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Show Nrw Utah American Fork Citizen - Thursday, April 10, 2003 - Page 6 AFHS honors peers as heroes Recently, the student body of American Fork High School held their annual "Hero" assembly to honor five students and two faculty facul-ty members who were nominated as heroes of the school. The lives and accomplishments of the following fol-lowing students and faculty members mem-bers were narrated by the student body officers at the assembly. Heather Dorsey is the junior class president. She was born in San Jose, Calif, where she gained an appreciation of science and nature. At age 7, her family moved to Highland, where she participated participat-ed in an accelerated learning program. pro-gram. During her junior high and high school career, she has been involved in yearbook, soccer, school plays, dance, choir, and of course student government. Serving Serv-ing as junior class president has been a challenge but a joy for her. It has made her busier than usual this year as she plans to graduate early. She is someone who is a friend to others and is always happy and helping.. She continues to turn her trials into reasons to achieve and serve others., Even those who she considers her heroes, her mother and young women leaders, are inspired by her. "Her ambitious ambi-tious and selfless lifestyle has inspired those around her and she more than deserves the title of hero'." Sean Hepworth, a junior, was born in Provo but raised in American Amer-ican Fork. He has overcome some difficult times in his life. He has become the man of the house since his older brother is on a mission to Brazil and his mother has been fighting cancer for the past five years but beating the odds. His mother said, "Sean's powerful example brings peace to our home and we all feel he is a hero for this quality." He has numerous outstanding characteristics and qualities., He sees the good in any situation. Because of his strong moral values val-ues he doesn't hesitate to stand for what's right. One of his neighbors neigh-bors said, "In my opinion, Sean has an unusually high sense of Petition loss. The city has funded millions on the west side. I think it is very discriminatory-Dale Gunther, president of Downtown American Fork, Inc., presented a petition peti-tion to the group and received support from a large percentage of those in attendance. In it, they requested American Fork to complete the funding for downtown improvements. They also indicated their willingness Water affect the ability of water managers to withdraw water from wells or may affect the discharge to springs, steams, and Utah Lake and their associated wetland areas in the lower parts of the valley. 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His future plans include serving a mission for the LDS church, owning a horse reining ranch and to have a general store on the ranch to sell his art work and other hand made projects., He would also like to mentor youth from abusive situations by teaching teach-ing them work ethics and values as they help on his ranch. Chelsea Perrin, a sophomore, was born in Provo, but lived most of her life in Long Beach, Wash. She has battled cancer twice in her life, once at the age of 3 and again at the age of 8. Because of her illness, she had to grow up fast and missed much of the fun a childhood can bring. Although the cancer was a long road to travel and has left scars in her life, she works hard and is a goal setter. She has high honor grades and loves to sing and play the piano. She is a kind and thoughtful person and finds ways to serve others. She recognizes when help is needed and gives freely of her time. Her presenter said, "Chelsea is close to God and relies on him to guide her life. Her humility is refreshing amongst so many full of pride." Her hobbies and interests inter-ests include riding horses, scrap booking, baby sitting, drama, playing games, and reading. She loves to laugh and have fun with her friends. She will lighthearted-ly lighthearted-ly play a joke on her brothers and then easily laugh it off when they get her back. She plans to attend college after high school and would like explore education or the medical field working with children. She would also like to serve a mission for the LDS church. Leda Wilkins, a senior, was born and raised in American Fork. She is described as someone who' is dependable, a good friend, brightens others lives, loves to to help by being assessed through a city parking authority or other agency. They suggested 50 cents per square foot of floor space for leasing parking spaces, paying pay-ing for improvements and advertising and promoting downtown businesses. The merchants also decided to keep visible and attend the council meetings as a reminder that they were still there and still planning on the city support. "We need a broader lobbying lob-bying effort," said Gunther. Some said the city should be willing to do a similar type of funding to what it is doing to help get The Meadows Mead-ows project off the ground on the west side. Former council member George Brown said that $3.2 million was allocated to put in public improvements improve-ments such as roads and water lines in that area. "As the property taxes on the land increase, there is an increment on that that goes to pay the bonds (to pay back the city)," he said. There is a similar provision for sales tax, he added. "I suggest we structure this the same way," he said. Brown also urged the merchants and property owners to continue attending attend-ing council meetings. 