Draper Journal July 2017

July 2017 | Vol. 11 Iss. 07

FREE DRAPER ELEMENTARY CREATES MURAL for Lone Peak Hospital

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com In a partnership between Lone Peak Hospital and Draper Elementary, a group of fifth-graders created a mural that will hang in the hospital for an entire year. The mural, a pair of hands creating a heart shape with its fingers, was revealed during a special presentation on May 23.

“From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so, so much for putting this together,” said Travis Smith, the marketing director for Lone Peak Hospital. “We were so excited to see it and we’re so excited to show you. Thank you for all your hard work on it.”

The mural hands are made of individual tiles painted by students. The mural is on display near the front entrance of the hospital.

Lone Peak Hospital CEO Mark Meadows congratulated the group of students on their hard work putting the mural together.

“We just want to let you know how great of a job you guys have done because not a lot of artwork winds up in public places for public presentation,” Meadows said. “This piece is going to stay in this location for this year and then we’re going to move it to another location because we plan on keeping it in this facility forever.”

Meadows told the students the hospital is proud to have their work in their facility and they love the relationship with the school, parents and teachers.

Kylie Welling was the art teacher behind the work. She is

Above: The mural was created by Draper Elementary students and is on display at Lone Peak Hospital. (Kelly Cannon/City Journals) Left: Students pose in front of their mural at Lone Peak Hospital. (Kelly Cannon/City Journals)

the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Teacher at Draper Elementary. Welling said she met with Meadows to discuss what type of project the students could do for the hospital. The theme they landed on together was unity.

“Just like our amazing partnership with the hospital, we are part of a community and we unify together to create the greater good, to create something better. We call it synergy,” Welling said. “We’re really grateful for the partnership with Lone Peak Hospital. We wouldn’t have the amazing arts program that we have without their sponsorship and their support and we are very, very grateful.”

Welling explained the purpose of arts education is to make

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students more like themselves and less like everybody else.

“That’s our role, for you to find out who you are individually,” Welling said. “Each one of these squares is very different but when we bring all of these different pieces together, they unify to create this beautiful project.”

The students began working on the project around mid-January and finished up in March. The mural works as a way to thank the hospital for its financial donations to support the art program.

The money is used to buy materials for the projects shown at the school’s annual arts show.

Welling said she hopes that through the mural project, the students recognize the importance of community partnership. l

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New approach to the tale as old as time

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he Draper Arts Council is bringing the “tale as old as time” to the stage with its summer production of “Beauty and the Beast.” Riding on the popularity of the new live-action movie, the play brings different interpretations to the classic fairy tale.

The idea to do “Beauty and the Beast” for the summer show started a year ago when the council was in the middle of producing “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

“It’s a beloved tale. It’s fun. It’s bright. It’s happy,” said Susan Demill, the director and choreographer of the show.

“We embarked on it a year ago because it’s so huge. We’ve literally worked year-round to get all the bells and whistles that we’ll have in this show.”

Because the show is so popular and is done a lot all over the valley, Demill wanted to create a totally different feeling with her production. She began thinking of new ideas and new ways of putting on the show by listening to the music. She then gleaned inspiration for new parts, such as actually showing the chandeliers the character Lumiere sings about in “Be Our Guest.” The song “Gaston” was changed to a big dance number where 50 actors on stage are tap dancing.

The iconic rose, a central motif to the story, is also different from other productions.

“I have an LED rose that will hang from the top of the proscenium and it’s enormous,” Demill said. “Instead of a little tiny rose that the audience can’t see, there will be a huge rose at the top of the proscenium and as the petals fall, the lights go out. It was a beautiful visual.”

The opening prologue is also different from most productions. Instead of a narrator telling the story of how the prince and his castle were cursed because of his selfishness, Demill took a different approach.

“Everyone’s used to the story so I decided to do it all with movement. I have six dancers who are telling the story The summer production of “Beauty and the Beast” offers a large cast and technical feats. (Draper Arts with movement and it’s kind of a unique take on that,” De- Council) mill said. “I think visually, it’s a very beautiful way to start the show and it really sets the tone that this is a really different ‘Beauty and the Beast’ than what you’ve see before.”

According to Demill, the hardest part of putting the production together was the costumes, since actors have to look like objects while also looking human. character and becomes more relatable and you end up liking him a bit “It’s a clock that is definitely still a person but it has to look like a clock,” Demill said. “And the beast has to be scary yet sing more.”

Trent said being in the same show as his wife has been a lot of fun. a beautiful love song and you have to fall in love with him, even though he’s got prosthetics on that make him really quite hideous looking.”

“We get to practice together at home and we get to go through all The lead rolls of Belle and the Beast are played by married couple Annie and Trent English of Riverton. Annie said she has been dreaming the scenes together to make sure everything is nice and tight,” Trent said.

The most difficult part of playing the Beast for Trent has been singof playing Belle ever since she was a little girl.

“What I love about Belle is that she’s smart yet very kind. I find her ing in the Beast’s voice.

“I’m normally a tenor and Beast is really more of a booming barivery independent,” Annie said. “I’ve always grown up with a more indetone, so I’ve done a lot of training with the music director on the side to pendent personality. I’m just drawn to that. I love how genuine she is.”

To prepare for her role, Annie began taking voice lessons again and try and make my voice more of that full vibrato sound,” Trent said.

The role of the villain Gaston is played by Seth Tippetts. Standing watched the movie over and over.

“The music is very challenging. Belle has a lot of songs that are diffi- six-foot-seven-inches with black hair, Tippets said he’s been told his encult,” Annie said. “So making sure that I’m hitting the notes right and I’m tire life he should play the role of Gaston. “I have a bit of a look,” he said.

Tippets described Gaston as being pure confidence. “If you could put able to tell the story at the same time.”

Trent, who auditioned for either the role of the Beast or Gaston, de- confidence in a bottle and pour into a big red shirt, it’d be Gaston. He’s also kind of a jerk,” Tippets said. “I think people like to hate characters scribed the Beast as being really insecure at the beginning of the play.

“His backstory is he was raised as a prince. He’s kind of this snob- like him so being over the top and smiley and ‘Hey, everyone. You like bish brat. Then he gets cursed and becomes introverted, insecure, doesn’t me because I like me.’”

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All-girl team qualifies for national debate competition

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com

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espite having few resources at their disposal, a pair of middle school girls earned a spot at a national debate competition after taking first at the state competition on April 30. Isabella Nibley and Anna Page of Draper Park Middle School headed out to Birmingham, Alabama at the end of June to compete against other middle school and high school teams.

“It was really exciting. We actually never thought we would place at state considering we’re such an underfunded team.

The programs at other schools like Roland Hall have tons of teachers cheering them on. But we just had our coach and six other kids with us,” Isabella said. “It was really exciting when they called our name for first place.”

Winning the top spot at state and qualifying to go to nationals was an impressive feat considering the school doesn’t even have a debate program. The girls were trying to get funding to even be able to attend the national competition.

“We’re trying to get funding for it because our school isn’t willing to fund any of it. They’re not even paying for our coach anymore,” Isabella said. “They won’t even pay for a classroom anymore for after

school. We literally sit in the hallway on the ground. We’re trying to get funding so we’re able to go.”

According to Isabella, the way the debate competitions work in middle school is there are three tournaments in the fall that work as practice competitions. Then the actual tournaments start in the fall, beginning with the district-wide competition.

If a team places in the top 20 percent at the district competition, they qualify to compete at state. If a team places at state, they earn a spot at the national competition.

