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Show Park Record Thursday, February 4, 1988 Page A15 quality education which is a must to any intelligent community. Dr. and Mrs. E.L. Sandberg Students savor school ski day Editor: The students of Park City High School are lucky. Not only do the teachers and faculty of PCHS go out of their way to help us, but so do members of our community. Last Wednesday, Jan. 27, the high school participated in its first ski day of the 1987-88 school year. Living in an environment like Park City, its hard to pass up the opportunities the local ski areas present for some physical education and good ol' fashioned fun! Well, we picked a great day, and with temperatures soaring in the 40s and not a cloud in the ski, PCHS students and teachers hit the slopes with full force. None of this would have been possible though, without the help of Park City Ski Area and Jans. Jody Morrison, from the ski area, helped us secure free ski passes so students without season passes could get out and enjoy the snow. Peter Taylor, as well as the whole crew at Jans, helped out by giving free rentals to those students who didn't have ski equipment. Without the help of these two establishments, this day would not have been possible. Again, we're really lucky. The people of this community know not only how to establish a first rate, top academic institution, but they know how to show us students a good time ! Thanks from all of us at PCHS ! Sincerely, Chris Eisenberg Student Body President Shuffling can be disruptive Editor: I have recently moved into this beautiful area. One of the reasons I chose this area is because it remind-ed remind-ed me of my school town childhood population 4,000. We had two elementary schools and one high school. I had a keen sense of belonging... of being a part of that school. (I guess you feel that way when you spend eight years of your life in one school.) I wasn't shuffled from school to school every other year. I feel that it would have been very disruptive in my formative for-mative years if that would have been the case. I feel extremely sad for those little children who will have to be pulled out of Parley's Park Elementary School to spend two years in Carl Winters only to find themselves two years later shipped to Treasure Mountain Middle School then finally off to high school! Does this sound like we are giving these children a secure foundation in life if we can't seem to make up our minds as to where they belong? High school is too late! There are few times when I am thankful that I don't have children. This is one of those times. I would be very upset if my child had to be yanked around from school to school like the school district is suggesting by renovating the old school of Carl Winters. I would rather see them build a new auditorium in Park City and over crowd Parley's Park for a short time until the State gives the go-ahead for a new elementary school in Park City. Shirley M. Zehner Good coverage on Singer case Editor: I would just like to express my feelings to you on your coverage of the SwappSinger confrontation in Marion over the last two weeks. I think that of all the media that has covered the event you have done the fairest job of reporting that I have seen. You have tried to cover all sides of what has happened to both the SwappSingers and the surrounding sur-rounding community. As a resident of Kamas, I thank you. Sincerely, Maryann Chapman Generosity makes Pushing at day unforgettable any expense Editor: I would like to thank some wonderful wonder-ful Park City people for giving a group of teenagers from A.R.T.E.C., the adolescent unit of Salt Lake Valley Mental Health, a day they will never forget. : The group was treated to a day of . Skiing at Park City (hanks to the generosity of Craig Badami and Sherri Allen. Cole Sport provided all the equipment for the kids and it all worked well thanks to Gary Cole, Scott Cote and Scott Thompson. The group was fed the best food on the mountain by Steeps at the Base, Hans Fuegi bailed us out at the last moment and we are very grateful to him. Our special thanks to Sally Elliot for arranging ski instruction at all levels for the group. The instructors, Sally, Rick Lichtenhon, Mary King, Gary Prescott, Stacy Bennett and Bonnie Bennett, were outstanding and the kids skiing improved spectacularly. spec-tacularly. These instructors really earned the kids' affection. I also want to thank my husband, Jim Kennicott, for taking a day off to teach skiing and for his sensitivity to the kids. It gives me a warm feeling to know that we have so many unselfish people in our town. I am very grateful to all of these people who gave a joyous day to kids who have had too few of them in their lives. Thank you, Lynne D. Finney Editor: Who are you fooling Ms. MacQuoid when you said, "The city is not getting get-ting a dime out of this decision and we're giving a lot"? The plain truth is that the city is tickled pink to finally final-ly settle a big debt to the school district while ridding itself of a condemned con-demned building at the same time. It is our opinion that the board is not using sound judgment in their decision to separate the third and fourth graders to Carl Winters. The city will reap the benefits at the expense ex-pense of our children. Even if you don't have kids, can't you recall going to a three-tiered school system elementary, junior high and high school? There was a cohesive school spirit and a sense of belonging at each level. Now, the kids will be disseminated into Elementary I, Elementary II, Semi-Elementary Semi-Elementary IllSemi Junior High, High School and a possible High School II since we face overcrowding over-crowding there. We feel offended by the board members' blatant disregard toward public dissension. Other options discussed at the various meetings were more acceptable to the majority majori-ty of the parents than the use of Carl Winters where the children are placed plac-ed secondary to the city's needs. There is adequate acreage for new buildings at Parleys Park with open space and freedom rather than a school that needs to be surrounded by a fence like they do in New York City. As citizens of a potentially great place, we should not tolerate any downturns in our attitude for high The Park Record welcomes K letters to the editor on any subject. We ask that the letters let-ters adhere to the following guidelines: They should be submitted to the Park Record offices at 1670 Bonanza Drive or received receiv-ed in the mail (P.O. Box 3688, Park City, UT 84060) no later than 5 p.m. on Monday. They must be signed and include the name, address and telephone number of the author to allow verification of authorship. They must not contain libelous material. 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