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Show Page 6 OREM TIMES Thursday, January 24, 2008 tt., . NEWS AND IDEAS Scera Park celebrates Ribbon Week Melissaflayntz Because it is after the holidays holi-days but before the spring rush, January Ls traditionally a slow month for elementary schools. Scera Park Elementary was anything but slow last week, however, as the school celebrated cele-brated Ribbon Week by raising awareness about many issues facing young students today. Most schools coordinate different dif-ferent ribbon weeks in the fall - Red Ribbon Week to study the dangers of drugs, Green Ribbon Week to stress safety concerns and so forth. .Scera Park decided to postpone the awareness weeks until January, Janu-ary, however, because the first few months of the school year are already filled with activities, activi-ties, including Back to School night, book fairs, parent conferences, con-ferences, the annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest and other events. ' We usually don't have anything any-thing in the month of January." 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January was also chosen because there are no conferences, standardized tests or other crucial school events during that time, so Ribbon Week would not be a distraction. To start the week off with enthusiasm, Monday was School Spirit Day. Tuesday was Green Ribbon Day for safety awareness, followed by Wednesday's Red Ribbon Day to alert students to the dangers of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Thursday and Friday were designated Gold Ribbon Days to emphasize healthy Irving choices, such as eating right and getting plenty of exercise. Each day included several themed activities to reinforce important concepts. On Red Ribbon Day, for example, students were encouraged to dress in as much red clothing as possible to show their support, sup-port, including crazy socks to "sock it to drugs." During lunch, students could play Townhomes In Salem Starting At & a -ir AAA V Center technology has lead to the most promising non -surgical disc treatment today. 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Assemblies were held with different special guests during the week, and students were given treats for their participation in the various vari-ous activities. By coordinating all the awareness activities into one week, the PTA has also been able to take advantage of the generous contributions of volunteers without stretching anyone too far. Lee estimates that nearly 30 parents and other volunteers helped with activities throughout the week, making it much easier to arrange ar-range multiple activities. BenefitControls C O M PAX I F. 5 WE DELIVER STRATEGIC BENEFIT RESULTS! 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While Ribbon Week may emphasize awareness issues in creative ways, Lee said that Scera Park strives to be a positive posi-tive learning environment and to keep students safe and drug-free drug-free all year, and volunteers are always welcome to help make that positive impact on students' lives. "Everybody's always welcome, wel-come, PTA or not, to help out at the school," she said. c.JC)8iW.V .ft haunt's W diners Center Cet a Hatter Stomach 4 Meadow SLEEPY RIDGE West Orem I Orem High School Mr. Orem Pageant The Mr. Orem pageant is Friday at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. audito-rium. Everyone is welcome. Canyon View junior High School Val-6-Grams Val-O-Gram sales begin Monday. Community Council The School Community Council will meet Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in room 109. Cascade Elementary Choir All students in second sec-ond through sixth grades are welcome to join the choir with a signed note from a parent. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-9:10 a.m. for students starting school at 9:15 a.m. and from 2:20-3:10 p.m. for students getting out of school at 2:15 p.m. Contact Karen Adamson for details. Foothill Elementary Spelling Bee The preliminary prelimi-nary test for the annual Spelling Spell-ing Bee will be Monday at 2:30 p.m. The Junior Bee is for first, second and third grades, : mam wimm V"" - lC tll6 F&lAJVrVlil Just bring in your J&S Mew fl think fx METAL BUILDING E 801-367-4437 435-623-4606 o c l3iQ.nejsj In Stop in and see our collection of Salon inspired Styles CARILI0N SQUARE 347 E. University Pkwy OREM 224-5070 Coming February 1st visit our new 2nd location at Lehi Barber Stylist. 197 East State Street, Lehi, Utah and students in fourth, fifth and sixth grades will participate partici-pate in the Senior Bee. Hillcrest Elementary Reduced, free lunch applications applica-tions Parents are urged to fill out free and reduced lunch applications to help Hillcrest Elementary maintain its Title I status. Title I provides additional ad-ditional funding that reduces class sizes, upgrades the reading read-ing lab and makes additional programs possible. Forms are available online or in the Main Office and must be turned in to the Alpine District office. Scera Park Elementary New Web site Parents are invited to visit the new Scera Park school Web site. Visit the Alpine School District site at www.alpine.kl2.ut.us and click on Elementary Schools to find the link to Scera Park. Sharon Elementary Science Fair The annual Science Fair is Friday. Parents are welcome to view displays from 12:30-2 p.m. Call 227-8733 for more information. UV . ...... W ... empty cartridges. 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