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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 14, 2001 7 Former KHS student hopes to make most of unique business opportunity Community 'ttft I "s " VTrr 'rS ' " ' s' 's'," f, ' VW 'AAssts 9 Domestic Blitz ' r, ' y'ss i company with branches across the west, helps Brown out financially in exchange for a percentage of his profits. The company sets up a paint account at a paint store and also covers liability insurance and workmans compensation for Browns employees. Student Works is a company, not only trying to make painting marketers. team a more professional business, but of a and During the spring, while still also giving students an opportuin school, Brown spends Satur- nity to get hands-o- n experience days and time that he can dur- as managers and leaders. I am really looking forward to ing the week giving free estimates to prospective clients and this summer. It will be a lot of doing marketing activities. He hard work but it will be worth plans to do estimates until July, it. Brown said, Hopefully, I by which time he hopes to have can make some money for school, his summer booked. gain some great experience, and Student Works Painting, a it will look great on my resume. Anyone interested in learning more about this company can visit the Student Works website at www.studentworks.com or While studying for tests and in a business class at USU. After By Dixie Brunner working on class projects at Utah a veiy selective interviewing proState University, former Kanab cess, Brown was selected for the High School student Brandt Brown position and spent two days in the has a number of other things on classroom training for the posihis mind. He has employees to tion. He and other managers will sched- spend part of their spring break I watched as my son unhitched placed before her a mountain of hire, estimates to make and out. to ules and budgets figure doing hands on paint training. the trailerload of paraphernalia Cheerios, and began doing my As a branch manager, Brown Brown, a senior in marketing which accompanies modem ba- chores. For the next 10 minutes will to on chosen be responsible for hiring and take has at bies of late. Sophie and I played a little psy- thisUSU, work as part of a student managingup to four crews ofpaint-er- s basSs"9 9ssss9'S X sssssss9sys SK'sVs 9WsS's9sts's'' s Sf'ssft' AssV Vl'A. As'ss 9? 'ss s '' sA .'sss'sss"ss'S s' AsSSsts-- ' Just watch her go now chological game together. It business opportunity called Stuwoman, my nine month sically goes something like this-th- e dent Works Painting. He is the old granddaughter has more baby hurls the toy across the Smithfield branch manager of stuff than a New York model! room, and watches herhis sigseShe has a pretty dam impres- nificant adult immediately go the company, which sets up lected students as managers of sive assortment of goods for retrieve it. (Im sure that theres g busisomeone who is bald, toothless a big lesson in cause and effect summer be Brown will nesses. responand cant even walk in high heels for said little person to learn.) for of sible all aspects creating a All I know is that I dont need to yet. successful business in Mom, shes moving around go to the gym with my grandSmithfield. quite a bit now, my son warned. daughter around! Brown learned of the company Lunch rolled around and I fed She can really motor. Oh please, Jeremy, I said, Sophie some cereal and bananas. loading the babyjacuzzi into our Now my showering wasnt going trunk, shes only fourteen to be an option. I know for sure pounds and cant walk. Just how that more ended up on me, than call far do you think shes going to in her! get with those stats against her? Naptime. Ahhh, the quiet, the mom her with Sophie, along peace, the solitude. ..no, she and dad, all exchanged knowing wasnt taking a nap, I was. I was smiles. I was exhausted and it was only noon! A little known fact about havto babysit my grandgetting' daughter for five days, and I was ing a baby around is that you locking; forward to it: I mean actually keep your house cleaner A'":?? ' ' ' ' f r r how mtich 'work could that than normal. Oh sure, you have Kanab Middle School ree; 1 all' I did have five sons. rattles, pacifiers and squeaky set up a website. The Granted theyre all older now, toys scattered all over in hurria place to recognise; and quite a bit of time has cane proportion, but you must exceptional students and inform elapsed since they were little have a basic level of sterility the world about activities here people, but I figure parenting is happening. at the schooL The website also I discovered this important like riding a bike, once you have provides links to teacher fact about 35 seconds into my it down, you never forget it. addresses and the SIS online And theyre off... babysittingtenure, when Sophie Student Information System so Cody would you check on had found more lint pieces on that parents; can check indiSophie, I sat her on the blanket the floor than my dryer has pro- -' vidual student grades. We would duced all year. And needless to on the floor in my bedroom. invite the community to check Where mom? he called from say, since she is a baby, anyat: us cut ' Brown Brandt new a branch of Works a Student has floor is considered on the Painting, the bedroom. opened thing vCw.1mishaheJkl2.utus t ; Oh brother, I comment to an important food group for con- cooperative student-ru- n business that helps college students get jobs. myself, a typical man answer, sumption! Dennis and I used to you have to show them every- joke if we wanted to ascertain thing. Shes the little female-typ- e that our sons would eat someperson in the middle of the thing, we needed to just leave it in the dogfood bowl. room. Our afternoon was spent with I know what she looks like, he called in exasperation. Its me basically trying to keep up just that shes not where you with her. When Dennis and the said she was., boys came home, they com1 ran into the bedroom to find mented on the fact I was pantthe' floor indeed minus my ing and had bags under my eyes. She is really...really...busy, granddaughter. She couldnt Talk about a high-maintenan- ce house-paintin- shell-find-out-so- Kanab Middle School now online! on i ? , be.-Afte- web-provide- s 5 e-m- ail 9prma's Country Qifts have gotten far in five minutes. I commented, retrieving her We looked under the bed, in the from under the kitchen sink. other rooms, still no Sophie. You guys are athletically-inclineLets see if your up to the How were we to know that she shoes wanted to check out the Sophie challenge, I said as I handed over the small dynamo. in my closet? I I Please mom, how much work Now Sophie, explained as carried her in the kitchen. You can she be, Kyle said as he took to have to stay put so her. He returned impressed. I can get a few things done. The I But having Sophie has been a fact that its 11:00 a.m., and still havent 'had time to get wonderful experience. While, shes a lot of work, having a baby dressed is not a good thing. She smiled broadly, hitting me around makes everyone happier. in the heqd with the shoe she Ill sure be sad when she goes home. But to tell you the truth, was still carrying. I strapped her into the Im really not sure what Ill do highchair, gave her some toys, with all my free time. d. are-goin- g &&& wmmmffrm wnwriiwaw Hft9s a t. Paths H3)ay Safle2222 Monday, March 19 (one day only) Wearing of the Green Sale Everything in Stock - 40 OFF - Dont Miss This One! 310 South 100 East Heritage Square r, Hfi 435-644-27- 00 Ahr |