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Show OREM TIMES Page 7 SSS5?(Q)(o) NEWS AN' D I'DEAS FROM CLASSROOM'S A Nf D EDUCATORS Summer reading program a winner at 0 JHS Thursday, September 11, 2008 i m ,. .11 , ,11, ni..li.jiiiii.ii. mm, in ) m mm " Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Orem Junior High School was the setting this summer for what was dubbed a "grand experiment" a Summer Reading School. The plan for the innovative program called for students to develop stronger reading skills while making a secure transition transi-tion from elementary school into the new, and sometimes intimidating, environment of junior high. Another major goal of the plan was to make "fun" and "books" synonymous in the minds of the participants. Under the direction of school librarian Cindy Sawyer and English teacher Jane Hudson, a group of specially selected students practiced their skills in readingwriting, and responsibility. re-sponsibility. The students met every Wednesday throughout the summer for book discussions, discus-sions, and three hours a day for two weeks of more intense instruction. It was reported that the "eager "ea-ger group gobbled up two full . novels and many non-fiction articles not to mention a miniature stack of goodies that kept energy and enthusiasm high." And the summer school was far from being a dry, lecture-only experience, with students stu-dents confined to their desks. Group activities reinforced learning concepts, and kept everyone ev-eryone moving and involved. The stakes were high in the experiment, because of the incentives offered. If points for homework, reading, writing, attendance, promptness, and participation were sufficiently Orem Junior High School Students from Orem Junior High School that participated in the summer reading program not only got to read some cool books, they also had a fun experience and won some prizes. Standing left to right; Angela Ibarra, Margarita Ramirez, Hunter Hooley, Maria Sanchez, Triston Lopez, Fabian Hen-era, Colton Millett, Angela Ayala, Nichole Greenland, JanaMarie Carroll Kneeling left to right): Emma Green, Omar Duarte, Aaron Peterson, Justin Trowbridge, Pedro Santiesteban, Trent Hendrickson, Brian Waterhouse. Not pictured: Talon Wing, Paola Tirado high, the final prize was an iPod mp3 player for each participant. The prizes were awarded by Alpine School District Dis-trict administrator Gary Seas-trand, Seas-trand, one of the planners who envisioned the program. Feedback from the students involved was positive. Hunter Hooley expressed happiness at being able to "do something" constructive with the sum mer. Nichole Greenland "really enjoyed getting to know the way around the school". "I really enjoyed this summer sum-mer program," wrote Fabian Herrera, "because it helped me to like reading. I learned to read faster and understand the words that are bigger and make me have questions ... It was really fun to be in the summer sum-mer school." t Vv Jives Nate Howell There was something for everyone at Timpanogos High's Senior Picnic held at Canyon Glen. There was football. foot-ball. There was pizza. There was a giant game of Twister. Heck, there was even 'kissing rugby.' However, perhaps the most exciting part of the whole event was that there were indeed no sophomores present. pres-ent. This alone was enough to make one want to come. The fact that we got in for only $5 each is just plain silly. It started off with everyone basically talking to one another an-other whilst eating pizza and drinking various beverages. The picnic was advertised as "all-you-can-eat," so obviously I decided to confirm that this was indeed true. Twelve slices of pizza and two drinks later, I decided it was legitimate. Once my bowels had recovered recov-ered from this test, I moved on to playing some football with my friends. After a long, intense battle led by "Big" Josh Ostler and Thomas "Sneaky Gazelle" Phelps, the call came for the beginning of kissing rugby. Now kissing rugby has absolutely nothing to do with rugby. It also seems as if the kissing part was kind of thrown in at the last second after the game was invented. However while the name may forever remain a mystery, the joy it brought was plain for all to see. It involved the boys and girls getting in a circle and then being assigned a number. Then a number for a boy and a girl would be called out. They would run in the circle cir-cle and the girls would try to catch the boys and kiss them, preferably on the hand or somewhere such as that. Then the next time the boys would try to catch the girls and so on and so forth. It was fun, or so I was told. I was content to watch from the sidelines while eating more pizza. The senior class for Timpanogos High did a marvelous mar-velous job with the picnic altogether, alto-gether, and it's believed to be the best the school's had yet. 'i went last year for student government, and this year's was way better, and more people came to this year's," said one student. I find this very believable, as it was the most spectacular picnic I have ever been to. Especially since I came home with another box of pizza. Timpanogos High School Homecoming events A homecoming carnival will be held Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. The homecoming dance will be Saturday at Talon's Cove. Orem Jr. High School Midterms Midterms will be Sept. 18. Parent-teacher conferences Parent -teacher conferences confer-ences are scheduled for Sept. 25 from 4 to 8 p.m. Aspen Elementary Eye screenings Eye screenings will be Friday. 4-H classes 4-H classes begin Monday. Doughnut date The Doughnut Date for sixth grade classes, when a parent or other significant adult in a child's life come to school to share reading and a treat with their student, will be Sept. 19, at 9:30 a.m. School pictures School picture day is Sept. 23. Bonneville Elementary Vision screenings Vision screenings will be Monday. Testing Iowa Basic Testing Test-ing for third and fifth grades will take place beginning Monday until Oct. 3. Grandparents' Day The annual Grandparents' Day will be Sept. 23. Geneva Elementary Vision screenings Vision screenings are today. Windsor Elementary Reflections kick-off The Reflections program will begin be-gin Sept. 29. Vision screenings Vision screenings are Sept. 22. Utah County's PREMIER local sports coverage www. h e r a I d ext raxom rnilHrrali) I 0l J if , till AM-tfa-ieW3"5toiilflil jh, l,l tlfc'-V" Li i -t- EXPERTS IN REHABILITATION W & SENIOR CARE s Orchard Park recently held a j community blood drive. 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