The document summarizes activities and events at Sugar-Salem High School and Central Elementary School. It discusses the school drama club's recent performance of "Accident, West Virginia" and how involvement in extracurricular activities can influence students' futures. It also describes a class of third grade students who campaigned for president, outlining their proposed policies. Additionally, it discusses how an art teacher at the junior high implemented a low-cost papier mache project that fostered students' creativity.

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Extracurricular activities including
theatrical productions have provided
students of Sugar-Salem High School a
way to get involved. These activities help
provide the basis in determining what
students want to do throughout their
lives.
“Spending Time or Investing Time?
Involvement in High School Curricular
and Extracurricular Activities as Strategic
Action,” an article in the Rationality
and Society Journal, states that
students’ activities can influence future
accomplishments. “A rational choice
perspective on social behavior implies
that individuals engage in purposive
action with the intention of maximizing
their interests in valued objectives
[and]…the choices they face in allocating
time and effort among different activities
can influence their ability to achieve
important life goals.”
Sugar-Salem High School drama
entertained an audience Feb. 27 during
the comical performance of “Accident,
West Virginia.” This classic mystery with a
humorous twist had the audience rolling
with laughter.
Mama Turner, played by Rachel Lines,
owns the ‘Happy Accident Inn,’ where
unique guests stay during their visits. Boy
Turner, played by Josh Parkinson, helps
run the Inn welcoming other characters
including Dr. Merryweather played by
April 7
Regular Early Out Day
April 8 - 12
Spring Break, No School
April 13
Professional
Developement Day:
No School
April 20
Parent Advisory Meeting
April 24
Easter
1. Food Service
Encourage
Return of Lunch
Applications
2. Third Grade
Students Campaign
To Be President
3. Jr. High Teacher
Implements
Cost-Effective
Creativity
“Accident, West Virginia”
Student Involvement in
Extracurricular Activities
By Kimberly A. Anderson

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The breakfast and lunch
program hosted in the
summer by Sugar-Salem Food
Services will start soon. The yearly
deadline for each student to renew
registration for the food program
is September 15.
The applications for free or
reduced lunches will be accepted
until the end of the school year,
but everyone is encouraged to turn
their forms in as soon as possible.
These applications help more than
the lunch program; they also assist
in calculating additional funding
for other programs throughout the
district based on the percentage
of students that receive free or
reduced meals.
Because summer is creeping up,
the Sugar-Salem Food Services
will be hosting the summer
breakfast and lunch programs
once again. These two meals are
offered free of charge to children
from one to 18 years of age. Adults
are welcome, but breakfast for
them will cost $1.90, and lunch
will be $3.00. These meals will be
hosted by Central Elementary.
More details will be available at a
later time.
Along with the breakfast and
lunch programs, Sugar-Salem
Food Services will hold a Spring
Pan and Bake sale on Friday, May
6. They will offer baked goodies
including cupcakes and cookies.
The sale will also include cooking
supplies, such as pans, bowls,
and assorted cooking utensils.
Members of the district are
welcome to come to the junior
high from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
to purchase any of the products.
Food Service Encourage Return
of Lunch Applications
Calvin Pingry, and his assistant
Cedric, played by Kandon
Jeppesen. Agents played by Ben
Barrus and Jill Schlegelmilch
go undercover to determine
the suspect guilty of printing
counterfeit lottery tickets. Mama
Turner plead guilty.
The script, written by Jeffrey
Blake, is a key element to the
drama’s success. Referring to
how the town got its name, Boy
Turner explained how “Accident”
was named after him. Lines such
as “Mama said I was the happiest
accident that ever happened,”
added to the amusement of the
story.
Dr. Merryweather’s assistant
was the true comedian of the
drama. Portrayed not only as an
assistant, Jeppesen’s character
was also the doctor’s case study
of an individual with multiple
personalities. In each scene, he
spoke in various accents and
eventually portrayed the doctor
himself. As a result, the police
arrested the wrong individual.
Behind the entertainment
presented on stage lies hours of
practice. These students have
chosen to invest their time in the
after-school activity of theater.
Taking part in extracurricular
activities allows students to
learn about an area of individual
interest. These experiences allow
students to evaluate what activities
are enjoyable and develop goals
based on what they want to do.
Sugar-Salem High School presents
opportunities for students to get
involved. All it takes is a little
time.

