Send me your news tips

Yeah, it's that time of year again- school's out and I need something to do besides painting parts of my house and reorganizing my basement.

If you have any story ideas, or events for me to cover for the Mapleton PRESS this summer, please let me know. Send me names, phone numbers, or email addresses of people I should contact.

I'm especially interested in covering Charter Oak and Ricketts, but will be glad to write about Soldier and Ute too. For that matter, if you have ideas for Schleswig, Castana, Mapleton and Danbury I will be glad to pass them along to the PRESS office.

I am also looking for great ideas for Charter Oak Achievement Days AND anyone from the Missouri Valley area who has any story ideas about RAGBRAI.

Just look for the "Contact Me" button on the right side and it should automatically open your email program. Thanks and see you at Achievement Days!

Congratulations Class of 2008!

Everybody loves cholcolate

One day, Kensie wondered how much chocolate cake she could eat in one bite. Christine decided to help her find out. It didn't go so well.

Cheer LDRSHIP

In the mid- to late 1990s, the Army officially adopted what have come to be known as "The 7 Army Core Values." The Army began to teach these values as basic warrior traits.

There was a time when my cheerleaders thought I acted like a drill sergeant, but I've gotten a lot more squishy over the years. Be that as it may, there may be some an things we can learn from the military

The seven Army Core Values (as adopted for a cheerleading squad) are as follows:

1. Loyalty - Bear true faith and allegiance to your school, your team, and your squadmates.
   
2. Duty - Fulfill your obligations.
3. Respect - Treat others as they should be treated.
4. Selfless Service - Put the welfare of the community, the student body, and your squadmates before your own.
5. Honor - Live these 7 Values.
6. Integrity - Do what's right, both legally and morally.
7. Personal Courage - Face fear, danger, or adversity, both physical and moral.

The values were arranged to form the acronym LDRSHIP (leadership).

Tune in to your friends

The Boyer Valley Class of 2008 will be broadcasting live on KDSN fm 107.1 for 'KDSN Class Days' on Thursday, May 8th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

We need Prom pictures!

Hey, join the Yeabook Facebook Group (only at home, Facebook is locked at school) and then send us your pictures. http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16635659574

Group InfoName:
Upload or tag your pictures for Yearbook!

Type:
Student Groups - General

Description:
Hey Bulldogs! We need YOUR pictures- especially of Prom and After-Prom! Tag Mt. Mallory in them (even though he's not) or upload them directly to THIS group. Then we can use them in the yearbook.

NEXT YEAR Jostens will have an upload site for us that you'll be able to access from home OR from school.

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Boyer Valley Community Schools
Challenging all students to meet their full potential
http://www.boyer-valley.k12.ia.us

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Interested in Cheer?

Here's a couple of links I ran across recently that you might find interesting:

The first is American Cheerleader Magazine online

http://americancheerleader.com

And this other one I can't quite figure out. Best I can guess, ABC/Family Channel, American Cheerleader Magazine, and Cheerleaders Of America (COA, a camp/clinic association like NCA and UCA) joined together to sponsor this site where you can learn about cheerleading, talk to other cheerleaders across the country and even form your own groups, like on Facebook. Pretty convenient way for ABC/Family to advertise their shows too, but maybe you like their shows.

http://cheercamp.abcfamily.go.com

REAL 'Old School'

Can you find Coach when HE was a cheerleader, Waaaaay back in 1988 at Concordia University in Nebraska? Clue; No goatee and no gray. Oh, and not near as fat!

Old School

Here's the LA Lutheran 1997 Squad at a junior high basketball game. Loud and Proud!

More Hansel & Gretel

Gretel was played by the lovely and talented Christine

Dana played the mom, never could get her back on cheer after junior high, but oh well.

Hansel & Gretel

The spring musical was full of cheerleaders and cheer alumni-

Sasha as a little girl who gets eaten
Kaitlyn was a gingerbread child (who got eaten)
Kenzie & Tara were goblins who were constantly being threatened with being eaten by the witch.

Rena played the sandman (sand woman) who tried to keep the poor little kiddies from being eaten.

Happy IDP Day

Today is International Disturbed People's Day
Please send an encouraging message to a disturbed friend... just as I've done.I don't care if you lick windows, take the special bus or occasionally pee on yourself. You hang in there sunshine, you're friggin' special.

Every sixty seconds you spend angry, upset or mad, is a full minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Today's Message of the Day is:
Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we may as well dance.