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Show Thursday, May 5, 200S AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 3 notes NEWS AND IDEAS I love to hear the kids get excited and energized when they connect what they have seen or heard or experienced with new information." David Turner, barratt flementary teacher and golden apple award recipient 1 f I g X-J. .Kr - V Zi. U photo by FRANK BOTTNorth County Barratt Elementary School teacher David Turner helps construct a visuul example of what he just read in his hook during raiding hour Barratt teacher one of states best David Turner one of six to receive teaching award Barbara Christiansen Some of hts students call him Mr 1 , tU- sr';tte ITA called him one of six recipients in the state of the ( ioldcn Apple Award, but iJavid Turner prefers to think of himself as one of .') "teachers" in his filth-grade classroom at Barratt Bar-ratt Uementary School. "I drn't think of myself as the only teacher," s;iid. "I am surrounded sur-rounded iy .'') hrigEil minds." I le Is in his sixth year of teaching teach-ing I or 1 ive years he taught set :ond grade; this year he is in the fifth. I le said bit fc-eLs fortunate to ahle to have W)me of the same students now hiid three years ago. "ITils h;iS been a partk.nlarly great year for me," Turner .said. "I had 10 of my current students as v:orid-gradfrrs. One-third of my class I have taught fjefore. It h;is been exciting to v thfiir growth and continue that relationship" I umer did not originally plan on going into education. I le was taking cAjrses in preparation prep-aration for entering the medical field when hi: changed his mind. Two local Christie Dalley Lone Peak High School student stu-dent I Jan Hlake from Alpine and BYU graduate Wade Hoo-ton Hoo-ton from Highland, an American Ameri-can I ork High School graduate, helped put on t he largest event in the (Jperation Smile Student (Jrgarnzation's history on April 2H in trie Million Air hangar at the Salt Ijikt, airport. (Juration Smile sends doctors with a team of professionals to third-world countries to perform operations to correct facial deformities de-formities in children caused by cleft palette, cleft lip, tumors and burns More than .7)0 students and supporters were in attendance braving the near torrential rains to crowd the large facility. 1 loot on has U-en on three medical missions for the organization organi-zation As president of the National Na-tional Student Advisory Board, Utah Giapter, for (Jperation Smile, Ut: accepted a challenge for tr 'Vt Utah chapters to raise $7.0,000 in 10 weeks "At first I was overwhelmed but tliat sri changed to hope as we enlisted the great group of students in Utah who took tLie challenge and tame through with even more than we asked " "It is my privilege to present FROM CLASSROOMS AND EDUCATORS "I realized I was not happy," ht." said. I le said he would have en-jjyed en-jjyed being a doctor, but did not like the preparatory work. "I endifd up with a bachelor's in psychology." he said. I le planned on becoming an LDS Seminary teacher, lut there was not an (jpening available. "I tK)k a year off school and contemplated earning a master's or second bachelor's," he said. I went into elementary education and wijoyed the teaching, every class I took and every minute I spent with the kids." Six years later, he still enjoys most of the experience. "There are so many 'ups' in a day of teaching," he said. They are of ten small moments. If you don't pay attention to them, you can miss them." Turner said hi; is the happiest when he is presenting new material mate-rial to the students. "I love to hear the kids get excited and energized when they connect what they have seen or heard or experienced with new in-formatif in-formatif jn. I krve to hear kids read and present, when they struggle with concepts and then master thm "In today's world there is so much that is a downer it is neat to share sorrxfthing positive in a kid's life and have them latch onto that," he continued. "It gives them smething that you take into the wfjrkl an1 hrjpefuily avoid sfjme young men help change lives a check for $125,0(K)," fie said as he presented an oversized check to co-founders Bill and Kathy Mctiec. Twenty-three years ago, the Me jees' first mission was to the lliilipfiines and the couple involved in-volved their teenage daughter as part of the medical team doing 4'i surgeries. They realized the contribution young people could make as they began