Fall in love with Charly all over again on it’s 10th year encore release. Starring Heather Beers (Charly) and Jeremy Elliott (Sam). A portion of the proceeds will benefit the students and families at West Ridge Academy. This endearing film will be back in theaters March 30th. Share the new on twitter #charlyencore. West Ridge is sponsoring the 10th anniversary theatrical re-release. The movie is scheduled to release March 30th.
Some of our boys made fleece blankets and delivered them to The Road Home’s Emergency Homeless Shelter in
Midvale. Vernon led the project with help from Reed, Chandler and Josh. They wanted to do some kind of service project and decided to see what the needs were at the shelter. Vernon learned to make the blankets from his mother. With the help of their ecclesiastical leaders they bought the material and then tied each one.
The mayor of Midvale, JoAnn Seghini escorted the young men and explained what the shelter is all about. After seeing the circumstances of some of the people in the shelter they came away very grateful for their warm beds, meals and shelter. Today there were 76 familes consisting of approximately 230 people. And we think we have it difficult.
Dealing With Your Children’s Choice of Friends- Russell Hyken, Ph.D
At some point in every child’s development, parents are likely to disagree with their children about their choice of friends. It’s how parents approach this common dilemma that can make all the difference. Dr. Hyken offers tips on how best to negotiate the tricky terrain of undesirable friendships in this segment from KTVI-TV in St. Louis
http://ed-psy.com/2012/01/23/dealing-with-your-childrens-choice-of-friends/
Dave is a former employee of West Ridge Academy. He started the sports program here. He was the athletic director, baseball and basketball coach and marketing director. He loves working with youth and is currently the head baseball coach at Kearns High School.
We’ve had several graduations this week. What a wonderful thing to see these young men and women make great changes in their lives!
Best wishes to all of you!!!
West Ridge Academy vs Layton Christian Academy final score- WRA 45- LCA 51 http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/high-school/stats/game/102273/2012-01-17-Girls-Basketball-Layton-Christian-West-Ridge-Academy.html
WRA vs Concordia Prep was a great game and we finally brought home our first Region win. The girls played hard the whole game and I was really proud of them. We had a chance to get everyone in the game tonight and it was a blast to see all of the girls cheer each other on and have an opportunity to play in the Varsity game. Below are the results for tonights game….
BOX SCORE
West Ridge Q1 22 Q2 11 Q3 12 Q4 7 Total 52
Concordia Prep Q1 8 Q2 8 Q3 10 Q4 7 Total 33
Player Points
Michaela 4 points
Allex 4 points
Jackie 14 points
Emily 2 points
Brittney S 28 points
Coach Julie Lund
Last Friday we had the great opportunity of having Army Brig. Gen. Carl Timmerman come and present an assembly on the Civil War which claimed over 640,000 lives. He was dressed in a historic civil war uniform as he presented his vast collection of
artifacts from the war. Over the years he has collected uniforms, sabres, bayonettes, muskets, revolvers, holsters, cannons
etc. He talked about the war, and how it made America who she is today. He told personal stories of families, including his own great grandfather who was a plantation owner and later a sheriff in VA. Many of the soldiers were the same age of the students here at West Ridge Academy. He told a story of a married couple who didn’t want to be separated so the wife portrayed herself as a soldier. They were both killed at the same time in the war. Carl’s goal is for the youth to learn more about the sacrifices made for them.
Carl also had the opportunity of helping bring up the War vessel H.L. Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45980970/?ocid=ansmsnbc11
The parent seminars are a one day seminar for the parents that typically go from 8:30-3:30. The Retreats are an overnighter with your child. Each therapist will be assigned a date that their groups will go. Please keep in mind that the minimums must be met in order for your child to attend the retreats. Watch for more details to follow.
February 17th – Parenting Tools (on campus)
May 21st-25th – Parent Retreat (Green River)
September 10th- 14th Parent Retreat (Wasatch Mountains)
November 2nd – Anatomy of Peace (on campus)
Balancing teens’ need for personal privacy with appropriate guidance and intervention is a challenge nearly all parents face as their children mature. In what areas can teens be allowed some privacy and where is it necessary to step in? Dr. Hyken offers helpful tips for parents in this segment- “What Your Teen Isn’t Telling You”
Russell Hyken, Ph. D http://ed-psy.com/2010/12/03/what-your-teen-isnt-tellin/
Ed.S, M.A., LPC, NCC
Educational Diagnostician
Educational / Therapeutic-
Placement Specialist
Amy’s article “What Children Need” was featured on page 48 in the Zions Community Magazine
https://www.zionsbank.com/pdfs/community-NovDec-2011.pdf
