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Show 10 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, September 9, 2004 mmm wibmm 4 M ... 7 . t . v U V V -- :? is $ if 3 a vm i , Club Rush at Springville High by Blaine Adams SMS STAFF WRITER One indication that a new school year has arrived, besides be-sides the swarms of teenagers flooding the streets of Springville at lunch, is the traditional table-filled hallway buried beneath brightly colored signs used to bewitch students' stu-dents' interest. The kids arrive; tables fill; papers are distributed; kids sign. And many clubs and organizations around the school welcome new members. mem-bers. Clubs, according to Shau-na Shau-na Winegar, the unofficial advisor to Club Rush, or the first week of school where SHS Students here look into joining the Chess Club last week at lunch time as all of the clubs that Springville High has to offer tired to entice new members to join there ranks. Joining clubs is a great opportunity op-portunity for students to meet new friends and people with the same interests as theirs. h ""'"'?!szg'T-.'. x i""n J in students have the opportunity oppor-tunity to sign up for clubs, are a "good way to meet people." Winegar heads the German Club, one of the many language clubs in place to open students' awareness, of the cultural differences between nations. na-tions. The German Club, French Club, Spanish Club and the American Sign Language Club all work to provide an atmosphere in which any student can enjoy the unique characteristics of other cultures. Knowing the different qualities of other countries provides a balanced view of the world, and as Winegar adds with a smile, "The i " - -ISA ; ;y " 1 - . ' r V It 1 it I world is bigger than Utah." But languages are only one facet of club life at Springville High. Students interested in many other topics, such as art, business, busi-ness, service and drama, can always find a club well-suited well-suited to their needs. The Future Business Leaders of America club is dedicated to providing students stu-dents with a well-rounded study of the varied aspects of business. Carey Mon-tierth, Mon-tierth, the club advisor, feels that the club brings out an interesting side to the world of business that often seems open only to adults. The club's activities include monthly speaker luncheons with DECA, a I: 1 : i Wl School business club geared toward to-ward the marketing end of business, and competition at the local, state, and national na-tional level. For students with an interest in-terest in activism, academia and service-oriented activities, activi-ties, the National Honors Society (NHC) offers a welcome wel-come home to the dedicated students of Springville High. But the involvement becomes much deeper and more personal as club members mem-bers are required to serve the commumty and in turn, themselves. The NHS is a welcome institution for students stu-dents with a deep appreciation apprecia-tion of the joy experienced in service. Many students at Springville High feel that clubs, and Club Rush in particular, are an excellent way to experience the less-tedious less-tedious side of the high school: the social life. "Club Rush is an excellent excel-lent way to meet people," notes junior Shelby Smith. As the names on the lists continue to grow, many students find themselves introduced to dozens of students and making new friends. Junior James Benson claims, "Clubs bring people peo-ple together." Adds junior Ramon Foster, "A club, like the sandwich, can be very fulfilling." For many students, clubs can be a start to lasting friendships with other students, built on the same hobbies and interests. But Club Rush has its detractors de-tractors as well. One sophomore complains, "I'm not very into clubs." Clubs, on one level, are students with similar interests inter-ests banding together to share a common hobby. But the level of excitement, enjoyment en-joyment and fulfillment experienced ex-perienced by students depends de-pends on the strength of the student's dedication. Ramon Ra-mon also adds, "It's exciting excit-ing referring to clubs. Or it's boring. It depends on who you are." Commenting on the proceedings pro-ceedings of the first week of school, Winegar feels that "it was a really successful suc-cessful Club Rush." The students stu-dents are interested; the clubs are determined. It appears ap-pears that this will be a very memorable year for the various clubs and organizations orga-nizations at Springville High. And for students not willing to enjoy the excitement, excite-ment, friendship and involvement in-volvement that follows joining join-ing a club? 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Performances Perfor-mances were also made by the D'Velles Drill Team and the Springville Cheerleaders. The student council was introduced in-troduced and sworn in, and then concluded the assembly Supports the Springville High School RED DEVILS Come see tis for the Best Deals on slightly used cars! Open Tbesday-Saturday 9 am to 8 pm Monday 9am to 6 pm 1715 West 500 South Springville 801-491-3245 Be Smart, Buy Smart, Carsmart To see photos of interiors go to WWW.H0LMES4SALE.COM i' r Great starter home in bedroom, 1 bath, with basement. Hardwood on main floor recently r h 5 rS s it with a performance of "The School of Rock." Although it involves a significant sig-nificant amount of work, being be-ing a class officer is worth it said Justin Moss. His favorite fa-vorite part of being on student stu-dent council is "getting to know the students better." Clay Mills enjoys "working together as a team to have a good year," and Zac Jensen loves all the fun they have while they're working. 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