organizing their nrw worldwide organization. organiza-tion. To date more than 90,000 children have been helped. Fxich mission includes three to five students who go thorough rigorous rigor-ous training to qualify for the education team. TTiey go to surrounding sur-rounding schooLs and educate tfie people about the program. They also work with the families on hygiene, oral rehydration and general nutrition. Blake was last year's president presi-dent of the 200-member Lone Peak High School chapter of the (Jif-ration Smile Student (Jrga-riizalion. (Jrga-riizalion. In lJecemrer 200.', fie and I loot on paid $4.rj0 to ht part of a team that went to Irbid, .Jordan for two weeks. "There were over 'XJ applicants ap-plicants that were vreened but only 180 were able to be helped. Tfiey fiave to decide based on tfie health of tLte patient and v r David Turner reads a hook during reading hour. pitfalLs. "I want to fx; able to give to these kids the chance to find out that life is full of positive things. TTxry can find out they have power if they use it wisely." I fis teaching philosophy is to help the students learn about democracy de-mocracy and have a voice in t he-teaching he-teaching process. They have a voice and are part of the decision-making process," pro-cess," he said. "I give them frpor-tunit frpor-tunit ies to share that voice. There is a lc of sharing of strategies, ideas and a lot of building what has rx:n shared." Turner believes in teaching the students about stales' rights and giving them examples. feu4 V - ' A Cj4 . If , . -, : JLL Wade Hooton comforts Ana Paula in the recovery room following her surgery at a hospital in Trufillo, Peru who tfie dx.tors feel they can help. Tfie other people either won't get help or they will have to come back next time we are in Jordan. That is what keeps me going to raise more money so there won't i any child who does not receive help," Blake said. I le said he has stayed involved in-volved "because in 45 minutes (Jrx-ratiori Smile can have an impact im-pact on a child that will last forever for-ever There is no greater way to help children. But I think it aLso A . TV vi- -vw "I try not todidate from my end," he said. "I give tables (of students) ownership in decision-making. I try to model my feelings for democracy." I le told alxut an example in which !he students asked where to ,lack their chairs. I le left the decision up to them. I le uses many met hods to get across his oints "A child needs to experience information on a numlier of different dif-ferent levels in order to really grasp it," Turner said "I use movement, direction, reflection If you could tap into all of their senses, the txrtter you are going to be." For example, when he teaches about the metric system, the students stu-dents stand up and the one who stands in for the decimal vint moves from place to place. Turner is working on an educational edu-cational leadership degree and is a year away from a master's from the University of Utah I le would consider a principal-ship principal-ship or work on the di.slnd level, but has a hard time considering leaving the students. "I would still te in edut at ion, but I am nol sure what level," Lie said. "It is hard for me to imagine not being involved with tin: kids every day." "I love what 1 do." hi- added. "That is what k-ps me coming back. That is worth more than any value of a paycheck " 1 ? mm, n, helps American students who, as a whole, can fx- tfie most v l! ish in the world, get involved in reaching out to others and turas them into lifelong volunteers " The students at Ijne Peak High School alone raised more than $20,000 by vending out let-lers let-lers to their family and friends, painting faces at football and basketball games and selling chocolates at grocery stores Any donations or questions: opsmiJeut'" connect 2 corn or call HOMOfi-.TiOO AMERICAN FORK HGHSCH00L He will change the world (jongrat illations to I )an Man-geLson Man-geLson who is featured in the MayJune 2005 issue ol Utah Valley magazine as one of 1 1 high school students who will change the world. Mangelson was nominated by principal Qirolyn Merrill to represent AIT IS in the fifth annual sj k it light of the county's H high schools. ACT testing I he deadline for anyone wishing to take the June A(T test is May . All registration reg-istration pa kels must lie completed com-pleted and postmarked by thai day. The A(T test is June 12. I Concert planned; choir honors The choral department