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Show 0 R E M TIMES Page 7 NEWS AND IDEAS FROM CLASS R'OOMS AND EDUCATORS Thursday, September 6, 2007 Teacher acts the part in Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF A Bonneville Elementary School teacher who is relatively relative-ly new to the profession has found ways to make history literally come alive for his fifth grade students. Mark Asay dresses in authentic au-thentic Continental Army garb to portray one of his ancestors, Thomas Landrum, who served in the 1st Virginia regiment in the American Revolutionary War. "I dress up, and I tell the kids what (the war) was like. I want them to gain an appreciation apprecia-tion and love for our country. When they leave my class, I want them to go out proud to be an American, and to know why they are proud," Asay said. It was after his own high school years that Asay first became involved with Civil War and Revolutionary War re-enactments, and acquired expertise as he learned about weaponry and collected museum-quality uniforms constructed con-structed the same way they were made 140 years ago. "I've always loved history, because history is about people, peo-ple, and people fascinate me," said Asay. "The re-enactments combined two great loves of t'wolves Bri Borup Procrastination: The most common sin of high school. This year 1 was determined to not put anything off. I was great. I knew this would be the most successful year for me. I did homework as soon as it was assigned, I wrote everything in my planner, and I went to bed on time ... for about three days. Beet --if f" T" If" ff If STEVE HEMINGWAY AoAr Orem City Council "fcfe SAVE RlSST 4 Years in a row! HARRIS HEARING CENTER 330 W. 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As students in his class add to their knowledge by reading books, they are able to write their name and the name of the book they read on a paper leaf, which is added to the growing grow-ing aggregation on the long branches of the Freedom Tree. "I will add more branches, if I have to," Asay said. " ... Mightier than a musket are the ideas that come from a pen." Asay was born in Washington Washing-ton State, and grew up there, as well as in Texas and Utah. He is a musician who plays the violin and viola, and performed with the Mormon Youth Procrastination can ruin a life. Grades will fall, sleep will disappear, and the organization organiza-tion we need to function will scatter into a million impossible-to-fit-together pieces. It seem like it could be something so easily avoided. I mean, you just do what you need to. For some reason it's something I can't do. I know it's not impossible; there are plenty who seem to be ahead of time. But how can they accomplish that? How do they manage to think about something in the future, and work on something in the present? pres-ent? 3 kWtlHU Col May! convenient place to turn your scrap DOLLARS - DOLLARS not moon Symphony for ten years. He has worked anumber of jobs doing concrete work, working work-ing in a steel fabrication shop driving heavy machinery, driving driv-ing a forklift at a warehouse store, and sterilizing operating rooms in a hospital. For 10 years, he said, he was a stay-at-home dad, sometimes working flexible jobs at night. "I'm glad I had the opportunity to be with my children. It has helped me as a teacher seeing see-ing my children in a home setting and how they work. It definitely helped my patience." The Asay family lived in Hawaii Ha-waii for a time, then, in Mark's words, "We moved from Hawaii and found paradise. My kids and family are really happy here. We had lived in the area before, but we had to move away to appreciate it." The wedding business that had given Asay employment as a musician in Hawaii was not the same in Utah, and he found himself looking for work. One day, his daughter, who was in first grade at the time, brought home a note from Bonneville, stating that the school was looking for teachers' aides. "I responded to that little note, and it changed my life," . Asay said. He worked half-days half-days with both kindergarten and third grade classes, until Imagine the possibilities of the life of a non-procrastinator (for those of you who don't procrastinate there is no need to imagine, just look around you). There would not be stress of a to-do list. Maybe it could make you stand out in your job, get a promotion, get a raise, invest well because you took the time to research the markets, make millions off stocks, open your own company, compa-ny, make billions of stock and your company, solve world hunger because you had a little extra time, get a Nobel Prize. All the possibilities of one ..