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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Thursday. December 1, 2005 notes Page- 4 0 ! A The band shall march again ! if , vt- .Vh V,,-' A v ., FRANK BOTT Co,-.t, Members of the American Fork High School Band get rey to perjorm at the L'foi .Safe birthday celebration held at the E Center in '. i ' 'j' .fun J The hand will perform itt ) litu Howl m St. (ieorge on Dec. .1 AFHS marching band places 27th at Grand National Championships Michelle Welch !)' Amei u ;in I 01 k Hmh School man lung h;ind will peitoim lis r:ii,ii lime ot the season ai the Ro-i;irv Ro-i;irv l'.uvl in Si ( ! ge on Dec. , I uliowing an .n .MK e ill 1 he tin- kind will pi . nlc the hall -nine 'I II, loOlDall gallic mil ( 'included lis ( (impel : 'In- month .iiiiid ihc tumultuous ii ni : j m r!t i s m lhe RCA 1 Vniie in .ipulis ,il I he prestigious Hands nt ' a Grand Naiinnal hampionships v 111- J band l ei ei ed a supel 'lor rating, .liesi possible, dui ing ihc prelimi-i prelimi-i impel ii ion 1 1 Minds in ,ulv am e to il i "nipei it inn NineH -two ol I he I b' High school cultivates holiday flowers Sheiilyn Frost 1 llele's lllole tolhe sr.l of red ! llle n II, i ,1 the t'ill-Wra)K'd riiiM in, is lh.it ,,! e ,i favorite of ii ,iid,K dei i it aim s lhan meets '. ( e Wlllli llli sl people don't ! ,,i ik past mi king up he if lhe ',. ints imin mir tavoi ite supplier. 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Cahl Anderson said. 1 i kt Ramh w as one nt the ni si inimel i lal pi Miisettia gi iw- , i - and li iw lhe' are the main .' ei ill lhe natinii " I In- tin ee-ini h plants .m i ed nuiiil in a loam wedge student s ,-ii: i 'lied in summer g I -lj - i :, 1 ii, transplanting prm ess In, h look place lhe fiist m k V., gust The plants w en uis-:, uis-:, a I'd into six -inch Ms ben si hiKil stalled, tin lis '-, anie the main im ' lei si in s horticulture i i. i in' nt : Iv students' lirsi i I abilities was to pinch oft lbi-1. bads o eai h ol the OIKI plants i In- enables the plants to M tniiHiple buds I-vcit other da w hen the ( lass met, students bad , i watei i In- plants ( heck f n il i: tesl i'l I and lest 1 ( leleit! H al i i inline! i it ( slinwstlle stu dents how muihsalt ls in the soil and iris i hem know whether 'Iv pi. n lis ai e receiving n k mm h or too little lerllliei It hi- plants get too nun li :-,-! iliei . the l'i k its shut d, ' ' s.ud n lersi in "It til'-', t I. -f ' e, l i g fell lilfl lb ,- slanted ' o ?;! C L A h o o ountn s top marching bands competed, with 33 bands chosen to go on to the semifinal semi-final round American I 01 k was in the semifinals and placed 27th. This year the high school band has won lhe open-class division divi-sion of all seven competitions held statewide state-wide which in hides Weber Review, Nebo. Bndgeiiand. Davis Cup. Rocky Mountain and the Mount Timpanogos Invitational. American fork High School Direct or of Hands John Miller summarized the experience in Indianapolis as "one of the best, it not the best, experiences I have ever had in marc hing band competition, f or our kids to compete with the very best high school bands in the country and advance ad-vance in the semi-finals was a tremendous ai hievement. I couldn't be more proud. Itive v x" y r " . Ljth........ ,j ... -.. . : ' a MATT SMITH ', - Cojnt American Fork High School students Colton Murphey. at right. Amanda Hustings, venter, and Tyson ' Kiinsmi measure then pr unset tius while ehurting their growth in the high school greenhouse. I mi iuv monimg Another thing the students monitor is the height of the plants. They aim tor a target height ol b-20 inches A spreadsheet spread-sheet is used to monitor the growth and students adjust the physical conditions the plants are living m to regulate their growth sut h as turning up or dow ii the ieniierat lire in lhe greenhouse It the temperature is too cool, tin- plants are not as high quality bei ause they don't grow as tall II lhe temperature is too hot or the plants don't receive enough light they can grow too fast and tend to be leggy." said Anderson. Beginning Sept. 25, students had to come to the school each da at 5.11) p m. to "black -cloth" the plan's 1 his means they had lo cover them k'cause poinset-tias poinset-tias need to have a long night. 