“At district, we took the tournament.

All of the teams placed first, second and third,” Isabella said. “At state, we were the only kids who took first. We also took speaker awards.”

According to Anna, the duo debated on the subject of relations with China during the state competition.

“It was set up where we would have four rounds and we’d go up against a different set of two and each round, we’d be assigned a position,” Anna said. “We had four rounds and it was determined on how well you spoke, which you got a point for and if you won the round, you got a point.

Whoever had the most points at the end

placed and was given a prize.”

Anna said she was really shocked when she and Isabella came in first at sate because she wasn’t expecting them to do as well as they did.

“I was expecting, even if we did our very best, we’d come in third or fourth because we didn’t place at state last year and I didn’t feel we were as prepared as the other teams were,” Anna said. “I was surprised and very happy because we had worked super hard. (Going to nationals), it’s my reward for working hard that we get to go to nationals and compete and do what I love to do.”

The pair worked through the Canyons School District Foundation to fund their trip to nationals, and set up a GoFundMe page. They also asked local businesses to contribute to their trip.

“We want to thank everyone for their support in helping us,” Anna said. “We couldn’t have done it without the school’s faculty and our coach and our parents who support us to be able to do what we love. l Anna Page and Isabella Nibley qualified for the national debate competition after taking the state tournament.

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Summer reading program goes beyond books

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com

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very year, the Salt Lake County Library Services offers a summer reading program to people of all ages. This year, the theme is taking participants beyond just books.

The annual program draws thousands of participants, though few completers. The theme this year is “Build a Better World,” an idea that encourages individuals to find ways to make the world a better place.

“They can build a better mind through reading, building a better community through volunteering or participating in community events, becoming involved in political activities, just doing what they can to build a better world,” said Liz Sollis, the marketing and communications manager at Salt Lake County Library Services.

The program focuses on five theme words: read, learn, create, play and connect. Participants take a reading log and complete activities associated with the words. For instance, for “read,” participants can read or listen to a book, read with someone, read a newspaper or magazine, read an online article or e-book or read a poem or picture book. For “connect,” participants can visit a library, attend a concert, make a new friend, explore a new place or volunteer in the community.

Sollis said the idea of the five theme words is to expand the program beyond just reading.

“We want to remind everybody that the county libraries are a place where we can allow that to happen,”Sollis said. “Reading is something that we offer. But we offer programs and resources that allow opportunities for people to learn. We also promote play. Play is an important part of learning. We have programs

that involve play.”

When a participant completes one of the tasks, they fill in a letter of the word on the program record. Once all of the words are filled in, participants can take the record to any Salt Lake County Library and enter into a drawing.

They also get a prize and a ticket to the Natural History Museum of Utah for their library days in August, including an adult-only night.

“We did an adult-only night and they really liked it. We have a lot of adults who participate in the program,” Sollis said. “The Natural History Museum has been a great partner.

What we love about that is it’s a place where kids can go to learn and they can learn a variety of things about their world.”

If participants finish their record and still want to keep reading, the library offers a skyscraper record.

“They can get another reading record and they can continue to read and complete it,” Sol- An example of the kids’ reading record for the Salt Lake County Library Services Summer Reading lis said. “Once they finish their skyscraper re- Program. (Salt Lake County Library Services) cord, they get another entering into a drawing.”

The program runs from June 1 to July 31. well as West Jordan has booths. We have entertainers throughout It was kicked off with a special event on June 2 at Veteran’s Memorial Park, which is adjacent to the West Jordan the night and we have crafts,” Sollis said. “This year, West Jordan is hosting a screening of ‘Moana’ at 8:45 in the park. We also Library and the Viridian Event Center.

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Council approves purchase of property for new park

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com Residents in the northwest section of the city can look forward to a park in their future after the Draper City Council approved the purchase of land during the June 6 meeting. The 5.7 acres that were purchased are located at approximately 700 West and 12300 South.

“We initiated this purchase because we knew this was an important piece and would satisfy this area of Draper’s lack of parks,” said Rhett Ogden, the parks and recreation director for Draper City. “You can see this area is lacking in parks.”

Ogden explained the main benefit of having a new park in this location is it would connect to several existing trails, including the Galena Loop Trail, the Alan Point Trail and the Jordan River Trail. The park will have two parking lots, playing fields, a playground and a group pavilion.

“It’s a very beautiful piece of property,” Ogden said. “It satisfies a park area. It has great trails connections.”

The owner, Randy Bowler, is selling land around the park that will be developed into houses. Bowler is also working with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to potentially build a church meeting house in the area as well.

The city will purchase the park property with construction of the roads, curbs and gutters for a maximum of $2 million.

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“(Bowler would) also donate two of the lots on the north end which are estimated at $480,000. He would donate those to the city in exchange for IRS paperwork,” Ogden said. “The city would have a $2 million cap for not only the park but the infrastructure.”

While plans for development of the area will be in a separate agreement with the developer, Bowler told the council the agreement will include trail system access as a requirement for development.

Councilwoman Michele Weeks approved of the idea of having a park on the west side but still has concerns about the forthcoming development.

“I think it’s a beautiful piece of land to have a park,” Weeks said. “If I vote yes, it doesn’t mean I’m going to vote for the development.

Even though he’s done a good job, I’m still concerned about the amount of homes on the development.”

Councilman Jeff Stenquist also agreed with the need to have a park on the west side of the city.

“This is a beautiful piece of property and it will be a beautiful park,” Stenquist said. “I also think it’d be a great benefit to be able to connect those trails through. The trail connectivity is important.” l

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American Preparatory students pay tribute during Memorial Day assembly

By Julie Slama | Julie@mycityjournals.com Students and guests were silent as Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by American Preparatory junior Merlin Blanchard, recited the Gettysburg Address amongst students acting as fallen soldiers on the battlefield.

It was one of many moments where American Preparatory Academy (APA) students memorialized the holiday in honor of fallen soldiers.

“American Prep holds this commemoration assembly each year before Memorial Day, to help us all turn our thoughts and our hearts to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, losing their lives that we may be free,” said AP Executive Director Carolyn Sharette at Draper I campus.

Each of the three American Preparatory Academy campuses holds a program, and Draper I’s began with first-graders singing “America the Beautiful” with soloists Cate Merrill, Aarna Salimath and Naomi Wortley.

Then came the reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg.

“During the Civil War, there was a terrible battle at a place called Gettysburg. There were 45,000 wounded, missing or died in this horrific battle. Four months after the battle at Gettysburg, President Lincoln dedicated the cemetery there,” Sharette said.

At this point, Blanchard recited the Gettysburg Address as sixth-grade students presented choreographed battle movements.

“It is such a short, powerful speech,” Blanchard said, who added it took him two weeks prepare it for the assembly. “The speech brought about changes in speeches and in our language. It’s an honor to be asked to be Abraham Lincoln as I have his beard, height and similar demeanor. He’s someone I deeply respect. He tried to do what was best for the country; he didn’t just let the South secede when he knew slavery was wrong.”

Sharette said that after the Civil War ended, there were strong feelings of loss as more than 620,000 people had died in the war.

“It was decided that we needed a nation-

al day of remembrance for all the soldiers who had given their lives. So, Memorial Day was proclaimed a national day of remembrance in 1868. The proclamation for the first Memorial Day reads: ‘The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country,’” she said.

Students then learned about World War I soldiers, who died in many European battles.

