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Show The following stories were written by Ten Wiss' 4th- and Sth-grade students stu-dents at The Colby School. LOST AND FOUND by Tessa Samuelseii, 5th grade Her name was Vanessa Carmen. She had a massive wet spot on the sleeve of her shirt from my tears. 1 had gone to the toddlers clothing store with my dad and brother. 1 was looking at little kid shoes when I realized my dad was gone. I panicked pan-icked and screamed inside my head. Before I knew it, I was jogging up and down the aisles looking for his blue-and-white checkered shirt. But it wasnt anywhere to be seen. I remembered the place where I last saw my dad. I had trouble finding it but I did. I sat there for a short time when 1 spotted Vanessa behind the gray counter. I was happy to see her. My mom had owned the Lady Elizabeth, a tea shop, and Vanessa had worked there for two-and-a-half years. 1 remember her round glasses swirled with many colors like yellow, blue, and red. She wore her blonde hair in a bun. She wore a gray shirt with a skirt to match. I knew she was a nice lady, so I ran to her. She picked me up just as I burst into tears. Even though I was so relieved to find my djd, my eyes stayed red for the rest of the day. FOOTBALL GAME by Kevin Arnold, 4th grade It was my first football game. We lived just outside of San Francisco, so Dad and I were able to drive to the 49er Stadium. It was packed and we just barely got a parking spot Our tickets were reserved and waiting wait-ing for us at the desk. A big tali, round man wearing a 49er cap took our tickets and ripped them in half, leaving us the side that had our seat numbers printed on them. We sat just two seats away from the 49er bench so we could see everyone on the team. My dad knew the manager that year so we were able to get good seats. Since no one was allowed to sit in the front row. except movie stars and other famous people, we had a clear view of our team and the field. On the Pittsburg side we could see a lot of famous people like Arnold Schwartzeneger. He was for the Hrrs but he sat on the Pittsburg side . to root against them! -; ... - - After sitting for a while. J asked : niy di if we could get soais'pofh corn and Pepsi He was fine with that and we got back to our seats all loaded up with buttery popcorn. It was so salty that I had to gulp my Pepsi. The game finally began. Jerry Rice is my favorite plaver, number 8U. 1 like receivers because I'm good Making fish Continued from A-18 the underlying skeleton, applied gesso to and sanded the exterior, and finally painted the fish's features fea-tures During the process, students discussed such topics as "w hat things ruin a fish's day." Matheson said, "We start dealing with pollution issues, forest fires and erosion, and what happens when you build a house by a stream." Matheson eiso teaches the students stu-dents about actual locations where aquatic species face ecological degradation, such as the salmon populations of the Pacific Northwest. Also included in the class's discussion are locally pressing concerns, such as the fragility of local trout populations, and the 'Ilium' .:". - A! J I II . jlll instcKcd Within CO Days O.A.C. includes: Standard mstsSation 63 1C0.CO0 BTU Programmable Thermostat Hnandna with Oucstar Hemeworlts IairT HEATING a AIR CONDITIONING . String 'Jtah Sine 1952 at it, too. You have to jump high to catch the ball and be a fast runner. The first half went lousy because Jerry was butter fingers and Steve Young couldnt throw the ball. We were down by 10 points. The third half was even worse, down 17. Then, in the fourth, Jerry took off his gloves so he could catch better. One of the new players, number 5, back from Dallas, took over for Young. The 49ers began to rise, making three touchdowns and field goals. The game ended with a screaming crowd as the score finished fin-ished 21 to 17. I will always remember the seats we had. They were cushioned and so close to the action. It was a day 1 will always remember. THE RESCUE by Scott Henney, 4th grade It was located on an island with a skyline that sparkled with lights of red, orange and green all mixed together. When I was three years old. my mom and dad and sister Thea and I took a trip on our sailboat, sail-boat, the Grazeena. She was blue with a white deck that was often underwater because the waves rolled over the sides. We anchored offshore for the day so we could get to the fair. It was like most carnivals with rides and games. I dont remember much about the day but 1 do remember heading back to the boat. As we were leaving, leav-ing, we discovered a fissure-like hole in the dock. It seemed pretty big to me, about the size of a trash can, because I was only three-years old. The dock must have been made by fishermen because it had rusty nails sticking out of it and missing planks. Mom got into the red dingy which is smaller than a motorboat and has less horsepower. It was my favorite because it was my first. Dad was standing on the dock. My parents par-ents hoisted Thea into the dingy first. I stepped forward to go next, and... splash! 