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Mary Willson, a senior, was born in American Fork, and lived here until the sixth grade when she moved to Mt. Pleasant. There, Bhe attended junior high. During her ninth grade year, Mary had an experience that changed her life forever, In January of that year, she turned 15. The next month, her parents were killed in an automobile accident. While dealing deal-ing with the death of her parents, she finished ninth grade. At the end of the year, she moved in with her sister. Because of this, she had to change schools, find new friends, and adjust to a new family. fami-ly. She has maintained a great attitude about life and is a friend to all. Because of her own experiences, experi-ences, she is compassionate to others who are having trials. She enjoys going to the movies, listening listen-ing to music and singing. Her future plans include going to college col-lege and becoming either a massage mas-sage therapist or an elementary teacher. Glen Riley Clark, principal, was born in Provo to Albert and Delia Clark. During his 7th grade year, his father began having health problems and finances became a problem for the family. Continued from said. "Go in and ask for the same benefits the west side got" Council member Juel Belmont agreed. "If I had a business down here, I would stay in and fight" she said. "That money is flowing to these huge businesses that actually could do it on their own. You need to let the city council know how you feel." In 1999, the council also voted to become a Main Street Partner and hire a manager for the Main Street program. Linda Walton has been hired to till that position and has also been named economic development director for the entire city. Music Continued from "They've been such a pleasure to work with." Assisting Thompson in the direction of the production produc-tion have been Alyse Shat-tuck, Shat-tuck, who directed the music, and Andrea Ingalls, the choreographer. Natural Solutions to a Misunderstood Are you suffering from Workshop participants will GtJa m arfmandaaf f Ifcr i tt a Guai Spmken: Or. Kytm CtmpbtU Dr. Eric Let WwJKfciv, Aprt! W M 7:90 p.m. American Fxt PuWk Library, 64 South 100 Et Amtriam Fort; (cnn fmm Alpine Tbermcte) . Ul I ' '! 1 1 . ....... 1 1 ' r ' I i V I s oW '?v 0 CD AFHS Heroes: Front row: Chelsea Back row: Glen Clark, Ann Jaussi, Realizing this, he began working and saved enough money during his junior high and high school years to pay for his LDS mission to Korea. He always loved sports, but was crushed when in 6th grade someone told him he had better develop some other interest because he was too small to compete com-pete in high school athletics. Determine to prove otherwise, he worked hard and made both the varsity wrestling and swim teams. He has been in education for 27 years with eight of those at American Amer-ican Fork High School as principal. princi-pal. He and his wife, Jan, have four children and one granddaughter. His presenter stated, "Mr. Clark's heroes are everyday people and most of them are at AFHS. Almost everyday, he tells his wife of someone some-one at the school who has done something heroic in his eyes. These heroes are teachers who go the extra mile preparing lessons, or who spend time trying to reach out and make a difference in the lives of their students. They are also the students who overcome tremendous difficulties and still achieve as well as those students who go out of their way to include and befriend others. Ann Jaussi, history teacher, was born and raised in Idaho Falls. She was active in her school's activities and was even the school's mascot, "Teeger," for the Idaho Falls Tigers. After high 1? in; Station front page "Nobody wants to hold it up," said Council member Juel Belmont, who also serves on the historical committee. "I think we are simply asking for them to look into the future. When TRAX comes, when that historic block is being used 50 years from now, I would be hoping it would be something dif-. dif-. ferent She said seeing the plans for the facade of the emergency emer-gency building was like a slap in the face. It mirrors, on a smaller scale, the new police and courts building, The Greatest front page 4. W XL Mb tf; fff Present this coupon tor $1 off one adult or one 4 1 vII chM'8 ticket. Coupon good lor use at the Carmlka Rite, West Valley City April 4-17; and the Carmlke Wynrweng, Provo, April 11-24. 1 Condition $10ff fjmdromr Limited Engagement: April 4-17, Carmlke Rltz, West Valley City; April 11-24, Carmlke Wynnsong, Provo II 1 11 i Perrin, Mary Willson, Leda Wilkins. Heather Dorsey, Sean Hepworth. school, she attended Ricks and BYU on scholarship and graduated graduat-ed in the honor societies of both universities. She was the president presi-dent of her sorority at Ricks. While attending BYU, she was a sprinter on the track team. A few years ago, her former coach told her that if there had been the training for women that there is today, she would have been in the Olympics. . After college she taught at San Juan High School where she coached women's basketball, pep club, and drill team., When she came to American Fork High School to teach social studies, she also coached the drill team and later the flag and rifle corps. Under her, the teams attended several regional and state championships. cham-pionships. She left teaching in 1982 to live in Washington D.C., where she was personnel manager for Wirth-lin Wirth-lin Worldwide, which was campaign cam-paign researchersand consultants for Ronald Reagan. She returned to AFHS in 1990 to teach history and be an advisor to the senior class. When retirement comes, she would like to continue to travel and hopes for her next trip to be Italy, France, or perhaps China. Her presenter said, "Ms. Jaussi is a hero because she cares for others, oth-ers, has a genuine interest in the success of her students and makes learning an adventure. She helps her students to love history, not just learn it" Continued from front page just to the east Members of the commission commis-sion suggested it would be a better plan to have the fire and ambulance station be of a transitional design, to link the historical structures struc-tures on the block with the more modern police and courts building. Peter Moyes, architect with MHTN, the company designing the building, was scheduled to meet with the group early this week. He had previously indicated to Belmont that it would be simple to redesign the exterior exte-rior of the building. Adventure of My Life J ' V IN. "S Gold Medal Winner Best Family Film Houston WorldfFest Present this coupon tor $ ofl one adult or one child's ticket. 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