12 hours and 20 minutes lo be ,act. or they won't bloom. The r vt AND EDUCATORS cloths were then removed each morning at K a.m. This prcess continued until Oct. 15 when the nights became long enough on their own. The careful attention to detail pays off each year in that not only do students learn what it takes to produce a beaut ilul product, but are able to ieel pride from seeing their hard work displayed throughout homes and businesses in t he community. Bank of American Fork, Washington Mutual and the Alpine District Office are just a few of the places members of the community might enjoy the plains in abundance. ( nee the growing process is complete, students learn marketing market-ing skills and presentation, as they are resxnsible for wrapping, wrap-ping, tying the bows and selling the finished product. The sale of the planus is one 2005 is the .'loth anniversary year of the Bands of America Grand National Championships. Cham-pionships. In addition to the Grand Nationals Na-tionals event 15 Regional Marching Band Championships are held each year. Bands of America is recognized worldwide as the leading producer of scholastic music events in America." Of the 92 bands selected for competition competi-tion in the Grand Nationals the American Fork High School Marching Band was the lone entry from the state of Utah. Two California schools. Etrwanda High School and Thousand Oaks High School, were the only other schools from the western United States participating in this event . While -53 Superior ratings were given during the preliminary rounds, only the tup 33 in total points advanced to semi final competition. of the main ways that the floral classes at AFHS are funded. Anderson, who is in his second year at American Fork High School, said he is pleased with the results that began so many months ago. Poinsett ias may be purchased through any floral design or horticulture student or by going directly to the greenhouse each weekday between 2:30 and 4 p.m. Colors include red. while and salmon. Cost of the plants is $7. A variety ol foil and ribbon colors is available A limited numlier of poinsertias are also available each day for purchase in the main office. Payment Pay-ment can tie made at the finance office open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed from 11 a.m. to noon and 1 to 145 p.m.) Large orders can be placed or questions can be answered by calling Anderson An-derson at 75G-8547 ext. 153. AMERICAN FORK HIGH SCHOOL Schoolwidefood drive until Dec. 16 A schoolwide food drive began Nov. 16 and will run until Dec. 16. The food drive, which is sponsored by the Cave Team, is a competition between the seniors, juniors, sophomores and faculty staff to see who can bring in the most cans. Students who bring in 20 or more cans will be eligible to put their name into a drawing for prizes. The grand prize will be awarded to the grade with the most cans. That grade will receive a free midnight movie at the Water Gardens. All food collected col-lected during the drive will be donated locally. I Student selected for national honor band Congratulations Congratula-tions to Rebecca Williams, who plays the French horn and who w as selected to perform per-form with the Bands of America Amer-ica National Honor Band. She is the only student from Utah selected and this will be her third year to perform with the group. She will travel to Indianapolis in March and have three days of rehearsal and perform at lhe Bands of America National Concert Band Festival. There are only 100 students nationwide to be selected for this premier band. I Ballroom performance The Ballroom Team will be performing in the All-Area Youth Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. on Dec. 3 at the Timpview High School auditorium. audi-torium. Tickets are S5 and all advanced ticket purchases benefit AF Ballroom. Tickets purchased at the door benefit the Timpview Ballroom. They may also be purchased by contacting a team member or Nolan Devor at 310-0333. The team will also be selling sell-ing Gold Canyon Candles as a fundraiser for a trip and competition in Idaho in February. Febru-ary. They come in three different differ-ent sizes and 25 scents. They make great gifts. Those who wish to purchase candles may contact any ballroom team member or advisor Nolan Devor. I Recommend a teacher for an Einstein Fellowship Anyone who knows a K-12 educator who would make a difference in Washington. D.C.. as an Einstein Fellow or someone who could provide an educator's educa-tor's perspective to legislators and program officers may forward the name and e-mail address of the teacher to bodmanna "triangle-coalition, org. They will be personally invited to apply. The application applica-tion deadline for the 2006-2007 cycle of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Fel-lowship Program is