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Show DAILY B2 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 HERALD UTAH VALLEY DIGEST Join our new community Web sites at OurTowns.heraldextra.com ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT OREM Ribbon cutting Pleasant Grove High School is having a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new addition today at 3 p.m. at the school entrance on 200 South. After the ceremony, there will be an open r t house as well as parent teacher conferences. The Pleasant Grove High School addition was part of the 2006 ASD Bond. It included 29 new classrooms, new offices, a commons area, a stadium, a track, parking and improved patron entrance and drop off. The project is complete. Students and teachers are in the process of moving into the new area of the school. AMERICAN FORK Arbor Day observed American Fork City observed Arbor Day on Friday with ceremonies in Rotary Park, 400 South and 200 East. Mayor Heber Thompson spoke and recognized efforts of those who contributed to the effort to plant nine new trees in the park. Those included city staff, members of the Beautification and Shade Tree Committee and Miss American Fork Kaitlin Hale. Thompson read a proclamation indicating the city's support for trees and greenery. He quoted J. Sterling Morton, the originator of Arbor Day, "Each generation takes the earth as trustees." "The planting and caring for trees is something that we will hold onto tightly in this community," he said. Councilwoman Sherry Kramer gave thanks to Juel Belmont, who has spearheaded the quest to plant trees for many years. Kaitlin Hale coordinated a volunteer effort to have residents help plant trees that had been donated to the community. "I have always loved and appreciated trees, flowers, bushes and being outside," she said. American Contest winners Fork City has named the wing ners in the Arbor Day contest. The theme was "My Favorite Tree." The contest was open to fourth-grad- e students. The contest was under the direction of the American Fork Arts Council. Brandon Roper, a Boy Scout from American Fork, organized the project for his Eagle project. Wendy's and Shade Clothing donated gift certificates for the winners. Winners were: I Greenwood Elementary: Gabe Devan Johnson First Second Brittany Morriss Third Zachary Amundsen story-writin- I Legacy Elementary: Shannon Brown. First Second Natassja Morgan Gabri Ulloa Third I Shelley Elementary: Savanna Empey First Second Zach Phillips Emilie Tomlinson Third I Forbes Elementary: Malin Nelson First Second Alysheah Zabriskie Third Stockton Manges CEDAR HILLS Cedar Summer watering Hills will not enact landscape watering restrictions this year. Residents may set their own watering schedules. The council and city staff have added upgrades to the pressurized irrigation system, consisting of additional wet wells, three more pumps, an electrical transformer, panel improvePVC ments, and a new distribution main with isolation valving. However, the city encourages its residents to continue lt Photos by MARIO RUIZDaily Herald Noah Webster Academy Genelle Pugmire 798-101- 1 M t ove over Mozart, fpL first-plac- e d to follow the water conservation recommendations of Utah, such as not watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. In addition, residential landscape irrigation plans should be evaluated throughout the watering season, accounting for cooler temperatures in May and September, changing weather conditions, varying soil types, plant materials, maturity of lawn ext. 10 Teacher appreciation and landscaping and reviewing Teacher appreciation week at the necessary steps for achieving a healthy lawn. Pony Express Elementary will be this week. School debaters will have their closing social at the school today from 6 to 8 p.m. come see the new classrooms, offices, and student center in our brand new addition. EAGLE MOUNTAIN Band parent meeting Parents of Lehi High School band students are invited to a meeting at the school today at The Young Artists' Concert Pleasant Grove Orchestra will present its annual Young Artists' Concert today at 7 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove High School auditorium, 700 E. 200 South. The orchestra will be under the direction of guest conductor Benjamin Winkler and will feature youth from In Eagle Spring cleanup Mountain, Dumpsters will be available at the Public Works Building, 2545 N. Sweetwater Road, for residents to use for larger trash items. The Dumpsters are located in front of the wastewater treatment facility. The Dumpsters will be emptied as soon as possible once they are full. Please do not leave any items outside of the Dumpsters. No hazardous materials, tires or appliances can be put in the Dumpsters. The city staff ask everyone to please comply with these procedures so that we may continue to offer this service each spring. 