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Welcome

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Kid Scoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Denton ISD Update . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Teacher & principal profile . . . . . 8

Top of the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Library events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Lunchbox Bites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Dawn CobbEditor

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January 2011 | Vol. 4, No. 5Publisher: Bill Patterson

The contents of this free publicationare copyrighted by Denton Publish-ing Company, 2008, a subsidiary ofA.H. Belo Corp. (www.ahbelo.com,NYSE symbol: AHC) with all rightsreserved. Reproduction or use, with-out permission, of editorial or graph-ic content in any manner is prohibit-ed. Kid Life is published monthly byDenton Publishing Company, 314 E.Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201. E-mail: drc@dentonrc.com

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Evers Park students WillHoltz (left) and Nicole Lopezpose for a picture with theirart teacher, Nona Manning,after being awarded the dis-trict's first-place trophies inthe annual Denton ISDAdopt-A-School Essay andArt Contest.

Courtesy photo/Denton ISD

Hope your holiday seasonwas a fun one! Welcomeback to school and to theJanuary issue of Kid Lifemagazine. We have lotspacked into this issue,from a list of contest win-ners to a recipe on how tomake spicy hot potato soupto warm you up on thesecool days.

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Denton ISD UpdateAdopt-A-School to honor art, essay contest winners

The Denton Independent SchoolDistrict Adopt-A-School programhonored winners from the 2010 AASessay writing and art contest.

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The fourth grade district essaywinners were: First place – AveryDeLost, Newton Rayzor Elementary;Second place – Jean Kim, HawkElementary; Third place – JuanAscencio, Rivera Elementary; Fourthplace – Brenna Sieracki, StephensElementary; Fifth place – LydiaSalgado, Wilson Elementary; andSixth place – Lizzy Heddin, RyanElementary.

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ners were: First place – NehaaDambala, Hawk Elementary; Firstplace (Spanish) – Carlos Barrera,Borman Elementary; Second place –Claire Collins, McNair Elementary;Third place – Kennadi Jobe,Providence Elementary, Fourth place– Summer Grady, Cross OaksElementary; Fifth place – KatrinaTaylor, Rivera Elementary; and Sixthplace – Brayan Tierrafria, BormanElementary

FFoouurrtthh--ggrraaddee sscchhooooll eessssaayy wwiinnnneerrssThe fourth-grade campus essay

winners (listed in first-, second- andthird-place) were:

Borman Elementary – AlissaCassady, Kylen Bullard, TristanMayberry

Evers Park Elementary – ArielStanfield, Tess Hineman, OscarGonzalez

Ginnings Elementary – AleenaChaudhary, Taylor Howell, LaneyRamon

Hawk Elementary – Jean Kim,Morgan Scruggs, Isabelle Smith

Hodge Elementary – AdysonDeLaTorre, Kyra Bell, Wendy Ordaz

Houston Elementary – HannahLim, Naomi Kildal, Hannah Howell

McNair Elementary – Grace Hu,Shreya Vyas, Isabella Plaza

Nelson Elementary – CaitlynSanchez, Sarina Rogers, (tie) JazmineSalamanca, Yamileth Valencia

Paloma Creek Elementary –Emilyn Brooks, Brooke Juden, DaniWilson

Pecan Creek Elementary – HanjaeKim, Kendyl Kohnfelder, HaileyPeterson

Jeff Smith (far left),assistant principal atHarpool MiddleSchool, Tim Black(back), district graph-ic designer, and ChrisRangel (far right),assistant principal atStephens Elementary,join students in cele-brating.

Photo courtesy ofthe Denton schooldistrict

Providence Elementary – BritainHartzell, Madison Brown, Jalen Ward

Newton Rayzor Elementary –Avery DeLost, Xochitl Vasquez,Disayapoom Samruayren

Rivera Elementary – JuanAscencio, Jennifer Aleman, NolaGrace Wilson

Ryan Elementary – Lizzy Heddin,Pyrese Smith, Livie Tynes

Stephens Elementary – BrennaSieracki, Caden Wallace, Abbey Ekrut

Wilson Elementary – LydiaSalgado, Joe Dickson, Addy Sykes

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ners (listed in first-, second- and third-place) were:

Blanton Elementary – MollyKrinner, Ellie Bea, Megan Popple

Borman Elementary – (English)Brayan Tierrafria, Hector Salazar,Kasandra Cadena; (Spanish) CarlosBarrera, Cynthia Palacios, JesusPadilla