A fallen soldier’s friend, John McCrae, visited France to see where soldiers had died when he saw wild poppies growing where soil had been dug up for the graves. The poppies inspired him to write a poem, called “In Flanders Fields,” Sharette said.

Sixth-graders then recited the poem and in response, second-graders said “America’s Answer.”

“At the end of World War 1, an American woman named Moina Michael read the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ and was inspired to make the red poppy a symbol of remembrance. This tradition has spread all across the world,” Shepherd said, adding that the poppies students and special guests wore were in honor of soldiers who died in their service.

American Preparatory students’ donations for the poppies were given to Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9803 Commander Carl Moore who, along with Chaplain and Vice Commander Dan Baker, then presented the school with a plaque for the past four years of participating in the poppy program.

Moore said the students’ respect was appreciated.

“It means so much because after we came back from Vietnam, the country was so divided that we hid our uniforms and weren’t appreciated for our service,” he said. “We were away and knew the situation back home, but we didn’t realize how much stress our parents went through when the country was so unsettled.”

Then students learned “Taps,” which originated during the Civil War when a fallen soldier’s captain was denied a three-gun salute

Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by American Preparatory junior Merlin Blanchard, recited the Gettysburg Address amongst students reenacting the battle during American Preparatory Academy’s Memorial Day assembly. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

over his grave, so he played the four-note song.

The idea was taken up by others and by 1891, it was adopted as a standard part of U.S. military funerals.

“Taps” was played on the trumpet by APA Draper II campus student Kristofer Cloward and afterward, fourth-graders performed a rendition of the song, with a solo by Areiha Carbonell. Speaking parts were by fourth-graders Hayden Callister, Arnav Karthikeyan, Mia Munoz, Ryan Rodriguez and Sofia Arriaga.

Students then were reminded of President Bill Clinton issuing a statement in 2000, asking the country “to pause and consider the true meaning” of Memorial Day with a moment of reflection at 3 p.m. local time.

Sharette said this is a way to honor the nearly two million men and women who have

died in the line of duty since 1775.

“We can think about the soldiers who have died for our freedom. We can think about the gifts we have because of their service. Gifts like freedom, being with our families, and living in this great nation,” she said.

Third-graders then sang “Simple Gifts,” after which fifth-graders, with soloist Fabrizio Rodriguez, sang “Homeward Bound.”

At the end of the assembly, students learned how soldiers fold and present flags to family members of a fallen soldier before they filed by and gave their silent thanks to the VFW veterans.

“It’s an extraordinary assembly,” Baker said. “It’s a really moving tribute and we truly appreciated that we’re being thanked for our service.” l

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Fire department donates AEDs to police department

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com

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uring a special presentation at the Draper City Council meeting, the newly formed Draper Fire Department donated three automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the Draper Police Department. The AEDs were given to the police department on June 6.

“We appreciate the opportunity to come before you tonight for what we think is a good occasion to be able to present our police department with three AEDs tonight,” said Fire Chief Clint Smith.

Smith explained the newly formed Draper Fire Department is in the building and preparation phase of development, including purchasing a large amount of emergency medical equipment.

“During that time, we became aware that our police department currently does not have AEDs as a tool in their arsenal and they have been considering and looking at funding options to get a few AEDs to put in their patrol cars,” Smith said. “We talked about and felt that it was important as part of that purchasing process to be able to secure a few extra AEDs to be able to give to our police department.”

Smith said having an AED is a vital tool when it comes to lifesaving measures. According to Smith, 460,000 Americans each year ex-

perience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The two key factors of securing survivability rates of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are early CPR and early defibrillation.

“Normally, only about 10 percent of these patients survive historically,” Smith said. “If CPR is started within two minutes and a defibrillator is deployed within 10 minutes, survivor rates increase as high as 85 percent. That shows you the significance of this tool.”

While the fire department does have AEDs in their stations, their response time to an emergency is generally six to eight minutes. Smith said since police are constantly out and about the city in their police cars, they can be on scene and can begin to render care faster than the fire department.

“In their patrol vehicles, they’re out and about in the community,” Smith said. “They may be able to arrive and initiate this lifesaving care earlier than we can.”

The fire department donated not only the AEDs, but also training to the police department to teach the police officers how to use the AEDs. “Tonight, we’re happy to present three AEDs to our police department and be able to provide them with some training and ongoing

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training with this,” Smith said. “It’ll be another tool for them to carry to increase the care we provide to our community.”

Police Chief Bryan Roberts thanked Smith for the AEDs, saying the training will take place within 30 days of the meeting.

“Having these AEDs is going to be a wonderful tool and a lifesaving piece of equipment

for our community,” Roberts said.

Mayor Troy Walker thanked Smith and his team for donating both the AEDs and the training sessions.

“Hopefully they won’t have to use them and if they do, they’ll be able to save some lives,” Walker said. “Thank you for looking out for each other.” l

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fter having an introduction to coding in school, Draper Park Middle School student Drake Larsen decided he wanted to learn more.

So the sixth-grader decided to apply for a RizePoint STEM scholarship to attend a Code Changers camp to challenge himself.

“I’m really looking forward to learning more coding,” Drake said. “In Hour of Code at school, we’ve learned how to make a character move or create shapes.

I’ve done some pretty cool stuff in Scratch and Java too.”

On May 17, 20 Canyons School District students from fifth grade through tenth grade were honored as RizePoint scholarship recipients after a committee reviewed their applications, which included personal explanations of their own ambitions to learn at a STEM camp, their academic records and recommendations from a teacher and a peer.

RizePoint, headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, has mobile and cloud-based auditing software that helps organizations improve the quality, safety and sustainability of their products, services and facilities. Companies can gather better data, see results earlier and act faster on any red flags.

RizePoint’s auditing software is used by five of the top eight hospitality brands, including Marriott and IHG, and five of the top eight food service brands, including McDonald’s and Wendy’s.

This is the second year the RizePoint scholarships have been awarded. Most of the recipients are students in fifth grade and middle school.

“This helps students attend a summer camp outside of what they learn in the district,” Canyons Education Foundation Development Officer Laura Barlow said.

“It gives our students a great opportunity to learn new, fun things, and that is huge. It enhances what they’re already learning and gives them a jumpstart into STEM. It excites students about learning.”

Students selected their camps and some of those chosen this

Corner Canyon High freshman Talia Larsen smiles with RizePoint CEO Frank Maylett after receiving a scholarship to attend a STEM summer camp. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

year include GREAT Camp, Girls Go Digital, Robotics Exploration, HTML Coding, Lego Mindstorms and Scratch, Smart Camp, Code Changers, Youth Academy of Excellence Inventions of Antiquity, Aviation Day Camp, Junior Naturalist, Play Well Master Engineering, Odyssey Camp, Tech Camp, Bricks 4Kidz, Mars Exploration in Kansas and Hatfield Marine Science Investigations in Oregon.

RizePoint CEO Frank Maylett said the organization looks at students’ applications to see why the scholarship is important to them.

“We award the STEM scholarships to young men and women for some amazing opportunities because we want to invest in their future, as many of these smart, talented and motivated students will be working in technology and we can help them in that path,” he said. “For some students, this is the first time they’ve filled out a scholarship application. This is something they earn and impacts their lives and what they’re doing.”

Maylett said a new report found that the growing Utah tech-

nology sector had 15,000 unfilled jobs and was struggling to find skilled workers in the 5,000 tech companies in the state.

