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Show OREM TIMES Thursday, June 26, 2008 All grads not present, but all were honored Page 6 NEWS AND IDEAS FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS ASHLEY FRANSCELLDaily Herald "Boo!" says Oakley Peacock, 4, trying' to get her baby si'sfer, Lily Long, 6 months, to smile before being judged in Lehi's Round Dp baby contest,, June 24, at the Legacy Center in Lehi. "This is usually her nap time," said her mom. Holly Lehi Round-Up brings community together Megan C. Wallgren NORTH COUNTY STAFF This year's Lehi Round-Up Round-Up is bigger and better this year with nine days of events that began June 21 and runs through Saturday. "It's the best community commu-nity celebration, there's really something for everyone," said celebration chairman Susan Peterson. Round-Up activities include family fun, community picnics and sporting events along with the tradit ional favorites the Miniature Float and Grand Parades and the Round-Up Rodeo. I v "The Freedom Foundation has given us the most Stirling education of our lives on God, Family, Freedom, and Coimtiy." -IRA A. AND MARY I.OU FULTON America's Freedom Foundation is committed to the principle of fostering an environment that truly unifies us as to provide deeply felt emotional experiences that celebrate and promote the traditional American values of Family, Freedom, God, and Country. Those who participate with us feel a renewed commitment to the principles that led to the founding of America, thereby deepening their sense of pride and gratitude for our nation. They feel an overwhelming appreciation for the cause of maintaining our traditional tradi-tional values. The feeling of being united is empowering empower-ing and inspiring. Through It all, we stand on common ground, a foundation that leads Americans to celebrate the goodness and the greatness of our nation and work to protect and maintain our freedoms in the United States of America. O I sC vW -"":" Many events are free and the organizers tried to keep the costs down on other events. "It's not all free, but very, very affordable," said Fun Day chair Natalie Bagley. The Round-Up Rodeo will be held today, Friday and Saturday Satur-day at the Lehi Rodeo grounds. Tickets can be purchased at Reams Western Outfitters at 200 West and Main Street in Lehi. The AD-Horse Parade is tonight to-night at 6 and is the precursor to the first night of rodeo during dur-ing Round-Up. The Miniature and Children's Parade is Friday at 6 p.m. and the Grand Parade is on Saturday at 10 a.m. AD ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM parades begin at Wines Park, 500 N. 100 East. The All-Horse Parade ends at the Lehi Rodeo Arena and the others finish at Lehi High School, 500 E. Main St. Swim for half price today at the Legacy Aquatic Center and Outdoor Sw imming Pool from 1 to 7:45 p.m. Wines Park will be the Family Fam-ily Fun headquarters Saturday with blow-up toys, a dunking booth, a petting zoo, train rides, pony rides and more. Round-Up Family Fun Day activities ac-tivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. and go to 5 p.m. Concessions will be available. For arts lovers, the Round REQUEST FROM TRUE PATRIOTS Mary Lou and I love this festival and its concluding went, the Stadium of Fire! To us, this whole celebration should be a national treasure. We hope you will join us in doing a little more this year by making a personal or business contribution to America's Freedom Foundation. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization that sponsors spon-sors America's Freedom Festival at Trovo, educational initiatives and new areas of outreach that protect and advance the cause of freedom. And whatever you contribute, we will match! just log onto M'Ww.freedomfestival. org, go to Donation, then press Stadium of Fire to register your email for ongoing updates on the festival, Stadium of Fire, and much more! We hope to see you at the 2008 festival activities and the Toyota Tundra Stadium of Fire! Urn A. and Mary Lou Fulton Phoenix, Arizona wmHwwnu ".win vm.imnjWMi up Days Fine Art Show began Friday. The exhibit will be open Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.; and tonight and Friday 5-9. For sports enthusiasts, Round-Up Days there is still a horse shoe tournament and the annual 5k RunWalk. For the 5k RunWalk, find a registration registra-tion form online at lehicity. com. The horseshoe tournament will be held at the Lehi Sports Park, 2000 W. 700 South, June 28 at 1 p.m. No pre-registration is required. Bring your own horseshoes. 