Cross Oaks Elementary – SummerGrady

Evers Park Elementary – JadzyaTerrazas, Emilie Runions, Raul Luna

Ginnings Elementary – NathanFortune, Kaiden Dickson, Jia-JiaZhang

Hawk Elementary – NehaaDambala, Maddy Avery, Sydney Box

McNair Elementary – ClaireCollins, Meredith Hill, Jason Metzler

Nelson Elementary – MarLynnHickson, Michael Gutierrez, AshleyStolle

Paloma Creek Elementary –Morgan McLaughlin, Emma Abel,Jamie Means, Shannon Njagu – hon-orable mention

Pecan Creek Elementary – AmandaNorvell, Rachel Reed, Rachel Amaya

Providence Elementary – KennadiJobe, Jessie Utz

Newton Rayzor Elementary –Amaya Herrington, Zella Carroll,Priscilla Moreno

Rivera Elementary – KatrinaTaylor, Toryan Hughes, AkexxiaNickelson

Ryan Elementary – AngelMaldonado, Leen Ramahi, NicholasCurtis

Stephens Elementary – SydneyLovick, Rae Hillman, Adrian Byoune

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ners were: First place – Nicole Lopez,

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Higuero, Naylen Ruiz, JulianFernandez

Savannah Elementary – GraceMitchell, Avery Via, Gaby Nelson

Stephens Elementary – KenzieSullivan, Caden Wallace, DallinAndrus

Wilson Elementary – MacieFrederick, Lillian Rose, CourtneyPedigo

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ners first- through third-place were: Borman Elementary – Sofia

MassenaCross Oaks Elementary – Summer

GradyEvers Park Elementary – Will

Holtz, Gabriel Gonzales, Juan RabagoGinnings Elementary – Luis

Valdez, Jia Jia Zhang, Kate CowanPaloma Creek Elementary –

Morgan McLaughlinPecan Creek Elementary – Joselin

Garcia, Kaija Short, Diego PenaProvidence Elementary – Natalie

ParksNewton Rayzor Elementary –

Kennedy McWilliams, MadelineHaskell

Rivera Elementary – KatrinaTaylor, Dulce Martinez, AlexiaNickelson

Ryan Elementary – Holly Higgs,Casie Cheek, Christian Prescott

Savannah Elementary – KadeLeidecker, Lexie Turner, Maria Garza

Wilson Elementary – EdibertoCorona, Christian Williams, PeytonStottlemyre

Evers Park Elementary; Second place– Kara Cherms, E.P. RayzorElementary; Third place – ClaudiaHiguero, Ryan Elementary; Fourthplace – Valerie Aviles, BormanElementary; Fifth place – Emily Lin,Newton Rayzor Elementary; andSixth place – Grace Mitchell,Savannah Elementary.

FFiifftthh--ggrraaddee ddiissttrriicctt aarrtt wwiinnnneerrssThe fifth grade district art winners

were: First place – Will Holtz, EversPark Elementary; Second place –Summer Grady, Cross OaksElementary; Third place – KennedyMcWilliams, Newton RayzorElementary; Fourth place – LuisValdez, Ginnings Elementary; Fifthplace – Joselin Garcia, Pecan CreekElementary; and Sixth place - KatrinaTaylor, Rivera Elementary.

FFoouurrtthh--ggrraaddee sscchhooooll aarrtt wwiinnnneerrssThe fourth-grade campus art win-

ners first- through third-place respec-tively were:

Borman Elementary – ValerieAviles

Cross Oaks Elementary – KeyannaSession, Riley Ann Pierce, Jay Promise

Evers Park Elementary – NicoleLopez, Fernando Guevara, EstrellaCarlos

Ginnings Elementary – AutumnBrown, Taylor Howell, Peyton Erwin

Paloma Creek Elementary –Allyson Tousignant

E.P. Rayzor – Kara Cherms, CharlieWilliams, Chloe Vasquez

Newton Rayzor Elementary –Emily Lin, Xochitl Vasquez, TreyGregg

Rivera Elementary – SamanthaSanchez, Kevin Garcia, Estrella Lopez

Ryan Elementary – Claudia

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Notas sobre su zona escolarPrograma Adopt-A-School anuncia ganadores de arte y ensayos

El Distrito Independiente deDenton patrocinó dos eventos paracelebrar los logros de los ganadoresdel programa 2010 de arte yensayo Adopt-A-School conocidopor sus siglas en inglés comoA.A.S.