489-565- 1 Pony Express Elementary Springville, Mapleton Daily Herald 344-253- m ; d The Springville Herald Amie Rose, heraldextra.com . "It's exciting for them to see their the first- - through poems turned into lyrics," Routt said. sixth-grad- e students Thanks to Sibelius, a music dictaat Noah Webster tion software, the children can compose songs at will. Peterson says for Academy are comthe younger classes, he figures out posing music on a scale even Amadeus would be jealous the meter or rhythm of the poems and puts that on the Smart Board (a of. The lyrics are provided by the school's annual poetry contest wincomputer-integrate- d whiteboard). The children group together, and by ners from each grade. The idea started last year when unanimous vote, come up with the various notes, runs and keys. Racheal Routt, the school's media "The children build the melody on specialist, and Ben Peterson, its muthe whiteboard," Peterson said. "The sic teacher, joined two projects into voice helps them computer-generateone great competition. According to hear the notes." Routt it begins with a celebration of The process is simple and gives all poetry. ... I j the children an opportunity to present "April is National Poetry Month," an idea, hear the idea and then see if Routt said. "We go over different Jonathan Bayless changes notes on a Smart Board with help from music types of poems similes, limericks, it works with the meter of the poem. instructor Ben Peterson Tuesday, all different kinds. Then we help the With the smart board, the treble and whitebass clef are projected on the children write their own freestyle board. A child steps to the board and poems." friends each and every day." into their own hands and bringing by simply putting his or her finger Nearly 60 children entered the music to life. on a line can have the computer play I "Time to Move" by Jeremy Herpoetry contest. First and second "Music should belong to everyone," nandez, second grade place winners are selected from each back the sound. They can also put sev"Time to move your late for school. Peterson said. "The finer things in life eral fingers on the board and hear a grade. You do fun things, you get so smart. "After a panel of judges reads the variety of notes both moving and held. should be available to everyone." e Now the bus is waiting what is wrong "The kids brainstorm on what the Below are samples of the poems, each votes on one or two curof winners. words with you. Grab your lunch and your are the the Their from each grade," Peterson said. poem," feeling poetry story says to you." "But the poetry contest comes after Peterson said. "They get a chance to things. Now bye-byrently being put to music. The final have a say, directing, 'I want an E or winners will be announced at the By Krissy Langley, sixth grade they have learned to build a musical "Grass can be blue. White can be year-ena G on the staff with the word.'" assembly in May. composition." The children are learning to love Earlier in the year, students in the t "Jumping Rope" By Rachel Rene, glue. Yellow can be light. Any color music literacy classes learned the can be sight." first grade poetry nd music in a way that they "I love to jump rope you see. Every Other winners include: Natalie couldn't before. Thanks to computer various aspects of music composition Wolf, third grade; Katie Clark, fourth including meter, dynamics, rhythm, day under a big tree. You can see programs and innovative teachers, notes and more. The next step is for Noah Webster Academy students are me every day. You can look at me as grade; and Kirsten H. Brewer, fifth children to write the poems. grade. taking music composition and poetry I play. I love to jump rope with my Spanish Fork, Salem, Payson, Elk Ridge, Woodland Hills, Genola, Santaquin Pat Conover, GALLERY & VIDEO CORRESPONDENT Look to your community newspapers to get the full report on issues and happenings that affect you. Debbie Chandler, Madeline Nelson changes notes on a Smart Board in Ben Peterson's music class Tuesday, third-grad- Noah Webster students compose music from poetry LEARN MORE ... Spanish Fork Press VI (A Logan Molyneux, 344-256- 0 Pony Express Elementary will host a buy-one-g- book fair one-free April y 1. Adult youth fishing instruc- tors needed Ten adult volunteers are needed to teach 6- - to about fishing and aquatic resources in Highland. Volunteers will be helping Highland City, American Fork Recreation and the Division of Wildlife Resources with our community fishing program. Youth fishing classes will be taught on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 5:30 p.m. to If you are 7:30 p.m., June a member of the Dedicated Hunter Program with DWR you may earn 16 volunteer hours toward the program. Please contact Emily at (801) 7724543 or emilyhighland-city.or- g for more information. LEIII Book fair Provo, countywide HIGHLAND Lehi High School Debate social Lehi High 7 p.m. MAPLETON Neighborhood meetings The mayor will be holding informational neighborhood meetings. Each meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Mapleton Community Center on the following days: the Northeast Quadrant will be today; the Southwest Quadrant will be Thursday; and the Southeast Quadrant will be Tuesday. across the state. Soloists with the orchestra include Marina Woodward, Hayley Gammon, Claire Gammon and Elise Meiners on piano, Eammon Jensen on french horn, Joseph Van Duren on cello, Joseph Arneson on viola and Megumi Gass on violin. Admission is free to the public through generous sponsorship PLEASANT from such sources as PleasGROVE ant Grove City, the Pleasant Parent-teache- r conferences Grove Arts Commission and The last parent teacher concorporate and private donors. ferences of the school year will This project is also supported be held at Pleasant Grove High by the Utah Arts Council, with School today at 3:30 p.m. and funding from the State of Utah 7 p.m. In addition to meeting with your student's teachers. Continued on next page |
