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Here are a few teacher-approved suggestions to make their (and your) summer less stressful (and filled with learning)! These pointers work for big kids too.

TAke Field TripSPull out the calendar and once a week plan a trip to a museum, zoo or historical site. Look up your destination’s website first because these places often have maps, coloring pages or worksheets that your child can do while there. (If you aren’t sure where to go grab an Arizona map and identify places close to home that you can visit.) When you take your weekly field trip have your kids spot wildlife or local landmarks.

CreATe A BookwormIt may not sound like fun at first, but with the right books your child will begin to enjoy escaping into a good book. Make it part of your routine to read one hour every day. Set a reading time during the day that is quiet and won’t likely be interrupted by any other event.

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A summer full of television and video games with nothing else is a wasted brain. Enjoy your children this summer and give them knowledge and experiences they won’t get anywhere else.

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Zona sent you to the Advanced Teen Driving course for a day. How would you describe your experience? My experience at Bondurant was amazing It was really cool getting to drive a Chevy Camaro and the Cadillac CTE plus learning all the other tips about how to better handle a vehicle in high stress situations.

What was your favorite part of this course? My favorite part was probably the drifting exercise because we got to drift around and around for like 30+ minutes. What’s not fun about drifting?

Why was that your favorite? Cause it was live.

Would you recommend this course to your friends and other teens? I would highly recommend this course to other teens and my friends because you’re provided a ton of information in such a short amount of time and it’s never boring because you’re not driving some hunk of junk like you would in a typical drivers education course but a cool car that’s fast and looks really good. It’s just such an awesome experience.

What are 3 important things you learned that you will practice from now on as you are driving? 1. It’s better to avoid an accident then to step on the brakes right away. Try to swerve rather than stop. 2. Weight transfer is very important when driving. More weight on the front tires makes for an easier and more crisp turn. 3. Counter steer when the back end of your car is falling out and use a little gas to get it going straight again. Don’t over turn and spin out, but rather be patient and feel what the car is doing, then make a correction.

Tell us one thing everyone should know that you learned. You can still turn the car once the ATB is activated. Even if you slam on the breaks to avoid an accident, steer the car in the opposite direction in order to avoid becoming apart of the scene too.

John Interviews Bondurant’s Marketing Coordinator, Lindsey...How many visitors do you guys see pass through the school each year? About 10,000 students attend the Bob Bondurant School every year.

Can you name some of the films your instructors were stunt drivers in/for? Bob was a stunt driver in ‘Grand Prix’ in 1966 and also instructed James Garner throughout the film. Bob also instructed Paul Newman in 1968 film ‘Winning.’ Some of our instructors were precision drivers in ‘The Kingdom’.

How important is it to learn safe, responsible driving techniques for teens? Crucial! It will literally save your life. We receive many calls from students informing us that techniques they’ve learned in their class aided them in avoiding an accident.

Are there any driving techniques or maneuvers that the school has developed and invented for safer driving that’s used throughout the world? The Bondurant Method (in a nut-shell): ConCentration - ultimate car control demands 100 percent concentration! Vision - Always look ahead and practice proper target fixation and depth perception. VehiCle DynamiCs - understanding weight transfer, understeer and oversteer, and ways to correct issues. line teChnique - Turn-in point, Apex and exit. aChieVing 100 PerCent Car Control - the understanding and action of all techniques combined!

Zona sent your son John to the Advanced Teen Driving Course for a day. How did your son describe his experience? John described the experience as fun and informative. He learned skills that will help him to be a better driver.

How does this make you feel as a parent regarding his safety?As a parent, I feel much more comfortable letting him drive a car on his own, particularly on the freeway and in heavy traffic.

What important techniques do you feel he learned that better his driving skills? John told me that, according to Bondurant, braking is “overrated.” Specifically, it is better sometimes to swerve to avoid an accident, than slamming on brakes.

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Feb. 8, 15, 18–20‘SUperCAmp’ AT ArIZonA SUnrAyS GymnASTICS & DAnCe CenTer The Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics & Dance Center will offer their exciting “Supercamp” day camp program for ages 3 - 13. Camp will be offered Feb. 8, 15, 18 – 20. Children will get to enjoy gymnastics, dance, karate, sports, special guests, a bounce house, and much more. There is a half-day camp option from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $35 per day. The full-day option is from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $50 per day. Sibling discounts are available. Extended care is offered from 3 to 5:30 p.m. There is a $10 fee for same-day registration, so please call ahead. 3110 E. Thunderbird Road, Phoenix. (602) 992-5790 or www.arizonasunrays.com

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This “ultimate gymnastics meet” – which has been selected to be part of the 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup Series - will feature a girls competition (Levels 3 – Elite), a boys’ and men’s competition, live bands and entertainment, shopping, and more. Admission is $20 per day for adults or $40 for an all-weekend adult pass; $15 per day for children 12 and under, seniors, and members of the military or $35 for an all-weekend pass.

