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Show Page 6 OREM TIMES tir iAr a i i r i r- r a r- r n r K A r ACCorrbAC A M r Cniir"ATrDC Thursday, May 17, 2007 notes'1 N t VV j '. N U I U L M Alpine to Stacy Johnson The Alpine lio;ird of Kduca-I Kduca-I ion voted to change Ixmnd-anes Ixmnd-anes for some students in Pleasant (irove, Orem and Vineyard in its meeting Tuesday Tues-day night I he changes in Orem will affect hoth Orem and Vineyard students attending Likeridge Junior High and Orem Junior High In Pleasant ( irove, the changes will adjust the boundary between Manila I lementary and (irovecrest I lementary schools. (iary ( hilds, administrator of 7-1) scIukiIs, said that the boundary adjustment in Vine- Orem High Melissa Mayntz "!t! MAI I The end of the school year may le approaching, hut the Ol IS Drama Department has not slowed down. In fact, three graduating seniors are among the lead jx-rformers in Wednesday's special concert presentation of "The Scarlet hmpernel." Drama teacher I'am Peterson chose " The Scarlet Hmpernel" for the Advanced Drama class to erform se( ideally because of the stunning music and vocal vo-cal parts in the production as well as the student talent present pres-ent in the program. "This production takes advantage ad-vantage of some of the most wonderful voices we've got," Peterson said. I he Dr ama lX'partment has lecn hard pressed this year, however, with a total of eight other productions and showcases show-cases as well as the annual Shakespeare Competition and the spring break trip to New York City. Pet erson ack now ledges there has not been enough time to put together "The Scarlet I'imix'rnel" as a full musical production. Instead, she has abbreviated the presentation to more of a reader's theater, using only minimal costuming, scenery and acting while high- tiger As the school year winds down students frantically try PI M M HAY FEVER N ALLERGIES ASTHMA Treatment by allergy specialists for children and adults with asthma and allergies to: Plant pollens Foods Pets Insect venom Molds All physicians are board certified in allergy and asthma as well as pediatrics or internal medicine. INTERMOUNTAIN ALLERGY & ASTHMA Conveniently located 1 2422 S. Call 1 - 866 for an appointment or visit our www.mtermountainaUergy.com 7 days. 4 lines O r n KJ IV1 L M O O n W W IVI J n II D u w r I w I I j change school boundaries yard for the two junior high schools is necessary because of possible future growth in the Vineyard area. This summer, construction on nearly 1,500 homes will begin be-gin in the Vineyard area. "Right now, the enrollment at Orem Junior High is down, while the enrollment at Lak-eridge Lak-eridge is high," Childs said. "There is about a 250 to 275 student difference between the schools right now." The new boundary will increase in-crease the enrollment at Orem Junior High by placing most of Vineyard in the area to attend at-tend that school, rather than Utkeridge Junior High. The new boundary will take presents 'The Scarlet lighting the magnificent music. "It really put our acting and singing skills on the line," Wes I lenrie, who has been performing perform-ing for nine years including various leads, said. "You've got to draw your audience into your world by just standing there and saying your lines." For Peterson, the most difficult challenge has been deciding which aspects of the production to eliminate and how to structure the remaining scenes without compromising compromis-ing the subtleties of the story. The fact that the abbreviated format uses less costuming and a simpler set is helpful, however, how-ever, and the dedication of the students has made the event possible. When asked whether se-nioritis se-nioritis has been a problem this close to graduation, Peterson acknowledged that it can occasionally oc-casionally be an issue, but her students are dedicated to the program and have put forth their best efforts despite the many other activities demanding demand-ing their attention. "They have been so busy, they haven't had time to surrender sur-render to (senioritis)," she said. Students began preparing for "The Scarlet Pimpernel" in February, but the spring musical, musi-cal, "Crazy for You," intervened inter-vened as well as the New York trip and other school events. to get together final projects, cram for the huge test finals, and do any last minute extra credit they can muster the teacher into giving them. For many it is probably the most stressful time of the entire en-tire year. Some keep