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Show OREM TIMES Page 5 NEWS AND IDEAS FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS Cascade helps students save notes Thursday, January 18, 2007 Melissa Mayntz NORTH COUNTY STAFF M "any adults re solve every January Janu-ary to save more money, but for -dozens of stu dents at Cascade Elementary, saving money has been a habit throughout the school year. Through an educational partnership part-nership with Washington Mutual Mu-tual Bank, nearly 50 students from Cascade Elementary are enrolled in the School Savings program and are well on their way to learning successful financial fi-nancial habits. The School Savings program pro-gram was initiated in 1923 by Washington Mutual to provide hands-on lessons about the benefits ben-efits of saving money and to encourage responsible savings behavior for young students. Schools participating in the program set up weekly Bank Days for students to make deposits to their accounts, and both the school and bank branch offer a variety of incentives incen-tives for students who make regular deposits. This is the first year that Cascade Elementary has participated par-ticipated in the program. Daphne Daph-ne Brown, an active PTA volunteer, vol-unteer, offered to coordinate the program after witnessing its positive effects on her own children while they were enrolled en-rolled in other schools. Brown said that her older children, who have participated participat-ed in the program for years, demonstrated better savings sav-ings habits than her younger children, and she wanted to encourage more responsibility responsibil-ity for her children as well as offer the opportunity to all students. "If you teach children to save when they're young it becomes be-comes a habit," she said. Michelle Lloyd, the principal of Cascade Elementary, agrees and enthusiastically supports the program. "It's a great idea to encourage encour-age kids to start saving at a young age," Lloyd said. Students as young as preschool can enroll in the program by filling out an application ap-plication and submitting it to Brown or taking it to the bank. tiger CONNIE WAGNER This past Monday was a national na-tional holiday, just like Christmas Christ-mas and Easter, which meant one thing for any student: no school. Now, editorials always appear ap-pear around holidays like Martin Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. Day and Labor Day about how students always get off of school but Save Thousands I Minutes! Steelman's Savings Center M" Abrasive Chop Saw $4.99 ea NORTON Hhumtttf Dtocoanta Auto Darkening Weld Helmet $39.95 (Limited) -ALffiart MET Call Store MfTAL AMD H O M 181 Sooth 1200 East leH Your Metal Roofing Sourcel It's Not Too Late - Save Todayl Available Now - In Stock Fnmilar r.nlnr A? 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To encourage students to save as a regular habit, prizes are offered for every second deposit they make. Small trinkets such as bookmarks, pencils, crayons and pencil sharpeners are tangible rewards re-wards that students get excited never really understand why. These opinion pieces rant and rave about how nobody takes the day off to celebrate what the day is really about, the real reason the bank is closed. Although I agree that students stu-dents need to be more aware of significant men in the history his-tory of the world, like Dr. Martin Mar-tin Luther King, Jr., I maintain that students celebrate the day off of school perfectly, and appropriately. ap-propriately. The best way to remember and honor a person or idea is by acting. When a family member dies, though the survivors sur-vivors understandably grieve, Free Trials C torn K S HU Call Today! 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Furthermore, Fur-thermore, because students are responsible for their own accounts, they learn self -discipline and money management so they can make regular deposits de-posits and earn rewards. "The program teaches responsibility re-sponsibility because they have to remember to come in and make a deposit," Brown said. "It encourages discipline that way." To celebrate students' participation par-ticipation in the program, monthly parties are organized the deceased is most honored when the survivors press on. When the survivors continue to work toward their goals, instead of sitting around the house all day, "honoring" their memory. So, how should students best celebrate Civil Rights Day? By DOING! By utilizing the time they are given to do whatever they want, or need. I used the day to run errands that had been piling up for months. Others, Oth-ers, I'm sure, spent the day with friends, and others used the time to catch up on sleep. I feel comfortable guessing that Dr. King wasn't a fan of wasting time. Judging by his Save! Trailer t Trailer Jack W w Wheel Trailer "D" Rings 0 m- $5.95 Q 58" $7.95 Straight METALmart Call HCTAi. AMD MOfcC j 181 South 1200 East LeN OO Make a New Year's Resolution You'll Want To Keep... BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME! Building Materials HVAC Appliances Appli-ances Wood Stoves Cabinets Doors Windows Lighting Insulation & Much More! rflt Habitat for Humanity 1119 S 1680 W, Orem DoQifO 801-344 8527 www.hfhuc.org lti3ii)l 0 (Re opens January 2nd) Rebecca Johnson, DryCreek