He said some students want to discover answers to help animals, find cures for chronic diseases, or have just moved to Utah and want to have this opportunity that hasn’t been offered before. Some students write about their interests in the STEM field, but also address the need for the scholarship.

“Some students might not be able to afford to attend a camp so this is a way we can help them enroll in some pretty amazing opportunities,” he said about the first program of its kind in Utah.

“We’ve had students say that they wouldn’t be able to attend otherwise as it would be a financial burden.”

Maylett also said that RizePoint supports STEM education, with a focus on access to providing that technical education for females.

Drake’s older sister, Talia, also will be attending Code Changers.

“I’ve found Hour of Code at school really interesting,” said the

Corner Canyon freshman, who said this is her first scholarship she’s received. “I’m not sure yet if I want a career as a coder, but this is a good opportunity for me to learn more about the field and figure that out. I know there are not many females in the field. This camp sounds pretty cool.”

In addition to Drake and Talia, this year’s winners include Abdullah Husin, Hillcrest High; Abigail Slama-Catron, Midvale Middle; Alvin Tai, Albion Middle; Amelia Slama-Catron, Hillcrest High; Andrew Romanovsky, Midvale Middle; Bradley Williams, East Sandy Elementary; Charles Avila, Mt. Jordan Middle; Christian Soderberg, Lone Peak Elementary; Diana Alzerreca, Eastmont Middle; Emily Erickson, Indian Hills Middle; Emily Waters, Union Middle; Eric Snaufer, Midvale Middle; Kiriana Jolley, Eastmont Middle; Romeny Molia Salanoa, Alta View Elementary; Ryan Pomeroy, Indian Hills Middle; Savanna Moursal, Butler Elementary; Shaylee Nielsen, Mt. Jordan Middle; and Yuexi Chloe Chen, Granite Elementary. l

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Canyons Film Festival teaches organizational, literacy skills

By Julie Slama | Julie@mycityjournals.com

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t’s a few months after the red carpet at the eighth annual Canyons Film Festival rolled up, but what students learned in creating their entries will be put to use in the classroom.

District Education Technology Specialist Katie Blunt said the skills students learn, such as organization and literacy, translate into their classroom work as well as in the films they create.

“The students start with brainstorming, turn their idea in to a story with a storyboard and screen play, they write, they research, they synthesize the information to learn how best to communicate their message,” she said. “It’s a group project, Canyons School District Spokesman Jeff Haney and Secondary they learn how to collaborate. These are Education Technology Specialist Camille Cole present Midvale skills that translate into the classroom as Middle School’s Abigail Slama-Catron with her award for Best Middle School Documentary. (Julie Slama/City Journals) well as into the real world.”

Through the process, students learn Elementary in Sandy. Liam teamed up with his not only how to create their film, but also sister, Chloe, to be the elementary PSA winner for how to edit and revise.

“Students learn how to do revisions just like “Road Rules,” and he won elementary animation they may have to with a writing assignment in with “My Little Story.”

Liam and Chloe also were repeat winners school. We see improvements in films from year to year,” said Blunt, who is the project lead of the film from last year, as was Entrada High Draper campus teacher Wade Harmon, who submitted “Any Given festival.

She also said it allows the students to become Saturday,” which won both the teacher film categocreative, which can be seen from stop-motion films ry and the Utah American Graduate Teacher Film Award. to creative features.

Other double winners were the high school “Being creative and coming up with my own ideas is part of the fun of the film festival,” said documentary winners, Gavin Hawkins, Ethan Perry Midvale Middle School sixth-grader Abigail Sla- and Connor Cagle of Entrada High Draper Camma-Catron, who has won five awards in the past pus, with “Merry Joseph.” They also won the Utah five years at the film festival. “Last year, I just took American Graduate Champion Award.

Other PSA winners include Emily Erickson, an idea of what all my dog could accomplish in his daily life and went with it — up until he chose to Indian Hills Middle; and Cassidy Wixom, Corner Canyon High. fly.”

Other animation winners include Ethan White, This year, Abigail won with her documentary “Strike Out,” based on her First Lego League Draper Park Middle; and Alma Sabey, Connor Cagel, Devin Johnson, Entrada High Draper Campus. team’s project.

Newscast winners include Quail Hollow El“I look into what I’m doing and what’s going on around me for ideas as well. I’ve made PSAs ementary’s James Anderson, James Covey, Anna (public service announcements) about selling Girl Fetzer, Jade Fiedler, Amelia Harris, Cole Madsen, Scout cookies or helping homeless pets. I’ve made Kaden Morzelewski, Raegan Simmons, Priscella documentaries about a church providing a tem- Smingler, Jamus Wangsgard; Draper Park’s jourporary home and hand-up to transitional families nalism classes; and Corner Canyon High’s Chrisand about the construction of Mt. Jordan Middle topher Collins, Connin Fife, Sean Garrick, Bethany School. I like directing people and creating the Hardy-Smith, Joshua Hurt, Madison Jolley, Gabe Schino and Taylor Sampson. films, but I do it because it’s fun.”

Other documentary winners include Belle Abigail and other students in the school district can get assistance, if they choose, from their Davidson, Basil Gillette, Payton Romero, Clara educational technology specialists, who are as- Biesinger, Lucero Reyes, Addison Darling, Bianca signed to schools to teach students numerous skills. Brito, Mason Daytonn, Maddox Titan Schaugaard, “I’ve learned about using a tripod, organizing Aliyah Wilkins, Mia Yanagui and Elise Montesinos my storyline so it’s not going all over the place and of Bell View Elementary.

In the feature category, the winners include preparing before I actually begin filming,” Abigail Charlotte Smith, Sunrise Elementary; Eastmont said.

The district also provides tutorials to help stu- Middle’s Tayler Peisley, Sara Batoo and Alysya dents, Blunt said. This year, it was on storyboards. Brown; and Amelia Pena and Isaac Bowen from Next year, students can look for enhanced audio Corner Canyon High.

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“We try to identify areas in the films where all Inspiration Award recipient is Krissy Holsonbach, Midvale Elementary; and the Utah American Gradstudents can improve,” Blunt said.

Through the years, the interest in the film fes- uate Documentary Award winners are Ethan Perry, tival has increased. Five years ago, there were only Gavin Hawkins and, Alma Sabey from Entrada 50 entries. This year, there were 154 entries by 442 High Draper Campus.

The poster contest winner is “Film the Stars,” students at 24 schools. Some students were multiple winners, such as Liam Morgan of Brookwood by Joshua McGee, Draper Park Middle. l

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t. John the Baptist fifth-graders put their best foot forward as they put their job-seeking skills to the test.

After learning how to fill out a job application, create a resume and practice interview techniques, the students met with the human resource leadership team from Master Control, who conducted mock interviews, all in preparation for the students’ day downtown at the Junior Achievement (JA) City.

“We want to give our students the skills in knowing how to best present themselves that will help them when they apply for jobs, be interviewed for a college scholarship and any time interpersonal skills are needed,” said fifth-grade teacher Janet Tetzloff.

“Right now, the students are learning the impact that can be made in these mock interviews.”

Tetzloff, who has taught 10 years, said that learning about job-seeking skills ties into the Junior Achievement curriculum.

“They learn about economics as they take roles in a mock city, but we want them to also learn about how to get a job. Students had more of a real-life experience by having professionals conduct the interviews.

They learned the responsibility of needing to be prepared. Many students were nervous as they dressed in business attire and practiced with mock questions, but others said it was less nerve-wracking to be in the interview than to prepare for it. In fact, they’re ready to do another one,” she said.

