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Show 4 -- TIMPANO GOS TIMES March 23, 2011 it - - : - - UCAS Student Wins Women's Issues Essay Contest at UVU ' J $ i Shelby Jorgensen of Pleas-ant Grove never thought she'd win the high school essay com-petition, a new event added this year to the International Wom-en of the Mountains Confer-ence held at Utah Valley Uni-versity March 8 and 9. Shelby was awarded $500 which she admitted will be mostly used for gas to get her to UCAS ev-ery day. Representing six schools across the Wasatch Front, 54 students submitted essays on the topics of women and chil-dren's health, education, fam-ily and gender issues, human trafficking and exploitation and women as leaders. Twelve finalists presented their essays in a workshop at the Orem Public Library on March 7. Shelby, a junior at the Utah County Academy of Sci-ences (UCAS), won first prize for her essay "Women's Educa-tion in Mountainous Regions." Some essays dealt with hu-man trafficking throughout the world, a subject also addressed at conference this week. The students discussed how young women are recruited from rural areas, and then transported to foreign countries, where they are at the mercy of the traffick-ers. Other essays, like Shelby's winning work, described how education truly is the answer for women in these rural and developing areas - how much their lives improve through ed-ucation, and the empowerment the)' have to then change their home situation. Shelby Jorgensen. To illustrate her findings, Shelby divided the Orem Public Library audience into segments, according to research on the living conditions of people in Third World countries. Based "UCAS" continued on Page 5 " .....i m ' i-l- f ' 1 : 'j ' ' "' " " ' Mil II III Little Miss Lindon contestants. In no particular order are Abby Atkinson, Taryn Holdawav, Kay lev Singson, Tia Wilson, Courtney Ricks, Kira Crockett, Maddie Wood, Iris Valdizan, Brielle Harper, Kinsey Drancy, Tarvn Christensen, Hannah Sanders, Mariah Sims, Elena Delgado, Cecilee Karns, Tracy Evelyn, and Hailey Vier-te- l. Not shown Brynn Terris, Dresden Fuller, Abby Merrijield, and Saibreya Smith. Pholo courtesy of Timpamiizos Times Little Miss Lindon Tea Held by Angie Walker An orientation tea was held for Little Miss Lindon contestants on Saturday, March 19, at the Lindon City Center. Twenty-on- e girls will compete for the title of Lit-tle Miss Lindon 2011. They are Abby Atkinson, Taryn Holdaway, Kayley Singson, Tia Wilson, Courtney Ricks, Kira Crockett, Maddie Wood, Iris Valdizan, Bri-elle Harper, Kinsey Drancy, Taryn Christensen, Hannah Sanders, Mariah Sims, Ele-na Delgado, Cecilee Karns, Tracy Evelyn, Hailey Vier-te- l, Brynn Terris, Dresden Fuller, Abby Merrifield, and Saibreya Smith. Director Joy Nelson welcomed everyone, in troduced herself, and ex-plained why she is involved. "I love the girls," she stated. "I think they are wonderful. I believe in this program. It's a wonderful program to build girls' self confidence and to teach them that in their early years they can serve their community and do a good job. They can make a difference," she con-cluded. Joy introduced the 2010 Little Miss Lindon Lindsay Savage, who in turn intro-duced her royalty. Joy then introduced her committee to the girls and their moms. They are Traci Stone, Shelly Savage, Maegan Romero, Brooke Severe, Julie Poul-to- n, and Tatum Bunker. "Little Miss" continued on Page 7 "' ''"""""'""'""""-"- " ---- r )SjffitiffiiffiT$k Walking Club Kids Make it to 26.2 ; . .i ; v i: X v . . " : i 1 t , f if K. .. by Cyd LeMone Two students of the Val-ley View Elementary Walking Club made it to marathon sta-tus by walking a total of 26.2 miles since the beginning of the school year and are continuing on to the fifty mile mark. Fifth grade students, Ben Davis and Jackson LeMone, completed their last few laps on Wednesday, March 9, to reach the 26.2 mile mark. Jackson has only missed Walking Club once since the start of the school year and says Wednesday is his favorite day of the week because of it. "I like working towards goals at Walking Club. My first goal was five miles, then 10, 13.1 and finally 26.2. The one I am workmgonnext is" 50 miles" ' he said. Jackson loves Walking Club so much that he is plan-ning on taking a pedometer with him when he goes on vacation in April so he can continue to count his miles. Ben Davis also reached the marathon mark and is at the school each Wednesday before Walking Club, waiting for it to get started. He said because he's competitive, it has helped pushed him farther. "I like competition and being able to go farther each time. I also like to exercise and I'm going to keep staying healthy" he said. Jackson and Ben received a running decal, 26.2 chain token and a Subway Kids Meal. All members of the Walking Club have the opportunity to receive