1 was sinking. The water w as icy. I was panicked. I even saw scary creatures tormenting me. My dad dove in arid rescued me by-reaching by-reaching around my chest and putting put-ting his hand under my arm. then lifting me up. My mom and dad talk about this story a lot but 1 actually remember it, even though I was only three, I guess, because I got so panicked. MAILBOX ' by Ian Barbour; 4tfc grade , We were eating goldfish out on the deck. The deck was old and built by my dad so it was kind of broken uo, but it still was good enough to hold us. My dad was working at the University of Utah and my mom at McPolin advantages of catch-and-release fishing. "Utah basically a desert state, and we really have to protect our waterways," said Matheson, who tries to convey the w ay that humans have impacted local streams and rivers. He teaches students about non-native species, such as the German brown trout, and how introduced species interact with native fish populations. Jans Mountain Outfitters funded Matheson visit to McPolin. which will culminate in a display open to parents on Friday. Jan. 21. Matheson said that, with an interest in fly-fishing, waterway preservation, preserva-tion, and community education, Jans represents an ideal business for involvement in local education. tamJwi 7 v I' was watching Justin during his karate class. They hired a granny lady to watch Dylan, who was only three, and me, a six-year old. Dylan and I snuck around the side of the house and to the driveway drive-way where the babysitter car was parked. It was an old red rusty car. I got a brilliant idea. 1 got into the driver dri-ver seat and Dylan slid into the other seat. I pulled the hand lever back into reverse pretending I was driving. The car started to roll backwards! back-wards! It crashed into the mailbox with a loud, "P-sh!" Some people up by Big Spruce Way who were just driving by, stopped and yelled to our sitter "What the Dkkens are you doing with these kids? At that moment the babysitter who was about 86 yean old. had a heart attack, falling on the driveway. The people took us to their house where we played N64 and outside on their playground. To keep from getting bored, we watched the video of " Beethoven" about a dog who got dognapped. Quite a while later they took us back to our house where my dad was waiting for us. At that point my mom drove up. My parents were really mad so they took us into the house where we ate alphabet soup. Dylan and I got sent up early to our rooms, at about 7 p.m.. We were supposed to go to sleep and we did. MOOSE by Lauren Hoffman, 4th gnt 'e We did rock, paper, scissors. Of course. 1 lost, so I had to go. One windy, summer day I had been out at my barn. Lindsay and I had been brushing our horses, Taffy and Sadie. The barn smelled like dirt mixed with manure. We had put on the green saddle pads and saddles when we veleroed the splintboots to our horses cannonbones which is like our forearm. We were headed for the road for a trail ride. The trail was real rock), causing our horses to trip a lot. The branches branch-es hung out from the trees, flinging back at the person behind. Around the bend our horses spooked at something we had heard rustling in the field, maybe another horse. Apparently, the horses didnt think it was another horse because they reared and backed up in confusion and fear. Ssfc tfl The Possibility Just Became More affordable Introducing Select from Undal at 30 savings. Getting into Lmdal Cedar Home has never been easier or more affordable. Especially with our Select line of custom homes. Trad:tional or cpntenporan-whatew you choose for your new home a now available from Lmdat. And. vou'Ii get the quality and service )hi expect from Lindal-but for 30 less. For more information, call us todav. Intermountain Custom Homes 2876 South Davis Drive, SIX. UT 800-546-3250 www.CustomhomesRus.com 5 "CO Ffj I looked around to see a mother moose staring back at me from her grazing area. She was a deep dark brown with Hue eyes; the baby had them too. As the mother picked up speed through the meadow, she began to charge in an instant. I panicked, pan-icked, pulling the reins toward me. I yelled at Lindsay, '"Come on; hurry up! We turned our horses around and hurried down the road as fast as the horses could safely go. We turned the corner where the moose stopped, thank goodness. We have never been back there since. Here's one final letter from a Treasure Mountain Middle Schtxtl student dealing with last November's 'Reality Town" at Ecker Hill Middle St IuhA. ( It came via snail mail. ) Dear Parents of Reality Town. First of all. I'd like to thank you for the tune and consideration towards students at Ecker Hill and Treasure Mountain. If it hadnt been for you and the tune you spent determining the rest of our lives right before our eyes, we probably would never start to think of how our lives might turn out if we dulrrt learn the survival skills we learned that day. I know that some kids at school today, including me, think school is more important than we did before. If you don hav e the education and math skills that you learn in school today, what the point of trying to fulfill your dreams with absolutely no education. I am more familiar with the struggles and precautions that every adult faces in the real world today. 1 have also worried about these things myself, and what I will become in later years. Even though parents and other adults say I have time to think my future over, it helped a kit to go to Ecker Hill that day and be fulfilled with information I had always wondered about. If I knew how easily money is spent and taken away in seconds. I would not ask for much from my parents. So once more I'd like to thank you again for your time at Ecker Hill you spent that day, and how much it made me feel better and gave me more know ledge of the real world. Sincerely. Sara Nichols J ALindal CI 01 NOM Free Home Seminar January 20th - 7 P.M. 4 .. .. ' '''' HALF PWCES OH SPAYS & OUTERS 'K Dog spays nom S2S.S0 and up Dog neuters now 12 J . SO and up r. Cat spays nom 122.00 Cainevttnnow$16.0C Nnwntlirt HO. 4000 Stick With Your New Years' Resolutions... 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