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Los ganadores del 4° grado deldistrito fueron: primer lugar -Avery DeLost, Primaria

Newton Rayzor; segundo lugar– Jean Kim, Primaria Hawk; tercerlugar – Juan Ascencio, PrimariaRivera; cuarto lugar – BrennaSieracki, Primaria Stephens; quin-to lugar – Lydia Salgado, PrimariaWilson; y sexto lugar – LizzyHeddin, Primaria Ryan.

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Los ganadores del 5° grado deldistrito fueron: primer lugar –Nehaa Dambala, Primaria Hawk;primer lugar (en español) – CarlosBarrera, Primaria Borman; segun-do lugar – Claire Collins, PrimariaMcNair; tercer lugar – KennadiJobe, Primaria Providence; cuartolugar – Summer Grady, PrimariaCross Oaks; quinto lugar – KatrinaTaylor, Primaria Rivera; y sextolugar – Brayan Tierrafria, PrimariaBorman.

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Los ganadores del cuarto gradoseleccionados por plantel (en orden- primer-, segundo- y tercer lugar)fueron:

Primaria Borman – AlissaCassady, Kylen Bullard, TristanMayberry

Primaria Evers Park – ArielStanfield, Tess Hineman, OscarGonzalez

Primaria Ginnings – AleenaChaudhary, Taylor Howell, LaneyRamon

Primaria Hawk – Jean Kim,Morgan Scruggs, Isabelle Smith

Primaria Hodge – AdysonDeLaTorre, Kyra Bell, WendyOrdaz

Primaria Houston – HannahLim, Naomi Kildal, HannahHowell

Primaria McNair – Grace Hu,

Shreya Vyas, Isabella PlazaPrimaria Nelson – Caitlyn

Sanchez, Sarina Rogers, (empate)Jazmine Salamanca, YamilethValencia

Primaria Paloma Creek –Emilyn Brooks, Brooke Juden,Dani Wilson

Primaria Pecan Creek – HanjaeKim, Kendyl Kohnfelder, HaileyPeterson

Primaria Providence – BritainHartzell, Madison Brown, JalenWard

Primaria Newton Rayzor –Avery DeLost, Xochitl Vasquez,Disayapoom Samruayren

Primaria Rivera – JuanAscencio, Jennifer Aleman, NolaGrace Wilson

Primaria Ryan – Lizzy Heddin,Pyrese Smith, Livie Tynes

Primaria Stephens – BrennaSieracki, Caden Wallace, AbbeyEkrut

Primaria Wilson – LydiaSalgado, Joe Dickson, Addy Sykes

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Los ganadores del quinto gradoseleccionados por plantel (en orden- primer-, segundo- y tercer lugar)fueron:

Primaria Blanton – MollyKrinner, Ellie Bea, Megan Popple

Primaria Borman – (English)Brayan Tierrafria, Hector Salazar,Kasyra Cadena; (Spanish) CarlosBarrera, Cynthia Palacios, JesusPadilla

Primaria Cross Oaks – SummerGrady

Primaria Evers Park – JadzyaTerrazas, Emilie Runions, RaulLuna

Primaria Ginnings – NathanFortune, Kaiden Dickson, Jia-JiaZhang

Primaria Hawk – NehaaDambala, Maddy Avery, SydneyBox

Primaria McNair – ClaireCollins, Meredith Hill, JasonMetzler

Primaria Nelson – MarLynnHickson, Michael Gutierrez,Ashley Stolle

Primaria Paloma Creek –Morgan McLaughlin, Emma Abel,

Jeff Smith (izquierdalejana), asistente a ladirección de la secun-daria Harpool, TimBlack (detras) dis-eñador de graficas deldistrito y Chris Rangel(derecha lejana), asis-tente a la dirección dela Primaria Stephenscelebran el concursocon los alumnos.

