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Show Education Wed/Thurs/Fri, April 25-27, 2018 The Park Record. Editor: Carolyn Webber education@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 CONCERT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH Park City High School sophomore Faith Froehlich plans to host a fundraising event on Friday, April 27, at 5:30 p.m. at O’Shucks Bar and Grill in Pinebrook, according to an event poster. She is raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in a statewide competition called Student of the Year. The Utah student who raises the most will win a scholarship. Froehlich, who is a cancer survivor, is hoping to raise the money by Saturday. The event will include a concert featuring four local bands. It costs $10 to attend. All proceeds will go to the society. FORUM ON FOSTER CARE TO TAKE PLACE SATURDAY Mountain Life Church is scheduled to host a forum with the nonprofit Utah Foster Care on Saturday, April 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. According to an event flier, the forum will discuss the foster care situation in Utah and the need for more foster families. Parents who currently foster children will speak during the forum, which is free and open to the public. It is scheduled to take place at Mountain Life Church, located at 7375 Silver Creek Road. Registration is required to attend. To register, visit mountainlife.org/utah-foster-care/. DISTRICT TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON ANXIETY The Park City School District is scheduled to host a presentation titled Anxiety, Why Does it Matter? According to the district’s website, it is set to take place on May 1 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Ecker Hill Middle School. Parents will learn how to better distinguish between hormones involved in adolescence and a mental health disorder. Psychologists from the district will provide the training and share resources that parents can use. The event is free and open to the public. The Park Record A-5 MCFARLAND RUNNERS TO SPEAK TO YOUTH, A-6 A-5 TECH SKILLS HONORED IN STATE COMPETITION, A-6 www.parkrecord.com WED/THURS/FRI, APRIL 25-27, 2018 Junior high clubs build ties between teens There are 11 clubs that students can join in the after-school program CAROLYN WEBBER The Park Record A few minutes after the last bell rings at Treasure Mountain Junior High, you might see students racing radio-controlled cars, solving Rubik’s Cubes or making crafts. All of those, and more, are part of Treasure Mountain’s after-school program. The Mustang After School Academy, or MASA, as it is called, began last school year and already has 11 active clubs, said Amy Jenkins, assistant principal of Treasure Mountain. She said that the clubs allow students to participate in activities that they are interested in while in an informal setting with one of their teachers. Jenkins said that, prior to creating after-school clubs, which are funded by the Park City Education Foundation, three days a week after school were set apart for students to receive help with homework. Jenkins and Niko Jensen, a counselor at the school, started talking about how they could improve and expand the program, so MASA began. Most of the ideas for the clubs emerged directly from the students, Jenkins said. The Rubik’s Cube club started this school year and was born from an interest of student Estelle Meneses, who wanted to practice her Rubik’s Cube skills, for instance. The club, which has about six students, meets every other week and holds competitions for who can solve the 3-D puzzles the fastest. “I would always see other people doing Rubik’s Cubes, but they weren’t allowed to do it during class so I figured, why not just make a club?” she said. She said that the club allows her, and her fellow students, to relieve stress and relax. Recently, another group of girls came up with an idea for a club to address the #MeToo movement, Jenkins said. She said that letting the students select the themes for the clubs has been crucial to the program’s success. While doing COURTESY OF SAM THOMPSON Estelle Meneses, right, participates in one of Treasure Mountain Junior High’s after-school programs with fellow student Mesa Vickrey. Meneses helped start the Rubik’s Cube club this school year, which she said helps her relieve stress and have fun. activities that they love, they are able to “let off steam and have some fun,” she said. Plus, they are connected with a teacher who cares about them and is reliable, predictable and trustworthy. “The thing doesn’t matter. It could be peanut butter and jelly,” Jenkins said. “It’s really about wanting to spend time with the people there — (not only) the other kids who are like-minded students, but also the adult that is there.” By building relationships with teachers, the teens then have someone they can go to when they are dealing with issues regarding school, friends or personal struggles, Jenkins said. “When we think about all of the stress that they are under, aside from being a kid, it is so important for them to be able to feel like someone cares about them and, in that minute when they don’t know what to do, that person is there,” she said. Sam Thompson, a technology coach at the school and supervisor of the RC club, said that there have been moments where he has helped kids talk through all types of problems, both with their cars and with their lives. “They feel like they have somebody at school that has their back,” he said. “Because it’s a less-structured environment than a typical classroom environment, it’s definitely more relaxed. They can let their guards down.” During gatherings of the RC club, the students race remote-controlled cars, but also learn how to dismantle, clean and reassemble them. He said that the students learn to fix them when they break, Please see Clubs, A-6 MAY 2018 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH CONNECTING HEARTS & MINDS 2018 IT’S TIME AGAIN FOR THE PARK RECORD’S ANNUAL QUEST TO FIND THE BEST OF THE BEST IN PARK CITY, AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU, THE PEOPLE, THINK! SO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! VOTE MAY 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST AT PARKRECORD.COM/PARKCITYSBEST RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PARK RECORD ON JULY 25TH, 2018! Stigma Free, How it Should Be. BELOW ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR SCHEDULE OF MAY EVENTS. Visit ConnectSummitCounty.org or facebook/ConnectSummitCounty for the full calendar. We look forward to seeing you. SCHOOLS, NO FAMILY IS FRONT LINE & BLUE LINE: STRESS AND FREE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA THIS EPIDEMIC PARENTS & Presentation by author Ana Homayoun. MAY 3 Talk by Adm. James Winnefeld and Mary Winnefeld on opioid addiction. Jim Santy Auditorium MAY 8 6:00pm, Free PRO-ACTIVE AGING: PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE Lunch & Learn with Liz Garcia-Leavitt (LCSW), Univ. of Utah. MAY 7 Noon, Free Basin Rec. Fieldhouse a u d i o v i s u a l Lunch provided courtesy of Applegate HomeCare & Hospice. Reservation required. RSVP by May 4 connectsummitcounty@gmail.com 8 18 2018 20 6:30pm, Free Intermountain Park City Hospital-Blair Education and Conference Center HOW ARE WE DOING ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE? Community Discussion moderated by Ollie Wilder. MAY 10* & 15** 6:30pm, Free *Kamas Valley Branch, Summit County Library **Jim Santy Auditorium THE BRAIN STORY: THE SCIENCE POLICE WORKING BEHIND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, TOGETHER MENTAL HEALTH Talk and Resource Fair presented by Summit County Sheriff’s Office MAY 14 6:00pm, Free Ecker Hill Middle School CONCUSSION/ TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: IMPACTS ON MENTAL HEALTH Panel discussion with freestyle champion Alex Schlopy, Lauren Ziaks (DPT, ATC) and Antoinetta Russo (PhD) moderated by Lynn Ware Peek (KPCW) MAY 16 6:00pm, Free Jim Santy Auditorium AND ADDICTION Dr. Nicole Sherren, Neuroscientist, (The Palix Foundation) MAY 22 6:30pm, Free Intermountain Park City Hospital-Blair Education and Conference Center 70 YEARS OF HEALTHY MINDS: CURRENT RESEARCH ON BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Talks and Research Showcase by U of U Psychiatry Department MAY 31 6:30pm, Free Sheldon Richins Building Auditorium |