going strong while others start missing P just off 1 2300 S. exit 450 E. Suite C, Draper - 676 - 5536 website for more information PI PI H -H-0 w (SEfe p? (S? gjflj and a photo. Includes Classified Marketplace & online. If it doesn't sell, renew for all students north of Center Street in Orem, continue west along Gammon Road in Vineyard, Vine-yard, go south along Hold-away Hold-away Road to 400 South and continue along the Vineyard City boundary to Utah Lake. The other boundary, in Pleasant (irove, currently affects af-fects 30 students attending Manila Elementary school. John C. Burton, administrator administra-tor of K-6 central schools, said that the growth has also caused them to look at this area. The original boundary included in-cluded a section that began at the intersection of 1100 North and 100 East, continuing east through an open field, which Furthermore, the students appearing in the production are not the only ones preparing prepar-ing for it. As a presentation by the Advanced Drama class, all of the class's students are involved in various ways. Matthew Call is the student director for "The Scarlet Pimpernel," Pim-pernel," and he has found the experience very different from being on stage. "It's a different part of the drama experience that I've never been able to look at before," he said. "It's been enlightening en-lightening for me." Other students have been involved in-volved with choreography and dramaturgy research, studying the time period and learning how the musical reflects the emotions and events of the French Revolution. Peterson said that learning these additional addi-tional aspects of drama helps students realize that a successful success-ful production is far more than memorized lines and appropriately appropri-ately sung scores. At the same time, the students stu-dents can still see the light-hearted light-hearted side of how drama affects their lives. Julie Garbutt and Eric Sackett have been best friends for years and have often performed together, but "The Scarlet Pimpernel" is bringing their stage relationship relation-ship to new heights. "We finally get a stage kiss," more than one or two assignments assign-ments and eventually stop coming altogether. The end of the school year is the time when many teachers teach-ers give out their final assignments assign-ments so we students can prove we've learned the necessary nec-essary things. Teachers give final exams that count hugely I i Easy Clean Feature Lifetime Guarantee Energy Efficient Quality Installation NoPaymentC c j 111 No interest wasatcn vinyl v roaucts Until KinnQujJir) LOWPrlc!' "I&&877-922.7283i or 'Some restrictions appty now contains homes. "The enrollment is unbalanced unbal-anced at this point because of the construction in the area," Burton said. "The boundary will help to avoid confusion and balance the enrollment between be-tween the two schools." The new boundary will take homes into the Grovecrest area which are closer to Grovecrest Elementary School than Manila Elementary School. Both boundary changes allow al-low current students affected by the boundary changes to continue attending their schools, but will change the school choices for future students. Pimpernel' If you go "The Scarlet Pimpernel" Where: OHS Auditorium When: Wednesday at 7 p.m. Tickets: No set price; donations dona-tions welcome. Sackett said. For the Drama Department as a whole, "The Scarlet Pimpernel" Pim-pernel" is a simple fundraiser. There are no set ticket prices, but guests are encouraged to make donations to help support the school's award winning thespians and the program pro-gram that helps them refine their skills. According to Peterson, a full-scale musical may cost $5,000 or more to produce, while even an abbreviated show like this production of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" costs several hundred dollars. The quality of the drama program affects all the students stu-dents involved in it and they readily acknowledge that drama is an integral part of their lives. Henrie, Garbutt and Sackett all agree that they will continue to be involved in drama even after graduation. "It's such a major part of all our lives we have to keep it in," Henrie said. on our grade to make sure that we know what they have been teaching us. But how are you supposed to immediately recall something that was taught at the beginning begin-ning of the school year? It's quite difficult even if you've done well in the class. For the kids who are abso 10 WINDOWS INSTALLED $2985 -riuc offer! LIMllcv I I A ... , I 733-5633 Expires 531071 1 Orem High School I Cap and gown distribution Cap and gown distribution is today from noon to 2:30 p.m. in room A-25. Call 227-8765 227-8765 for more information. I Band concert There will be a band concert Friday in the auditorium at 7 p.m. Admission Ad-mission is free and everyone is welcome. Spirit Bowl Bash The end of year Spirit Bowl Bash is Tuesday. Students will attend at-tend all their classes before lunch and the festivities will be held in the afternoon. I Senior Honors Night Senior Se-nior Honors Night is Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Contact the Main Office for details. I Scarlet Pimpernel in concert con-cert The OHS Drama Department De-partment is pleased to present the "Scarlet Pimpernel" in Concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Contact Pam Peterson for details. I Final exams Final exams ex-ams will be administered May 23-25. Parents are asked to limit classroom disruptions and checkouts during testing. Canyon View Junior High School t Choral concert There will be a choral concert today at 6:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. audi-torium. Everyone is welcome. I Honors Night Ninth grade Honors Night is Tuesday Tues-day at 6:30 p.m. by invitation only. Call 227-8748 for more information. I Band concert The last band concert of the year will be Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Noah Webster Academy I Choir and ballroom assembly as-sembly There will be a choir and ballroom assembly presentation Wednesday at 10 a.m. with a repeat performance perfor-mance at 7 p.m. Call 426-6624 for details. I NOVA graduation The sixth grade NOVA graduation gradua-tion ceremony will be May 24 at 1 p.m. Parents are welcome to attend. Cascade Elementary School I Bookmarks, coupons for returned books Students who haVe returned all their library books and have clear lute geniuses, they come to school without a worry on their mind or don't come to school cause they know there is no chance they're going to fail regardless. But for most of students at this school, including myself, we struggle to try to remember remem-ber everything we think we'll tm i m jl Ltt-SWWm.ONI.Y 4 HOMES REMAIN. STVHTiNO I Kim McKINLEYy 1 bi 801.755.9333!! ' ir accounts can now pick up summer bookmarks and activity coupons from the Media Me-dia Center. I PTA board announced The 2007-2008 PTA Board has been announced and will be led by president Cindy Latimer. Several positions are still available and volunteers volun-teers are needed to serve on various committees. Contact Cindy Latimer for details. Foothill Elementary I Dance festival The annual an-nual dance festival will be held Wednesday. Call 227-2465 227-2465 for more information. I Storytime today The Foothill Elementary kindergarten kinder-garten morning class is proud to present Storytime featuring featur-ing five different stories today to-day at 7 p.m. Students should arrive by 6:30 p.m. to prepare for the program. Hillcrest Elementary I BYU folk dancers There will be a BYU Folk Dance performance per-formance presented Friday at 2:30 p.m. Call 227-8717 for more information. I Third grade program Hillcrest Elementary third graders will present their annual program during the day Wednesday followed by a 6:30 p.m. performance on May 24. Parents should contact con-tact their child's third grade teacher for details. I NOVA graduation The sixth grade NOVA graduation gradua-tion ceremony will be May 24 at 2 p.m. Parents are welcome to attend. Scera Park Elementary I Fundraisers Ongoing fundraisers for Scera Park include in-clude the box tops for education educa-tion program, the cartridges for kids recycling program and Krispy Kreme card sales. Call 227-8730 for information about these opportunities. Sharon Elementary I Last day for club meetings Friday will be the last day for after school club meetings. meet-ings. I Fifth grade program Fifth graders will present pres-ent their annual program Wednesday evening. Parents should contact their child's fifth grade teacher for more information. need for the final test. We struggle to write the last term papers and bring up any low grades. Having only two weeks left though and summer break in sight we keep pushing. We'll continue to the end and hopefully succeed triumphant. trium-phant. mm m tm mm FROM THE LOW $300,000 Angle GOLDBERG 801.556.4648 7 days FREE. Mi J heraldextra.com DmUlHcralft b . h . . , fc l t k L L 1 v. 1 i. I. 1 1 . I 1 L i. : I . 1. 1 i t 1 |