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Show A-17 EDUCATION EDUCATION EDITOR: Taylor Eisenman 649-9014 ext.118 educatlon@parkrecord.com WED/THURS/FRI, MARCH 19-21, 2008 RECORD www.parkrecord.com ^BRIEFS Town hall meeting ''x^:.-v The Park Cfty community will come together to discuss underage drinking and drug-use rates among adolescents on Monday, March 31,from7 to 8 p.m. at Parley's Park Elementary. AJ1 students, parents, teachers, counselors and school administrators are encouraged to attend. Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of the solution for Park City's youth. If you have any questions, please contact Julie or Tarah at Valley Mental Health at carahs@vmh.com or (435) 649-8347. ...... ,•,... . Spring fling art class Cultivate your creative side by signing up for one of the Kimball Art Center's new spring classes April 512 for kids, teens and adults at Park City s nonprofit community art center. Sign up to create blrdhouses, flower pots and gardens, bugs, bees and butterflies, creative creatures, or tea-time crafts. The afternoon classes run about 90 minutes and only cost $20. For more Information, visit www.kimballart.org or call (435) 649-8881 : , ,.., Tracy Aviary summer camps Tracy Aviary, located In Salt Lake City's Liberty Park, is offering a series of week-long summer day camps throughout June and July for children to connect . with nature through birds in a fun, interactive environment. Camps are open to children ages four to nine and offer opportunities to get up close and personal with all kinds of exotic birds, bird-show trainers and bird keepers. Both half-day and full-day camps are offered with aftercare available for added convenience. Registration is open now, but space is firmed. The early bird special Is available to those ; who register before May I .Visit www.tracyaviary.org or call the aviary at (801) 596-8500 for further details on each individual camp, pricing and registra- Park City Cooperative Preschool registration Registration for new students will be held at 1255 Park Ave. In classroom 209 on Wednesday. April 2, at 9 u n No early bird lists will be honored.You (or a representative) must be present to register your child. For more information, please call Cynthia at (435)602-0497. v . •..„..«•:. Vt - r.'-;,'-^V- Park City Academy hosts The Hunt School raises money for its scholarship program By TAYLOR EISENMAN Of the Record staff The mood on the mountain was intense Saturday as 34 teams geared up for Park City Academy's second annual AllMountain Treasure Hunt. Stakes were high with prizes ranging from a Ski Utah Interconnect Pass to Smith helmets to Skull Candy headphones. People of all ages came out to Park City Mountain Resort to participate in The Hunt and support the academy's scholarship and financial aid program. After lunch at the resort's Legacy Lodge, teams were given "clue passports" and trail maps at their designated start times. Some stayed in the lodge to strategize, while others headed for the lifts to make plans on their way to the top of the slopes. Nine clues were given to find nine targets scattered across the mountain. Hole punches, each with a differentiating shape, were attached to targets for competitors to mark their passports. The top three teams won prizes, and at one target location, each team was given a numbered coin. The coins entered teams in a raffle where the grand prize was two adult season passes to Park City Mountain Resort for next year. "It's fun, and it's different," parent volunteer Shannon Howard said. "It's something that kids and parents can go to - a community event." Mike Todd and his son, Park City Academy sixth-grader Bronson, volunteered to keep track of race times for this year's hunt, but, two years ago, they participated in the race as a team. "It was a great opportunity to not only spend time with my son, but to spend time with him for a strategic, -problem-solving purpose," Mifce Todd said. "We thought it would be nice to volunteer for the event this time so that others would have a chance to participate." Todd said he and his son worked together before The Hunt developing spreadsheets to keep track of the times. Todd, his son and Howard were just a few of the more than 30 volunteers who worked to make The Hunt possible. Many began helping as early as October, 2007, finding sponsors for the event and working TAYLOR EISENMAN/fWfttf RECORD Competitor Harvey Sax hands the hole punch to PCA seventh-grader John Lillquist to mark his clue passport during Park City Academy's second treasure hunt at Park City Mountain Resort Saturday. The Hunt raised funds for the school's financial aid and scholarship program. on a marketing campaign. Karen Marriott was one of those dedicated volunteers. As the academy's event chair, Marriott was the brains behind the first hunt in 2006, which originated after she was asked to run the academy's annual auction to raise money for scholarships and financial aid for the 2005-2006 school year. "I get so many invites to auctions," she said. "I wanted to do something really different, something that actually supported our community, which is based on skiing, and involved kids of all ages and helped raise funds and awareness for our school." Marriott said the idea emerged because she grew up doing scavenger hunts and now has them with her own children. "People can get really creative choosing the routes they think are fastest, and it's so exciting to see people crossing the finish line," she said. Park City Academy ninth-graders Cole Sax and Mark West were a team for The Hunt. Their strategy was to mark a route on the map before heading to the lifts. "It's going to be really intense," Sax said. "There are a lot of good skiers here." West said he and Sax had a good chance because they knew the resort really well. "Of course we think we're going to win," West said. "That's the only attitude to have. You have to believe in yourself." Park City Academy seventh-grader Harrison Badan was also sure his team was going to win. "I want the prizes," Badan said with a glint of desire. "It's going to be fun because I get to ski with my friends as fast as I can ... to win." Sitting across from Badan was Park City High School tenth-grader Peter Johnson and Park City Academy ninthgraders Ashton Strauss-Hook and Kendall Blake. Johnson, Strauss-Hook and Blake were also confident about their teams future success, but they refused to share their strategy tips before the race. Keeping their strategies secret turned out to be a good tactic for the team. They took first place in The Hunt with a time of 1 hour, 27 minutes, just six minutes ahead of the second-place finisher John Carpenter, and 13 minutes ahead of the third-place finishers Park City Academy third-grade teacher Cobi Shafe and middle school teacher Mark Nuetzel. Johnson, Strauss-Hook and Blake decided to expound upon their secrets after the race. "We sprinted down the stairs to the lifts," Johnson said. "We went as fast as possible." "And we did what we had to to win," Strauss-Hook added. One of the team's time-saving ideas was to hike from Summit House to Blue Slip run, skipping a chairlift. The teacher team of Shafe and Nuetzel also hiked to avoid a chairlift, and they concentrated on using the fastest lifts. Please see Academy, A-18 In Deer Valley, luxury vacation homes start around $2 million. Ours start at $356,000. DEER VALLEY'S PREMIERRESIDENCE CLUB. 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