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Show • N E W S - Spanish Fork B6 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008 Covering ivhat matters most Diamond Fork receives grant Lana Hiskey NEBO DISTRICT Vicki Gardner, geography teacher-at Diamond Fork Junior, received a grant for the Global Positioning • Systems (GPS) through the Nebo Education Foundation. "With Global Positioning System (GPS) technology currently being used to track such things as crime rates, water lines, business growth, building and zoning and the spread of diseases such as the West Nile virus, we were desirous of having GPS units which would allow each of our students to have an individual hands-on experience learning, understanding and practicing how to use thisimportantdevice. Thisgenerousgrant from the Nebo Foundation will allow us to purchase a classroom set of units. We feel this will prepare our students for future job opportunities where they will almost certainly use GPS technology in some form," said Ms. Gardner. "Thank you Nebo Foundation!" Susan Frischknecht, foundation board treasurer, said, "That's what the foundation is all' about - to give our students the best educational opportunities possible whether it's through classroom grants or college scholarships." The Nebo Education Foundation meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 a.m. to discuss submitted educational grants for students in Nebo School District. One of the goals of the foundation is to fund worthwhile projects in the district that provide resources to enrich student learning. The Nebo Education Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization created to bring businesses and donors together for the benefit of Nebo District school children. The foundation carefully manages and disperses tax deductible donations to local schools. Anyone interested in donating to Nebo District schools, classes or programs can do so through the Nebo Education Foundation. Your contribution is a tax deductible charitable gift as provided by law. Contact Lana Hiskey at 801-354-7400, e-mail lana. hiskey@nebo.edu or mail 350 South Main, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Courtesy photo WARM HEARTS: Larsen kids, Jordan Snow, Taylor Kiracofe, Heber Montes, Alex Woerner and Leo Gervilla, try out the blankets before packing them up for the care packages to be sent to Argentina. Valentines service AN Parish and Michele Waite I.AKSE-N What better way to celebrate love, than to let it motivate us to help others. Across America students do hundreds of different activities to celebrate Valentines Day. At Larsen Elementary, sixth grade students and teachers decided to "celebrate" by serving. Approximately 30 babies are born each day at a birthing center located in Northern Argentina. The mothers that come to this center are from the poorest populations. Many of these babies go home wrapped in sheets of plastic or paper because blankets are not available. BYU nurses will spend a month working in the center and have a goal of donating 10,000 blankets there. Larsen Elementary students. teachers and community members decided to put love into action. They began by donating fleece fabric for over a month. Then, throughout most of Valentine's Day at school, students cut the fleece and trimmed and tied edges, making Soft and colorful baby blankets for mothers and babies who would have otherwise gone without. Leo Gervilla, -a sixth grade student said, "This is different. You wouldn't think that work was fun, but this feels good." Other students also commented on how much fun the work was, how good it felt to them and Moira Facer and others asked, "Can we do this again tomorrow?" In the end, it is of course more than a lesson on width, length, searn, salvage, crease, inches, yards, etc, for all the students, teachers and community members involved, it was a lesson of the heart. Courtesy photo GIVEN DIRECTION:Pictured here are geography students, Susan Frischknecht, foundation treasurer; Vicki Gardner, teacher; Lana Hiskey, foundation director; and Troy Peterson, principal of Diamond Fork Junior as he receives the grant for the Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Mt. Loafer gives the gift of love For their service project this year, Mt. Loafer Elementary joined forces with Koins for Kenya. The second grade was already engaged in this service project, and as a school they wanted to help. Through Natalie Brown, a daughter of Mrs. Evelyn Brown, who taught there before she passed away due to cancer, students sent needed items and funds to the children of. the Mnyenzeni School in Kenya. These children walk over two miles to get to school, where their class sizes range from 60 to 150 students. They have very little clothing or even basic necessities, yet they are happy, and love to learn. Students at Mt. Loafer had several opportunities to serve and help these children. Students did service projects around their houses or neighborhoods to earn money and then donated that money to Koins for Kenya. As a school, they raised over $800. They also donated boxes and boxes of books and bails for the children of the Mnyenzeni School. To encourage students to donate, the Student Council agreed to perform "dares" if a certain amount of money could be raised. At an assembly on Thursday, Feb. 21, students preformed our dares, which included dying hair pink (Walker VanTassell) drinking raw eggs (Will Ford) eating worms (Joci Baker) and eating liver (Breanna Allredge). Students didn't quite make our goal to throw a pie in Mrs. Baadsgaard's face, but there's always hope for next year, *> We'd like to thank everyone involved for making this a wonderful opportunity to serve those in need. Courtesy photos Daniela Nuibz LEARNING TO SERVE: The Mt. Loafer student council holds their goal graph made to chart their progress in their goal to help the school in Kenya. by her classmates Cameron Mar/ialc and Rusly Lamb East Meadows Daniela Nuila is'Rees Elementary School's very happy third grader in Mrs. Foster's class. She has one brother and three sisters in her happy family! She has lots of friends. Her favorites are math, basketball, horses, and the book High School Musical. She is a good friend. SPONSORED BY: SECURITY HOME MORTGAGE 7981581 735 N. MAIN. SPANISH ?Your source for Schools news: The Spanish Fork News -v . - -. 'A Covering what matters most Courtesy photo BE MINE: East Meadows Elementary celebrated Valentines Day with creative Valentine's boxes. Each student was encouraged to create a box to fit the theme of their grade level and winners were chosen from each. The themes varied from nursery rhymes (Kindergarten) to the Going West (4th graders). Winners in Kindergarten were Bryndon Cabreros, Mya Veenker, Ryder Fry and Abby Bartholomew; 1st grade Winners were Taya Whitney and Andy Lukins; 2nd grade winners were Natasha Whitney and Tanner Gates; 3rd grade winners were Kaylie Sweat and Kelsey Shepherd. Winning 4th graders were Francis Hoisington and Tristen Hanks; 5th Grade winners were Zack Sawka and Erin Beck, and 6th grade winners were Rhyan Moffitt and Josh Bennett. Pictured on the back row are Erin Beck, Zach Sawka, Rhyan Moffitt and Josh Bennett; middle row: Tristen Hanks, Francis Hoisington, Kelsey Shepherd and Kaylie Sweat; front row: Tanner Gates, Ryder Fry, Taya Whitney, Andy Lukins and Natasha Whitney. 4* 1 m |