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Show EDUCATION The Park Record. Editor: Bubba Brown education@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 TRAILSIDE JOURNALISM CLUB SEEKS PARTICIPANTS The journalism club at Trailside Elementary School is looking for fourth- and fifth-graders to participate. According to a school newsletter, the club teaches students about media communication and will give them experience “describing the current events of their world, reporting on what interests them, sharing their opinion constructively and clearly expressing themselves.” The club is looking for reporters, editors, photographers and researchers. The club will hold meetings on Mondays through September and October, from 3:10-4:10 p.m., beginning Sept. 12 at the school library. Students can join by attending the first meeting. PCEF NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR RED APPLE GALA The Park City Education Foundation is seeking volunteers to help put on its annual Red Apple Gala, the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year. According to a newsletter, volunteers are needed to organize the gala in advance and to run it on the day of the event. The gala is scheduled for Sept. 10, but there are several opportunities to volunteer in the days leading up to it as well. For a full rundown of positions that need to be filled, visit pcef4.kids.org. Every school whose parent-teacher organization has at least five volunteers will receive $500 from the foundation. YSA OFFERS PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS The Youth Sports Alliance, an organization dedicated to helping youth stay active, is offering a bicycle riding course for elementary school students. According to the group’s website, ywsa. org, the course, which is for students in grades three through five, will introduce participants to riding on trails. Participants should already be able to ride bikes. The course will cover single-track trails, climbing, descending, obstacles and safety. The cost is $100, and it will run from Sept. 16 to Oct. 14. For more information, visit the Youth Sports Alliance website. SAGE IS BACK ON FOR SOME STUDENTS, A-10 www.parkrecord.com YOUNG LIFE GROUP AIMS TO GROW, A-10 A-9 WED/THURS/FRI, AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 Park City athlete has a message: ‘grit it out’ Winter Vinecki aims to deliver inspiration to nearly 1.3 million kids By BUBBA BROWN The Park Record For most of her life, Winter Vinecki has been helping others. Vinecki, a 17-year-old Park City resident, first earned widespread recognition when she became the youngest person ever to finish a marathon on all seven continents. But far more important than that, she would say, is this: She has helped raise nearly $500,000 for cancer research through a non-profit called Team Winter she formed after her father died of prostate cancer when she was 9 years old. She is no stranger to using her position as a world-class athlete to inspire others to do good. That’s why she did not hesitate when Boosterthon, a company that helps more than 1,900 elementary schools raise money, came calling. Boosterthon organizes nine-day “fun run” fundraiser and fitness programs at schools, encouraging students to show leadership and to do all they can to help their schools. Vinecki will be featured in videos shown in each school delivering an important message: You can “grit it out.” She said she hopes her message of BUBBA BROWN/PARK RECORD Winter Vinecki, a 17-year-old Park City athlete, will be featured in a video shown to nearly 1.3 million students this school year, encouraging them to “grit it out” during school fundraisers put on by a company called Boosterthon. She says she hopes her message is inspiring. perseverance, which will be seen by roughly 1.3 million children, proves motivating. “It’s such an important life lesson,” Vinecki said. “No one said chasing your dreams is going to be easy. There are always going to be points where it’s going to be challenging. You may want to give up. You may think, ‘Is it even worth it?’ It’s at those points where you need to grit it out and stick with it and never give up.” “Grit it out” is a theme that has defined Vinecki’s life. She has applied that attitude to running marathons, to Please see Athlete, A-11 Change to start times likely, but isn’t coming yet School board elects not to set goal of switch for 2017-2018 By BUBBA BROWN The Park Record A change in school start times is still likely coming to Park City, but perhaps not as soon as anticipated. The Park City Board of Education last week decided to move forward with the process of shifting the start times, voting to assemble a task force to delve into the operational and financial considerations of making the change. The board specified that classes at Park City High School would start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. but did not include a timeframe for the switch. The vote was four to one, with member J.J. Ehlers voting against the motion because she did not believe the school board had ample time to consider the issue. Earlier in the meeting, a committee that has been studying start times since January recommended that the district change them in time for the 2017-2018 school year. The committee found that research overwhelmingly supports secondary schools beginning later in the morning. Teenagers, research says, are not wired to learn well early in the morning, and they perform better when classes begin around 8:30-9 a.m. High school classes currently start at 7:30 a.m. Please see Start times, A-10 |