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Show -NEWS- B4 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 1 , 2009 Spanish Fork Covering what matters most Cassi Noland Antonia Martinez Cynthia Peck Kayden Timothy Whitney Swenson Mitch Tenney Courtesy photo INTERNING: Pictured is Brooke Barnes using her decorating skills during the Christmas Season at Sweetbriar Cove. SH student interning Salem Hills High School at Sweetbriar Cove Skyhawks of the Month Brooke Barnes is a creative person. She likes to dance, draw and decorate. Trying to decide what she would like to do as a career is a difficult thing, that's why Brooke did an internship at Sweetbriar Cove for one of her school credits this last term in school. She learned how to arrange flowers and how to create interior design sets for the store. Brooke says, "I always looked forward to going to Sweetbriar Cove, it helped me see how you would be able to use your artistic abilities in a business setting." Next year as a senior, Brooke says that she would like to try an internship in psychology and is thinking about working with one of the Wasatch Mental Health facilities. Students must be 18 years old and have completed a Psychology class to be eligible for this internship site. Courtesy photo GLOBAL BUSINESS: Pictured are, Joy Prior, Shayla Richards, Brenton Lamb, Amber Merrill and Sharisa Nay serving up Chinese food. SF Future Business Leaders celebrate world connections Josie Osborn SFHS meeting for the purpose of "global connections." "Since we're a business club," said Sharisa Nay (FBLA Member), "we realize that real life businesses are connected to the entire world so our meeting just symbolized that." The FBLA is also getting geared up for their Regional Competition Spanish Fork High School's FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) recently held a meeting to celebrate Chinese New Year. They got to experience the Chinese culture and of course, eat Chinese food! The Club held this which will be held at Utah Valley University, along with an upcoming service project, where the FBLA members will help to teach some of the elderly members of the community to use computers and set up e-mail accounts in order to keep them connected to their distant friends and family. 4-H Club at . 2, 2009 Spanish Fork Jr: High School will be starting a new setof 4-H clubs. These clubs are part of an afterschool program that has seen much sueI cess here at the junior high. Clubs this term include a Twilight book Club, a Rock I Band Club, Computer 3D Art, Card Making/Paper Crafts, Edible Art, and Weight ' Lifting. ;•'•.-• .' v ; ;;^-:*V('/"^^J?^|,:- -%vi^'. The clubs are held after school from 2:45-4:14, except Wednesdays. On Wednesday clubs are held from 2:00-3:30. Students may join up to two clubs. ; Each club costs $5 for ten weeks of activities and supplies. Registration begins Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 A.M. Clubs tend to fill up quickly so don't put off registration. For more information, contact Susan Fay or Julie Green at Spanish Fork Jr. High School. Also, big thanks to Susan and Julie for coordinating and running these fantastic clubs. These students were nominated by teachers for their different outstanding attributes and contributions to the classroom. The administration and faculty are proud to have them recognized for their excellence. Congratulations to Cassi Noland, Antonia Martinez, Cynthia Peck, Kayden Timothy, Whitney Swenson and Mitch Tenney. SHHS Student Council delivers $10,000 check to Make-A-Wish The Salem Hills High School Student Council traveled to the Make-AWish center in Salt Lake City. SHHS recently raised over $10,000 to grant fellow student, Sarah Prince's wish to go to London. In fact, they raised enougli money to grant the wish of a second Make-A-Wish child, eleven year old Justice. Justice's wish is to go to the San Diego Zoo to handle the baby animals. While he is there, he will be treated to his own behindthe-scenes tour of the zoo. The SHHS Student Council arrived at the MakeA-Wish center in Salt Lake City and were treated to a tour of the facility. The Make-A-Wish Headquarters in Salt Lake is unique. Instead of being a regular office like most centers; the building was designed using the ideas of Make-A-Wish children. It is a very imaginative place surrounded by fountains and gardens with a magical feel to it. Inside, the walls are lined with pictures of kids and their stories. It is a very spiritual place. When a child finds he or she is going to get a wish granted, they get a special invitation in the mail shaped like a castle tower that contains a key. The child, along with their family, travels to the Make-A-Wish Center to request their wish. When a child arrives, the first step is to decide what type of wish he or she would like. There are four types of wishes that Make-A-Wish grants. They are to go somewhere, to get something, to meet someone, or to be someone. If the child isn't sure what he or she wants to do there is a special Make-A-Wish game that helps get the flow of ideas going. sule to send- to the Wish Wizard. To do this they cross a moat into the Wish Tower. To unlock the tower, the child uses the key sent to them. The family enters a beautiful room with a waterfall and is given some private time to talk about the future and wishes with their family. When the child is ready, the wish is placed the capsule into a chute and it is sent to the Wish Wizard. Make-A-Wish kids find the center very magical. It is not unusual for a child to visit multiple times. After the wish is granted, the child has a star raising ceremony. At the star raising ceremony, the child gets to write his or her name on a star and raise it to the ceiling to join the other stars. Make-A-Wish children came up with this idea because they want to be able to leave something behind. Our Student Council was amazed at the strength of the families as they go through such challenging times. Many tears were shed tears as the various stories were told/ The Make-A-Wish program is a life changing organization. SHHS Student Council would like to thank our fellow students, teachers and community for their support in making Sarah and Justice's wish come true. After the child has made a decision, he or she writes the wish down on a scroll and puts it in a special cap- Courtesy photo WISHING AT THE WELL: Sarah at Wishing Well surrounded by student counsel members: Katelyn Burraston, Erika Haney, Stacey Tuckett, Whitney Swenson, Lexi Brown and Hadyn Richardson. |