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Show Thursday, September 20, 2007 OREM TIMES Page 5 NEWS AND IDEAS FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS OHS starts year with new vice principals Melissa Mayntz NORTH COUNTY STAFF As the new school year begins be-gins at Orem High, two new vice principals are ready to take on the challenges of the academic year. Joe Jensen and Joel Perkins have joined the OHS administrative admin-istrative team and both men bring a unique perspective to the school. This is Perkins' first year as a full time administrator and he has found that the school's tradition of both academic and athletic excellence is one he is pleased to work with. "I've been really impressed by the students here and I'm excited to work with them," he said. Jensen, on the other hand, was previously an adminis trator at Oak Canyon Junior High and said his biggest challenge chal-lenge is building the human relationships that are critical to an administrator's work. Orem High School Photo re-takes Picture re-takes will be offered Friday for interested students. Midnight movie The Student Council is sponsoring sponsor-ing a midnight movie at the University Mall Theater on Friday. Call 227-8765 for more information. Renaissance Fair The Drama Department is hosting a Renaissance Fair Sept. 27 in the New Student Lounge. Contact Con-tact Pam Peterson for more information. Sterling Scholar applications applica-tions Sterling Scholar applications ap-plications must be submitted by Sept. 28. Applications are available in the Media Center. Canyon View Junior High School IOWA testing IOWA testing for all eighth grade students continues through Wednesday. Parents are asked to limit classroom dis- fj."-.....-. 601 West State St. - Lehl....... ............ 788-3312 ? 763 S Hwy 91 - Payson...... 465-9898 1476 N Freedom Blvd - Provo 377-3674 f 333 N Freedom Blvd - Latino Branch.. 655-0777 s: 90 W. Center St - Spanish Fork 798-1423 i 757 6 400 So. - Springvtlle 491-8993 309 S Main - NepW. ..1-433-623-2322 ' 315 W Main - Eureka 1-435-433-2008 f M ft V Ik ISLJllf) SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ""m!"il ' r. ' Both Jensen and Perkins acknowledge ac-knowledge that every school is unique, and understanding a school's character is a key to working well with other administrators, ad-ministrators, faculty members, parents and students. "Getting to know the culture and history of the school is a big part of moving to a new school so you can step in and make a contribution," Perkins said. To build connections with their new school, Perkins and Jensen attended a meet and greet with the OHS faculty in May and they have both made efforts during these first few weeks of the school year to be very visible and accessible acces-sible to students and teachers by walking the hallways and visiting classrooms. Both vice principals have been impressed im-pressed with how friendly and welcoming everyone has been. Learning teachers' and students' stu-dents' names, meeting other staff members and reviewing ruptions and checkouts during the testing window. Parentteacher conferences Parentteacher conferences will be held Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. in the gym. No appointments appoint-ments are required. Call 227-8748 227-8748 for details. Cascade Elementary School Safety Week Cascade Elementary El-ementary will celebrate Green Ribbon Safety Week Sept. 24-28 24-28 with a variety of activities to promote safe behaviors. Box top collections begin Monday is the first collection date for box tops, Campbell's soup labels and used printer cartridges. The winning classroom class-room will enjoy an ice cream party. Orchestra practice Orchestra Or-chestra practices begin Tuesday. Tues-day. All students in grades 2-6 are welcome and no experience experi-ence is necessary. Practices will be held every Tuesday 1 -! federally insured up to $250,1 mmm W 8mh Warn Wmwt tea accreditation files are just a few of the additional things they have done to be prepared for this year. That preparation is essential as both Jensen and Perkins have an extensive list of duties in their roles as vice principals. princi-pals. Jensen is responsible for reviewing the school's handbook, hand-book, safety procedures and athletic department among other duties, and Perkins oversees building scheduling, testing, special education and more. Along with Joel Miller, the third vice principal at OHS, they also oversee the student body for attendance and discipline issues as well. By being effective at their tasks, Jensen said, they can give the school's principal, Jane Lindhout, more time to attend to school-wide tasks that need her attention more than smaller issues for individual indi-vidual departments. Both vice principals acknowledge ac-knowledge that their efforts and Thursday from 4-5 p.m. in the auditorium. Contact Shelli Spotts for more information. Vision screenings Vision screenings for all students is Wednesday. Cascade to celebrate 40 years Sept. 28 is Cascade Elementary's 40th birthday party from 5:30-7 p.m. with a free concert featuring Brenn Hill. Birthday cake will be served and commemorative T-shirts will be available for purchase. Spanish-speaking volunteers needed Spanish-speaking volunteers are needed to assist as-sist with SEP conferences on Oct. 2 and 4. Call 227-8707 for more information. Foothill Elementary School Preschool celebrates 10 years The GIANT Steps preschool is celebrating its 10th anniversary today with a carnival for past parents and families of the program. Call 226-5437 for more information. informa-tion. Fall festival The annual PTA Fall Festival is Friday from 5-8:30 p.m. There will be a cake walk, train ride and other fun activities and games www.martinscollisionrepair.com would not be successful without the help and support of everyone involved in the school, from the secretaries and counselors to the custodians, custodi-ans, cafeteria