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Show - -- m5 . -- T PY M EN SIDE - ... .Editor: tawny Archibald SCHOOL ci MONDAY. JANUARY 17. THE DAILY HERALD (www.herdldextra.com) 344-254- 3 2IHXJ school . C, Students to study freedom ' f v ' ' . - ," ; s i PLEASANT GROVE Students at Pleasant Grove High School will celeFreedom brate Week. The Student Council will have a Freedom Patriot Breakfast and the teacher-sponsore- d school's Freedom Rally Tuesday to honor people who defended the United States and present awards. U.S. Marines will have a lunch demonstration Wednesday. U.S. Army reserves fnll demonstrate large equipment, display weapons display and war vehicles at junch Thursday. 's grade time at Nebo The Nebo SPANISH FORK School District has issued its report card Tuesday. To get a copy call or stop 0 or at 350 S. by the district at includes The St. card report jjlain enrollment figure and test scores. Utah law requires each of the state's 40 districts to release annual report cards to the public and to submit them to the tljiah State Office of Education. 798-400- Students to g$t pro workshop ,? SPRINGVTLLE Students from and Springville who were Mapleton recognized for their creative abilities in the PTA 1999 Reflections contest will be able to attend a workshop with professional musicians Tuesday night at Sage Creek Elementary School. Reflections is the art ' contest. About 160 students aged 6 to 18 years old, will work with Enoch Train, an instrumental folk ensemble. The band's presentation will be on the Reflection contest theme of "Anything Is Possible." Students will be guided through the basic steps of creativity and improvisation. The workshop is sponsored by the PTA and Utah Valley State College's ArtSmart program, which works to get art into the community. ROBKRT JOHNSON The Daily Herald Welcoming the world: According to a recent survey conducted Valley high schools. PTA-sponsor- Provo .High toasSs 'vibrant By MARTA MURVOSH The Daily Herald PROVO Next to BYU, Provo High School may be Transfer deadline Jan. 31 Z AMERICAN FORK -- The deadline to transfers schools in Alpine School school year District for the 2000-0Closes Jan. 31. Students who wish to attend a School that they aren't zoned for need to apply at the school they wish to attend. Principals review the applications in the order received. Prior to March 15, each request will be. granted or denied on the basis of classroom space and programs. Many schools are been closed to transfer students. They are Alpine, Cedar Ridge, Central, Eaglecrest, 1 out-of-are- a . a, elemenand Pleasant Grove-are- a and Mountain schools; Lakeridge, tary Ridge tod Oak Canyon junior high schools; and Lone Peak and Timpanogos high schools. For information call the school you wish your child to transfer to.' ''.., ' . " Snow College receives grant 5'EPrIRAIM Snow College Adelante Literacy Project received $1,500 to improve literacy and provide peracy activities for student through technology. Student will write and illustrate stories in English and Spanish and their words and pictures Will be' placed on the Internet. J , Herald education reporter Maria Murvosh at 354- - 7705 with school news and tips. Fax her at write or stop by at 174 W. Center St. Orem UT 84057, or 4heraldn0rthhotmail.com. 852-506- Eliana Chaparro, Provo High student Sweden, Tonga, United States and Venezuela. Some of the countries have many who were born there. "You just talk to kids about their countries and they just Assistant up," brighten said. Baron Clark Principal The school hung the countries' flags in the east hallway to honor their students' diversity. Preserving traditions Most of the students have families who nave preserved their culture but they don't think about culture when making friends. "It doesn't matter what kinds of people they are," said Gerado Buenrrostro, 17, senior. "What matters is what's inside." Buenrrostro speaks both English and Spanish. He was born in the states to parents from who immigrated Mexico. "I want my children, first of all, to be proud of who they are," Buenrrostro said. For that Buenrrostro, : means keeping his parent's culture, language and religion. In addition to the traditional Mexican saints' days, Catholics celebrate other holidays like La Fiesta de Nuestra Seiiora de Guadeloupe, which celebrates the Virgin's appearance to Juan Diego to warn him that the Aztecs would be slaughtered. High school senior Katie are, we're just all friends," Kaufusi said. Shawn Eavies is focused on "school and work, school and work" and hasn't really family's home for five generations after leaving Europe. The BYU connection ers. What would it be like if he was at a school where others judged each other by their The high school's proximity to BYU is partly responsible for the diversity of its students. The university attracts students, instructors and missionaries from all over the world. Kemppainen's mother is earning her doctorate at culture? BYU. "It might be hard," the sophomore said. Eavies was born in India and speaks only English. "Since I'm adopted, we're just the average American we fight and beat family each other up," the sophomore joked. People from other countries show natives things they wouldn't notice. "The way people greet, when people ask, 'How are you?' It's like " Kemppainen said. That's a little bit hard to get The city's which appeals to housing both students and immigrants who are looking to also is in begin a new life Provo