-.ju New medications and treatments are currently being studied for the following conditions: Irritable bowel syndrome High blood pressure Osteoarthritis of hip or knee Children with allergies Asthma Low back pain Sun Damaged Skin Volunteers who qualify and participate in a clinical research trial receive study-related medication, lab work, and exams, as well as financial compensation for . time and travel. into cash. We buy all Aluminum Cans, 1 UMU ml f Ml history Christmas time, when he had to make a decision. With encouragement en-couragement from Principal Kim Roper, and others, Asay, who already held a bachelor's degree from BYU in history, decided to go back to school to become a teacher. Asay said he was fortunate to be able to continue working at Bonneville as a RE. specialist special-ist while he went to school, and "double lucky" to be hired on after finishing. "Being a fairly new teacher, I look up to all of the faculty and staff. I've had so much good help here." Asay said he also owes a great deal to his wife, Marilyn, and to his three children Ly-nae, Ly-nae, a senior in high school; Scott, a sophomore; and Kayla, who is in her father's class this year. "Kayla requested me. I'm glad to have her here. She's a big help," he said. "Mr. Asay is a wonderful addition to the Bonneville staff," said Debra Gehris, assistant as-sistant principal. "We enjoyed working with him as an aide, and we are so pleased he went back to get his education degree. We love having him here." "I sometimes wonder why it took me so long to find education," educa-tion," Asay reflected. "I guess education found me." whom never puts anything off. Of course, there is a plus side to being a procrastinator; you live life like an adventure. Wake up each morning not knowing what is going to happen hap-pen to you, not knowing what object from your past could haunt you today. That's being incredibly optimistic, op-timistic, thought, because it's never felt like an adventure to most. Someday 1 will stop procrastinating. procras-tinating. That is, when I get around to it I will. A wise shirt my dad wears once told me, "Procrastinators, the leaders of tomorrow." September 29th Find New & Used Building Materials & More for a LOT LESS at our Home Improvement Outlet Factory demo Little Giant Ladders $100 off retail Never-installed Amsco & Aspen windows $6.50sq ft New range hoods still in boxes New wood and vinyl blinds-still in boxes New doors and door hardware Half price on all paint for rest of July Furniture, plumbing, cabinets and much much more. All proceeds go towards building homes for Utah Families 2fr Habitat for Humanity 626 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo RrfoQfrWia Co 3REST0R for questions C (373-7867) 10-6 M-F, 9-3 Sat naces Timpanogos High School Car wash fundraiser The THS Performing Arts Department De-partment will be having its annual car wash fundraiser Saturday in Orem. Students garner pledges from people in the community one or two cents for every car the department washes, up to 5X) cars. The car wash itself is free, and will be held at five different locations around town. At press time, the locations had not yet been confirmed. For more information, informa-tion, contact Lance LeVar, instrumental music director, at 223-3120, extension 104. Back to School Night Back to School Night at Timpanogos this year will be a combined open house and school showcase on September Sep-tember 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. THS is going to a new student -led conference format to replace the previous style of parent-teacher conferences, confer-ences, and the new format will be demonstrated during the course of the evening's events. Orem Jr. High School pictures School pictures will finish up today. Emergency Preparedness Days Emergency Preparedness Prepared-ness Days continue today and conclude tomorrow. Hearing screenings Ninth grade hearing screenings are set for Monday and Tuesday. Spirit Week Next week is Spirit Week, with special activities ac-tivities throughout the week. Aspen Elementary iroiHiHriKiUfiaiWigMiBn www.heraldextra.comyellowpages METAL BUILDINGEffiCTORS nmnnrr 801-367-4437 Licensed flnnnnU 435-623-4606 1 Pheasant TOWNHOMBS AT PTF.TA 801-598-8183 DAVE 801-598-1510 DOUG www.BuildingDynamics.com PTA carnival The PTA carnival will be tomorrow from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Ballet West assembly Ballet Bal-let West will be performing an assembly at the school on Sept. 17 at 9:30 a.m. Bonneville Elementary Room Parents' Tea The Room Parents' Tea will be Tuesday. Grandparents' Day Grandparents' Day, a traditional tradi-tional event at Bonneville, will be on Sept. 18. Orchard Elementary Vision screenings Vision screenings are today. School pictures School pictures will be on Sept. 13. Volunteers needed Orchard Or-chard is in need of volunteers to help with its reading tutoring tutor-ing program. Sessions will begin be-gin in late September. Volunteers Volun-teers should be able to come on a twice-weekly schedule, from 8:30-9 a.m., or 2:15-2:45 p.m., usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each volunteer will work one-on-one with the same student, using a tutoring tutor-ing program produced by the State Office of Education. Training for volunteers will be provided. Windsor Elementary "Welcome Back" Night Windsor's "Welcome Back" Night will be Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. c Insured Meadow SLEEPY RIDGE 550 North Geneva Road Orem ((801)225-0001) |