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Show Thursday, December 14, 2006 OR E M TIMES Pag 7 J ,5 NEWS AND IDEAS FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS Bonneville Elementary starts after-school art club Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Bonneville alumnus Aimee Greenland has returned to her former elementary school in her current roles of mother and PTA officer, and is heading head-ing up a popular after-school art club that is enriching not only her own children's educational edu-cational experiences, but also those of other children. Greenland said the idea for the club carae from her daughter Aubree's experience last year as a sixth grader and member of the Hogwartz Science Sci-ence Club based on the name of the wizardry school in the famous Harry Potter series. "My daughter loved it. She had a blast, and I wanted to expand ex-pand on that," Greenland said. "When they were looking over the PTA budget this year, there was some leftover money. I said, 'Give me a little more, and I'll do something with it." The Art Club was bora All available slots for the two Monday sessions of hands-on hands-on art instruction were filled quickly. Those placed on tf1 waiting list will be included in a second session later this school year. For a small charge of $1.50 per class, club members mem-bers have had the opportunity to paint a wall mural, do sculpting, sculpt-ing, glaze pottery, make tie-dyed tie-dyed shirts, and experiment with sketching in different mediums like charcoal, pencils, chalks, and pastels. Business donations and purchasing through the Alpine School District have helped to defray costs. The wall mural turned out to be a teaching tool on more than one leveL The two-sided picture of children of different races holding hands around the world had only been completed for ten days when one side was tagged by vandals. Repair work will be done next spring, but Greenland and others were able to use the graffiti incident to teach a lesson in community citizenship. Greenland is supported in her efforts by her club co-;;: chairwoman Staci Reitz as well as a five-person committee, ' and parents. Oak Canyon Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Oak Canyon Jr. High ' School's Doug Panee is no stranger to prestigious teaching teach-ing awards, but last Friday he was honored with another the Micron Outstanding Science Sci-ence Teacher for the State of Utah 2006. The award was presented at the Utah Science Teachers t . Association breakfast at the National Science Teachers Association As-sociation convention held-in . Salt Lake City, y 1 y ' Teaching is a second career for Panee. His first Was as a businessjnan in Hawaii, where he was raised He said he came to a point where he made the decision to go back to school and qualify to be a teacher. 'He toved history, but also had a knack for math and science, and with guidance from others, ended up taking -the math and science route becoming an earth science composite major at Brigham Young University. He also has'" a master's degree from Grand Canyon University. ' After a three-year stint at . Pleasant Grove Jr. High, Panee www,heraldextra.com yellowpages eeoie 01 t 11. IT fireoa HOLLAMY i . 343 W. CENTER 5TREET ' Houra; 9:00 n.m.- 6:00 p.m. v . 1 j H . ' 1 : i I , - : v ;. ,-. II si 1 ; 'V 1 M . - i - t ; ' W r - ?: L- mm, ,; V! ' p Young artists make Christmas after-school Arts Club. "Quite a few parents have come to support the classes," Greenland said. "There have been about six each day, along with the committee members. Without parents volunteering their time, this wouldn't happen." hap-pen." Aubree Greenland has moved on to junior high, but Aimee is enjoying working in the club with daughter Nichole, a fifth grader, and son Justin, a second grader. Greenland also has a pre-school daughter Kaithn, 4. Her husband, Tom, is "very patient," Greenland Green-land said, because she is si Jr. High teacher no stranger to awards came to Oak Canyon in 1993, where he has taught integrated 7th and 8th grade science. His students learn life science, geology, ge-ology, physics, and chemistry. Physics is Panee's personal favorite, he said, and he enjoys ending the school year by taking tak-ing the students to the Lagoon amusement park, where they literally see the subject in action. ac-tion. "I honestly believe that it is my job to motivate the kids to show them why I am so passionate pas-sionate about science," Panee , , said. AI1 kids are inquisitive If you set something down,, they can't resist picking it up sometimes even if you' tell , i them not to pick it up. like to ' keep that child-like exploration going. Even by junjrir high, there are too many who don't like science already." Panee said he likes to do a lot of "hands-On activities, sometimes using the activities as a motivational tool "I get a lot of work turned ' , . in, because (the students) have : to earn the right to do the fun science stuff," he said. The "fun science stuff" includes in-cludes activities such as riding in a hover craft, making silly PR0V0 377-6009 . Saturday by Appointment Cards at last week's meeting of , multaneously serving as PTA secretary this year. Next year, she will serve in just one of the positions. Greenland feels that serving as the Art Club's instructor has given her own children "ownership" in the school, plus experience in working with the new art mediums, which she has been able to test on them first. But it has also been fun, Greenland acknowledged, to be recognized by children other than her owa "The fun 1 thing for me has been walking walk-ing down the hall and having straws from glass tubes, and participating as & member of the Oak Canyon Science Demo Team. . The Science Demo Team is a group of 49 students who don the signature tie-dyed lab coats and travel to elementary schools to teach principles of science in a carefully choreographed choreo-graphed and flashy presentation presenta-tion that is not a magic show, but has the look and feel of one. Thanks to generous corporate corpo-rate donations, the team loads up trailers, carts, and $15,000 worth of equipment to use in the five to seven shows that are put on each year. The equipment serves a dual purpose, pur-pose, as it is also used for science sci-ence and other classes. Panee and a colleague, Darren Dar-ren Hodges, work together on the Science Demo Team, which Panee admits takes a great deal of unpaid time. Part of the preparations include taking the students on a retreat to Alpine School District's Clear Creek ' facilities, where the science ' ' demonstrations are combined with the transitions and narration narra-tion for the show. "We promised ourselves V Open Mon tegar's Mattress jlp MARC HADDOCKNorth County the Bonneville Elementary's the kids say, 'There is my art teacher.' It has been time-consuming, but wonderful That is the instant reward." Debra Gehris, Bonneville TSA, is a former elementary teacher of Greenland's, and remembers re-members her as "a tiny second grader." "It has been wonderful to watch that person grow up and takef such an active role in the school, and do so many good things," Gehris said. "We want (the Art Club) to be great for our kids," said Greenland. "I honestly believe that it is my job to motivate the kids to show them why I am so passionate about science." - Doug Panee Oak Canyon Jr. High '. School teacher when it was no longer fun, we would stop doing this," Panee said with a smile. "It's been 11 years now." Oak Canyon Principal David H. Smith said Panee enjoys "hands-on" learning activities, and is always looking for ways to help his students to not only understand science, but also to enjoy understanding the subject. , "He is an expert science teacher and helps the whole department de-partment improve," Smith said. "He helps other teachers have that same success." 10 - 6 Sat Queen Pillowtop Set $288 10-vedf wananty i.f.T.T.! li T.T.trr TIMPAN060S HIGHSCHOOL I Christmas in the Com- , , mons Christmas in the Commons, featuring the THS Show and Chamber Choir, will be held at the school Saturday. Shows will be t 5.-00 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 or $25 per family. Light refreshments will be served. All proceeds are used to buy music for the choir and to pay for transportation and entrance en-trance fees for competitions. "The choir will perform a wide variety of Christmas favorites, in addition to some beautiful pieces that you probably aren't familiar with," said Melissa Thome of the choral department. "Additionally, "Ad-ditionally, the students will perform individual numbers to showcase their talents. It's a wonderful evening sure to get you in the Christmas spirit!" 