prizes for reaching mile mark-ers. PTA Health Commissioner and Walking Club Coordinator Shannon Bonnett has enjoyed watching the kids get excited about coming each week. "My son used to come down with me in the morning and just walk the laps. Now he eats a good break-fast and runs the entire time try-ing to reach the next mile mark. It's been great to see more and more kids come and want to do better, even if it's only for 15 Walking Club kids and Walking Club Coordinator: left to right, Ben Davis, Shannon Bonnett and Jackson LeMone. Pholo courtesy of Cyd LeMone minutes each week. The pro-gram has really grown since the beginning of the school year and I've loved being involved," she stated. The Walking Club started last September and has continued every Wednesday morning from 8:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. There are many students of all ages involved with the club. Some run and others walk, but all of them enjoy the exercise, having fun and working towards the goal of the next mile. Scholarship Award Winners Announced The Pleasant Grove Council PTA is pleased to announce the three PGHS seniors who were recently awarded a $500 scholarship applicable for tuition and or books at the university of their choice. We congratu-late all three winners: Janessa Gray, Spencer Taylor, and Shylee Ann Sweeten. Janessa Gray is the daughter of Lane and Delayne Gray or Pleasant Grove and will be attending BYU in the Fall. Spencer Taylor is the son of Lane and Natalie Taylor, also of Pleasant Grove, and expects to attend Utah State University in the Fall. Shylee Ann Sweeten, daughter of Dustin and Dar-len- e Sweeten of Lindon, an-ticipates attending Utah State University as well. These scholarships are funded by the ten schools that make up the Pleasant Grove Council PTA and is open for any PGHS senior to apply. This is the fifth year three $500 scholarships have been awarded. All three winners will be recognized at a PTA Council Awards luncheon on Thurs-day, April 7, 201 1 where they will read their winning essays for the council members. "BLAB" continuedfrom Page 2 who are giving their best to make it a success. Remember this! Maybe only one girl will walk away with the 201 1 crown, but all of these contestants are win-ners because of the choice they made and their desire to help others. Good luck, young wom-en!! Valley View Students Celebrate Grandparents Day X W ; f; ; .iVjV : ; , by Cyd LeMone Valley View Elementary students celebrated a very spe-cial afternoon on Grandparents Day held on Friday, March 4, by inviting their grandparents to visit the school and their class-room. Many teachers welcomed the grandparents with cards made by their students and were excited to have them in the classroom. Students showed their grandparents projects they had been working on, some read books together, others complet-ed an art project together and many just visited and enjoyed the time together. Several classes were in-volved in a volleyball tourna-ment at the time of the visit, and the grandparents jumped in on the action and played a game against the students. Kindergar-ten student, Trey Houghton, was excited to see his grandparents. "It was good since my grandpar-ents came. I talked to them and showed them what I do. Getting my picture taken with them was my favorite thing. In first grade, I want them to come again and visit me," he said. Students that didn't have a grandparent available were The Valley View "Hawk " posed with Roxlene anil Doug Weight ami their grandchildren during Grandparents Day celebration. p,ok, courlcsy of Cyd LeMone invited to bring another special person that day. Siblings, par-ents and honorary grandparents came and showed support for their students as well. After visiting the class-room, grandparents and their students were welcomed into the lunchroom for a treat and picture with the Valley View Hawk mascot. Although grand-parents had been invited to Val ley View in the past, this was the first time for an official visit into the classroom. Melissa Finch, grandmother to students in second and fifth grade, was honored to have been invited. "I loved seeing my second . grade grandson's artwork and read a special letter he had writ-ten for us. With my fifth grade grandson, we played volley-ball. Something I hadn't done in years. It was a special day!" she stated. The event was sponsored by the Valley View PTA as part of Family Month. Each Fri-day in March, Valley View will have an activity celebrating the school families. Grandparents Day kicked off Family Month and because of the success of the event, will definitely be a new tradition! Are you 59 or older? Did you pay Income Taxes last year? !K IfiiKiMififJi--) (Ur mil1 TAX SAVINGS SOIimONS,INC p iu ?v ... . 801-756-26- 26 807 E. Pacific Drive, Suite B. American Fort, Utah 84003 Use coupon code 12783 |