High's zone, Baron said. .1 1 "There is a unique situation," said Richard Gomez, coordinator of Educational Equity for Utah State Office of Education. "Most of those kids have a good, solid foundation." Additionally, many of the Latin or South American countries have intense school systems and students face monthly exams, Gomez said. school senior High Chaparro is one such student. She jumped from first to second grade when her family moved from Buenos thought about if he appreciates attending a high school that is more diverse than oth- Kaufusi's family also preserves their Tongan traditions. As a result, she speaks both English and Tongan fluently and, shows respect to others. Food, weddings and funerals are the same as they were in Tonga, she said. Kaufusi's uncle died recently, and the used to." People who live in the family, his friends and memStates will say to new United bers of the Tongan Methodist "Welcome to Church and his LDS ward people, America." week and stayed awake all But people arriving from sang to show him respect. Latin or South American But the Kaufusi doesn't really think countries think, "I was just in said Eliana about her friends' nationali- America," 10 moved who ties. Chaparro, "At this school We don't years ago from Buenos Aires, like each other for what we Argentina, which was her 'How-do-you-do- ?' ld least-expensiv- e Aires. The Chaparro remembered it took her See ETHNIC, C2 "7. Two BYU students have. each received a Creon Minimicrospheres Family scholarship from Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in , Indianapolis. The scholarships are . jjiyen 20 students & year who have cys; tjc.fibrosis. Teresa Carmody, of Manti,' will receive up to $2,000 a year until she complete her current degree. She began her junior year this past fall. "tf ' Shannon Campbell, of Bakersfield, Calif., also will receive $2,000 a year. She began her freshman year this fall. ; Call The Daily . "Even though I am embracing the American culture, I am not letting my culture go." QimrfEGcrf&ral mix . Stipend winners' named v . - - . - PROVO this city's largest cultural melting pot. Students who were born in 30 different countries attend the school. Many of them speak their native languages as well as English. Some arrived in the United States shortly after their birth and never spoke their parents' language. There are some like Milma who Liisa Kemppainen, four languages. speaks Finnish The Swedish, junior speaks and Estonian, English Finnish. She also studied French and German. "I came to Provo High because I thought there would be more international students here than at Timpview," Kemppainen said. "I like it, the different nationalities and getting to know the cultures." The students are from Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Congo,. Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, England,' ' Guatemala, Germany, Honduras,India, Italy, Japan, ' Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, ld Grovecrest, Highland, Valley View, Legacy, Lehi, Manila, Meadow, and Sego Lily elementary Northridge Lehi-are- a and the new Alpine-areschools; i A by Provo High School the school has the largest percentage of ethnic minorities of Utah from school the the various countries that are represented at the school. hallway jnside displays flags Call it a reward or just plain bribery, but it works As an educator, I've noted it works on my students, too. Some sort of parental to use a nicer, a less pejorareward (whether it be tive word ... like rewarding. Most everyone has an shelling out money for pages of on read or for good report the opinion subject ' for much so cards, allowing driving privibribery, paying leges, giving a new toy) is good grades, for schoolwork completed, for books read. It academically motivating. also takes on subtler forms, Yes, I know good work is like you won't drive if you supposed to be its own reward. But I also know that don't have your Eagle, or we'll pay for insurance if you even the best engines often need to be have a B average. There are But bribery does work endless variations. and often, it works well. Bribery has always worked for me, personally. Of From where I'm sitting, it's a wonderful cause and effect. course, I have a number of As a third grader, my fam- obvious character flaws. Bribing seems like such a , harsh word. Maybe we .ought CLASSROOM NOTES ly. To keep me from getting too frustrated, my father paid me for every book I read, bought me comic books (mostly classic comics) and gave me a new bike if I'd ' kick-starte- gressive Denver classmates, especially in reading (by almost a year). I was put in the slowest reading groups and was losing ground rapid- Michael Rutter . j ily moved to Denver from a backward school in rural southern Oregon. I was hopelessly behind my pro attend reading summer school. I guess it worked; I've never stopped reading. A carefully orchestrated reward system pays scholastic dividends. From my experience, a little bribery is good thing. Too much is bad and can create a vicious circle. A little cash for good grades, something nice for a well-don- e project, is positive. ItH help your kid catch the spirit of his or her academic calling (besides boost his or her GPA). Buying a girl a Corvette because she's made the honor roll, however, seems a bit much. Michael Rutter is a Christa McAuliffe Fellow who has authored numerous articles and textbooks. He teaches English at Provo High School and at BYU. |