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Show iprmgtitllefral!! SPRINGVILLE HERALD, Section 2 Thursday, January 12, 2006 n js rTrv i J l Jl '7 L7 U kJlz xv it f) - 4 - - jrsr it VL E? 1 1 I- V 4 .'-".... SHS welcomes Assistant Principal Robins Danielle Dearden SHS STAFF WRITER Springville High School sends out a big welcome to their new assistant principal, Mr. Rick Robins. He is taking tak-ing over the position vacated by Dr. John Webb, who is now working at the Nebo School District offices. Here are a few things you should know about our newest administrator. ad-ministrator. Before he came to SHS, Mr. Robins was the assistant principal at Springville Jr. High. He has also been an assistant as-sistant principal at Lakeridge Jr. High and Lehi High. He says he is excited to work at SHS because "SHS is a school with such a rich tradition tradi-tion and history. I have known many of the teachers and administrators here for many years. I am very appreciative ap-preciative of the opportunity to work with wonderful teachers, staff, and the great students. I am excited to be a RED DEVIL!" Mr. Robins is married to Heidi Robins, and they have three children, one boy and two girls, all under the age of ten. His wife works as a school psychologist and counselor at Spring Lake Elementary El-ementary in Nebo School District. His hobbies are water wa-ter skiing, family barbeques, and drinking Diet Coke with lime. He received his BS degree and administrative certificate certifi-cate at Southern Utah University. Uni-versity. He went on to graduate grad-uate with a master's degree at Grand Canyon University. He is currently a doctoral student at UNLV, and he travels there once a month to work on his degree. An interesting sports fact about Mr. Robins is that he played football at SUU from 1992-1995. Playing quarterback, quarter-back, he holds the school record for all-time leading passer with 7,448 yards. He was also an assistant football coach at Copper Hills High and Lone Peak High. But his talents don't end there; he was the girl's basketball St Jf-J KWWtWfeW : IVU- coach at Payson High. His favorite thing about SHS is, "Coming to work every day and hopefully making a positive difference in the lives of the students at SHS." His advice to the students stu-dents is that, "EDUCATION IS POWER!" He says that learning never ends, and it has opened up many doors and opportunities in his life. One thing he'd like to see at SHS is an effort to do something some-thing kind for new students. He knows transitions can be difficult, as he has changed jobs six times. Mr. Robins said that great f 1 1 Dr. John Webb introduces new ,. 4 ... 1 VJt i teachers he had in school were a positive influence in his life, and he would like to be the same for SHS students. stu-dents. He is "all about the kids," and he has an "open door policy," meaning he is never too busy for a student to come and see him. He said, "I want to do everything every-thing I can to make SHS the best high school around!" So, if you ever see Mr. Robins in the halls, be sure to give him a high five and make him feel welcome, because be-cause SHS is lucky to have snagged such a great assistant assis-tant principal! assistant principal Rick Robins Utah Valley's Largest Selection OH SALE Sincerity Queen Set Littleton Queen Set $599 - - - ' T furniture for Living tilt 8- Members of the Springville High School Girls' Basketball Team are shown here raising money for the Children Chil-dren With Cancer Christmas Foundation in a service project they participated in at the Delta Center. Giiis basketball team at SHS does service project On November 30th, the Springville High School Girls' Basketball Team was able to be a part of the community com-munity and help raise money for the Children With Cancer Christmas Foundation. The Girls attended the BYU vs. Lamar basketball game at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, and raised money for the foundation's annual Christmas party for children with cancer and their families. This is the first time our high school has had the opportunity to be of service ser-vice to this organization, and Furniture Shelves Quilts Clocks 1 20th Anniversary C3 ? A V? i mi : . J, . i 1 HiiiU SHI .Ml Tf MK fiHW.-: jss&. mnt mm, mmm mmafm HiM Mk mm ml s Excellent Selection! .. , T- I Stop by and enter j drawing for a $100 - L Name: Q l ! Address: ; O i phone: X j E-Mail: : o HERITAGE WOODWORKS 3; Open $799 1 1 1 they raised an incredible amount of money. The team members dressed up with Santa hats and SHS jackets and asked for donations; they raised over two thousand dollars. The foundation provides Christmas assistance to children chil-dren with cancer and their entire families. Every year they hold a Christmas party and provide presents for every parent and child in the family, which helps with the financial strain imposed by the extensive exten-sive treatments these chil 1 fl TJTi : 1 HI our monthly Gift Certificate! j j P , EST.; 1986 Monday-Saturday, 10am 6pm 241 S. 100 W. NOW! . l V r 1 i 1 dren have to go through. They also help the families save time and give them a break from the traveling most of them must do weekly, week-ly, back and forth, to Salt Lake for treatments. The parties also help facilitate fa-cilitate support systems for families that are going through similar struggles. This incredible foundation is local to Utah Valley and our girls' basketball team took advantage of a wonderful won-derful opportunity to directly di-rectly be of service to our community. Rugs Americana "1 i ,, iCnu' "3 : Mr 3 Ift Springville 489-8242 I'll? w-w . IVxli 1 SL. 'ill . i ' j |