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Show December 15, 2010 ?S TIMPANO GGtPIMES 5 Valley View Students Prepare for Christmas Festivities 1 k;'TTJ- - - ... v: : - From hallways strung with Christmas countdown chains and lights to Christmas choir performances and class-room parties, Valley View students have been preparing for their holiday celebration. Festivities will start on Thursday, December 16, when students will attend a Christmas assembly featuring the school choir, Kindergarten Snowman dance and the fifth grade recorder performance. Later that evening at 7 p.m., the school choir will give a second performance which will include a fam-ily sing-i- n. Claudine Doyle, choir director, said the stu-dents have worked very hard over the past several months ' in preparation for their up-coming performances. "The purpose of the choir is to help our students express themselves, develop an ap-preciation and love for music, and just have fun! We start-ed singing in September and have learned new songs every few weeks. The students are so excited and ready to show the school and their families what they've been practicing and we would love others to join in with us" she said. To get everyone in on the fun, the choir is hosting a sing-i- n during their perfor-mance which will allow fami-lies to sing several songs with the choir. Following the choir per-formance, families will be in-vited outside to join in on the lighting of the school Christ-mas tree. PTA President Cyd -- ney LeMone hopes the event will be a great way for Valley View families to add to their Christmas fun. "Valley View is 45 years old and this is the first time we will be lighting the school tree. To have our families there, watching our Choir perform and then participate in the lighting will be a re-ally special night" Cyd said. Thanks to Timp Rental, and the help of Paul and Inger Phelon, the lights were strung on a 45 year old pine tree at the front entrance of the school last week. Valley View students have been preparing for their holiday celebra-tion by creating chains and lights, Christmas choir performances and classroom parties. Photo courtesy of Cyd LeMone Paul , who owns Timp Rent-al , donated the use of the lift and spent several hours stringing the lights. "I attended Valley View and now have three children that attend here, so I have many great memories of the school and know what a great place it is. When I heard they wanted to light the tree, I knew I could help out," Paul stated. Several local ' busi-nesses donated strands of bulbs, making it possible for the lighting to come to-gether. The students will end their week on Friday with classroom Christmas par-ties. Valley View would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! Pleasant Grove High and Junior High School Calendars Wednesday, December 15. A Angel Tree JV Wrestling vs Kearns, 5 p.m. Varsity Wrestling vs Kearns, 7 p.m. Swim Team at AF, 3:30 p.m. PGJHS Productions Showcase, 7 p.m. OGHS Boys Basketball vs. Timpview, 3:30 p.m. OGHS 7th - Choir Concert, 5 p.m. OGHS 8m9th Choir Concert, 6' p.m. OGHS 8th9th Choir Concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, December 16, B Angel Tree Drill Parent Preview, 7 p.m. Soph. Girls Basketball at Payson, 7 p.m. JV Girls Basketball at Poyson, 3:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Basketball at Payson,. 5:15 p.m. PGJHS Boys Basketball vs Lehi, 3 p.m. PGJHS Girls Basketball at Lehi, 3 p.m. OGHS Boys Basketball vs. Willow Creek, 3 p.m. , OaHS Girls Basketball at Willow Creek, 3 p.m. Friday, December 17. A Angel Tree Wrestling at Viewmont Tour Wrestling, PG at "Beast of the East" Tournament Soph. Boys Basketball at Riverton, 3:30 p.m. JV Boys Basketball at Riverton, ...5.15 p.m. ; Varsity Boys Basketball at Riverton, 7 p.m. PGJHS Music Assembly OGHS Holiday Assembly, 9:10 a.m. Saturday, December 18 Drill Team at Jordan High School Wrestling, PG at "Beast of the East" Tournament Wrestling at Viewmont Tour Monday. December 20 Christmas Break Girls Basketball at Basic