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Show 1 Thursday, July 31, 2008 10 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Local students honored by national campaign to stop violence f Utah students Amanda Groneman from Springville Jr. High School and Christian Chris-tian Serage from Dixie Middle Mid-dle School were honored by the National Campaign to Stop Violence (NCSV) as National Finalists in the Do the Write Thing Challenge (DtWT), a national awareness aware-ness and prevention campaign cam-paign designed to give students stu-dents a platform for their voice to be heard about the impact violence has had on their lives. In 2008, over 50,000 students stu-dents from 30 participating participat-ing programs around the country submitted personal writings on the impact violence vio-lence has had on their lives and solutions to reduce youth violence as part of the campaign. Ultimately, i.i ;vi U4 1 -----i-i HEALTH ESSENTIALS BUY ONE GET i ONE FREE f COQIOIOOmg! 2 Reg. i $59.90 SLIM STYLES SINGLE SERVE CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA Reg. $25.95 It led bstfieen K-msrt and the Spanish O Thiers. CS Erpx essway La. two students from each jurisdiction are selected as "national finalists" and invited in-vited to participate in the NCSV's National Recognition Recogni-tion Week. Groneman and Serage were flown to Washington, Washing-ton, DC with their parents and teachers to participate in the DtWT challenge National Recognition Week July 19-23. During Dur-ing the week the students were invited to share their thoughts on youth violence with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Kirk Kempthorne and their representatives in Congress. They also toured the U.S. Supreme Court and attended an event during which a book of their writings was presented pre-sented and published in the Library of Congress. The week culminated in a closing ceremony featuring fea-turing speaker U.S. Attorney At-torney General Michael B. Mukasey, CNN anchor John Roberts as Master of Ceremonies and a speech by Secretary Kempthorne describing how inspired he was by meeting the students and reading their words. Administered annually in middle schools across the country, the purpose of the challenge is to empower em-power students to accept the "challenge" to be leaders lead-ers in putting an end to violence in their homes, schools and neighborhoods. neighbor-hoods. Through classroom discussions and in written writ-ten form, students are encouraged to communicate communi-cate how their lives have been personally affected by violence and describe what they believe are the causes of youth violence and what they can do to reduce violence in their communities. Public Safety Springville High School Fair Monday $mm aaies fj New Student and Fee Aug. 4th, 8 The Springville Department Depart-ment of Public Safety will hold a Public Safety Fair on Monday, Aug. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Spring Acres Arts Park just east of the high school. There will be several interesting in-teresting displays on hand for the public to enjoy, as well as valuable information informa-tion and exciting presentations. presenta-tions. Air-Med is expected 15 1 i i h i f am; V -.--v"H, -.. 1 i -V:- fe-s J&.;- o -,- S3 lT -S ' " f W .-S' . T?r !3 l-:3 S----& d -i ii U 1 , i 1 f j ? r" eiritowiiini 7 spsctacular prizes! V f n r . i ' V ovip tipkptcr Lagoon day passes 0 Hogi Yogi Gift certs Traialga Datenite pas Scera Shell Tickets V and (more! , It's easy! Just log ohto wvvw.heraldcxtraxomsummergiveavvay ror your cnance to winf to make an appearance with onev of their rescue helicopters, and the Utah County Sheriff's Department Depart-ment will provide attendees attend-ees with a K-9 show. The Seat Belt Convincer, a favorite fa-vorite among attendees in past years, will be set up as well. Other items of interest inter-est will be displays by the Springville CERT team, Utah County Substance Abuse, YouthNet, emergency emer-gency preparedness and more. Waiver Registration at Springville High School will be August 4, and 5. Administrators Admin-istrators will be available to meet with parents and students stu-dents from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mail-in Registration is ongoing on-going up until August 8th. Those registering should pay in person at the SHS Finance Office starting August Au-gust 11th through August 20th. AVAILABLE SOON FOR PAYMENT: www. myschoolfees.com a.m., at the Springville High Soccer Field. Contact: ryan.swan-sonnebo.edu ryan.swan-sonnebo.edu Girls Tennis Try-outs, Aug 4th, at 5 p.m. at the Springville High Tennis Courts. Contact: mike.cron-quistnebo.edu mike.cron-quistnebo.edu Cross Country Try-outs, Aug. 4th, at 7 a.m. at the Springville High Track. Contact: jeff.walesnebo. edu Golf Try-outs, Aug. 6 and 7th, at 5:30 a.m., at Hobble Creek Golf Course. Contact: brett.millernebo. edu Athletic Try-outs are be ing held at the following Springville police will times: nave information on com- Girls Volleyball Try- 17,,,, nv WnXno puter crimes, property outs, Aug. 11th and 12th, iVOttft crimes ana omer items ot rrom 4 to 6 p.m., at Spring-interest. Spring-interest. There will also be ville High School. Contact-a Contact-a display of local SWAT wade.taylornebo.edu. ' and police equipment. Football Try-outs, Aug Admission is free. 1 1th 8:30 a.m., in the Spring- ville High Weight Room. Painting is just another Contact: scott.Mitchell way of keeping a diary. nebo.edu -Pablo Picasso Girls Soccer Try-outs Why Are My Eyes Blue? Locally Hand Made GENUINE LEATHER GUN BELTS & HOLSTERS Pack Saddles Panniers ttf' wall lents Stoves Sleeping Bag Covers 1274 West 300 South Lindon, Utah 801.922 A7i Dr. Traer Caywood A common question that is asked in the office is regarding re-garding what determines eye color. Why are my eyes blue, or green, or brown? Genetics play a major role in determining what eye color each individual has. Microscopically, brown eyes have brown pigment on the front surface of the iris that gives the dark brown color to the eyes. Green eyes have green pigments pig-ments on the iris. Hazel eyes are a combination of brown and green pigments in a speckled pattern. Blue eyes are those which lack any colored pigment. A person with fair skin and blue eyes lacks pigment in the skin and also in the eyes. 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