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ARC After School Program

Isaac Murphy, Staff Writer

October 24, 2023

The Alliance Recreation Center is a huge part of our community in many aspects. One of the many ways they are involved is through the ARC after school program. This program strives to provide a place for kids after school if their parents are still working or busy. Grandview and Emerson Elementary bus the students in the after school program to the recreation center; meanwhile, the ARC brings a bus to Immanuel Lutheran School and St. Agnes to pick up their students.

There are three sessions held after school, each session being 45 minutes long, these sessions include: S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Art, and Reading. In S.T.E.M, children are taught by way of mini-games like Jeopardy and do experiments. In the art room children are tasked with designing many things such as: Mummies, Candy Skulls, Hedgehogs out of pinecones and many other things. In the reading chat room, students work on their handwriting, read books, watch educational videos, and other things

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These sessions are used to help children improve their academic, creative and social skills. The teachers and kids love it there and hope that the community can see all of the good things they are doing!

About the Contributor

Isaac Murphy, Staff Writer

Isaac Murphy is a 15-year-old sophomore at Alliance High School. He moved here from Saint Cloud, Florida last December and absolutely loved our cooler weather here in Alliance, Nebraska. The reason he moved is because his uncle Kevin made the rest of his family move here. Isaac was born February 14, 2008 at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee, Florida to Kelly Murphy. Isaac had been through seven houses thanks to his mom getting married a lot, these houses ranged from Kissimmee, Florida to Saint Cloud, Florida. Isaac says that he has three main hobbies/interests, his favorite is playing video games. His two favorite being Rainbow Six Siege and Valaront, he says one of the few reasons he likes them so much is because they are shooter games and he has found out he performs well in them. Another interest Isaac has is Formula One racing! He has liked Formula One since he was about 10, loving the high intensity and watching as people compete in cars designed for such things. Formula One is when ten teams design a car under certain regulations, these regulations are known as the Formula One. When Isaac is older, he is hoping to go to Monaco because of F1 (Formula One) and the fact he finds it a really beautiful country. He also loves cooking with a strong passion, one of Isaac’s favorite things to make is grilled cheese, he likes to make this because it’s one of the easier foods to make. Isaac is also a big time sports fan and he really likes the Orlando Magic. The Orlando Magic is a basketball team that is based out of Orlando, Florida, they are sponsored by Disney. An interesting fact about Isaac is that he only has one kidney, which is his right. The reason Isaac is missing his kidney is because he has a rare disease called Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney disease, which is where one of your kidneys does not fully develop. Isaac has four pets, two cats and two dogs. His dogs are named Pippen and Norman, these two breeds are jack russell mix and a boxer mix. Isaac’s cats are named Bean and Enzo, which his older brother named. He is an excellent student and has gotten all A’s up to his freshman year. Once Isaac graduates high school, he is hoping to go to the University of Wyoming for a degree in criminal justice. The reason Isaac for this is because he has an uncle in the Air Force that he wants to be like. Life here has been a lot different than Florida for him and he wouldn’t change a thing that has happened here. He can not wait to improve his writing ability by working for the SPUD. He is excited to be writing for The SPUD this school year!