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Show www.thespectrum.com — The Spectrum ST. GEORGE NEMBBORHOONS For the week of November 21, 2008 — 5 Disney Enterprises / Gannett News gaiied Bolt, left, Sk seal by John Travolta, and Penny, voiced by Miley Cyrus, appear in a scene from the animated motion picture "Bolt." _. HOOVER e Continued from pg. 3 to Burbank, Calif, she went along, and worked on “Brother Bear: “I always wanted to be in the movies, the Utah-born Hoover said. She tried to follow the usual Hollywood dream, and lived in California, but realized she would rather have a steady paycheck. Combining two passions, she graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in theater and communications and a degree in teaching. Later, she went back to BYU and got a degree in special education. After moving to Burbank, Calif, she bought a home in St. George, and commuted to Burbank, Calif, to work on films. As she did more scratch recordings, her colleagues realized she had the knack for voice-overs, and so gave her the part in “Chicken Little” “That allowed me to get my SAG (Screen Actors’ Guild) card? she said, “so I could do other parts’ While her career didn’t take her in the direction she dreamed as a girl, she believes she has fulfilled the Pe of sass a movie ae opened up a world I didn’t know existed? she said..“You play with different voices and personality traits. They give you a lot of latitude. “For on-screen acting, you have to look a certain way. I can't be a 6-foot-tall model, but I can sound like one. The range is unlimited’ She made the California commute for three years, and was happy to return to teaching, although she still does work for Disney. “T have the best of both worlds, she said. She loves teaching as much as she loves theater and was happy to return to the classroom This is her second year as the special education teacher at Hughes Middle School, and she loves it. She said her class sizes — 10 to 15 students — are small enough that she can make a difference in the lives of her students. “In other schools, they would pack 30 or more (special education) students into a classroom,’ she said. “They werent teaching them, they were corralling them. Disney Enterprises / Gannett News Service Rhino, left, voiced by Mark Walton, and Bolt, voiced by John Travolta, appear in a scene from the animated film "Bolt." “The numbers are perfect here. I have the ability to teach them, and to lift their lives up. I hate it when kids stop dreaming and think their lives suck” Her two worlds are not that far apart, she said. “Teaching gave me a lot of great skills in working with artists; she said. “They're usually kind of needy too’ She said being part of Disney movies is satisfying, but knows the competition for voice-over roles is stiff. ‘A lot of actors want to be in animated movies, she said. “It’s for the kids, and it ey) ote EY 00 FE. Hf St. George, Oa reer Call Today For Appointment: $-$413 lasts forever. I feel fortunate, humbled, to be part of a Walt Disney movie that is going to last forever? Maurice Perkins, assistant principal at Hughes, said Hoover school. is an asset to the “We are so privileged to have her as a teacher, he said. “She does a lot of things to motivate the kids. I have seen amazing things happen because of her.” “Bolt” was created 3-D theater cs CT Met eT RUG as in both digital and 3-D, though the nearest Mesquite. RCty Tie is |