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Show School & Student News .ss Thursday, March 20, 2003 Page B3 f i i si .4 - uncrest Elementary Students of the Week for March 10 through March 14. Front row (L to ): Alex Alley, Brittany Olmos, Jaysha Delli, John Nelson, Spencer Harmon. Back row: Julia ess, Edwardo Lozano, Blake Hartley, Jacob Dee, Mahonrri Silva. I 3oys and Girls Club seeking volunteers " Volunteers are invited to iare their enthusiasm and dents with the Boys and - iris Club of Utah County, cated in Provo. - "We describe the program S education disguised as .in," said Shanni Call, execute execu-te director of the organiza-Dn. organiza-Dn. , The Boys and Girls Club rovides after-school pro-t pro-t -ams to more than 60 youth i a daily basis. Activities are fganized around the follow- g core values: character and tadership, education and 'jeer, health and life skills, -,.e arts, and sports, fitness Aid recreation. Volunteers are encouraged help with homework and ading time, as well as assist planning and carrying out ucational and recreational tivities. Individuals with ecial interests and skills re invited to teach classes -tring activity time. Class pics might include arts and pafts, music, dance, computus comput-us programs, nature or coun-"es coun-"es and cultures. Volunteers can enrich the res of the youth they serve, well as build their self-con fidence. During the school year, the Boys and Girls Club opens at 2:30 p.m. and closes at 6 p.m. Club members are divided into classes based on then-grade then-grade levels. After-school programs pro-grams include homework lab, activity hour, reading, gym and free-time activities when youth are able to use the computers, gym, games or anything else they might enjoy. During the summer months, the doors open at 1 p.m. and close at 6 p.m. The summer programs are filled with exciting activities and field trips as well as a reading read-ing program that helps prepare pre-pare children for the next grade level. The Geneva Elementary After-School Literacy Program is looking for volunteers volun-teers to tutor children in first through sixth grades. Volunteers assist children with homework and reading practice. Students receiving tutoring help have embraced the program. In its third year, the program currently serves 65 to 70 students per day. The after-school program runs every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Two shifts run each day from 2:15 to 3 p.m. and from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. The program runs from January to April and again from October to December. Tutors, ages 15 and up, must serve one to six hours per week. Training is provided. The Orem Public Library is asking for volunteers to help staff the information desk. Volunteers with good public relation skills and an interest in library work are preferred. Volunteers can also serve by mending and processing pro-cessing materials. The Orem library is one of the busiest in Utah, housing more than 250,000 books and non-print items. In addition, individuals individu-als can serve by signing people peo-ple up for Internet use. Bilingual volunteers are also welcome. For more information about these and other volunteer volun-teer opportunities in Utah County, call the United Way Volunteer Center weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 374-8108 or anytime at volunteerunitedwayuc.org. 'Take Control of Your Future." v; y I v 1 -: V si: J j "My family bank I gave me SBA financing for my own business." Capital Community Bank will help you find the right SBA loan Jor your specific business needs. Fixed and variable rates provide you with financial leverage to obtain capital, equipment, land or building space. Make plans, fulfill your dreams and take control of your future. Get the loan tha t is right for you today. -the' CAPITAL COMMUNITY BANK Your Family Bank Pleasant Grove 1909 W State Street (801) 772-0800 Provo 3280 N University Ave (801 ) 356-6699 Orem 49 W University Parkway (801 ) 226-6699 www.capitalcommunitybank.com m v:; rJ L J, : ' ... - v : , . ) 'J ,- . ; . ! ' r iwiw,.t.,M..i L, L t. i L, L -- Suncrest Elementary Students of the Week for March 10 through March 14. Front row (L to R): Kyler Avertt, Daniel Smith, Carla Hernandez, Kiona Christansen, Tania Hernandez. Back row: Fabian Magna, Bryce Mansfield, Austin Morrill, Rodrigo Sanchez, Joey Lewis. THS announces fashion show, tryouts for fashion team The Timpanogos High School Fashion Team and advanced fashion merchandising merchan-dising classes will present their annual fashion show Wednesday, April 2' at 7:30 p.m. in the Timpanogos High School auditorium. Tickets will be available at $3 at the door. The theme for the show is "Goin' Places" and will feature fea-ture fashions from different places you can go. There will be 14 different modeling segments, and local stores will sponsor the various segments of the fashion show. Tryouts for the 2003-04 Fashion Team will be Thursday, March 27 at Timpanogos High School. Students need to have completed com-pleted a year of fashion merchandising classes before being eligible to try out. The new Fashion Team will be announced at the fashion show. Timpanogos High School has the largest fashion merchandising mer-chandising program in the state, offering two full years of course work. Students in the program can get college credit. The advanced fashion fash-ion students go on a fashion field trip to New York City over spring break each year. They attend seminars with professionals in the industry indus-try and do some sightseeing and shopping, of course. Ay--,. ,r t -: - .... -- 0 S 4 The 2002-03 Timpanogos Fashion Team: Front left to right: Megan Harward, Tarun Ash, Jaeme Jensen, Shelley DeYoung, Tiffany Hoer. Middle left to right: Jocelyn Thomas, Jamie Schroeppel, Melissa Long, Nicole Perelra. Back left to right: Tiffany Henrie, Adam Frederickson, Whitnee Wilson, Bryan Lott, Alicia Sorensen, Melinda Mogensen, McKell Hall. Lakeridge officials urge all parents to attend conferences SCARLETT M. BARGER Times Reporter Lakeridge Junior High School is gearing up for one of its most celebrated programs: pro-grams: student-led parent-teacher parent-teacher conferences. The conferences will be next Thursday and Friday. And Principal Jim McCoy is hoping for lots of support. sup-port. Student-led conferences are a way for students, teachers and parents to talk about students' progress together, McCoy said. "In the traditional student stu-dent conference, the student stu-dent is often left out." This is ironic since the student is probably the most crucial element, he said. "Everyone has to be there to make it work." In contrast with most schools, students at Lakeridge actually plan the conferences and lead them out, McCoy said. School officials started the new program two and one-half years ago, in hopes of improving the effectiveness effective-ness of parent-teacher conferences. con-ferences. While an average of 40 to 50 percent of parents par-ents attend regular parent-teacher parent-teacher conferences, McCoy said, Lakeridge's numbers have escalated to 90 percent. per-cent. According to McCoy, many parents have given positive feedback about the conferences, saying that students assume more responsibility for their actions. Instead of making assumptions about how students are doing, parents and teachers can actually ask them, McCoy said. Assistant Principal Rick Robins stressed that parents par-ents make time for the conference. con-ference. "It's worth their time because it's student- driven. It's really an innovative inno-vative tool." The conferences will take place Thursday, March 27 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Friday, March 28 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parents and students must sign up with homeroom teachers. For the first half-hour, they will visit the students' homeroom teachers. There, students will conduct the meetings, McCoy said. During the second half-hour, half-hour, students and parents will visit other teachers. Members of the PTSA and the school community council will be in the school foyer to give parents literature litera-ture on federal and state legislation, as well as new school programs and a new block schedule, according to McCoy. Parents can sign up or learn more about the conferences con-ferences by calling the school at 227-8752. |