OCR Text |
Show thutsdaf, January 31, 2008 OHM TIMES W NEWS ANb I Cr E A Alum retakes Michael ftigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF A Bruin alumna has returned re-turned horne but rather than sitting behind the desk this time around she's the one at the head of the tlassf bbhl of dance studio guiding students. stu-dents. Angela fittafd bavis, a former student in the Class of 1998 who bhfce graced Mountain Moun-tain View's auditoriums and studios as a dancer , Was hired last summer as the sfchbbl's dance director. In just her first year as a faculty member, Davis has been instrumental in taking the Mountain View dance department in hew directions including as choreographer cho-reographer for school's fall musical "My fair Lady" and is aii advisor for the Bruins' Multicultural Mul-ticultural Club. just before gf aduatihg from Brigham Ybuhg University last April with a bachelor's degree in dance education, Da- terayden Santo You know, applying for scliolarships is a lot easier than it sounds. Some bf them bhly have a minimum CPA requirement, require-ment, while others may require a tetter bf recommeftdattott or an essay. Essays are hot problem for hie. so I decided to write bne in an afternoon. Here's my essay for tone particular scholarship BY duo CKParfte Omsk c fft (fi) GjYeus teGfcae hot news r s WHEN Saturday February 16 Rteisttattah aftd S FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS Mtn. View's stage as its dance director vis dropped by to say hello to Mountain View principal Rick Clark whom she had worked for previously for as a chore ographer for a fleas-ant fleas-ant Grove theater production. When she inquired about any openings in the school's dante department, de-partment, Clark asked Angela bavis how she knew abbut the faculty vacancy. Davis said she didn't khbw abbut bne, bhly that she Wbuld be graduating gradu-ating in a week and was looking look-ing fot a job. Clark said that the sfchbbl's dahfce director had submitted her resignation that same day. thbugh she interviewed for a similar position at Riverton High School where she had asking why I'm interested in pursuing journalism. I've Changed it a bit though: "Have you ever tried to find a link between a biomedical engineer and a journalist? Let me help. "I'm planning on being both at some point in my life. Bib-rnedical Bib-rnedical engineering and journalism jour-nalism may not have a lot in common, but tliey do help each other in one particular way. Publishing. That's tone reason why 1 am interested in pursuing pursu-ing journalism. ' For three years how, t have written a high school Column for the tJrem Times. Called the Bruin Bulletin. Jour Fl y Frigid 1 dtKCl r lVKUp 5K Starting Time 2;00pm WHEttE Paul Ream Wilderness Park 1600 W 500 S Provt3 UT REGISTRATION FEE tte-Rsttattah by feebwiaty 14 $10 Rawr-bay Rsttatfoh 1 5 - Shirts onh'piartHtcti tld'iVcfhf.'to'hnfc'Whp'refKrtr'bv'FA 'l. Ii'rffe Ul HQW TO REGISTER I ft Itewoin tit 26.2 ftwrMiWg OotosW dr iRtWnrt's Owner W iFt'brti&'fy i 4: 26lto(MrtifigGo. tktititu.irh'Qdttier Wfc.d'oo'Ni. tt6fc.ocrs. Mai fc&'ke iregKftfrfe'titctfi fowa tay C,Otor.lWlh'rtirif'r Oftirciei titlrBJllR'eSfftr-iiess titlrBJllR'eSfftr-iiess iPaA. (from d !KD ptn tro & :'S5 pm ftETOEBHMENTBt DRAWINGS PntzcBt run! student taught, Davis said there was no hesitation when she was offered the Mountain View slot several days later, "When I decided to go into dance education, my number bne choice was going to be Mountain View," Davis said. "It's interesting. It's like gbing batk hbme. 1 loved it: totally made my high school experience experi-ence .., I wanted to tome back but never thought 1 would." Davis hbt bhly has the rbbts and the edutatibn tb ecel at Mountain View, but also the studib and stage experience. She was a member of Utah Valley state College's Synergy Syn-ergy modern dance tbmpany and alsb performed in its att and ballrbbm dante grbups. After serving an LDS mis-sibh mis-sibh tb Brazil, she studied at Aftebna State University and was a member bf twb ballrbbm dance tympanies there before transferring tb BYU and performing per-forming on the school's dante ensemble company. nalism is already a big part in my life, and hopefully as 1 gb into my selected bteupatibn bf bibmedieal engineering, I'll be able tb Continue publishing my bwn thbughts, ideas and discbveries. "t wbuld consider the relationship rela-tionship between an engineer and a journalist as "very dependent." de-pendent." Journalists depend on the engineers tb Continue doing research, conduct experiments, ex-periments, and uncover the mysteries of biology; on the other side, engineers depend on the journalists tb publish their findings, thus guaranteeing guarantee-ing their findings reaching the general public. 