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Show School SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 12, 1993 The Tassel is worth the hassle sponsors "Reflections" for future reference. Also, consistent with that conBy Cody Spendlove holifused state, when a student simNow that the Christmas days are over, it seems that ply hasnt yet made up their people start to look forward to mind, rather than stress out the upcoming year and what it about it, the student should simmight bring. For many of our ply apply to all the schools they area high school seniors these are considering. Sure, it costs thoughts include college, and them an extra $20 for each they start to take that dreadful school, but it also gets them acstep and finally go in to see their cepted to each school and gives them several more months to counselor. For the benefit of those par- decide. As an added bonus to the parents who will be forced to deal with a student in that awful ent, the decision may then be state of confusion that usually made for them because by May follows such a visit, the follow- the student should hear back ing information might prove from each school, and based on which school offers them the best useful. some colleges scholarshipgrant combination, First, although cut-ofdeadlines the question may be simply ecof differ in their (some the first of February, some nomic. Remember, a student can the last) the standard rule of always turn down a scholarship thumb is that the student needs at one school to go somewhere to have their application in by else later. If they dont apply by February 15, they wont have February 15. This application will include: anything to turn down. More about Financial Aid apAn admission application 1) plication next week. (usually 2 pages) 2) An official high school transcript. 3) Copy of the students best ACT score. The Kanab PTA is sponsor-in- g the Reflectkm$pTogram,: Reflections is ah opportunity for students to use their atiyp talents; by fSxpressmg & works2The themefor the Reflection program is atl:The: broad Imagine theme offeih the opportunity to reaHy use their creative talents Students may choose to explore thbmea $ueh as. Imagine that therein a man in 1992-9- 3 ' the moon.a cure for cancer,;. aliens landed in KanahXIi waspresidehLthe possibilities are only limited by your childs imagination! There are four jgrade divisions: , Primary-K.-- 3 ; Intermediate- - Junior Senior 4-- By Babara Pyles 6 is 1 1 Meggan Pepper years old and in the 5th grade. She was bom in Monticello, Utah, but high- - .7--9 high-10-1- 2 : :: al application fee (usually around $20) n-refundable : Arts-printmakin- g, ; f m New fourth grade teacher Pam Aziz is the new fourth grade teacher at Kanab Elementary School. She is filling the spot vacated by Mrs. Wilson who is moving to Mexico as part of a job transfer with her husband. Aziz is a familiar face at Kanab Elementary, having been a special ed teacher at the school for some time. Friday mornings, we put on the news with video. The hosts go around the school and show things on the bulletin boards. Its fun. I love beinginMr. Jacobs moved to Kanab when she was two months old. She has three class. brothers and two sisters, parIf Meggan ever became PresiLiterature-drama- , poetry ents who are teachers two of the United States, she and dent prose, short stories, song lyr-- : sets of who live in would lower taxes. I would be grandparents ics, fiction and nonfiction Grand Junction, Colorado. But, responsible and know where the there is more to Meggan than a money goes, she says. Music-originnusic composicollection of relatives. Meggan, a former girl scout, tion, with or without words inMeggan is a beautiful girl plays the piano, and likes baseand white side as well as out. She drinks in ball. She enjoys swimming and Photography-blac- k everything she learns from her earns extra money by baby sitcolor prints from any camera, and others. ting. She likes to watch Full includihginstaraaticsiA single parents for In ran November, Meggan House, Charles in Charge, and entry only may include double Student Council President She Jeopardy on television, but posuihS montages, collages, wanted to help make school a thinks most of television is not composite photographs. place students would enjoy com- worth watching. Meggan likes Kanab Elemening. In my Dare Class, we have Visual a place we put notes, says tary School a lot, and would not painting; drawing, collage Meggan. The Dare Lady reads want to go to school in a larger needlework. them and some of the notes say: city like Los Angeles. She beKanab students will be I am treated so badly, I dont lieves there would be too many to come to school." Meggan drugs. Many kids in a big bringing: home a copy of the want she said thought being presi- schools take drugs and want to Reflections rules for further dent would give her a chance to be cool. They just need friends. Eneourage your ipfriton, change all that. They think if they take drugs,, students to participate, , So far, Meggan has learned they will have friends. Thats that being president is a lot of not cool," says Meggan. And what does Meggan think responsibility. When she walks around the playground, other of the Dare Program at her kids ask for help. Once a school? Its a good program, BLOOD PRESSURE younger student said an older especially for the little people student was taking up the slide. (3rd grade at the most). The little I asked the older student how he people dont know how drugs PILLS ONLY WORK would feel if someone was doing can harm your body, she says. that to him. And, he stopped, Meggan says she admires her IF YOU TAKE THEM. says Meggan. Im learning how mother. She is patient. If she to solve problems," she added. asks you to do something and The kids arent bad. Most of the youre busy, she says okay do it time, if another kid comes up when you have the time." and wants to play, they let them. There is one funny story student the that Meggan says Meggan recalls. When she was council plans a dressup career day in the 2nd grade, Meggan had when the weather gets warmer. her mother as her spelling You dress up in what you want to teacher. I called her mom in be when you grow up, she says. If class, she says. Meggan I was principal foraweek, I'd have laughed. When I went back to more dress up days. my class room, I forgot and called American Heart Mr. her Meggan says teacher, my regular teacher Mom. Association What advice does Meggan for Jacobs, who is student council is a good teacher. We her fellow students. Keep up advisor, e 1992, American Heart Association have school news, she says. the good work," she says. Categories of participation: 4) Scholarship application form. Because most schools ask for essentially the same information once a studenthas filled out these forms for one college, most ofthe information can simply be copied to the forms from another school so keep copies to be used Student Spotlight Kanab PTA Educational Talent Search 5)No- 9 V y |