will present a concert Wednesday at 7 p.m. Admission is free but donations are requested and will lie accepted for new hoi al risers that the department plans to purchase in the tall I Jiredoi I racy Warby said, "We are in desX't ale need of new risers. We have already had students fall when the risers collapsed beneath them. We are $2,000 short ol reaching our goal so any and all donations, no matter how small, would lx' great Iv an precjaled." I he Women's A ( ap-x ap-x lla Choir received the highest scores Mssible at region festival and will fx' advancing to the Stale festival in Mav Warby said, " ITiev were trulv amazing. amaz-ing. The adjudicators and other choral directors were highly complimentary to them." IFFA competes I he IT A recently attended the Stated )l. (Career Development Fvent) comx"tilion Adviser Jake Anderson said the Agriculture Mec lianic s team did very well, placing fourth out of 2) teams (litis Shelby placed third out of HT) individuals with a score of .'502, just four X)ints Ix'hind the fust -place individual. D-e Williams Wil-liams was 27th wit h 2'y- r xmiis and Bryce (iiossgebauer was .'Kith with 2K txjints. At the-slate; IT A Convention in March, Bryce Kobinson won his division of the Agn-S i ence fair and will represent the sc lxx)l s c hapter at the- National I I A (invention inO iolx r next fall. Josh ( Iralf will also receive re-ceive his American IT A iJegree (the highest degrc-e possible) at I lie National Convention. 1 Plants available I'xnl ding plants arc- now available through the sc hcxil's Moral and horticulture c lasses Spring flowers that arc- available this year include offering gci alliums. alli-ums. x-tunias and mangold:, The cm! for geraniums is S2 ) eac h and thc-v have- Ix-cn recommended recom-mended as Mother's I Jav gifts flats of xrtunias and mat igolds are .S10 each. The lx-st time to purchase flowers is Ix-tv.i-c n 2 la and 4 p.m eac h sc hex J d.iv at tlx- grec-nhc)U.sc- I lowc-i s c an aLsci (x.- pure based thr'ugh one- cil the- floral iii hoi l ie nil ure studc-nts. I c r more- iule)i mat ion. ccditad Jake: Alieic-I'.e in al 7.X. K.rr17e-xt. If).'',. I Preschool openings I he-re-are: still seime- x-i iings in tlx- (IVC: Kiefs lYC-SC llCX;l e, gn Is The quota Lias tx-c-n me-i f f .r lxvs ( luldren must lx- 1 i, Sept 1 I here: arc: two v-amm available-. Mcindav ''vVi ejiii- .'iav or I ue-vlavT hurviav from '. -Vi a.m. lei iiexni. ie-gi.slralien pac k ets arc: available: in t Fj main office. Lor rrxire- inhumation, ple-av: call I Jons Jeihn.se n at KV)7ext.204 I Mathletes compete I il t ri Caveman mathletes irav e-e-d on March 17 to jgefe-n lo par lic ipate in tLx- c:omX'titKn The lilth-gradc: te-arn e, Ix-vein Stern,' Kyle Kinyama Sarah Huggard, Icifx-rt Coime-a anej Alex Maasfield plac e-ej imh out Drill team shines at showcase Linsey Lesser doexJ jeb tcj tfx- Arner ii an fork High Scfxioi I ill 'I earn The Cavettes did an ama.ing eb last friday ric-rfenming at their ( .avette SfKiwca.se-. J fx-Ojvc'tte-s were (Lie regjem harn-)ii'irr, harn-)ii'irr, this year scj it was e,pe i lally fun to watch them ( ongratulations en the-Arne-rie an foi k High Sc hexl musical Trie music al was "I ii' Vy Still ' 'I Lx- music al was dirededby N'-alC Jejhnseiii. assistant dwi-cXoi was Jessie Jes-sie a W e,ahn arid the- music was direeleel bv Rie k t'e-a anej iJerc-k Wnefahi Starting in wx eil 2.') teams in the large school division willi Hi; nnts SI el n plae eel Mil! ove-l all ill) a se en e ot Iii iiii!n on the '.nqui'slion cVlill Mlli a total (x'sslble se ciie ol 120 x mils I he 1 Ith grade team of ( lit is I ox, Hiilhp Mi Kinnev Jordan Johns, laicd Nie l-.en and I onv Moi gall I I: it eel sisth 111 tile I, il 'e sc 1 1' x l eli I .ie Hi It II 12H xnnls I o lied loi 1 1 1 i i overall Wit II Iii x Hills lolli i (! cle iselv liv h Kinnev w he 1 1 led lor l.'tth ovei all al I i pi Hill'., ami Johns W.r- I t -1 1 1 il.H i (IV x Hilts) In '.( ol'e tol I 111 -1 Vi'llSeM I In L'lh j i a'!' ii am ot Kendall Ken-dall Seppl I i ,i I a: ri ' ileg I lal p' l N aa 'A in lieu and Hill S, !,.! s al ,( i ,; ,llll 111 the lane m ,J . - i i-.ioii with a si e i e c i U', , ,1 , ' pp led team m i n in;1, in i i u i 'sih ilace Wit II .'.h M HI lis . ill' .'.: i '(I I IV I al '.ei I a! .', '.): I pi H I '.a x Hills) and I (,u pet al 'lOih place (2H AMERICAN FORK JUNIOR HIGH Bearco honored I on;1 1 . .' il i' : i i le p: iik ipal I hm i- I;. 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