Some years, Tetzloff and other teachers have interviewed students, but this year, Master Control’s Vice

St. John the Baptist fifth-grade students participated in mock interviews with a human resource leadership team from Master Control in preparation for their day at Junior Achievement City. (Nevah Stevenson/St. John the Baptist Elementary School)

President of Corporate Operations and Human Resources Alicia Garcia offered first to give students tips when filling out an application as well as other advice, such as maintaining conversation during the interview, before participating in the mock interviews.

Garcia said it also educates students about the role of human resources and about what they can do now to prepare for the workforce.

“When I was in school, I never knew what human resources did,” Tetzloff said.

“So I Iet them know about what we do as well as help them put together a resume and learn how to apply for a job. I stress three important messages: stay in school, stay away from drugs and try not to get into trouble.

Those are what interviewers look at — their highest level of schooling, if they pass a drug test and their background screening. I hope

we help them realize they should think twice about what decisions they make.”

In the mock interviews, Garcia and her team asked questions that may be asked in real-life interviews, but on a fifth-grade level.

“We asked why they are interested in the position at JA City, what one thing they can do to improve themselves, three words to describe themselves and about their extra-curricular activities and how they are a leader or a follower in those.

We look at what they say, but also how they say it — if they look us in the eye and greet us with a firm handshake,” she said.

Although the human resources team doesn’t make decisions about the roles the students have at JA City, they do provide feedback that will help the students in future interviews.

“We want them to dive into success, to have that

engaging smile, to be comfortable talking about their strengths and presenting themselves. There are some amazing, talented students,” she said.

Tetzloff said that at JA City students learn more about the real world and work responsibility, such as fulfilling vacant jobs.

“They may get there to learn that one of their team members is sick and the job still needs to happen even if someone is absent. They may learn it takes more than 20 minutes at lunch to bank, eat and shop so they learn to prioritize. Meanwhile, they’re balancing their business while running it, learning about advertisements or loan applications and getting that real-life experience in running a town. It’s a wonderful opportunity and by preparing students, we’re extending that experience even more,” she said. l

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New Draper Elementary principal named as Riddle leaves

By Julie Slama | Julie@mycityjournals.com

Current Draper Elementary Principal Piper Riddle, seen here in front on right, celebrated Draper Elementary’s 40th at the school art gala in 2016. She will leave to become Heber Elementary principal. Christy Waddell will assume the duties of principal July 1. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

Draper Elementary students shouldn’t be surprised next fall when they see their new principal riding a bike to school.

Christy Waddell, who is an outdoor enthusiast, will take the helm of Draper Elementary July 1, replacing Piper Riddle, who has taken a principal’s post with Heber Elementary, a Spanish dual-immersion school in Heber, Utah.

“I’m excited to get to know the kids, the parents, the Draper Elementary community,” Waddell said. “Draper Elementary teachers are known in the (Canyons School) District for being hard workers and knowing how to help their students succeed.”

Waddell is familiar with Draper as she resides in the community and can be seen hiking nearby canyons or biking on the trails or roads.

Waddell, who has been an administrator at Hillcrest High and Eastmont Middle School, currently is the principal of Butler Elementary in

Cottonwood Heights. She has been involved in the education field for 27 years.

“The schools are similar in the fact that Draper Elementary is a great family community, like Butler, and the parents love to be extremely involved in the activities at the school and support their students and teachers,” Waddell said.

Another similarity is both schools house dual immersion. Draper teachers instruct in the Chinese language while Butler Elementary teaches French.

“I’ve had experience with dual immersion for seven years, having worked longer in dual immersion than any other Canyons School District principal. I understand the value on the language and culture and support the relationships with this program and the community,” she said.

Waddell is excited about Draper Elementary’s long-standing art collection.

“It’s a wonderful oppor-

tunity for our community to have access to the art. My mother’s friend was one of the students who were involved in buying the (Norman Rockwell) Ichabod Crane painting so it’s been fun for me to learn the history of the collection and to preserve it,” she said.

The growing art collection, as well as students involved in the arts, has been an important part of the school, Riddle said.

“I think the legacy of Draper is that we value and appreciate our arts — visual arts and performing arts,” Riddle said. “We’re proud that our students have had the Beverley Taylor Sorensen arts program here for a number of years.”

The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program is a teaching partnership between highly qualified arts specialists and classroom teachers in more than 100 Utah elementary schools.

Working with the classroom specialist, the arts specialist will give students arts instruc-

tion that ties into the state’s fine-arts core curriculum.

Riddle also will miss the enthusiasm and devotion of her school community.

“I’m going to miss the positive energy in our school community. Our staff is so dedicated to our kids and their success,” she said. “The role of a school is to nurture the whole child to be a reader, writer, mathematician, good citizen — to teach empathy, kindness, the arts, technology, chess, choir, orchestra, coding, technology. We’re in it together to help all our kids find something they’re good at and the district’s framework supports that.”

Other changes in Canyons School District Draper schools include Sandy’s Jordan High School Achievement Coach Randall Saltz being named Draper Park Middle School’s assistant principal and the school’s administrative intern Nate Edvalson departing for an assistant principal post at Eastmont Middle School in Sandy.. l

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High school lacrosse sanctioned for the state

By Jesse Sindelar | jesse.s@mycityjournals.com When the Utah High School Activity Association (UHSAA) finally sanctioned the sport of lacrosse as a varsity sport for the state of Utah, Brae Burbidge was in shock.

“I couldn’t believe it. I looked at Craig (Morris) and both of our mouths were just hanging open,” Burbidge said.

Burbidge and three other prominent pushers, Craig Morris, Renee Tribe and Bryan Barnhill, have been trying to get the sport of lacrosse out of the realm of club sport-dom and into an official sanctioned varsity sport for about two years now.

“We met with the UHSAA five or six times since we started the process. They have been great, but we never really got the support we needed. Last October, we finally started gaining a little bit of traction,” Burbidge said.

In the most recent meeting with the UHSAA in early May, they brought up the subject of sanctioning again. There hasn’t been a new sanctioned sport in 11 years.

“Craig and I started the discussion and they opened it up for conversation. As the discussion went on, two reps, Amber Shill and Belinda Johnson, started to make some pretty good points in our favor regarding sanctioning. The momentum started to shift in the meeting, and eventually they called for a vote,” said Burbidge.

And it overwhelmingly passed. The first season of lacrosse as an official sanctioned sport is planned for the spring season of 2020.

However, while the sport is sanctioned, their work is not done. The individual districts and schools still have to sanction it themselves for their respective schools.

“The delay is good, because it will give time for the districts and school to figure out things like costs and field use, and if they do, how they will divvy up the schools,” Burbidge said.

Regardless, this is big step for the sport in the state, and the motivation to keep this process going is high and relevant for Burbidge and others.

“The club system worked great, we appreciated the autonomy that came with it. But being sanctioned does two things. It makes it safer, by allowing teams to use school buses and school trainers and facilities. And it legitimizes the sport. For example, for teams that win the state championship, some schools won’t allow them to put the trophy in the school because it is a club sport.”

“Sanctioning will allow for growth for the sport of lacrosse in Utah, such as increasing nationwide recognition, especially for things like scholarships,” added Amy Erickson, head coach of the Olympus girls lacrosse team.

“If you look at when soccer was officially sanctioned, it exploded after that. Most lacrosse programs are the second largest sports team at the school, only behind football,” Burbidge said.