5K She married husband Kenneth Ken-neth less than two years ago. bavis heads up Mountain View's 18-member Orchesis modern dance company, teaches a number of modern and ballroom courses, and has assisted faculty member Andrew Young to establish a Bruin ballroom dance company com-pany this year. In her various classes, programs, and capacities, capaci-ties, she works with about 150 students. "I'm so grateful," she said of working with students, faculty and administrators at Mountain Moun-tain View. "It's been wonderful and a lot of hard work." bavis would like to expand the dance department's genre repertoire to include an even broader range of dance forms and styles. "The Utah state curriculum is mbdern. which is great, but 1 wbuld like to see greater versatility," ver-satility," she said. "It will make bur concerts strbnger and fun-ner fun-ner tb watch." "In the future, t hope to eliminate this dependency for myself and be able to publish my bwn findings. Of course bther journalists will want to "cover my story," and they can. Tliey need tb do their job, too Not fob shabby, eh? t wanted tb connect my Intended profession pro-fession into journalism, and t think t got that down pretty good. Journalism is an excellent excel-lent field, and I'm very grateful grate-ful for the time I've been able tb spend in it. I would like to thank all my readers. But you're not getting rid of me that fast; I've still got another an-other semester to write. 1st Annual Utah Valley Marathon Online Registration at www.active.com (In Search tab type Utah Marathon) $1000 Grand Prize for Men's and Women's Champion IX Date: Satiy April 1 th ism Jtmeim amn Cost $45 Wl!rqmvlWi$i Sohocff to Start- All Schools (except UCAS) Teacher Professional Development Devel-opment DayNo School A Teacher professional development devel-opment day will be Friday. There will be no school for Alpine School District students stu-dents this day. Mountain View High School Thespian Conference A Thespian Conference will be held today at BYU beginning at 8 a.m. UBSCT evaluations Utah Basic Skills Competency Tests will be administered to tenth graders on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday beginning at 7:45 a.m. Regular Regu-lar classes resume at 10 a.m. The dates will also be retake days for eleventh- and twelve-grade twelve-grade students. Bus schedules will run as usual. UHSAA Soccer Rules Clinic A UHSAA soccer rules clinic will be held Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. Mtn. View MSA Board Meeting The schools PTSA Board will meet on Wednesday Wednes-day at 12 p.m. Utah County Academy of Sciences Deadline for college and scholarship applications Applications for college, college col-lege scholarships and UCAS graduation are due on Friday. Lakeridge Junior High School Valentine Matchmaker quit results After students filled out Valentine Matchmaker questionnaires to pair them with another student on Jan. 25 students w ill learn who their match is on Tuesday. It. Honor Society applies-Hons applies-Hons due Applications for membership to the Junior Honor Society are due to Hunter by Wednesday, Cherry Hill ii II O II Elementary "Guys and Dolls" casting Mrs. Billings is wrapping up the casting lists for the -spring play "Guys and Dolls." A finalized list we be posted today. Sixth-grade World's Fair Sixth-graders will hold a World's Fair tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. Orem Elementary Science Fair A science fair for the fifth- and sixth-grades sixth-grades will be today. Parent Conferences Parent Par-ent conferences will be held Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Faculty vs. Students basketball basket-ball game The Faculty vs. Students basketball game will be played on Friday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. Suncrest Elementary Piua kit orders sent home Little Caesar's pizza kits will be send home with students stu-dents todav. Love and Logic workshop for parents A free Love and Logic workshop for parents will be held tonight at Orem Junior High School beginning at 6.30 p.m. PTA Board Meeting A Suncrest PTA Board meeting will be Mondav at 11:15 a.m. in Room 116. ' Westmore Elementary Utah Opera Assembly There will be a Utah Opera Assembly today at 9:30 a.m. for Way to Go Awards. PTA Board meeting Hie West more PTA Board will meet on Tuesday at 9.30 a.m. Skate Night A Boys and Girls Skate Night will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Classic Skate, Touch A Heart, Teach A Mind classes These classes will be Tuesday from 6 30 to 8 p.m. Wiggles and Giggles Will be Wednesday from 9:30 to Ham. I-H Club leader training Will be Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. Course Map |