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session per child at the Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics Center. Must show ticket stub to come to a free Open Gym. For more information about the Classic Rock Invitational Gymnastics Meet, visit www.classicrockinvitational.com

Feb. 16vALenTIne pArTy & SLeepover AT ArIZonA SUnrAyS GymnASTICS & DAnCe CenTerIn honor of Valentine’s Day, The Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics & Dance Center will host a super-fun “Kids’ Night Out” from 6 to 10 p.m. Ages 3 to 13 will get to enjoy gymnastics, organized games, sports, jumping in a bounce house and on trampolines, and then wind down the evening by watching a movie. There will also be special Valentine’s Day arts & crafts activities going on. Pizza, snacks and drinks are included. Cost is $25 per child with a $5 off sibling discount. There will be an additional sleepover option for older children ages 5 to 13. Pick-up will be the next morning at 8:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served. Cost is an additional $15 per child for the sleepover. Advanced registration is required. 3110 E. Thunderbird Road, Phoenix. (602) 992-5790 or www.arizonasunrays.com

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Paris ransley6th grader • international charter shool of arizona

What is your favorite part of Cheering at Interna-tional Charter School? My favorite part of cheer is all the stunts and dances we get to perform! I love being the flyer in stunts because it’s such an awe-some feeling when I get to be lifted up into the air. I also love doing all the dances with our new gold, sparkly pom poms! It’s so fun to shake them around and perform with them.

Is this your first year in Cheer? Yes, this is my first year… and so far, it’s amaz-ing! It’s such a great ex-perience for my very first year. I have learned so many cheers, dances, and stunts. One of my favorite things to do is the splits; I’m getting more and more flexible as the year goes on! I’m so excited for next year’s cheering as well, because we might get new team members, we will be more advanced, and will learn new things.

You are going to Paris soon… what are you going to do there? Have you been to Paris before or is this your first time? I have been to France before as a little girl, to the south in Nice, but never to Paris. I have always wanted to go! My mom loved Paris so much that my middle name is Paris. When we do go, I will go to the whole area of Montmar-tre, have dinner at the Eiffel Tower, walk and dine along the Champs de Elysees and see the Arc de Triomphe, see the

beautiful fountains, sit in an outdoor café and watch people walk by, and have thick, dark, hot chocolate served in a pot with fresh whip cream! What other places have you traveled? Where is your favorite? I have trav-eled to so many places around the world! I have been to Costa Rica, Belize, Mexico, Vancouver, Switzer-land, Italy, France, Spain, Toronto, and Monte Carlo.

Do you speak any other languages? Yes, I speak French and a little Span-ish. They are both handy because we are going to Paris, and we travel to Mexico a lot, so I can speak their languages. Learning languages is so fun!

How many pets do you have and what are their names? I have six pets and 12 little goldfish in my pond in the backyard. I have two cats and 4 dogs. My cats names are Goldie and Baby (or Cece). My dog’s names are Titan, Tiara, Bella, and Coco. Titan and Tiara are boxer mix, and Bella and Coco are Chihuahuas.

If you could own any animal what would it be? Why? I would love to own a MONKEY! I like the Cebuella pygmaea, it has white fluffy ears. But, if that doesn’t work out, it might be a pug or any kind of bulldog. I would want a bulldog because they are so adorable and

slobbery! I would also like a pug because they are so small, short, and squishy. But I would probably have more than one or two dogs. I would get more of protective dog as well like a Great Dane.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Why?I want to be a fashion de-signer or a famous singer. I want to be a fashion designer because I love to look at all the different kinds of clothing whether its wedding dresses, jeans, beautiful tops, or shoes. But also I would love to be a singer because singing is my favorite thing to do! I sing at school, with my friends, or even in the car with the radio on!

What do you enjoy doing on weekends with your family? I enjoy playing games with them (like ba-nanagrams & story cubes), chillin’ in our awesome backyard by the pool or hot tub, doing crafts with my mom, watching movies at night with them, and going to really cool res-taurants – we usually do that at least once a week. They are so fun to hang out with!


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Tell us a little bit about your sport involvement at school? I am involved in volleyball, basketball, and softball. In volleyball I am a middle blocker. My team this year was the State Runners-Up for our division! It was exciting to be in the championship and grow as a team. In basketball I am either a guard or a post, it usually depends on who else is on the court. Then in softball I play shortstop.