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Jamie Means, Shannon Njagu –honorable mention

Primaria Pecan Creek – AmyaNorvell, Rachel Reed, RachelAmaya

Primaria Providence – KennadiJobe, Jessie Utz

Primaria Newton Rayzor –Amaya Herrington, Zella Carroll,Priscilla Moreno

Primaria Rivera – KatrinaTaylor, Toryan Hughes, AkexxiaNickelson

Primaria Ryan – AngelMaldonado, Leen Ramahi,Nicholas Curtis

Primaria Stephens – SydneyLovick, Rae Hillman, AdrianByoune

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Los ganadores de arte del cuartogrado fueron: primer lugar –Nicole Lopez, Primaria Evers Park;segundo lugar – Kara Cherms, E.P.Rayzor Elementary; tercer lugar –Claudia Higuero, Primaria Ryan;cuarto lugar – Valerie Aviles,Primaria Borman; quinto lugar –Emily Lin, Newton RayzorElementary; y sexto lugar – GraceMitchell, Primaria Savannah.

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Los ganadores de arte del quintogrado fueron: primer lugar – WillHoltz, Primaria Evers Park; segun-do lugar – Summer Grady,Primaria Cross Oaks; tercer lugar –

Kennedy McWilliams, PrimariaNewton Rayzor; cuarto lugar –Luis Valdez, Primaria Ginnings;quinto lugar – Joselin Garcia,Primaria Pecan Creek; y sexto lugar- Katrina Taylor, Primaria Rivera.

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Los ganadores de arte del cuartogrado (de primer a tercer lugarrespectivamente) fueron:

Primaria Borman – ValerieAviles

Primaria Cross Oaks – KeyannaSession, Riley Ann Pierce, JayPromise

Primaria Evers Park – NicoleLopez, Fernyo Guevara, EstrellaCarlos

Primaria Ginnings – AutumnBrown, Taylor Howell, PeytonErwin

Primaria Paloma Creek –Allyson Tousignant

Primaria E.P. Rayzor – KaraCherms, Charlie Williams, ChloeVasquez

Primaria Newton Rayzor –Emily Lin, Xochitl Vasquez, TreyGregg

Primaria Rivera – SamanthaSanchez, Kevin Garcia, EstrellaLopez

Primaria Ryan – ClaudiaHiguero, Naylen Ruiz, JulianFernyez

Primaria Savannah – GraceMitchell, Avery Via, Gaby Nelson

Primaria Stephens – Kenzie

Sullivan, Caden Wallace, DallinYrus

Primaria Wilson – MacieFrederick, Lillian Rose, CourtneyPedigo

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Los ganadores de arte del quintogrado (de primer a tercer lugarrespectivamente) fueron:

Primaria Borman – SofiaMassena

Primaria Cross Oaks – SummerGrady

Primaria Evers Park – WillHoltz, Gabriel Gonzales, JuanRabago

Primaria Ginnings – LuisValdez, Jia Jia Zhang, Kate Cowan

Primaria Paloma Creek –Morgan McLaughlin

Primaria Pecan Creek – JoselinGarcia, Kaija Short, Diego Pena

Primaria Providence – NatalieParks

Primaria Newton Rayzor –Kennedy McWilliams, MadelineHaskell

Primaria Rivera – KatrinaTaylor, Dulce Martinez, AlexiaNickelson

Primaria Ryan – Holly Higgs,Casie Cheek, Christian Prescott

Primaria Savannah – KadeLeidecker, Lexie Turner, MariaGarza

Primaria Wilson – EdibertoCorona, Christian Williams, PeytonStottlemyre

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French educator LouisBraille born (1809)

Golden Gate Bridgeconstruction begins(1933)

George Washingtonmarries MarthaDandridge (1759)

Photographer/artdealer Alfred Stieglitzborn (1864)

Musician Elvis Presleyborn (1935)

Radar signals bounc-ing off Moon detectedfor first time (1946)

Writer Jack Londonborn (1876)

Industrialist HenryFord patents plasticautomobile construc-tion (1942)

Daguerre proclaimsinvention ofdaguerreotype (1839)

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Writer Edgar Allan Poeborn (1809)

Astronaut Buzz Aldrinborn (1930)

The Concorde beginsregular service(1976)

Zoologist Dian Fosseyborn (1932)

Writer Virginia Wolfeborn (1882)

India achieves inde-pendence (1950)

Vietnam War ends(1973)

Space shuttleChallenger explodes(1986)

First machine forrolling ice creamcones patented(1924)

Birth flower: Carnation

Visit www.dentonisd.org for more information on Denton Independent School District events and holidays.