1 . I Dance tour and service projects The TJmpanogos Dance Theater is participating participat-ing tomorrow in a mini-tour of local schools, along with drama, band, and choir students,' That evening, Timpanogos Dance Theater plans to perform at a rest home. On Dec. 19, the dance group is scheduled to perform at a cerebral pally fundraiser at the school, j I Scholarship opportunities opportuni-ties The Timpanogos High School counseling center has information or applications available for a number of scholarships, awards, and contests, including the following: fol-lowing: ' Zions Bank 2007 Founders Found-ers Scholarship Program: Seniors. Based on 'academic achievement, citizenship, and community involvement. This is a four-year, full tuition and fees scholarship. See the counseling office for a list of schools in Utah and Idaho offering of-fering this scholarship. Each college or university has its own application and deadline. Micron Science and Technology Tech-nology Scholars: Seniors. 3.5 GPA, ACT score of 30, plan-. plan-. ning to major in computer science, physics, chemistry, material science, or engineering engineer-ing (electrical, computer, chemical, or mechanical). Discover Card Tribute Award: Juniors. GPA 2.75. WYATT felt Hey howdy hey, and a good week to you and your kin. ; Well today's column is full of useful information that I've been putting off telling you. You see, the teacher is telling me to let you know about stuff at least a week in advance, so you can plan your schedules. But I'm a pretty impulsive guy. I like to know about stuff maybe a day or two before, no sooner. So I'm going to go ahead and assume you're like me. Let's hope you've got a free weekend. Tonight there is a choir concert, it's free. And you most likely know someone some-one in a choir. It's the Christmas Christ-mas concert, which means it's a pretty big deal, and will be really neat. So suppose you go to the choir concert tonight and Aspen Mor tga ge Your Home Loan Specialists WWV.ASPESH4TG.COM Is Your ARM or Interest Only Loan About to Adjust or Recast? In the next year approx. 13 of all mortgages will either adjust or recast to a higher interest rate &C higher payment. Fixed interest rates are at their lowest point this year so now may be a good time to refinance your mortgage. Call us today for free answers with no obligation. ' We make it easy! i " V, . ...1 Bert Wilson Bruce Henriksen Over 40 years combined lending experience. 250 west Main American Fork 756-7434 PurduicIUfinaacc ' Demonstrates accomplish ments in leadership and com munity service and has over come a significant obstacle or challenge. For more information informa-tion on these and other schol arships, see Barbara Hehl in the counseling center. OREM JUNIOR HIGHSCHOOL I Choir concert The choir concert is tonight at 6:30 p.m. I Sub for Santa drive A Sub for Santa drive, under the direction of the student council and advisor Derek Rentz, has begun, with the goal of raising $3,000 to donate do-nate to needy families who have students attending Orem Jr. High. I Basketball schedules The OJH girls' basketball team has an away game with Oak Canyon this afternoon at 3 p.m. The boys' team plays home games with Oak Canyon Can-yon today at 3 p.m., and with Payson Friday at 3:30 p.m. ASPEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1 4-H Showcase There will be a 4-H Showcase featuring fea-turing the work and projects of club members tonight at 7 p.m. I Assembly A Character Connections assembly, to recognize students who have demonstrated outstanding conduct related to the selected select-ed character trait for the past month, will be held Dec. 19. I Collections Principal Sherrie Holbrook reminds patrons of the ongoing programs pro-grams to raise money for the school, including the collection collec-tion of General Mills "Boxtops for Education", Macey's receipts, and cartridges and newspapers for recycling. WINDSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I Arts concerts Windsor has held several arts events this month orchestra and choir concerts, and a dual-language dual-language dance festival last night. want to hear more of "Show and Chamber." Well, I have good news, you can. They'll be hosting "A Chamber Christmas" on Saturday night for a nominal fee. I know you're sitting there thinking about what a corny name it has. Well, blame whoever who-ever made the poster for it. She asked the director what it would be called (citing that she had to have the poster done by the next day). In a desperate effort, the choir teacher called out "A Chamber Cham-ber Christmas." And thus the name came to be. And of course, tomorrow night there will be a Stomp after af-ter the boy's b-ball battle. (For this next little bit, please imagine my voice as pleading and slightly nasaL) Please remember to bring your student IDs to the dance, you will not be admitted without them. Also remember remem-ber that any guests that you bring must have a guest pass (which you can get in the admissions ad-missions office). E-mail me: wyattfehgmau. com PLM COPY |