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Show Thursday, October 12, 2006 OREM TIMES Page 5 J NEWS AND IDEAS COMCAST CARES Tf ir I r 4'3i " JEREMY HARMONDaily Herald Elder Emmanuel Rojos, center, and other IDS missionaries serving in the Utah Provo Mission paint a large map of the United States on the playground at Suncrest Elementary in Orem as Comcast employees and other volunteers work to improve the school as part of the company's national Comcast Cares project Saturday. Volunteers unite to spruce up scenery at Suncrest Elementary MichaelJRigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF What do Comcast employees, FTA members and missionaries missionar-ies from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have in common? This eclectic mix of organizations organiza-tions came together Saturday for a special service project aimed at giving Suncrest Elementary School in Orem celebrating its 20th birthday in December a facelift. As part of its nationwide Comcast Cares Day, local company officials hand-picked Suncrest as one of seven Title I elementary schools in Utah Mountain View High PSAT offered Wednesday The PSAT is on Wednesday in' the Media Center. The test is a qualifier for the National uruin BKAYDtN SANTO So Bruins, it is now UEA. After Af-ter a few months of school, we get our first long break, and a good one it will be. VAMERITECH 7 COLLEGt 1-800-377-2907 PrOVO and Draper, LT Campuses www.amerilech.edu I Ivy Ldy f amfar A,stfv&&lmjm4 tstffafmSk 'WW FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS for appearance enhancing upgrades up-grades similar to TV's popular home makeover programs. Title I schools typically enroll students from families with lower incomes and schools provide pro-vide free breakfast or lunch to pupils. "Principals tell us they have the basic supplies from the district dis-trict and that's great, but they dont have the extra funds to make things more fun and to fix things up," said Comcast spokesman Ray Child. And Comcast organizers didn't simply rely on the elbow grease of employees and their families. They aiso recruited Suncrest PTA members and Merit Scholarship. I Orchestra, band concert There will be an orchestra band concert on Wednesday. I Geology field trip The honors geology classes will be Although, last week, there was some fun for some of the students. Those who are "natural "natu-ral leaders" a.k.a the student council got to go up to Clear Creek for three days, and learn how to become better leaders. Others, on the drama team a.k.a thespians got to go to Southern Utah University and participate in the Shakespearian Shake-spearian Festival. 1 v ( I 4 'i'. " Af teachers and made a call to IDS Church missionaries in the Utah Provo Mission who were happy to help the school. "It's an idea we had," Child said. "We heard they do service so we contacted them ... We'll have a 120 missionaries helping out at these schools." Elder Howard Spitzenberger, an LDS missionary from Isanti, Mich., said he was assigned to a group that painted a multi-colored map of the United States on the school's playground. "Personally I love any kind of service and having the opportunity oppor-tunity to help kids is that much better," said Spitzenberger who added that he painted the state going on a field trip to Southern South-ern Utah Oct. 19-21. Suncrest Elementary Red Ribbon Week Tuesday-Friday, the school will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week. Moms and Muffins Moms and Muffins for fifth- graders is Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Not much else happened, and now it is UEA. I want to do an update on my car, the Buick. As you all know, in the past, I didn't really re-ally want it; it was a grandma car that my grandpa was going go-ing to sell to my dad. Well, he did sell it, and now it is ours. At first, I was bummed out, but now, after some work on it, I think I'm I I MEXICAN GRILL ' CK!m!CHANGAS QUESAOiLUS SUPER NACHQS i LMMEl L JHi&J . gSSji Hastate StreetOrerrij l--l .4 ,4 "; .". of Minnesota, among others. A small army of just under 170 volunteers painted, planted, cleaned or hung window tinting tint-ing for a four-hour stint before diving into a lunch provided by KFC. Suncrest principal John Patten Pat-ten said a committee identified a host of potential projects for the volunteers including sprucing spruc-ing up the school's landscaping, repainting the school's interior and adding tinting to the building's build-ing's second-story windows. "It's so bright and hot up there," he said. "Everything fades including the student's art work." Utilizing their creativity and Westmore Elementary I Cat Walk Westmore's Cat Walk activity was held Oct. 6 at Westmore Park. The Cat Walk is an annual fund-raising fund-raising event for the PTA that earns about $4,000 for the organization, said Principal Barry Beckstrand. Students garner pledges based on the anticipated going to like it. It started with my grandma cleaning out all her stuff, which already made it a lot cleaner. Then, my dad and I went to Checker Auto Parts, and bought some brand new oil, and some additives to put in the oil and gas tank. We then proceeded to change the oil, and the transmission fluid. I I ENCHILADAS ' FAJfTAS , KIPS F&Kli FUSS I mi n $. "' " V the Suncrest's architecture, another of Saturday's project's was to paint the four chalk-shaped chalk-shaped pillars on the school's white facade as yep, you guessed it, coloring crayons. "That's kind of an idea we kind of cooked around here for a while," Patten said. With Comcast employees and other volunteers providing the muscle, Child said the company com-pany itself spent thousands of dollars on landscaping and supplies sup-plies for the seven Utah school projects. "We live here and we work here," he said of Comcast emphasis on assisting local schools. "We want to do some I distance they will walk in an hour's time. Beckstrand termed the Cat Walk "a huge event" that involves families and "brings the community together." That morning, the West-more West-more stage was turned into a television screen for the performance of skits based on TV shows, like "Blue's Clues." One skit featured the introduction intro-duction of teachers and staff. Dancing done to "We're1 All in When we turned the car on and test -drove it around the block, it sounded like a brand new car. Instead of clicking like an old person's car, the engine now sounds like a Mercedes-Benz. To add the final touch, we bought a gizmo that lets me play my iPod in the car, my own "trademark smell" (as my dad said it), and a sticker to go wwn iTfirea - , U(XTTkV kjflTVTFf7? 346 W. CENTER STREET PROVO 377-6009 Houre: 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Saturday by Appointment thing that will make a lasting difference." Saturday's project not only impacts the school building itself but also the students who attend Suncrest, Patten said. "Really the project will improve the overall school environment and overall environmental envi-ronmental factors contribute to learning," he said. "Overall morale feels better when the school is tended and taken care of." Pattenaid he's grateful Suncrest Sun-crest was selected for such a generous gift. "I can't wait to stand back and take a look at the place," he said. this Together," a song from a musical, was a big hit with the students, Beckstrand said. I Way-to-go assembly Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. a will also be the Way-to-Go " Assembly where a student in each class is recognized and honored for doing something great. Winners get to eat with the principal. Parents are invited to the assembly. on the window. The sticker has the Germany flag on it, and the German Eagle. My dad is German, Ger-man, so we both really like it. Now I don't have a grandma car, but rather a really nice luxury vehicle, that is personalized personal-ized to me. I also got some nice bonding time with my dad, and I plan on more, when he stts to teach me how to drive ... Ihe German way. r v tC CanTab ery TwmolWtar andClhlt Clkdatl I COPv J A i AL J A -i.. J.. A X i f j j if, ,j J:m j I J 4. Ji.lt 4 .1 i 1 i ifj ,l',.Ji , |