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Show School & Student News illn y . VU .. - ; A 1 - , ' ..a . . M I C 7 i ""m " ' - r . ' - ' vv. . ... . v - y -: m ' -w 1 1 1 in '1 M mi I H t , .1, - . ' s'em Elementary Students of iderson, Jasmine Hacking, lalee Stutz, Courtney Wind, S I ,1 v-- CV'-' (') i rv -nsii .Vj; " v i "Sv:- M JM ; , ;; v I " . J (mIM', 'MH' V iJ r. . : , ; V if; jl . .. :, i ' -v ; : .. M Ti f, -c M iroM ) , ; 'Ml i s . - . C M, - ;r 7 ' 1 Vestmore Elementary Students of the Month for Feb. Front row (L to R): Sofia Werbach, Hake Oldham, Holden Jensen, Alexa Ortiz, Carissa Covington. Back row: Rebecca Kaihe, .'aitlyn Cosgrove, Michael Flgueroa, Andrew Orr, Evan Albright, Virginia Olsen, Alex Morante. JVSC dance team storms iWorld Championships One of Utah Valley State College's dance teams, Fire ii Ice, stormed the competi- ion at the United Country Vestern Dance Council's J003 World Championships h Nashville, Tenn. j The team, under the direction of Michelle ickerman, competed in r 'even routines and was iwarded three overall first-ilace first-ilace World Championship itles and two second-place derail titles. Routines were ither set to music from irtists like Faith Hill, Garth ' 3rooks or Huey Lewis and llis,he News, or they were i. riven themes, such as Seven Brides for Seven -brothers" and "Trouble." Ackerman said that with he addition of these accolades, acco-lades, the Fire & Ice team ias now won a total of 10 Vorld Championship titles ver the course of the last ive years. Melanie Koyle, a dancer n the team, was also )leased with the results of Career Development classes to start in March I Utah Valley State College and the Fuming PointCenter for Personal and career Development is offering classes in Vlarch 2003. Successful Life Management s a class to improve communications kills, build personal & professional rela-lonships rela-lonships and personal awareness. This flass begins March 4-April 24 on Tuesday "W Thursday at 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon and ,ti:30 to 9:30 p.m. Anger Management- A l(i?lass to help those with inappropriate Kli'nethods of dealing with anger. This class egins April 15- July 1 on Tuesday evening the Week for Feb. 3 through Feb. 7. Front row (L to R): Austin Zach Cole, Llndsey Sampson, Matthew Young. Back row: Serena Smith, Taylor Johnson, Holly Robinson. Jjl y.-L.-" 7- 1 the championships. She said 3:45 a.m. practices and the "craziness" and exhaustion exhaus-tion associated with the preparation finally paid off. "When we went out there, the routines were perfect, and they were executed exe-cuted perfectly," Koyle said. "Everyone felt really good about our performance. We hit all of our stunts, and overall, everyone seemed really happy about the outcome." out-come." "It's great that our director direc-tor grants us these amazing opportunities to get out there and showcase our talents," tal-ents," she said. "And when we have good outcomes and we perform and compete well, we represent UVSC as an institution that prides itself in the arts. All of our dance companies are extremely talented even if they are different and all of them bring an artistic angle to the UVSC name." "For years, we're dealt with the whole from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Parenting Skills- a class which combines communication skills with effective parenting parent-ing techniques. This class which combines communication skills with effective parenting parent-ing techniques. This class begins March 5-April 5-April 2 on Wednesday evening from 7:00-9:30 7:00-9:30 Enhancing Marriage Relationships- a class for couple which has been designed to help strengthen communication skills and build loving relationships. This class begins May 8- June 26 on Thursday evening from 6:30-9:00 p.m. countrywestern stereotype," stereo-type," she said. "We're looking look-ing for a new way to show people exactly what we do. My goal for this year is to somehow help the general public understand what we do and experience it to not think of it as some redneck joke, but as the incredible mix of talent, energy and American spirit that it truly is." The World Championship competition was Dec. 29 to Jan. 7. UVSC was the only college represented; other competitors were state or international teams. New York, Colorado, North Carolina, as well as the United Kingdom, Iceland and Canada, were among those represented. Twenty-four Twenty-four teams total competed, and the ages of