While the process is still underway, this is a crucial step for lacrosse in the state. For the players, it will be safer, and they will receive the recognition they so rightly deserve for their achievements. For the coaches, it will add legitimacy and recognition for their teams and programs. And for the state, it will be great brand exposure, and a stepping stone for the sport and state on the national scale. l

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Mark Rockwood: Record breaker and bookworm

By Jesse Sindelar | jesse.s@mycityjournals.com

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ome people are lucky enough to excel at a sport, others are lucky enough to excel at school, and even some others are lucky enough to excel at both. For Mark Rockwood, while he excelled at both, luck had no part in it.

In Mark’s family, running track is family tradition. While his family members might not be able to boast about their 4.0 GPA or broken school records, his family is what got him started running in the first place.

“I’m from Colorado originally, and my older brother and my dad had run track pretty seriously. I started track at age 5, but I stopped for a while after that. Then my family moved to Germany for a year, and I joined the high school team there for a year,” said Rockwood.

And from then on, the sprinter’s track career only got more impressive. He is a senior on Corner Canyon’s track team, and he currently holds school records in the 100-, 200and 400-meter sprints, set this year.

And as impressive as that might be, Rockwood was also selected for Academic All-State track team with a 4.0 GPA. That is straight A’s, from start to finish.

Few people can boast school records or a 4.0 GPA, and even fewer can boast both. For Rockwood, success came from setting high goals for himself and pursuing said goals with determination.

“I consider myself a dreamer and a realist.

I need to be realistic about setting a goal, but

Corner Canyon sprinter Mark Rockwood broke three school records and was selected for Academic All-State with a 4.0 GPA. (Mark Rockwood/ Draper)

Rockwood set school records in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter sprint. (Mark Rockwood/ Draper)

those goals need to be high goals. So for example, for the 400, I set a goal of breaking 50 seconds, or for high school, I wanted to get a 4.0. Even if they seemed far-fetched, I didn’t let myself not achieve them,” Rockwood said.

With such great success in both school and sports, the time management and life balance required is impressive in its own right.

But for Rockwood, the balance was natural throughout his life.

“I didn’t know any other way. I had always played sports — football, basketball, track. I moved here my junior year, and didn’t really know school without sports. I knew I wanted to do well in both school and sports.”

“I just had to prioritize my time really well. As soon as I would get back home from practice, I got to work on my homework. My parents didn’t really need to hound me about it, I just knew what I needed to do,” Rockwood said.

With his realistic goals in mind, Mark did achieve them. He got a 4.0, and he broke 50 seconds for the 400-meter sprint (he clocked in at 48.85 seconds).

Seeing such accurate and realistic goal setting and achievements from a high school senior might depress some and give hope to others, but hopefully all can understand the patience and dedication it takes to achieve what he has achieved.

The dreamer/realist Rockwood’s exemplary year will be a fond memory for him, and hopefully an inspiration for all. It appears the track world and academic world alike have a bright star headed their way. l

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he Juan Diego boys soccer team had a tumultuous season to say the least. The reigning 3A state champions went into this season with a lighter roster than before, having lost seven seniors, with only four returning starters. “(This season) was characterized by chaos,” said head coach Scott Platz. “We had players in and out of the lineup, two different spring breaks to work around, and some inconsistent results.”

Their chaotic season, however, wasn’t enough to deter them from finishing second in their region behind Ridgeline High School, and returning to the state final again.

After their roster had been depleted from last year, losing seven senior starters, not much was expected from the team. “We were not given much a of a chance starting the year,” Platz said.

Preseason started out well, with a victory against Uintah and Davis, schools in a higher division than Juan Diego (4A and 5A, respectively). The successful preseason trickled into the season. They won seven of their first eight conference games, trading wins with Ridgeline.

But then they got a wake-up call. After being tied 3-3 in the first half of their next conference game, Ben Lomond scored in overtime to hand them their second conference loss of the season. “Our first couple of wins had been a little messy. And then we lost to Ben Lomond.

That was the wake-up game,” Platz said.

The loss was their last loss of the regular season. The team then marched straight to

the finals, where they eventually lost in double overtime to, again, you guessed it, Ridgeline.

While the loss was a painful one, especially to a bitter season rival like Ridgeline, Coach Platz recognized the evolution the program has experienced through his 11 years as the head coach.

“The first year I started out, the team was very senior led, which made it hard for me to have a positive impact. Some years we were without a lot of talent,” Platz lamented.

“But about five years ago, everyone, including myself and the coaches, improved and really stepped up. We got some more talent in the squad, and the players really showed me that they wanted to develop the program, and the legacy,” said Platz.

Platz mentioned that this development has apparently lasted. A few alumni called him the day before the final to wish the team luck, and to let him know they planned to attend the final and cheer their old team on.

This mindset is essential for future development of the program.

“Luckily, this year we only had four seniors, compared to last year (seven). But the current players, they are good, and they really have shown me that they want to be a part of the program, for the long run,” Platz said.

After losing seven starters and having a turbulent season “characterized by chaos,” the team was not given high hopes this season. However, they took those hopes as high as they would go, which ultimately ended in a heart-wrenching defeat in the final. l

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A Day of Champions looks to support young athletes

By Jesse Sindelar | jesse.s@mycityjournals.com

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eremy Holm has a passion-filled life of irony. The American bobsled athlete has had an accomplishment-filled life, but he was not born with a passion for bobsled.

“I hated roller coasters as a kid. And I am from Oklahoma. Neither of those things lend themselves to becoming a bobsledder, but I guess God has a sense of humor,” Holm joked.

Holm moved to Utah at a young age, and attended Skyline High School. During his sophomore year, he decided to pursue bobsledding, and his career has only gone up from there.

He has been a professional bobsled trainer and the head coach for the United States Adaptive Bobsled team, which allows for wheelchair athletes and amputees to compete in bobsledding. Holm has also published two books and does public speaking throughout the country.

However, while his career has flourished, Holm has struggled personally with other problems.

“I struggled with anxiety and depression when I was younger. Bobsled really helped, it was such a good outlet,” Holm said.

Enter his foundation, A Day of Champions.

The foundation looks to support student athletes, as well as their parents and coaches, to not only be better athletes, but to be better people, as well.

“A Day of Champions organizes student-athlete conferences, so pretty much like TED talks for athletes, coaches and parents,” Holm said.

“We are looking to take our previous experiences in high-level athletics, and in life in general, and share that with young, upcoming athletes, as well as their coaches and their parJeremy Holm is an American bobsled athlete who founded A Day of Champions, a student-athlete support foundation.

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ents,” said Holm.

These experiences range from sports nutrition and body health to leadership qualities and the psyche of a champion. But one of the most important skills the foundation wants to teach is overcoming adversity.

Holm wants this foundation to show athletes how their sport can teach them how to overcome adversity and how this skill can support them in their lives as well, with his own struggle with anxiety and depression as the first example.

“Nowadays, these specialized student athletes work so hard to succeed. (A Day of Champions) wants to help them succeed, but also be a mentor to them, and prep them for life, college and career. I struggled, but my sport was my outlet, and I hope to create a great future for these kids,” Holm said.

The next conference will be at Cottonwood High School on Oct. 7. Speakers include a former Miss USA and an ESPN commentator, a Paralympic snowboarder who beat cancer and a sports nutritionist for the U.S. Olympic Ski team.

For the future, Holm only wants to improve and expand.