Family Frai tire Certified Family Nurse Practitioner 766-4214 3300 N. Running Creek Way Most Insurance Plans Accepted for all account holders. Brown said that continuing to recognize recog-nize and thank students who participate helps spread the word to other students, and one or two new applications are submitted each week as more students learn about the program. Brown said her biggest challenge coordinating the program pro-gram has been communicating how it works with interested parents but newsletter announcements an-nouncements and notices sent home have continued to generate gener-ate interest in the program. The biggest benefit to the School Savings program, Brown said, is that it helps students stu-dents get a head start on saving sav-ing for their future. If students only saved $1 per week while they are in elementary school, she said, they would still have a sizeable college fund set up even as they learn about saving sav-ing and financial responsibility. "There is a value in saving," Brown said. "It is a wise thing to do." dedication and achievements his holiday recognizes, he made a lot of the twenty-four hours allotted to him every day. Students don't need to march on Washington or refuse re-fuse to leave a restaurant to honor Dr. King, because it's not applicable to their goals they are working toward. The main theme students' need to focus on is Dr. King's dedication to his dream. Logically, Logi-cally, the best way to celebrate Dr. King is using the day to work toward students' own dreams, whatever they may be. Accessories! ReadyTo Install - Hitch Receivers 6" & 12" $9.95 $14.95 Drilled - Painted - Save $ Trailer Couplers f A Ixm-est Prices Many Sizes A -Prune . Stop in and browse! Todayl - OOOZ RN, MSN Now Accepting New Patients X7 'v. . if l i V.".' All Schools I Fifth grade ALL application applica-tion deadline Applications for the fifth grade Accelerated Acceler-ated Learning Lab program for the 2007-2008 school year must be submitted by Wednesday. Testing will be offered in early February. Orem High School I Yearbook purchase Students Stu-dents who wish to purchase a 2006-2007 yearbook must make a $10 deposit no later than Jan. 25 to guarantee availability. The price of a reserved yearbook is $50 and extra copies will be sold at the end of the school year for $75. I Preference The FC- CLA is sponsoring the girls' choice Preference Dance on Saturday from 8-1 1 p.m. Call 227-8765 for details. Seat Belt Safety Week OHS will present Seat Belt Safety Week Jan. 22-25 to encourage en-courage all students to properly prop-erly buckle up every time they are in a vehicle. Contact the Main Office for more information. in-formation. Canyon View Junior High School t Report Cards Friday Report Re-port cards will be sent home Friday. Parents should contact con-tact their child's teacher with any questions or concerns. SEOP planning to begin Eighth grade SEOP planning will begin Tuesday. Call 227-8748 227-8748 for more information. Cascade Elementary School Family Skate Night All Cascade Elementary families are invited to a free Family Skate Night at Classic Skate from 6-10 p.m. on Friday. Call the Main Office for more in- formation. NAEP testing Fourth grade students will be involved in-volved with NAEP testing on Tuesday. Parents, please limit classroom disruptions and check outs for fourth grade students that day. I Nominate students, teachers teach-ers for recognition Parents are invited to submit ideas for student and teacher recognition recogni-tion to the monthly newsletter. newslet-ter. Submissions must be made by Jan. 25. Call 227-8707 for details. Foothill Elementary School I Spelling bee test The preliminary test for the second sec-ond annual spelling bee is Monday at 2:45 p.m. There will be junior (grades 1-3) and senior (grades 4-6) divisions this year, and the top 25 spellers spell-ers from each division will r i 4 it neT j ( I W I I I Severe Back, Sciatica, or Leg Pain Guide That You Should Know About.. .Available Free. UTAH COUNTY - Have you tried pills, injections, therapy, thera-py, surgery, or massage? Dr. Gordon Stapel DC is offering "The Severe Back, Sciatica, And Disc Pain Guide" for local residents suffering from severe back, sciatica, and leg pain. 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The percentage of eligible students determines whether or not Hillcrest Elementary will continue to qualify for Title 1 funding. The federal program has helped pay for the preschool program, aides for math and language arts classes and several types of equipment to benefit all students. Application Ap-plication forms are available online. Call 227-8717 for more information. I Fifth grade state fair Hillcrest Elementary fifth graders will present their state fair projects to parents, par-ents, friends and community members today at 6:30 p.m. Students should arrive by 6 p.m. in order to set up their projects. I Newsletter submissions All submissions for the February school newsletter are due by Saturday. Contact Becky Kreis for details. Scera Park Elementary School I Harmon's Day volunteers needed Volunteers are needed to help with Harmon's Day on Feb. 8. Volunteers will be face painting, finger painting paint-ing and bagging groceries at the school's check out stand. 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