staff, teachers, students, parents and other administrators. The school's mission is focuses on achievement, achieve-ment, but that achievement is a team effort. "There's no way we could do it along," Jensen said. "Without everyone to implement imple-ment the vision, it's not going to happen. (The school) really is one big community." The best part of being in that community, Jensen said, is seeing it grow as students learn new skills inside and outside the classroom. Perkins agreed that watching students succeed is the biggest benefit to being part of a fine school with traditions of excellence. "If you're helping people to be successful it doesn't get much better than that," Perkins Per-kins said. for the whole family. Mexican refreshments will be served. Contact the Main Office for details. Newsletter submissions sought Parents and students stu-dents who want to share something great a teacher does in the classroom are invited in-vited to submit short descriptions descrip-tions for consideration for the monthly newsletter. Call 227-2465 227-2465 for details. Hillcrest Elementary School School carnival The annual an-nual school carnival is Friday from 4:30-7 p.m. Every class has created a themed gift basket for the silent auction and there will be other fun activities for the whole family. Call 227-8717 for more information. infor-mation. SEP conferences Fall SEP conferences are in early October Octo-ber and parents may use the online scheduler to arrange their appointments through Sept. 27. Call the Main Office for details or assistance. Newsletter advertising Individuals and businesses interested in advertising in the Hillcrest Hawks monthly newsletter should contact Em INSURANCE AGENCY home auto life - business 34-(0)395 Briana Reyes Do one fun thing during the week and immediately everything every-thing relating to school goes haywire. I went to a concert this past week of Keith Urban and it seems like I am still trying to get back into the routine of school and keeping up with the homework and balancing work. The concert itself was good though. The seats weren't the best, but that is what the big screen they have is for. I went with a friend of mine for her birthday and we had a great time. There were plenty of hicks there; drunk hicks, at that, which can be entertaining to watch. There was this one girl a few rows down from us who was dancing and screaming the whole time even during slow-paced songs. The opening ad was not the greatest; a bit tx country for my liking, but then again most ojxining acts are never all that great. I don't know who the girl was and if I saw her on the street would have no idea it was her. I should have used that time to take a nap, especially since Keith didn't even come out for a while after she finished. ily Plot how for details. Scera Park Elementary School School photos School pictures pic-tures will be taken today. Retakes Re-takes will be offered Oct. 30. School spirit day Every Friday is school spirit day and students are encouraged to wear a Scera Park T-shirt or a T-shirt from any school program such as the Hope of America, NOVA or Knowledge Knowl-edge Bowl to show their Bengal Ben-gal Pride. Sharon Elementary School Red Ribbon Week Sharon Elementary will promote a drug-free lifestyle with Red Ribbon Week Sept. 24-28. The annual school carnival will conclude the festivities on Sept. 28. Activity clubs underway After school activity clubs have begun. Openings are available on a first come, first served basis. Call 227-8733 for more information. Noah Webster www.footeinsurance.com 305 N. FREEDOM BLVD. PROVO Sadly, an increasing number of Americans find themselves in financial difficulty only 90 days away from a complete financial meltdown placing an enormous strain on their marital relationship. If you're ready to supercharge your financial future, and start creating real wealth, call eProsperTools for an once-in-a-lifetime financial opportunity unlike anything in history. (801) 407-8505 I recommend that all school is done and if possible do the next days homework as well. Or I should have brought up homework, especially had I known that I would be sick after af-ter the concert and miss school the next day. I got home around midnight and was in no shape to go to school the next morning so when my alarm went off I immediately turned it off and went back to sleep. So although it was certainly worth it to go, I recommend that all school Ls done and if possible do the next days homework as well if you plan on attending a concert. (I will never know why they can't just schedule all concerts for the weekend.) If you don't plan ahead you will end up like me, a procras-tinator, procras-tinator, and still catching up on all the work I missed. So not good, especially since Parent Teacher Conferences were this week, and it was all because 1 wanted to see a cute guy in tight jeans. Academy Fall Festival The annual Fall Festival is Friday from 5-8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Photo makeups, retakes School picture make ups and re-takes will be Monday for interested scholars. Midterm reports to be sent out Midterm progress reports re-ports will be sent out Monday. Parents should contact their child's teacher with questions or concerns. Aide position available Noah Webster Academy has a paid instructional aide position available. Contact Delia Cha-twin Cha-twin for more information. Enrollment openings There are a limited number of enrollment openings in fourth, fifth and sixth grades. Interested Inter-ested parents should call 426-6624 426-6624 for more information. Lincoln Academy Fall Festival Celebrate the arrival of fall by coming to the Fall Festival (annual carnival) on Friday, Sept. 21 from 5:30-8:30 5:30-8:30 p.m. There will be food, games, prizes, and entertainment entertain-ment as well as a silent auction auc-tion of themed baskets and gift certificates. " f 'I KMUJh ichard Foote Ross Schofield |