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Show Sentinel B8 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 Guardian of Your Community News SFHS skills education Courtesy photos GOT SKILLS? Students at Spanish Fork High School are participants in CTE (Career Technical Education) which is a national organization that teaches students the basics in many technical careers that they are interested in. This program allows the opportunity for students to excel in areas such as collision repair, wood working, welding, photography, small engine repair, automotive refinishing and job interviewing skills. Through the CTE program they allow students to demonstrate their skills by competing in a program known as Skills USA. Though many try out to be in Skills USA, only four from each school make it. Once in this competition, the students are able to compete for scholarships in their area of expertise. This year the competition will be held on March 24-25. The students representing Spanish Fork High School include Marvin Mancia, Shon Tomadakis, Chet Harmer and Korbin Seamons in autobody; and J. Ryan Partdige, Brooks Weirick, Taz Young and Logan Mellor in welding. By Paige J Sanford and Andrea De Paz. Job shadow Courtesy photo EYEFUL: This week in Mr. Shepherd's Medical Anatomy and Physiology class at Spanish Fork High School, students got the chance to dissect cow eyeballs. "It was interesting to see what an eye is made up of and how much it resembles an olive," said Trevor West. The students were instructed to make an incision through the cornea and to pull off the lens in order to see what the inside looked like, and also to be able to identify the parts shown on their diagrams. Students enjoyed the experience. By Taylor Christensen. Courtesy photo HELPING HANDS: Pictured with candy and envelopes are Alex Singerman, Allie Winner and Tyson Galovich. Ashworth wins 4 titles Reaching out to Haiti Gavin Hales SFHS Kaleb Ashworth is a senior at Spanish Fork High School. He maintains a 4.0 grade point average. He is also the student body president. On top of all of this, he wrestles for the Dons and has been wrestling his whole life. Kaleb has wrestled varsity since he was a freshman. In his four years wrestling in high school, he has earned four region titles. His senior year has been by far his best, in which he has only lost three matches. At the Southern Division Kaleb Ashworth Wrestling Meet on Feb. 7, 2010, he earned first place in the 145 weight category. An- other tournament this wrestling season in which Kaleb did well was the Best of the West Tournament at Tooele High School. He beat Zach Coffman of Tooele 8-2 in the finals to earn him another first place win. In the Rocky Mountain Rumble on Jan. 19, 2010, Kaleb took second to Justin Penn from Delta. Kaleb earned his fourth region title at Maple Mountain High School, beating Zack Blackham of Uintah by technical fall 17-2. In this tournament, Kaleb was named Region 8 outstanding wrestler in the upper weight divisions. The National Honor Society at Spanish Fork High School set a new goal for the whole school last week. As part of their Character Counts Week, they decided to try and gather 900 dollars and personal hygiene items for the people in Haiti. They picked the number 900 because there are just over 900 students in the school. They figure that if every student donated a dollar, one hygiene item and wrote one letter, they'd have enough to make a difference to the people suffering from the earthquake. The theme for Character Count Weeks "The Character Within" is being exemplified through these activities. NHS sponsored an assembly where motivational speaker Chad Hymas challenged the students to find the character within through reaching out to people in need such as the Haitian people. On Feb. 9, 2010, the students involved in NHS went around to every class and reminded the students of their goals. They picked up some of the donations first thing in the morning on Wednesday, Feb. 10, and continued to collect donations at lunch the rest of the week. NHS also created a Valentine for every person in the school. A quote from Helen Keller summed up the week, "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." Interning at Brockbank SFHS anatomy Courtesy photo Kayla Christensen SFHS EYEFUL: This week in Mr. Shepherd's Medical Anatomy and Physiology class at Spanish Fork High School, students got the chance to dissect cow eyeballs. "It was interesting to see what an eye is made up of and how much it resembles an olive," said Trevor West. The students were instructed to make an incision through the cornea and to pull off the lens in order to see what the inside looked like, and also to be able to identify the parts shown on their diagrams. Students enjoyed the experience. By Taylor Christensen. Rebecca Greene SFHS Chantelle Jones, a senior at Spanish Fork High School, is currently an intern at Brockbank Elementary school. She works in a kindergarten classroom with Mrs. Farr taking on tasks such as reading stories to the children and helping them master their numbers, letters and word families. Jones' favorite part of her internship is interacting with the kids. Chantelle Jones "I absolutely love children ! I always have," Jones how unique each student is said. She enjoys observing and how they respond to different situations. Chantelle's ambition is to major in elementary education and get an endorsement for teaching kindergarten. "I wanted to do something to help others," said Jones. "I wasn't sure what I wanted to do; then I thought, what better thing to be than a teacher?" Besides the fact that she loves the children, a major motivation for her career choice involved a quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero. It said, "What greater or better gift can we offer the republic than to teach and instruct our youth?" |