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Show OREM TIMES Thursday May 22, 2008 ge 6 EWS AND IDEAS JCAS, Mtn. View to graduate Class of 2008 Michael Rigert Whether attending gradu-aiion gradu-aiion tonight at the lrovo Tabernacle or next Friday at lirigham Young University's larriott (Center, many seniors ; dvancing from Utah Gxinty Academy of Sciences and f fountain View High School i t Orem will be walking away ' ith much more than a high ; hool diploma. At UCAS alone, 75 of its 1 graduat ing seniors don-ng don-ng green and gold caps and wns will have earned their igh school diplomas and an ssociate's degree from Utah 'alley State College this month r before summer's end. said arl Nielson, a school counselor .1 UCAS. From the school in central ( Vem, scores of Bruin seniors from a graduat ing class of 387 will also receive associate's degrees through the school's concurrent enrollment program at UVSC. said Mountain View guidance counselor Tim Blatter. UCAS seniors will receiv e their high school diplomas tonight at 7 p.m. at the IVovo Tabernacle. 100 S. University Avenue. In addition to student speakers James Dunn. .Joshua Blume, Maricela Monterrosa and Gary Crofts, graduates and their families will also hear from UVSC IVesident William Jederburg. L'CASgradu-; L'CASgradu-; res will be received by the resident of the UCAS Board f Trustees, Ciordon Stokes of VSC. The graduation theme for CAS seniors is a quote by for-ier for-ier Supreme Court Justice Oiler Oil-er Wendell Holmes Jr., "What es behind us and what lies efore us are tiny matters com-ared com-ared to what lies within us." bruin What's, your MX :- S "V, FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS MARK JOHNSTONDaily Herald Utah County Academy of Sciences students left to right Maricela Monterrosa, Joshua Blume, Gary Crofts and James Dunn Tuesday. fmss-p-fa - tea-.- -1 II 1 MARIO RUIZDaily Herald Mountain View High School graduates, from left, Lindsay Bolton, Bryan Merrill and Mary Anne Sceley stand for a photo Monday. 1 .ook ing back on her 2-year school and UVSC GPA, said career at UCAS, Monterrosa, her experience at the early col-who col-who sports a perfect 4.0 high lege high school has taught her Brayden Santo getic, that I am prone to bust out into hysterical laughter, Bruins, the fact is. with only and that I even once flashed two weeks left of school (and my "brights" on some poor in-counting), in-counting), I think I am officially nocent bystanders who were going nuts. My friends could walking home in the dark, tell you that I am quite ener- But that's not the topic of my sport of choice? v- miummASmmiM V In ' i mm We've got , feroottt to yov by. OUSARU V ' (i outdoor that! ' responsibility and helped her be better prepared for college. "I think I'll just remember the experience of being a high school student and going to college col-lege and being able to accomplish accom-plish what I (did)," she said. Classmate and UCAS student body president Joshua Blume intends to focus his remarks on Holmes's life and his friendship with U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt. Though he admits saying good-bye to UCAS and his many friends there will be difficult, dif-ficult, he's looking forward to attending Utah State University and studying business and international in-ternational relations. "I'll remember the good ones," he said. "Probably all the hard work, all the homework I had, and all the high school things to deal with, having a social life." Nielson said 60 UCAS graduates gradu-ates have earned New Century scholarships from the state of Utah, and 35 graduates have secured se-cured scholarship from UVSC, including five to six presidential scholarships from the soon-to-be Utah Valley University. He said he couldn't even guess at a ball park dollar figure of the total scholarships earned. "We don't even try to put that together," Nielsen said. Mountain View's graduation at BYUs Marriott Center at 9 a.m. on May 29 will feature senior speakers Bryan Merrill, Lindsay Bolton and Mary Anne Seeley. The Bruins' graduation theme is a quote from American Ameri-can psychologist, author and inventor in-ventor B.F. Skinner, "Education is what survives when what is learned has been forgotten." column this week; that was just my randomness before the actual subject matter: senior graduation invitations. The other day. Mom hired a local photographer, Jenna Nelson, Nel-son, to take some senior portraits por-traits for me. The photo shoot was awesome, because we went down to "urban Provo" (as urb?n as Provo gets right?) and shot some cool pictures by the train tracks, and in a cool doorway that was about four feet off the ground. Out of the 200 photos we took, about 18 of them turned out well. Actu OEE5(I039 We carry building materials, paint, cabinets, lighting fixtures, furniture and appliances. BEST PRICES ON LITTLE GIANT LADDERS! Donate all your surplus building materials, hardware, tools, and furniture to Habitat for Humanity Hu-manity to hep Utah families and further our cause. Habitat for Humanity 626 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo JClJPlWl fihM u'.'