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Third Grade Students Campaign
to be President
By Josh Naatjes
Aclass of third grade students
at Central Elementary School
campaigned for U.S. presidency
Thursday, Feb. 24, as they stood
in front of peers to explain what
they would do if they were elected
president.
As speech time commenced, the
class gathered in a circle to listen
as they took turns presenting
their prepared speeches. Dressed
in tailored tuxedos with bowties
or oversized suit jackets with old
neckties, students walked to the
front of the room to present their
presidential platforms.
In their speeches, class members
made several promises of what
they would do if they were elected
president of the United States.
One candidate, Sam Parkinson,
promised that if he were elected,
he “would make sure gas prices go
down.” Price of gas was not the only
economic issue on the candidates’
minds. Candidate Marley Harrison
promised a tax cut plan that would
ensure “tax prices 25 cents or less.”
Speaking about the health concerns
among third graders, candidate
Riley Thurber said, “I would have
better food for schools. I would get
a bunch of tomatoes and vegetables
to a school so the kids would be
healthy.”
The environment was another
important topic of discussion
among the candidates. Baylee Clay
said she plans to “keep air pollution
away by putting up signs that said,
‘Drive Less’ and ‘buckle up.’”
Others employed a more
sentimental approach.
“I would try to be as good as
Honest Abe,” candidate Sam
Howard said.
The young presidential hopefuls
started down the campaign trail
just two weeks prior to speech
day. Led by their teacher, Tammy
Gee, and student teacher, Stepheni
Beckman, the class engaged in
several educational activities to
better acquaint themselves with the
job of United States president.
According to Gee, the class
covered a number of presidential
topics, ranging from the qualities
of a president to the numerous
responsibilities involved with the
position. Gee said that the class
also “spent a day learning about our
current president,” and then they
spent another unit dedicated to
“learning about famous presidents
from the past and what they were
famous for.”
The presidential activity was
an idea hatched by Beckman, a
student teacher from BYU-Idaho.
The activity’s aim was to help the
students gain a greater appreciation
and understanding of the office of
president of the United States. The
teachers hoped the activity would
inspire the students to begin early
in their evaluation of what makes a
worthy U.S. president.
As a follow up evaluation of the
activity, members of the class were
asked, “What did you learn from
our president’s unit?”
“I learned that [presidents] should
always tell the truth and be kind
or else they won’t be the president
anymore,” student Cambree
McBride said.

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Art students at Sugar-Salem
Jounior High recently finished
their papier mache segment of
class; the best part is that the
combined costs for the students’
projects did not exceed $20.
Teacher Kerry Moser got
inspiration for this unit from
a papier mache class she took
in college. She remembers how
relaxing her projects had been and
said, “Sometimes, these kids just
need that.”
With a bit of newspaper, some
balloons, flour, water paste and
some brown paper towels, the
students learned how to “create
something from nothing,” Moser
said.
Some of the students constructed
piñatas. Their art depicted several
animals including a sea turtle,
snake and fly. One student built
a hot air balloon. Another made
a skull, and has already taken it
home and broken it open at a party.
Luis Hernandez, an eighth-grader
in Moser’s class demonstrated the
process of making a papier mache
clay fish. He hesitated when he was
asked how much he enjoyed art but
said, “Papier mache stuff is pretty
fun.”
Student Katie Blaser made a
monkey. “It was pretty fun, but the
flower paste we used was kind of
annoying.”
Moser has also enjoyed this portion
of class. “It’s really been fun to see
how creative the students are,” she
said.
Papier mache is a useful alternative
to clay, which requires a kiln to
produce. Clay is expensive and
the junior high doesn’t have a
kiln. Because of its cost, any clay
projects the class could make
would have to be small.
“Small is okay, but sometimes it is
refreshing to build projects that are
more substantial,” Moser said.
Students aren’t the only ones who
have created something from
nothing out of this project; Moser
has enabled a teaching opportunity,
despite limited funding.
Through it all, Moser’s focus
remains on the students.
“Students who thought they were
not creative came up with the
neatest things,” Moser said.
Jr. High Teacher Implements
Cost-Effective Creativity
By Jodi Smedley