Moon phases taken from www.sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/phase/phase2001cst.html.

Learn more about the historical events and information on this calendar by visiting the Encyclopedia Britannica at www.britannica.com.

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More than 2,000 studentsfrom across the district par-ticipated in the annualDenton ISD Adopt-A-SchoolEssay and Art contest.(Clockwise from top) Fourthgraders Nicole Lopez (Evers)won first place and KaraCherms (E.P. Rayzor) wonsecond place, while WillHoltz (Evers) won first placeand Summer Grady (CrossOaks) won second place infifth grade. The theme of thecontest this year was: “Myfavorite part of living inDenton ISD is…”

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BBOOOOKKSSLies by Michael Grant, 2010447 pages, ages 13 and upIt’s been seven months since all the adults disappeared.

Gone. It happens in one night. A girl who died now walksamong the living; Zil and the Human Crew set fire toPerdido Beach; and amid the flames and smoke, Sam seesthe figure of the boy he fears the most: Drake. But Drakeis dead. Sam and Caine defeated him along with theDarkness—or so they thought. As Perdido Beach burns,battles rage: Astrid against the Town Council; the HumanCrew versus the mutants; and Sam against Drake, who isback from the dead and ready to finish where he and Samleft off. And all the while deadly rumors are raging like thefire itself, spread by the prophetess Orsay and her com-panion, Nerezza. They say that death is a way to escapethe FAYZ. Conditions are worse than ever and kids are des-perate to get out. But are they desperate enough tobelieve that death will set them free?

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare, 2009541 pages, ages 14 and upStill pursuing a cure for her mother’s enchantment,

Clary uses all her powers and ingenuity to get into Idris,the forbidden country of the secretive Shadowhunters,and to its capital, the City of Glass, where with the help ofa newfound friend, Sebastian, she uncovers importanttruths about her family’s past that will not only help saveher mother but all those that she holds most dear.

Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey, 2007357 pages, ages 12 and upIn alternate chapters, Sadima travels from her farm

home to the city and becomes assistant to a heartlessman who is trying to restore knowledge of magic to theworld, and a group of boys fights to survive in the acade-my that has resulted from his efforts.

MMOOVVIIEESSToy Story 3 (2010)As Andy prepares to leave for college, his loyal toys find

they have been donated to the Sunnyside Daycare whereuntamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not playnice. So, it’s all for one and one for all as they join Barbie’scounterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr.Pricklepants, and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bearcalled Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear to plan their great escape andensure that no toy gets left behind.

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Tuesday South Branch Library9:30 am

Friday North Branch Library 10:00 am

SScciieennccee FFaaiirr FFAAQQssLearn what it takes to make a

winning science fair project. Aretired science professor & formerscience fair judge will be on handto answer questions for parents &kids. Age 5 & up.

01/08/11 E m i l yFowler Library 3:00 pm

01/15/11 S o u t hBranch Library 3:00 pm

TTaakkee FFlliigghhtt BBooookk AAddvveennttuurreess Learn more about the history

of flight & make awesome paperairplanes.

01/13/11 S o u t hBranch Library 3:30 pm

{PICKS FROM EBONI HARRIS, TWU LIBRARY SCIENCE STUDENT

& PRACTICUM STUDENT AT THE NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY}

Denton PublicLibrary events

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Breakfast, hot lunch, morning and afternoon snack

Ages 2 to 5 PRE-K

“We Learn, Abeka & Math Their Way Curriculums”

ALL CLASSES HAVE SPANISH, BELLS & VOICE

A COMPUTER LAB FOR PRE-K

AND AFTER SCHOOLERS

AFTER SCHOOL PICK UP AT LOCAL SCHOOLS $50 A WEEK

Snack and supervised study and play

PICK UP FOR DISD EARLY DISMISSAL.

DROP IN FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS $20.00

SUMMER PROGRAM NOW ENROLLINGWeb Site splcdenton.org Call 387-6651

St. Paul Christian Learning CenterServing the community for 30+ years

703 N. Elm

6:30 AM To 6:00 PM

Teacher-Child Ratio: 10-1, 2’s 5:1

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Is Your Child Having Difficulty in School?Now Enrolling

Private Education InstructionHomeschool Environment • Small Class

Curriculum geared for children with Dyslexia & mild learning disabilities

Certified, experienced TeacherFor information Call 940-390-6391

Krum • Pilot Point • Denton (W. University)

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1/2 Price Burgers Every Tuesday5pm to close

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Do you DATCU?