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Utah Annil yTintagF-yirjH (ArM effective feltYrnybcnnrxaedfOTfl Utah County's PREMIER local sports coverage www.heraldextra.com Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Due to a variation in graduation gradu-ation schedules and other factors, fac-tors, not aJJ of the 250 members of the Class of 2008 of East Shore High School and Moun-tainland Moun-tainland Regional Learning Center were on hand for commencement com-mencement exercises held at Mountain View High School June 19, but they were acknowledged ac-knowledged and remembered by the 82 classmates who were present. "So many of our classmates are not here tonight because they have moved on," said Karissa Dumas in a welcoming address. "They are very much a part of our class and our celebration cel-ebration here tonight." Remarks at the graduation service took a personal turn as the student speakers shared openly some of the feelings, struggles, and experiences that had Drought them to the milestone mile-stone in their lives. Jessica Eden paid tribute to her parents, teachers, and other caring individuals who encouraged encour-aged her and refused to let her "hide" or give up in her quest to graduate. "I am very proud of all the graduates that are here," Eden said. "Despite obstacles and hardships, we have accomplished accom-plished something that will stay with us forever. Finishing high school is a stepping stone for our lives ahead of us." Katherine Casselman gave a strong and'memorable rendition rendi-tion of "This is My Now," a song with lyrics that seemed to resonate with the audience, and echoed thoughts expressed by the student speakers. "My fears behind me, gone are the shadows and doubts. That was then, this is my now," Casselman sang. The words and music were attributed in the program to Jeff Peabody and Scott Krippayne. Courtland Etsitty detailed some of the challenges he experienced ex-perienced growing up in his Navajo community in Arizona, where, he said, "struggles are a part of everyday life." He said he was raised by his non-English-speaking grandparents, and his life was affected by poverty and the alcoholism of relatives. Although he was able to "keep up" in his studies in elementary school, that "fell apart" during high school. It's Back THE STEP-UP CD County's Small Business Bank CENTRAL BANK www. cbutah. com as of 60208 nd Btubject to dangrwithout notice. Mmimumdepovt of Sl.OOOfarequired. Special promotional ofnn'forcuitomOTwho openorhac Central Bank chedm xnum. East Shore High School "Home of the Mustangs" Number of Grads: Approximately Ap-proximately 250 Student speakers: Jessica Eden, Courtland Etsitty, and Jessalyn Sorensen Graduation theme: "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are right": Henry Ford Quote from the ceremony: cer-emony: "Knowing what I am capable of and having faith in myself, I learned to take things I had previously thought negatively about, and turn it into opportunities opportuni-ties that would make me stronger." Jessica Eden, student speaker Eventually, Etsitty was able to come to Utah and found a niche at East Shore. "I had never been to a school where students did packets on their own," Etsitty said. "... Not all of the packets were easy. Sometimes I felt like they required re-quired blood, sweat and tears." In a service corps class, Etsitty Etsit-ty said he had the opportunity to hike Mount Timpanogos, go on multiple bike rides, participate partici-pate in a theater production and a Brigham Young University project, and train to run 5K, half, and full marathons. A highlight occurred when Etsitty was able to finish the Salt Lake Marathon. "I will never forget that day, and plan to keep on running," he said. Referring to his graduating gradu-ating classmates, he noted, "We all struggled, just as I have, but here we all made it." Jessalyn Sorensen said that at age 18, she is the mother of a "beautiful boy," and the wife of a soldier who recently returned from Iraq. While her husband was away, she decided to finish high school as a way to help her family. "I accomplished a lot of things that I never thought were even possible," Sorensen said, "and the reason that I could was because I never gave up, and 1 would not let anything stand in my way not even my truest enemies, laziness and procrastination." FDfC |