Jan. 10. The application must be completed online. Those interested inter-ested should go to https.'appli-cat https.'appli-cat ionlink.labworks.org 'appli-cat 'appli-cat ionlink default ht m t o begin the application process. caveman Basketball kicks season off Mason Porter After a much anticipated Thanksgiving break. American Ameri-can Fork High School students walked through a winter wonderland won-derland to get into the school on Monday morning. Many had caught up on lost sleep over the long weekend, and others had lost even more, but either way. everyone looked happy to be back in school. OK, that's not true. Most people looked rather dismal, but hey, that's life. But now that school is back in session, and the holiday sales have begun, be-gun, there's much to look forward for-ward to in American Fork. This past Tuesday the boys' basketball team opened their pre-season at home against Aha. Their next game will be at Provothis Friday, so come support your Cavemen as they battle the Bulldogs. This year's team l(xks to be a fast-paced, fast-paced, defense-mmded one. They did very well in summer tournaments, winning at the University of Utah, and hold high expectations for the upcoming up-coming season, despite a lower pre-season ranking than the I Thank you note The PTSA thanks the Reflections committee for organizing this year's program. They especially appreciate all the hard work put in by Trina Brunson. Carilee Harper and Dini Burton. The PTSA and Reflections committee thank the following businesses who contributed gift coupons for Reflections winners. They include: Arby's. Cinemark, Colorado Kernel. Fazoli's. Gandolfo's. Gold's Gym. Hale Center Theatre. JCW's. Rumbi. Sonic and Subway. Sub-way. Also a special thanks goes to the judges who reviewed the entries. They include: piano teacher Pat Ockey. drama teacher Stuart Shelley. Shel-ley. AP English teacher Sara Woolsey, artist Antonio Alcazar, dance instructor Andrea McAllister, graphic artist Steve Argyle, film editor edi-tor Nathan Smith Jones and Matthew Paepke from North Light Photography. AMERICAN FORK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Students decorate 'A Christmas Carol' tree Mrs. Schow's English class at American Fork Junior High is decorating a tree for the Festival of Trees. The class decided de-cided to do a service project as they studied and read Charles Dickens' novel. "A Christmas Carol." The festival is a fundraiser for the Primary Children's Hospital. More information is available at http:' www. thechildfirstandalvvays.com. The class invited Carolyn Bnxiks from the Festival of Trees Board, to visit their class and tell them how this project would benefit the hospital. The students are using the Victorian Era (late 1800's) for the decorating theme. According Accord-ing to teacher Cindy Schow. " "A Christmas Carol' was written in 1843. Many of our traditions that we know today come from this era. For example, exam-ple, Christmas cards started during this time. "This 'tree' project will give the students an opportunity to do some research and write an expository paper on their findings find-ings of traditions and aspects of the Victorian Era. Our class will be busy with this unit." FORBES ELEMENTARY BYU field trip The fifth and sixth grade classes will be going to BYU on Friday to attend "Christmas "Christ-mas Around the World." LEGACY ELEMENTARY Reflections award night Monday A Reflections awards night will be held Monday. Parents are invited to join their students stu-dents for a short program. More information will be sent home. previous two years. But hey. evervone loves the underdog, right? Even if basketball isn't your fav orite sport in the world, you won't want to miss this year's home games. The half time drawings and give aways are going to be even better this year. Last year American Fork fans won free ice cream, fan-of-the-game packages, and even Love Sacs. This year, two lucky students have won free shoes from Hoppers, and that was just the first game. So be sure to go to all of the home games (including sophomore sopho-more and JV) to increase your chance of winning. Next week will be the kick-off kick-off of the high school's annual Christmas fundraiser. There will be a Giving Tree in the commons area of the high school with ornaments depicting depict-ing what items need to be donated. Three or four needy families will benefit from this fundraiser, so please donate all you can and spread the Christmas Christ-mas spirit . Until next week, have a good day and a pleasant tomorrow. to-morrow. C POOR ii mm |