“We hope to soon be doing a conference in every state in the nation. We are working on a documentary-esque video about athletes overcoming adversity, and training material to hand out for coaches and parents,” Holm said. “We want to benefit the athletic community across the board. Our goal is to elevate, educate and motivate. If we can save or inspire one kid in this process, it is totally worth it.” l

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For the second year in a row, Corner Canyon girls golf took home the state title, winning by 17 points. (Aimee Kartchner/Corner Canyon girls golf)

They did it again.

Corner Canyon girls golf team made history a year ago by winning the school’s first (high school sanctioned) state championship. They made history again on May 16 by repeating as the 4A state champions.

“Honestly, it was kind of almost unreal that we won it again,” said junior Makenna Kartchner a few days after the euphoric celebrations.

Being a repeat made it all the sweeter for junior Cristi Ciasca.

“To do it two times in a row, it’s something that you don’t come by a lot so it’s great to be able to have that experience,” she said. She later added, “That’s really exciting being able to represent our school that way.”

Five girls finished in the top 21, making them runaway winners by 17 points over closest challenger Alta.

Even though the Chargers won by double digits, it wasn’t without a few nerves on day two of the tournament. After some uncharacteristic double and triple bogeys, head coach Ryan Kartchner said the weight of expectations may have started to reach the girls. “(It) was a little nerve racking more so than last year, but it was pretty exciting and still fun for the girls. It was fun to see them in that situation,” said Ryan, also the head pro at Hidden Valley Country Club and father to Makenna.

Junior Emma Winfree, who finished tied for third, said she was nervous throughout both days, including her even par round on day one.

“There’s always a little bit of pressure, but (it’s about) just trying to keep calm and keep do-

ing as good as I can,” Winfree said.

May 16 also doubled as Winfree’s birthday with her describing the championship as “a pretty good birthday present.”

The school was in full support mode with the athletic director, assistant principal and principal — in addition to the students who were excused from school to come watch — all present for the memorable day.

“A lot of people came out, it had a different feel. It was a repeat for one, and everybody wanted to see that happen,” Ryan said.

Target on their backs It was mid-April when the Chargers lost a region tournament to their friendly rivals at Alta.

If it wasn’t a turning point in their season, the six-stroke loss certainly poked the bear.

“It just made us want (the state title) even harder. It just pushed us even more and made us work even harder,” Winfree said.

With Corner Canyon taking state last year by a whopping 33 points, the team knew they had a target on their backs coming into the year, something they relished.

“I always told the girls it’s fun to be part of everyone else’s goals,” Ryan said.

But the third-year head coach knew teams weren’t going to roll over and give them the trophy.

“Even though we knew we were still probably the favorites and still a really, really good team going in, we needed to get better no matter what,” Ryan said.

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What made the repeat possible Every winning team is the result of some lucrative concoction. For the Chargers girls golf team, it was a combination of mental fortitude, personal improvement, coaching and team chemistry.

In addition to team practices, the girls had individual sessions with Ryan at Hidden Valley where they could set goals and see what each could improve upon for tournament play.

“They all have a pretty good golf sense and golf mind,” he said of the players. “They have great swings, but where they’ve improved the most this year is the short game and the mental side.”

And, in a sport like golf, the mental game is as crucial as the athletic game.

“It’s amazing how you can have the golf game and the skill but if you don’t have that mental strength as well then it’s hard for you to shoot good scores,” said Makenna, who played the state tournament with a knee brace after hyperextending her knee while cheerleading.

The team is notorious for their bus rides filled with dancing and rapping to old-school hip-hop. Team sleepovers and team dinners are common throughout the season to help enhance that crucial team chemistry.

“It all just comes so naturally,” Winfree said of the camaraderie. “We all just love each other, want the best for each other, support each other, are proud of each other when we do good.”

It appears the team has struck the sweet spot between focused preparation and rambunctious enjoyment.

“We take it seriously on the course, but off the course at practices we joke around and try to get everyone laughing. It’s

Junior Makenna Kartchner tees off during the 4A state championships at Meadowbrook Golf Course. (Aimee Kartchner/Corner Canyon girls golf)

just super fun,” Makenna said. That camaraderie extends beyond the Chargers golf team as well.

The golf team shares its bus rides with Alta, engaging in multiple friendly matches between them, and friendships have blossomed.

“Those girls are honestly some of the best girls I’ve ever met. They’re our biggest competition but they’re also our favorite girls to play with, to talk to,” Makenna said.

The connection even includes a group text between the

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The Corner Canyon girls golf team stand behind their 4A state championship trophy. (Aimee Kartchner/Corner Canyon girls golf)

teams titled “Alta Canyon” where they send funny pictures and discuss school and boys.

After the state tournament, the champs and runners-up took pictures with each other on the 18th green.

“Girls golf is such a small world … it’s way fun, it’s in a good spot at least in this part of the valley,” Ryan said.

Brewing dynasty The Chargers won their second state title with four juniors and two sophomores, meaning the core of this legend-building team returns next year for a potential three-peat. It begs the question, is a girls golf dynasty forming at Corner Canyon?

“I’ve joked that we have a little bit of a UConn womens basketball-like dynasty brewing here. We’re obviously a long ways down the road from something like that,” Ryan said. “Obviously, we’ll be on the top of everyone’s lists going in but we’ll get better.”

Ciasca said they’re working hard to start that dynasty.

“Next year we have a good shot, and we have a lot of girls who have the drive that want to win the championship. I think that (drive) will be good to introduce to the new players to carry it on later after our graduating class,” she said.

Beginning the 2016 season with six girls, the team has blossomed to 14, with success begetting more interest.

Winning state despite the girls feeling like they didn’t play their best — various players hitting triple and double bogeys on the final day — may not bode well for those chasing the Chargers.

“It shows our hard work and how much it pays off and it shows how great our coaching staff is and how much they do for us; how much we support each other in our team chemistry being so good. I think it all plays a big part,” Winfree said.

“We’re just really proud of ourselves,” Winfree continued.

“We knew that we could do it all along but just actually knowing now makes it that much better. We’re hoping to do it for a third time next year and we’re starting to prepare for that already.”

And with coaches like Ryan and assistant Lexi Gagon, the girls feel like they’re in good hands.

“We love both of the coaches so much and they make such a great impact on our game and how we do,” Winfree said. “We couldn’t do it without them.” l

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4 years ago today we learned to live without an oven. This wasn’t some kind of self-inflicted new fad diet, our kitchen flooded and we decided to update the kitchen prior to fixing the floor. We had plans drawn up that included some beautiful new cabinets, flooring, and removal of a pesky wall that would make my new space gorgeous.

Well, as things go, life got in the way and we never did do the remodel. Instead, choosing to bank the floor repair money and save up so as not to have to finance the rest of it. Hence we didn’t fix the oven because we knew the new plan had a different sized oven. Friends thought I must be crazy, but I found the enjoyment of having the hubby grill throughout all for seasons a nice break from the day-to-day grind of cooking dinner, and not having an oven became no big deal (for me anyway). #ovenfreemovement on Facebook if you’re interested in some of my ramblings about the joys of going oven free.

In the end, we did finally get it fixed after about 2 years. I personally did not see the need, but my hubby said he was craving some chocolate chip cookies that weren’t from a box. The floor, however, remains slightly warped and is now quite scraped up from not bothering to have it screened routinely, I have decided to officially call my kitchen the shabby chic distressed look and added a few French inspired yard sale finds to make the image complete.