HS Tournament Las Vegas Tuesday, December 21 Christmas Break Girls Basketball at Basic HS Tournament Las Vegas Wednesday, December 22 Christmas Break Girls Basketball at Basic HS Tournament Las Vegas Thursday, December 23 Christmas Break Friday. December 24 Christmas Break Vikettes Prepare For Competition Season . mini, HW..L. ,i.uw".ii""'h i' rmr ni T 'y..' J' ? . ' I The Pleasant Grove Vik-ettes are preparing for their competition season which will begin on Saturday, December 18. The Vikettes will be com-peting at three invitational com-petitions before heading to the Region Competition to be host-ed by Lone Peak High School. The Vikettes practice every morning at 6 a.m. Their prac-tice schedule consists of tedious cleaning and perfection in all of their routines. They spend much of their time working on turns, leaps, and head stands to get every detail just right. The Region that PGHS is a part of is not only tough in foot-ball, basketball, and baseball, but this region has consistently brought out champions in drill team also. Of the four teams that qualified for State last year, three of them finished in the top five at state. The Vikettes are hoping to squash the competi-tion this year and push past the stigma that has haunted them in the past. Their goal is to qualify for State and finish in the top five at the State level . If you are interested in supporting the Vikettes this year, they will be competiting at the following places : December 1 8 at Jordan High January 8 at Alta High January 15 at Murray High January 25 Region Compe-tition at Lone Peak . February 4 State at UVU Come out and support the Vikettes in their quest for a Region and State Champion-ship! PGHS Drill Team recently performed at halftime of the PG Vikings against the Timpanogos High varsity basketball game. Photo courtesy of Timpanogos Times Grovecrest Students Create "Pink Piggies" Kickball Team kickball league. Sager thinks it would be lots of fun for peo-ple and they would enjoy it. Gavin thinks kickball is fun because you have to work as a team. Eleven boys at Grovecrest Elementary decided to create their own kickball team. Those young men are Ammon Sly, Kodiak Trickier, Josh Jespersen, Levi Montoya, Aidan Wiseman, Adam Nor-ton, Edwin Angel, Christian Farish, Gavin Starrer, Taylor Wilson, and Sager Walker. They all are in Mrs. Sarah Day's combined fifth and sixth grade class. They call them-selves the "Pink Piggies" be-cause Ammon brought a pink kickball to school. After talking to his team-mates, Kodiak helped design the team's rt. Lance Peacock fine tuned the design and printed the for the boys. On the front of their pink are the team's name, a pig and the team motto "CATCH A BALL DAILY". On the back is the player's last name, number and the phrase "PIGGIES FOREV-ER!" Even though the team wears their on Tues-days and Fridays, they play kickball with kids from other classes every day. The boys think the Pleas-ant Grove Community Rec-reation Center should begin a '.""""""" '" """ '.' "' " '' F"1" "M' '."' "m- v- rr - ' v., .: J .'If 7 v i - i, .; i V ' ...m, r ' - - -- - ' - - The Pink Piggies, listed in no particular order are: Amman Sly, Kodiak Trickier, Josh Jespersen, Levi Montoya, Aidan Wiseman, Adam Norton, Edwin Angel, Christian Farish, Gavin Starrer, Taylor Wilson, and Sager Walker. Photo courtesy of Tirnpanogos Times v V.--- PGHS orchestra and band recently held its Christmas Collage concert to showcase their skills to those who attended. Pholo courtesy of Danica BairJ Ciris&tuts (crt? Give a Timpanogos Times subscription to someone you love children, grandchildren, parents, friends. It's the gift: that gives 52 times ayear! Call Today 801-785-31- 11 I CASCADE DENTAL www.DrChrisJolley.com 352 East State Road Pleasant Grove (near Smith's) Maintain Healthy Teeth and Gums for Life! Call (801) 796-034- 4 for an appointment! IHIiMiir Wxvrtni.ii))11 i I . z J Timpanogos Times is looking for an interested individual to be the Lin-do- City Correspondent. 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