Clockwise around the table:

Becky Sylvera, Dean Barnes,

Jon Madsen, Glen McKenzie,

Dale Kimble

Call toll-free 866-387-8585

or go to www.DATCU.org.

DATCU is the local credit union

that beats banks for great rates,

low fees and friendly service.

YOU CAN JOIN!

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• Digital x-rays• Fluoride Varnish• Sealants• White colored fillings• Targeted oral health program for patients

with braces• Arcade Room & DVD�s• Wi-Fi for working parents

972-393-9779www.RozasDDS.com

Dr. Melissa Rozas is a leader in the pediatric dentalfield. She is board certified and has been in prac-tice over 12 years treating infants, young children,

teens and those children with special medical needs.

Come experience our team�s fun, playful approach todentistry!

632 E. Sandy Lake Rd., Coppell, TX

Dentistry for InDentistry for Infants, Children & Teensfants, Children & Teens

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LunchboxBITES

Spicy hot potato soupMakes 10 ServingsPrep Time: 20 minCook Time: 60 min IInnggrreeddiieennttss2 bacon slices 1 cup chopped carrots 1 cup chopped poblano chiles 1 cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons minced seeded

jalapeno pepper 1/2 teaspoon cumin 3 minced garlic cloves 2 16-ounce cans fat free chicken

broth 5 cups diced peeled baking pota-

toes 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup flour 2 1/2 cups skim milk 5 ounces Light Jalapeno

Cheddar cheese

2 ounces Light Cheddar cheese 2/3 cup onionCook bacon until crisp. Remove

bacon from pan leaving 1 table-spoon drippings in pan. Crumblebacon, set aside.Add carrots and next 5 ingredientsto drippings. Sauté until goldenbrown. Stir in broth and add pota-to and salt. Bring to a boil. Cover,reduce heat and simmer 25 min-

utes or until potato is tender.Combine flour and milk in a smallbowl stirring with a whisk. Add topan slowly. Cook over medium heatuntil thick, about 12-15 minutes.Remove from heat. Add reduced fatand Jalapeno Cheddar cheese, stir-ring until melted.

Serve in bowls topped with greenonions and crumbled bacon.

NNuuttrriittiioonnaall FFaaccttssCalories: 171Fat: 3 gSaturated Fat: 2 gCholesterol: 8 mgSodium: 705 mgCalcium: 20% Daily ValueProtein: 8 gCarbohydrates: 27 g- Recipe courtesy of 3-A-Day, the

National Dairy Council

Truth about the fluThere’s no guaranteed way —

including being vaccinated — toprevent anyone from getting theflu. But, the following precautionscan help you and your family.

First, you should always prac-tice good hand washing, usingsoap and warm water and wash-ing for at least 20 seconds. Justsing your ABCs while washingand you will have killed all bacte-ria.

Stay home from work or schoolwhen you are sick and until youare fever free for 24 hours withoutthe use of medication. The extrarest will be a huge benefit to yourbody and you’ll avoid getting oth-ers sick.

Remember to always coveryour mouth and nose when youcough or sneeze. This helps pre-vent the spread of germs. Use atissue to keep clean and washyour hands afterward.

If you haven’t done so already,get a flu vaccine. It will help keepyou from getting certain strains ofthe flu virus and generally helpsyou recover quicker if you do getsick.

Following those precautionswill help keep you healthy, or atleast, prepared in the event youcatch the flu.

- Jonita Widmer, Director ofHealth Services for Denton ISD

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DENTAL & BRACES

(877) 55MYSMILESmileMagicDentists.com

Half-PriceBraces.com

SE HABLA ESPANOL - MEDICAID GLADLY ACCEPTED - LOCATIONS IN DENTON & LEWISVILLE~

McKinney Street

Spencer Street

3600 E. McKinney, Suite 190Denton, TX 76209

Behind the Medicaid Office

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Mall

JACK INTHE BOX

LOWES

COME INSIDE TOSEE OUR MOVIE

THEATRE & PLAY GYM

SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY, SEE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHEET FOR DETAILS

MOVIE THEATRE

FREE POPCORN

&

FREE PIZZAVICEO GAMES

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