November 2014

ALC's own Spencer Gwilliam received a Mayor Award during last Tuesday's Springville City Council meeting. Nominations for the Springville Mayor’s Recognition Award are turned in to Springville city throughout each month as citizens, teachers, and neighbors spot students doing good things and working hard.

Spencer was nominated “secretly” by fellow students as they were impressed with how kind and considerate he is. They wrote, “Spencer always opens the door for others and greets them by name with a smile as they arrive to class.”  Spencer’s proud parents are Jason and Samantha Gwilliam. (Spencer is pictured on the far left.)

Braden Jensen and Braeden Watson, in ALC’s Computer Programming classes, designed and programmed a client server application for MMHS’s dramatic presentation of “The Pirates of Penzance”. The application allowed the Sound Director and Soundboard Operator in the MMHS Tech Center (the Loft) to communicate with the Microphone Technician backstage, Braden Jensen. Breadon Watson programmed the Client Server; then Braden Jensen created everything else in the application. A local network the students created and existing local IP addresses allowed the computers to communicate with each other. The sound director consistently checked microphone receivers for battery levels and signal strength, then recorded this information in the battery columns of the application.

SheTech Explorer Day is a conference held at UVU for high school girls 9th through 12th grade. Come interact with different companies that have technology at their core and see if technology is the right fit for you. This day-long event will include hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Many companies will be there with fun interactive products to play with. Prizes are given away in the afternoon! Registration opens mid-January 2015. Check out the links below:

Home page: http://www.shetechexplorer.com/

FAQs: http://www.shetechexplorer.com/faqs/

Twenty-six Nebo District high school students are winners and were nominated to the Utah High School Activities Association and the Deseret News Academic All-State Teams. Out those 26, two students attend ALC.

We would like to congratulate tennis player, Emily Paulson (SHHS), for earning a spot with her GPA. She is taking EMR, Advanced Health Science 1105/1106, Psychology 1100, and English 1010/2010. (Pictured 3rd from right)

We would also like to congratulate volleyball player, Stacy Stapel (SHS), for earning a spot with her GPA. Stacy is taking English 1010/2010 at ALC. (Pictured 4th from left) 

Way to go, girls! Your athletic and academic hard work is commendable. 

Recently our ALC Video Production students spent two days in the basement of Payson High School filming shots for a haunted school movie. We'll have to see how scary it is when it comes out of production.

College is the key to a successful future. Whether you choose to earn a one-year certificate, a four-year degree, or a Ph.D, you need to look at which college would be the best fit for you. And because there are so many types of colleges and financial helps available, college can be a reality for everybody.

During the week of November 10-14, there will be many pre-registration activities available to high school seniors.  Informational materials and resources will be sent home to help students register for college. 

November 17-21 is College Application Week at all Nebo District High Schools. During this week, teachers, counselors, and volunteers will be helping students fill out at least one college application.