Dutch Treat.

This year's scholarship event was a real Dutch treat! There were Dutch Dancers, Dutch Street Scrubbers, and other Dutch delights for kids who came from as far away as Hawaii to compete at the Fitness Farm.

By the end of the day, more than sixty kids had competed for $100,000 in scholarships to many of America's great colleges!

Special Guest

Nine-year-old Gregory Smith flew in from Orange Park, Florida, to join the Dutch brigade. A genius with high ideals, Greg dressed like a Dutch boy and did a lively clog dance on stage.

"This event is important," says Gregory, who believes in being fit in both body and mind.

What does Greg want to be when he grows up? A geneticist and President of the United States!

In 1998, Greg founded I.E.M. FOR NONVIOLENCE, a three-part program based on Inspiration, Education, and Motivation.

Greg practices what he preaches. He takes his message to schools to inspire, educate, and motivate kids toward peace and excellence.

Right on, Greg!

   I pledge
   to resolve my differences
   with patience and understanding,
   to show respect for authority
   while working for positive change,
   to find nonviolent solutions
   for all confrontational situations,
   to stand up and defend my beliefs
   without the use of profanity,
   to reach my full intellectual potential
   as a contributing citizen in society,
   to persevere against adversity
   when others would give up,
   to find the inner strength
   needed to lead instead of follow,
   to try to understand a conflict
   from the opposite point of view,
   to reach out to a clenched fist
   with an opened hand, and
   to live my life as an example
   of truth, justice, and peace.

A.D. 2000 SCHOLARSHIP GAMES

When: Saturday, April 22, 2000

Where: Fitness Farm 2345 West 44th Street Indianapolis, IN 46228

Who: Kids ages twelve and under (and parents and grandparents!)

What: Track, accu-shot golf, hot-shot basketball, target tennis, hot-foot soccer, scholarship spelling bee, tree and flower ID contests, bird ID contest, and talent contest.

Bird Identification Contest

Are you a bird-watcher? If you can correctly identify these birds and spell their names, you could compete for a college scholarship.

Please match the picture with the correct name.

List of Bird:

1. American Robin--

2. Blue Jay--

3. Cardinal--

4. Goldfinch--

5. House Sparrow--

6. Tufted Titmouse--

7. Black-capped Chickadee--

8. Mourning Dove--

9. Yellow Warbler--

10. Starling--

11. Purple Finch--

12. White-breasted Nuthatch--

13. Dark-eyed Junco--

The Talent Search Is On!

Would you like to be a dancer or an actor when you grow up? Are you a born comedian? Maybe you're a budding musician.

Next year, you and other kids twelve and under will have a chance to perform in our Scholarship Talent Contest. If you win, you could take home a scholarship to an outstanding performing arts school in California.

Remember, practice makes perfect. Start practicing

Are You a Child Prodigy?

Are you the next Mozart or Yehudi Menuhin? Do you know a gifted young musician? The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia believes that exceptionally talented students should study with exceptional teachers. The Institute is a world-class music conservatory that accepts students on merit only. All students receive full tuition scholarships.

Tulip Time Scholarship Spelling Bee 2000

How many of these words can you spell correctly? If you can spell them all, you may be able to compete for a scholarship at the Fitness Farm! Are you thinking of entering National Spelling Bee? The Tulip Time Scholarship Spelling Bee will help you practice!

Tulip Time Spelling Bee List -- 12 and Under

Birds

robin         cardinal      oriole
finch         crow          pelican
flamingo      hawk          pigeon
thrush        duck          toucan
goose         ostrich       dove
sparrow       rooster       turkey
owl           eagle         canary
crane         sea gull      penguin
falcon        vulture       sea hawk
mockingbird   hummingbird   heron
Vegetables

cucumber   onion      lettuce
potato     squash     endive
beets      scallion   mushroom
olive      tomato     chive
zucchini   carrot     artichoke
celery     cabbage    pepper
eggplant   broccoli   asparagus
pea        bean       sprouts
corn       avocado    cauliflower
Metric System

decimeter       hectometer      dekaliter
quintal         gram            picogram
microgram       decimilligram   centigram
dekagram        kilogram        megagram
teragram        nanometer       millimeter
meter           liter           megameter
terameter       microliter      deciliter
megaliter       nanogram        centimilligram
milligram       decigram        hectogram
hectokilogram   gigagram        picometer
micrometer      centimeter      dekameter
kilometer       gigameter       picoliter
centiliter      kiloliter       teraliter
Nervous System

facial        trochlear          optic
phrenic       axon               dendrite
occipital     hypoglossal        frontal
mandibular    nasociliary        ophthalmic
tibial        laryngeal          hillock
bouton        median             splanchnic
hypogastric   femoral            genitofemoral
plexus        pudendal           myelin
trigeminal    abducens           oculomotor
vagus         glossopharyngeal   vestibulocochlear
accessory     auricular          maxillary
lacrimal      supraorbital       ethmoidal
peroneal      endoneurium        synapse
ganglion      antebrachial       acetylcholine
ramus         iliohypogastric    subcostal
obturator     ilioinguinal       oligodendrocyte
nerve         astrocyte
Genetics

gene           heredity         mutation
mitosis        embryo           allele
helix          clone            sequence
polymer        autosome         phenotype
recessive      metaphase        locus
polymerase     telophase        oligonucleotide
geneticist     interphase       prophase
phage          bacteriophage    chromomere
transduction   transformation   nucleus
Mendelian      genome           meiosis
chromosome     recombinant      pedigree
plasmid        vector           replicon
nucleosome     chromatography   zygote
centromere     anaphase         genotype
endonuclease   backcross        exonuclease
polyploidy     diakinesis       cytogenetics
crossover      segregate        codominance
dominance      translocation    nucleolus