What would you say your favorite sport to play is? My favorite sport to play is definitely softball. I’ve been playing since I

was six years old and I have always enjoyed it. It’s a very relaxing, yet an exciting game that never gets old. A lot of my friends also play and my coach is awesome. I’m really looking forward to the season!

Was there one sport that was harder to take on than another? For me volleyball was probably the most difficult. It takes a lot of practice and hard work to play well as a team and grow as a player. Our practices for this past season were three hours long and our conditioning was brutal, but in the end it paid off and made me a better player.

What is your involvement in the life-leader program? Why did you want to be in this program? I am one of the leaders in my family group along with my friend, Phoebe. Together we lead a monthly bible study where we talk about issues that people in our group may be dealing with from day to day. We have the life-leader program so that students build closer relationships with each other and God. When I heard about the life-leader program I really wanted to be apart of it. The life-leaders get to lead our school and set examples for others. It is a big honor to be apart of this group and it’s nice to have a group of people that you know you can always go to for anything.

Any shout-outs that you would like to give? I’d like to give shout outs to my mom and my sisters for always supporting me in everything that I do, I could not be anywhere without you guys. And also to my friends Allison, Georgia, Aaron, and Phoebe! You guys are awesome!

Jenny ButzBach • SeniorValley Lutheran high School

How long have you been a ballet dancer? 3 years.

What is the hardest thing about ballet? Breaking ankles.

What is your favorite song to dance to? Another Happy Day (from Lynn’s theme)-it is for my contemporary solo piece.

What type of performances have you been in? I had used to dance in annual recital presented by Royal Dance Works and during passing 2 years had performance on Nutcracker.

What is your favorite ballet to watch? Swan Lake.

Where do you go to ballet class? Master Ballet Academy.

How many hours a week do you spend practicing? About 24 hours.

How do you make time for school? I try to finish my homework at school. I usually get home by 8:30 so after eating dinner I do homework with extra study till around midnight.

Would you like to be a professional one-day? Yes.

How many pirouettes can you do in a row? 5.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Professional ballerina or pharmacist.

What is your favorite subject in school? Everything...it is hard to choose. So far math, language art, science and Spanish.

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Valerie Maxwell (Science Educator) and Danielle Prostor (History Educator) are in the process of developing a project that will be

ongoing for January and February in preparation for the 6th grade class trip to Heifer in Arkansas. Our TCO (Tesseract Community Outreach) Days and class trip are linked together by following Heifer’s Mission of Ending Poverty and Hunger Worldwide. For the latest project, students got divided up into groups and will be in charge of researching different continents/countries and researching key points such as water accessibility, birth/death rate, average income, availability of education, women’s roles, etc. Students will use the month of January to research their region, and February students will begin a Read-a-thon with goals of raising money for Nets for developing countries for the fight again Malaria, which goes along with thier Science curriculum. They will have guest speakers throughout the project, as well.

1. Tell us about the project that both of you are putting together? Dani Prostor (History Educator) and Valerie Maxwell (Science Educator) have designed a Global Awareness project that the entire 6th grade class will participate in. Students will work in groups divided up by regions and they will work on their research skills to look at counties from around the world. Tesseract’s TCO (Tesseract Community Outreach) Days and class trip to Heifer are linked together by following Heifer’s Mission of Ending Poverty and Hunger, and this project is

just taking that a step further and making more connections for students in preparation for the class trip in April.

2. What types of things will the kids be doing and learning? Students are going to be looking at 5 key points.• Water accessibility and proper hygiene.• Birth/Death rate and average life expectancy.• Average income and standard of living.• Availability of education and status of women.• Access to affordable medical care.

3. What is the most important thing that you are hoping that the students will get out of this project? We are hoping that students will develop a deeper, better understanding of the world around us.

4. How long will these projects last? Students will be researching for the month of January and February. From February to Spring Break (end of March) students will conduct a Readathon. Students will set goals of goals of raising money for Nets (Nothing But Nets) for developing countries for the fight against Malaria, which goes along with Tesseract’s Science curriculum.

5. What are some of the things that you will be doing in Arkansas? The 6th grade class visits Heifer Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas to participate in the Global Village. Students will be divided up and will represent different countries from around the world. They will have to take the resources that they have to create meals and trade with each other. They will learn to work together, with only the supervision of adults.

6. What is your favorite part about this project? The excitement that we received from the students when we introduced this project on January 10th! They were asking questions, and were beyond excited to start working right away.

7. Will you be able to do the same project in with other classes in the future? Absolutely! Our world is ever changing and there is always room to update the project.

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