. SATISFACTIONV ,jm , r i GUARANTEED rjjj x mm n t . 1 v "- ALL SCHOOLS Memorial bay There is no school on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. Mtn. View High Bruins Girls Basketball Coach to move on Laura Romo, Mountain View's girls basketball bas-ketball coach for the past 19 years, is leaving the school and relocating with her family to North Carolina. Andrew Blanchard of West Jordan has been named the new MVHS head girls basketball coach. Cap and Gown Distribution Will be on Friday and Tuesday Tues-day in the media center. Senior pictures Parents of graduating seniors make take photos on Friday at 5:30 p.m. under the MV Commons. Senior Yearbook Party Will be held on Tuesday at 12:45 p.m. in the gym. Yearbook Distribution Will be on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the gym. Graduation Practice Will be on Wednesday from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Senior Send-off and Lagoon Day Will be on Thursday, May 29, at 9 a.m. UCAS Last Day of Classes Is today. UCAS Commencement Is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Provo Tabernacle, 100 S. University Avenue in Provo. Lakeridge Jr. High Talent show assembly Will be on Friday. Ninth-grade Lagoon Day Will be on Wednesday. Yearbook Day Will be on Thursday, May 29. Cherry Hill Bern. Fourth-grade Utah Program Will tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. for parents. ally, better than well. Let's just say, a few of these could be model shots for Levi-Strauss, or whatever "jean" brand you wear. After looking through the photos over, and over, and over, and over, and then having hav-ing all of Mom's friends look at them, we decided the "face shot" where I have a "slight smirk" would be best for my graduation invitations. Which leads me to my topic: I guess graduation invitations are a big thing. Mom and I didn't think so, V5 (373 7867) $ v3)i5t Cftttiii.-r.iiJk fiC-nMir.r 7s m a, . f t ' ;,' ' . First-grade opera Mrs. Wilson's first-graders will perform per-form an opera for parents on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Sixth-grade graduation Will be on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Cherry Hill Field Day Will be on Wednesday. Dance Festival Will be May 29 at 9 a.m. with an awards assembly at 1 p.m. for upper grades. Last Day of Classes May 30, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. for grades 1-6, 8 to 8:30 for Track 1 kindergartners, and 9 to 9:30 a.m. for Track 2 kindergartners. kindergart-ners. Orem Elementary Sixth-grade graduation Will be today at 10 a.m. Field Day Will be on Friday Fri-day from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. for all students. Kindergarten Field Day Will be on Saturday. End of year assembly Will be on Wednesday. Preschool graduation Will be on Thursday, May 29. May 29 schedule Will 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. for all students. stu-dents. Last day of school Will be on Friday, May 30, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. for aU students. SuncrestElem. Fourth-grade parent program Will be tonight at 6 p.m. Sixth grade vs. Faculty Softball Soft-ball Game Will be today. Suncrest Field Days For kindergartners will be on May 27 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; for grades 4-6 on May 28, 9:15 to 11:15 a.m.; and grades 1-3 on May 29, 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Sixth-grade Sendoff Will be May 29 from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Last Day of School Will be May 30, all students attend from 8 to 9:30 a.m. so we only ordered 25, but then all these people we know were saying how excited they were to get my announcement. But no worries, we got everyone we needed to, and the invitations invita-tions are already sent out. Supposedly people give you gifts (and money) at graduation. gradu-ation. Not that I'm trying to hint anything. Seriously. I'm not hinting at anything. I'm just glad that high school will soon be over, and my life as a . "young adult" can begin. 10-6 M-F, 9-3 Sat mm www.mariitiscomsionreQair.tom u 1 ' 'u i .',1 |