dancers ranged from 8 to 85. All members of Fire & Ice are either UVSC students or in their 20s. -1 iiczrMM ' m - K -i 7i'- ' H I u Westmore Elementary Students of the Month for Feb. Front row (L to R): Jordan Bird, Austin Galbraith, Jaren Flaker, Samantha Alor, Breanna Gammon. Back row: Alaric Stubbs, Sierra Bushman, Hailey Higa, Cameron Winget, Liza Bracken, Jessica Greenland. Westmore Elementary Students of the Month for Feb. Front row (L to R): Ashley Falker, Teesha Nuttall, Fernanda Camacho, Jessica Bia, Jake Snelson, Jeremy Giles, Shanese Myrick. Back row: Helaman Perez, Koleton Daley, Chris Pierpont, Michelle Pinegar, Lance James, Stephen Covington, Silvia Guevara. KUED hosting "Readsti; ainbow" contest This Valentine's Day, KUED invites children to celebrate their love of literacy litera-cy by entering "Reading Rainbow's Young Writers and Illustrators Contest." From Friday, Feb. 14 to Tuesday, April 4, KUED encourages children from kindergarten to third grade to pull out their pencils, crayons and markers to create cre-ate their own 'illustrated stories. A panel, of judges, including includ-ing children's book authors and illustrators and teachers teach-ers and . librarians will select one winning story from each grade. Local winners win-ners will then have their UVSC sponsoring science, math, technology conference The Equity Center at Utah Valley State College, the Utah Math Science Network and the BYU Women in Science Center are sponsoring a science, mathematics and technology technolo-gy conference for teen-age girls. Those wishing to attend the conference can register through school counselors, math and science sci-ence teachers or by contacting contact-ing the UVSC Equity Center. The deadline for registration is Saturday, Feb. 15. Early registration is encouraged. The goal of the conference confer-ence is to inform teen-age girls about the realities of the workforce and prepare them for their futures. For example, according to Census Bureau statistics, 90 percent of women and girls wil' be in the paid Thursday, February 13, 2003 Page B3 stories published on KUED's Web site and receive special prize- packages, pack-ages, that include a "Reading Rainbow" video. Winning stories will also gain entry into the national "Reading Rainbow" contest and compete for prizes, like computers and printers. '"Reading Rainbow's Young Writers . and Illustrators Contest' encourages young people all across the country to tell their stories in words and pictures," said Twila C. Liggett, executive producer of the series. KUED is one of the more than 100 PBS stations host workforce for over 30 years of their lives. "Many women are stuck in dead-end, low-paying jobs because they don't realize that they will need to work," said Jenny Chamberlain, UVSC director of gender equity. "A little preparation opens up so many more opportunities for them." "Expanding Your Horizons" is also a way for girls to learn more about math, science and technology, technolo-gy, opening their minds to nontraditional, high-paying careers that are in high demand. The conference will consist of workshops conducted by women working work-ing in various fields, such as medicine, chemical engineering, engi-neering, botany, computer science, molecular biology, veterinary medicine and others. The goal is to show - sj ing the contest this year. "KUED enjoys offering this opportunity for Utah children to discover the magic of creating an original origi-nal story," said KUED's Community Outreach Coordinator Jacqui Voland. "It's exciting for us to see the bins of stories that come in our mailbox it tells us that children have been hard at work being creative and artistic." Children and parents can get entry forms and official contest rules at www.kued.orgrainbow or at (801) 585-LINK. the young women their potential and provide role models for them. "This conference will help them understand the importance of continuing their education and preparing prepar-ing them for the future," Chamberlain said. "It will help them gain more confidence confi-dence and help them see that they can be anything they want." The cost of the conference confer-ence is $15, which includes lunch and a T-shirt. Registration brochures are available through school counselors, math and science sci-ence teachers or by contacting contact-ing the UVSC Equity Center at 863-8498. The conference will be Saturday, March 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will start in the UVSC ballroom. ! M |