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Show Pleasant Grove Review New Utah - Thursday, March 27, 2003 - Page 3 6 screen 1 1 ref ld how, 2. benej? V f lt see,,; from on tha:' . ' s ireerin. ' viola,; ' ano e. ien her i a scholt (j Mst md en; fhern; X include: I udents J i -scores. ; I . not, ai;'""" ""'"' aingabl .ctice. ; 1 v V.. 1 Courtesy photo . flowed 3 Charlie Brown leading cast is, beginning left to right in the back row, Cassie Edman lksMon PattY- Shauna Eddington as Sally, Trevor Walker as Linus, Tony Shoell as Schroeder; lessons.' nt row; Koby Young as Snoopy, Tiffany Patterson as Marci, Sariah Sevy as Lucy, R.J. Jon as Woodstock and Matthew Williams as Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown production ipens this weekend at PGJHS lich 1 1 vith cIl: ized tha all tli By Lori Schade is of an Most junior high kids worry that they're Lad beett measuring up when in actuality, they rtable , doing all right taring p.- They're okay said Wendy Aston, i up n out r ima teacher at Pleasant Grove Junior gh School. TThat's why she chose 'Tou're a Good ;ren ever much cin' Charlie Brown," for drama students rarer co:Perform- jjggjThe school is presenting the play this ittedly), ekend, beginning Thursday, March 27 economic! running through Saturday, March 29, lys have 7 p.m. in the auditorium, located at 810 the gai 100 East. Admission will be $5 for alts, $2.50 for students and seniors and I remr.for children 3 and up. memorAston said the production is written for I- This 15 people, but she adapted it to include 45 d schoolldents rs sug;-we wanted to have a lot more kids cbildre0jved Q majce 00 ie a school set-it, set-it, pre E g. pjus j enj0y involving a lot of stu- .its," she said. f0XL - She said she thinks this is a play a lot of forget tb people and particularly junior high students stu-dents will relate to. "Everyone does shows about wonderful people. This one is just about the regular Joe," she said. She pointed out that everyone every-one has felt like Charlie Brown at one time or another, so she expects a positive response from her audiences. Matt Williams is in the starring role of Charlie Brown. The rest of the main cast includes Sariah Sari-ah Sevy as Lucy, Trevor Walker as Linus, Coby Young as Snoopy, Tony Shoell as Schroeder, Cassie Edman as Patty, and .Tiffany Patterson as Marci. Aston said one unique feature of the show includes a scene in which Linus sings with his blanket. She said they created a scene with a dream-like quality and had the blanket actually become a person who dances with Linus. Another highlight of the play involves the ever-popular Snoopy. , ', "Snoopy dances on top of his doghouse. That's kind of fun," she said. . '. (si lonerii? OCJHS performs March 28, 29 Jl Game' Oak Canyon Junior High Drama Club ble or s performing "The Final Trial of Richard jee niore'l," a courtroom drama in which the audi- iQe bailee is the jury. The show is scheduled to Lsttofee'ay on March 28, 29 at 7 p.m, 111 S. 725 ist in Lindon. The admission is $2 for thesroeiults and for students y springf iren tj i firsts pgjhs opens plav March 27 "Dl ,-. 4- t : tt--u -r i ntl -' 3ATTLECREEK ..V- at r CC7 "I 1 HIT il yoti periormmg loure a vroou man, ind unit' have en to store indhat: ibattM d- r ,r taken what a ttrnea how tof h. ou Charlie Brown," March 27-29 at 7:00 p.m. at 810 N. 100 East in Pleasant Grove. Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for students stu-dents and seniors and $1 for children 3 and up. Oak Canyon hosts World's Fair Oak Canyon Junior High World Studies Stud-ies Students are hosting a World's Fair on Thursday, April 3, from 4-6 p.m in the school's lunchroom at 111 S. 725 East in Lindon. The event is free and open to the public. March PGHS Extra Milers announced By Kalyn Secretan The March Extra Milers honored at Pleasant Grove High School were recognized recog-nized at the PTSA Council meeting. They are Mary Jones and Arlene Jense. They have made a huge difference at the school and they are both retiring this year. Arlene Jense has served as the media specialist for 28 years. She is a true Viking. She was born and raised in Pleasant Grove and graduated from Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove High. She worked for the telephone company for six years. Then she went to BYU and graduated grad-uated with a major in history histo-ry and a minor in library science. She took a teaching job in Fredonia, Arizona. The school there had all grades, kindergarten through high school. She taught history and served as librarian for three years. She moved back to Pleasant Grove in 1973 and lives in a house her great-great-grandfather built in 1876. Arlene loves to travel and has been to at least 15 countries and all 50 states. She loves to learn about all kinds of things and is always happy to research anything for the students or faculty. She has never married, but has 20 children she Ft Photo by Kalyn Secretan Mary Jones, left, and Arlene Jense were honored as March Extra Milers at PGHS. helps provide for through various organizations that provide food, health care and education in third world countries. All total, she has helped 52 children over a 24-year period. She proudly displays their pictures pic-tures and knows all of their names. Arlene also has 19 nephews and nieces and 38 great-nieces and great-nephews great-nephews and one great-great-niece. She sends each one a card on their birthday and tries to attend all birthday birth-day parties, baptisms, missionary mis-sionary farewells, etc. She is extremely busy. Mary Jones is winding up her counselor career at Pleasant Grove High School. She worked at Mountain View High School and several years as a counselor coun-selor in the Chapter 1 program. pro-gram. She also worked in the private sector as a counselor coun-selor in a residential treatment treat-ment facility. Before that, she taught school in Provo and overseas over-seas in Nigeria, West Africa. She has three sons, three step-sons and a foster son. She has 10 grandchildren. Mary is a 4-wheeler enthusiast who has her own 4-wheeler and belongs to a Jeep club. She and her husband, hus-band, Dr. Jones go regularly on trails all during the year. She loves to read, travel, sew, cook and be with her family any time she can. Mary is very sad to leave PGHS. She has loved her job, those she works with and the students. It has been a remarkable journey and opportunity for her and she will miss the associations associa-tions she has made at a great institution, Pleasant Grove High School. 0 w 11 " -vi : . : Photo by Linda Butler Valley View Principal Clark Hansen, center, and PTA President Lisa Coombs dress as hippies to enjoy lunch with students. The school leaders dressed in the unique attire due to the students' outstanding performance on the school's "Geo-a-thon." Hippies visit Valley View By Linda Butler As a result of outstanding performance on the school's "Geo-a-thon," Principal Clark Hansen and PTA President Lisa Coombs spent a school day dressed as hippies. hip-pies. "It was a memorable day," said Coombs. The Geo-a-thon was the school's annual PTA fund raiser, which combined gathering facts with gathering donations. Students took grade-appropriate tests of their geographical knowledge. Kindergart-ners Kindergart-ners learned the shapes of states, while the sixth-grade students answered 100 questions ques-tions about world geography and events. "We're proud and impressed with how much kids know about things happening outside the US," said Coombs. 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