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UPCOMING EVENTS
MAY 21
SENIORS AWARDS ASSEMBLY

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MAY 22
DARE PARTY AT FAT CATS

MAY 23
SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

MAY 23
5TH GRADE FIELD TRIP

MAY 24
FIELD DAY

MAY 25
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

GRANDPA BAND GETS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ROCKING

BY ANDREW WASHBURN
ugar City, IdahoA four-piece grandpa band played 1950s and 1960s hits in Central Elementary Schools gymnasium for students on Friday, May 13. We all got together in high school, except our drummer, hes new, said Bryce Holman. e band has clearly created some nice rhythm together and focuses on playing the music they like. e grandpa band plays at Central Elementary every year. Several students expressed how excited they are whenever the band comes. We just like dancing and running around, said a fourth-grade girl. Her words lived to be true as students of all grades showed no sign of separation, but all played and danced together. One sixth grader li ed his friend up as high as he could, the friend could then see over the entire crowd. Other songs at the assembly included classic hits like Wipeout, Pretty Woman, and Blue Moon. All the while kids were forming dancing trains and following each other around, Mrs. Holman even joined the train line a few times. Halfway through the concert Mrs. Holman brought out a limbo stick and invited the teachers to join her in doing the limbo. e band started playing Limbo Rock, and the teachers did their best to get under the bar. A er a few face plants, and a couple of sore

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As soon as the music started, the students and teachers jumped on their feet and started dancing. Most teachers then lined the walls of the gym and gave plenty of space for the students to move around. Physical education teacher Mrs. Holman, one of the rst teachers on her feet, led the students in famous 1950s and 1960s dances like the twist. Its good exercise and the kids love it, Holman said. Holman was in the middle of the crowd just moments later, tying a students shoelaces to ensure no injuries would occur. She likes to have fun but also wants to make sure its safe for everyone. e band was made up of lead guitarist Glade Peterson, guitarist Neil Shirley, bass player Bryce Holman and drummer Jason Lenz. Lenzs teenage son Cameron even jumped on the drums for a few songs. Weve been playing together for 45 years.

INSIDE

SCHOOL DISTRICT HOLDS ANNUAL MOTHERS DAYS BAKE SALE SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS ENDOF-YEAR CONCERT FOURTH-GRADERS LEARN HISTORIC TECHNIQUES OF EXPLORERS

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backsides, visiting parents joined in the fun and one exible parent was victorious. e students cheered and laughed through the entire limbo. Students loved seeing their parents and teachers bending and grooving to the music.

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At the end of the concert assembly, the band played one last hit as teachers held limbo sticks at the di erent doors and all the students did the limbo on their way out of the cafeteria and back to their classrooms for the end of the day.

SCHOOL DISTRICT HOLDS ANNUAL MOTHERS DAYS BAKE SALE

BY BOBBY MACEY
esidents of Sugar City, Idaho, and long time customers ocked to the Sugar Salem High School on Friday, May 11, 2012 for the annual bake sale. Lunch ladies from around the district spent the week preparing for the annual event where they sell all sorts of sweets, breads and baking utensils to the public. According to one employee, the sale has been going on for at least 25 years. Bonnie Palmer, the president of this years sale said she has been a part of it for 14 years and it has gotten a lot bigger since she started. She said most of the customers return annually and live in the Sugar City area. When asked what the most popular baked goods at the sale are, she said, Pies or donuts are the favorites. Cheryle Nanney, a district employee, was running the money till and said last year the event brought in about $4,000. With all the preparation that takes place for this event, the district expects to make around the same amount this year. It should be known that all the sweets at this yearly event arent sold just for the satisfaction of customers who claim to have a sweet tooth either. e proceeds of the event this year will be used to fund a trip for the districts food service employees to go to Denver, Colo., to attend the National Food Service Convention. e convention is limited to school districts from around the country and provides updated techniques, nutritional information, and food preparation services for chefs serving food to students in America. Pam Hart, a district chef and employee, expressed her excitement about the convention during the bake sale. She worked the pie table and helped buyers narrow down their choices as they were presented with delicious looking options. Each pie sold for $7 but looked like a million. Other popular items were diverse avors of cookies and decadent peanut butter bars. Troy Williams, a local resident and annual customer, goes to the sale

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every year speci cally for the peanut butter bars. ey freeze extremely well, said Williams, who purchased them with the intention to do exactly that. With customers purchasing such mass amounts of sweets and other baked goods, Palmer said, It makes clean up a lot easier. She likes the idea that the more thats sold at the event leads to less worrying about cleaning a erward. Palmer also

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said, By 5 o clock this place will be almost empty. In her 14 years, she has come to appreciate an easier clean up. With their eyes focused on the prize of attending the convention in Denver, the district chefs and employees stayed busy throughout the a ernoon and all look forward to another 365 days before it all happens again on the Friday before Mothers Day 2013.

SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS END-OF-YEAR CONCERT

ugar-Salem High School held their end-of-year choir performance on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. is years concert featured a medley that was over 20 minutes long. e choir sang many di erent songs, including Still the One Abide with Me and We Beseech ee. e students have practiced for this concert for the past ve months.

Mr. Cherrington makes choir really fun. Sometimes it is hard to sing because he is always making us laugh.

BY JOY BAIRD

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Karen Fogle, the mother of student performer Emren Fogle, was pleased to attend the concert where her daughter was performing such beautiful pieces. Fogle explained that her daughter has been singing in choirs since seventh grade and has high hopes that she will continue to sing in the future years. Layla Deacon, a student at the high school, participated in this years concert. When asked what her favorite part of choir is she responded, Mr. Cherrington makes choir really fun. Sometimes it is hard to sing because he is always making us laugh. e Choir Director, Joseph Cherrington, teaches for the Sugar-Salem School District. He is involved with the elementary school, junior high, and high school and has taught for the past 29 years. Cherrington explained that before this school year, he would have to beg students to join his choirs because there were never enough students. is year, however, something changed and over 60 students tried out for the Audition Choir which only holds 24 spots. Cherrington then spoke with the administration and asked for two audition choirs to be made available to the students. e administration o ered him the class as long as he

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was able to keep up with the program, but even with two choirs, Cherrington still needed to cut 15 students. e program is now booming. When asked what he likes most about what he does, Cherrington responded, e chance to rehearse and create music. Its great to let the kids discover what they can really do. Cherrington also taught many junior high students the joy in singing. He has over 80 students that now sing in his choirs at the junior high level: one-third of the schools population. Cherrington received his bachelors and masters degrees in music education from BYU and taught for many years at Ricks College. He was asked why he preferred to teach the youth at local schools rather than at the University. He said, I love taking raw talent, young talent, and pulling it together to make something beautiful. is years concert was a huge success and has helped develop a love for music in the school. e community hopes that the motivation Cherrington has created will continue to develop and grow. Hes found a way to inspire the students to appreciate and love music whether they are at the elementary, junior high, or the high school level.

Students performed various songs throughtout the concert. Below are some facts about a select few. Still the One

Abide With Me

Used as the jingle for an ABC protional from 1977 until 1980. It was also used in two

Originally based o of a poem written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847 as he struggled with tuberculosis. He passed away three weeks a er nishing.

e choir makes up one-third of the schools population.

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presidential campaings, the 2004 Bush campaign, and the 2008 McCain campaign.

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BY RYAN CUMMINS
On May 2, 2012, Kershaw Intermediate School in Sugar City, Idaho, took a eld trip with the fourthgraders to the Krupp Scout Hollow campsite. ey met mountain men dressed in animal skins from head to toe. ey were holding musket ri es, imitating early trappers who explored the western United States. For the past year, teachers at Kershaw Intermediate School have focused on the history of those that settled and explored the early Western states. e students became familiar with the infamous trail that was blazed by Lewis and Clark in the early 1800s and the regions they explored. Teresa Codling, a fourth grade teacher, explained, Students reaching from Challis, Idaho, up through Blackfoot were present at this event. is was a great way for the students to really explore the items they have been taught in the past year. e event went on for three days and each school attended either a morning or a ernoon session. 24 elementary schools attended the event, totaling over 1,300 students. e Fort Henry Buck Skinners Club has hosted this event for the past 22 years. Its become an Idaho tradition for them. At the campsite the students learned the lifestyle of early trappers by passing through eight stations that taught fundamental tools and tips of survival. e stations covered bead and jewelry making, creating

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FOURTH-GRADERS LEARN HISTORIC TECHNIQUES OF EXPLORERS

arrowheads, and building a re with only natural resources. Isaac Lawrence, a fourth grader at Kershaw Intermediate School, said, I got to learn how mountain men really lived, build res, and make tools. He went on to explain that he and his classmates had the opportunity to watch a cannon go o . When he was asked if a cannon ball was really red from the barrel he said, It must have, because a big pile of wood blocks blew up! Mike Hogle, president of the Fort Henry Buck Skinners Club, explained that the cannon is a replica from the early 1840s with a 36-inch barrel and shoots a lead bullet about the size of a tennis ball that would split a log in two on impact. Hogle explained that this event was created speci cally for fourth-graders and allowed them to visually learn what it takes to be a trapper in the woods. He enjoyed relating the history behind those that came across and settled in the West to expand our country. Its fun to see the students learn something new that intrigues them. I love to see the interaction and the relationships between the volunteers and the students as they ask questions and participate in the activities, Hogle said. e event turned out to be a success. Hogle was pleased to receive countless letters with drawings of the volunteers, showing the impact of their contribution.