Nearly 20 years old now, our concrete is beginning to become cracked and pitted you can’t walk on it in bare feet. It’s actually quite nice as the extra grip it offers in the winter aids in keeping me from slipping, but the need for constant sweeping in the summer, makes the quick run out in bare feet to retrieve the mail or empty the garbage a bit of a hazard on the feet. So, I used this as an excuse to put a stylish shoe rack near the front door. I made it from an old pallet using instructions I found on Pinterest.

Our basement flooded this spring from all the rain. We aren’t really sure yet what caused it, but the hubby did have an idea and made a repair. We’re hoping for rain as to know for sure. In the flooding process, the furniture in the basement has been displaced because we aren’t really sure if we got the leak fixed and don’t want

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Today on my morning walk, I notice that my neighbors are getting a new roof.

Hum, I had just found a couple of shingles of the color of our roof while weeding the crack in the driveway. Oh boy... ... It has become clear to me I thought as I was jogging along (they say jogging has a way of clearing the mind). I just realized the dream home I purchased all those years ago has become a fixer-upper.

Hum... I have always imagined the joys of buying a fixer upper and turning it into my dream home. I wonder if I could get on one of those HGTV shows? I think I’ll give it a shot. At least my brass doorknobs are back in style. Now if only golden oak and rose colored carpet would make a comeback. l

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f all the things technology has disrupted, our patience has taken the biggest hit. Once we were a people who could wait four to six weeks for our Disco Fever albums to arrive from Columbia House Records, but now if our iTunes playlist takes more than 15 seconds to download, we’re screaming obscenities and kicking chairs.

We’ve become angry, impatient individuals.

We keep saying we want patience, even pray for it, but when we get the chance to demonstrate patience, $%&* usually hits the fan.

Remember when microwaves were a luxury? Remember when we had to chop, slice and actually cook our food on the stove? Now we don’t have time for that! We want our food fast ‘cause we have things to do!

When I wrote a report for school, I loaded a piece of paper in my mom’s Smith Corona typewriter and typed about 13 words a minute, or until all the keys stuck together and I had to pry them apart. If I made a grammatical mistake and didn’t have any white-out, I sighed and rolled in a new piece of paper to start over.

Now we type 80 words a minute—on a keyboard the size of a bar of soap— grammar be damned! Who has time for the spelling and the punctuation and the sentence structure? Not us. We’ve reverted to sending text messages made up entirely of images because who has time to make words?

If you had pioneer ancestors, patience should be an intricate part of your DNA. After all, these stalwart men and women walked for weeks to bring their families to Utah. They walked and walked with no distractions, barring the occasional oxen breakdown. Now we sit in traffic, honking and barking at fellow

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Before cell phones, there were no middle of the night conversations unless you were lucky enough to have a pair of walkie talkies with a range of about 10 feet. But if you stuck your head out the window and leaned toward your friend’s house, and if she did the same, you could almost hear each other on the walkie talkie. By that point, you could just yell across the yard to each other.

Now we’re stuck to our phones having never-ending conversations by text, instant messaging, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, etc. But we’re not saying anything.

Meaningful discussions seem to have gone the way of the typewriter and handcart.

We’re too busy to send handwritten thank-you notes. We don’t send postcards from trips. No one knows what a treat long-distance phone calls were to grandparents. We’ve forgotten the tolerance we needed as the telephone line connected to the internet, making that horrible data sound that rattled your back teeth.

Patience is more than a virtue. It makes us empathetic, hopeful, optimistic and kind. It reminds us not everything has to be fast. It gives us the chance to look forward to something, like listening to the Disco Fever album from Columbia House Records, delivered by the mailman in only six weeks. l

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Acupuncture, yoga, massage therapy and Chinese herbs can all be found under one roof, at Neighborhood Acupuncture and Healing Arts Center (NAAHAC).

NAAHAC was founded in 2011 by Heather and Stephen Wisely. Heather is a licensed acupuncturist, massage therapist, Reiki master, Chinese herbalist and E-RYT 500 yoga instructor. She is a leading wellness expert in the Salt Lake Valley with over 16 years of experience in the industry.

Stephen has been a supporter and driving force in the Salt Lake Valley Yoga Community for the last 10 years. He is an E-RYT 200 yoga instructor, Reiki master, RYS lead instructor and has been certified in many forms of meditation. Stephen is also the current chairman of the Draper Chamber of Commerce and the youngest person to ever hold the position.

“We set out with one goal,” said Stephen.

“To help as many people as possible.”

They began by first remodeling a 100-yearold building in Draper’s historic district and working as the only employees. They offered affordable acupuncture treatments, therapeutic yoga classes and an herbal pharmacy.

There was a lot of hard work and long hours to start, but the Wisely’s found support in the community and interest in alternative/ integrative medicine. This allowed them to expand, and in 2013, they introduced massage services as well as massage techniques not commonly available such as fire cupping, Gua Sha and Tui Na. In 2015, they expanded again adding their own herbal line of organically sourced products: teas, bath blends, hydrosols and bulk herbs. In 2016, Stephen and Heather added a second

yoga studio at their location to accommodate the opening of Neighborhood Yoga, a registered yoga school offering teacher training.

“We take a more traditional approach to Yoga in order to utilize its true healing power,” Stephen said. “Our yoga classes are unique in that we offer many gentle yoga classes which are easily modified for people who have limited range of motion or pain.”

The acupuncturists have master of science degrees in traditional Oriental medicine.

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Integrative medicine recognizes there is a place for traditional medicine that still help many patients. Although, in the past few years, there has been an increase from conventional healthcare institutions now showing acceptance of treatments and philosophies that historically have not been part of mainstream medicine.

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Anyone who’s taken a road trip in the western United States is either familiar with — or has longed to locate — the yellow, red and black sign of a Les Schwab Tire Center, famed for its friendly and reliable service. Draper’s own outpost of Les Schwab is a fixture of downtown, conveniently located just southwest of the entrance to Little Cottonwood Canyon.

In terms of miles, the Draper store is a long way from the original Les Schwab in Prineville, Oregon, but not far at all in terms of values. Since its founding in 1952, the company has built customers for life by delivering unparalleled, world-class service.

The company has repaid customers’ loyalty to the business with strong community giving programs, often focused on young people. The Draper store supports athletic programs in football, basketball and baseball at the Corner Canyon, Alta and Juan Diego Catholic high schools. It was also a sponsor of the recently completed milelong Little Valley Instructional Trail for HealthyDraper.com, Dave Lambert, Manager which gives budding

mountain bikers a safe place where they can ride and have fun.

“We like to support organizations and events that teach lessons about responsibility, hard work and serving the community, because those are our values too,” said Dave Lambert, the Draper store manager.

The company began as a family affair: Founder Les Schwab purchased a small OK Rubber Welders tire store with a $3,500 investment and a loan from his brother-in-law. In the first year, Les increased the store’s sales from $32,000 to $150,000, because the “supermarket tire store” concept he came up with was so popular with customers. With the tire warehouse located in the showroom, customers could walk through the racks and see the actual tires that would go on their vehicle. Les also stocked more than one brand of tire in each size, so customers had a wide selection of products and price ranges.

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Right now, just before the summer travel season, is a great time to stop by the Draper Les Schwab store for a free Pre-Trip Safety Check. They’ll check your tires’ air pressure and tread depth, and do a visual alignment inspection to ensure the tires are wearing evenly. They’ll also inspect your brakes, shocks and battery, all for free. Because peace of mind is also a Les Schwab value. l

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