, I Do . . . "There are so many great and wonderful activities that they can get themselves involved in," stated Christy Stevenson. "There is no need for them to do drugs or suc-cumb to those opportunities, they can say no. It's not good for them and they don't need it to have fun," she added. Principal Scot Westover said, "Red Ribbon Week is a good thing. It helps the kids to know and understand that there are dangers to drugs and harmful things that people can put into their bodies. The PTA does a great job organizing the activities, supplementing what the teachers do in the class-rooms and it's fun." |