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Show i- - ; -- ;, . - - , '' , '. ';. . ,,'. . i'":-- ; - E - S"!Mr " r x. , , v :.'i ; ; V b K 3 "iff Xc-r ;The YAH si Aft Viss ASO'. T 3 SG7y:GQSQG: v- - r a j1? ?' K J - . t. ' photo of fri&; -fx tsAIT TAKE CITY XT S'i::5,V 'Sr.K :m-j- ,tg rl w v- : April 15, 1997 Fifty S4W1-U1- :,r,cc Cents F zszll IE ri BM7tfD WcJUA. 2 V-- Braves strike nut 'tttipanpf. - 4? V . Serving Davis Col'nts VOLLMF 106 Nl'MfUR 20 Woods Cross is accredited, principal cries dirty pool . Melinda Williams staff m riter WOODS CROSS Reports Woods Cross High is in danger of losing its accred-- ! ' itation are false and are harming the reputa-- ; tion of a school which has worked hard to ; bring up its academic standards. Principal ; Doug Beer said. '; "Look at our ACT (American College ; Test) scores. Our average last year was 22 (of a possible 36). The state average is 21.4, ; the national average is 20.9 and the district average is 21.6, he said. The report first surfaced at a State Board of Education meeting about three weeks ago and it was reported by the Salt Lake Tribune ; and KSL Television that the school had been warned by the Northwest Accreditation , Association it was in danger of losing its accreditation. Such a loss could make it ; more difficult for students entering college to another high school. ; ! or even transferring But Beer said the school has never ; received notification of any problems. We have never, ever received either verbal or written notification of any problems, Beer To this date, there has been nothing, ; said. and he feels the State Board of Education, played dirty pool with us. I feel we were dealt with in an unprofessional manner." Since word of problems with accreditation came out. Beer has spoken with offi- cials of the State Board of Education. He ' said the person who should have notified the school of any problems is new to the posi- tion. She claims she advised the school of the problems, but Beer said, There is no record of that anywhere not here at the school, not at the district office, not at the : state board office and not even at Northwests office. i Even if the school had been advised, they I are always given two years from notification to correct the problem before accreditation is taken away and those advisements are never made public. Beer said. Beer said after he contacted them, offi cials at the State Board explained they had received word there are three minor areas of concern at Woods Cross. One of the prob lems deals w uh the number ol collections m the Media Center. Beer said the school has never been told they could count 20 to 50 ;. ; under-stalle- . . seven-perio- 1 k i d I , I trom electionic percent of collections media. Next year, he said they will count those collections to the fullest The second problem is that the media center is understated, but except lor schools in the Salt Lake School District media centers in every school in the state are Beer said The third area ol concern is the studentteacher ratio ol (.lasses. High school teacheis are not supposed to see more than 160 students daily But that is based on numbers lor a school with a block schedule. Woods Cioss High operates on a day which means some teachers go ovei that number. "That is a legitimate concern and if they (Northwest advise us, we'll have to solve it," Beer said Next year, the schools community council has set looking at the schedule as its highest pnority. But Beer is quick to point out that even with the higher studentteacher ratio Woods Cross has worked haid to bring up its academic standards. "Our SAT (Stanloid Achievement Test) scores are so lar above the state and national average wont even mention them, and on a state level we come in at either lirst or second in every category." Beers said Beers is equally proud ol the schools Advanced Placement courses. "Each year we have between 25 and 50 more pass the APexam than the ptevious year. Were realheie. We're ly accelerating academically meeting and exceeding anyone's expectations in terms of programs. That's why I hate to get shot in the back the way we were." Beer has heard Irom a number of parents since the news was first reported concerned about their child's education, especially as students are registering for next year's classes. Beer said school officials aie protesting the state board's handling of the matter through official channels and have filed an appeal. FULLY ACCREDITED: Reports Woods Cross High is losing its accreditation are false, according to Principal Doug Beer That means the future of students like Jemffer Vicent, Amanda Randall, Destini Segura, Niki Wilson, Desi Thomson and Amy Sabo are not in Photo by Cathy Linford jeopardy see WX pg. A2 Nominees in for Davis high school performing arts awards Newspaper plans Show of Shows to honor local high school thespians Students, faculty members, and the public, are invited to attend the first Davis County Clipper High School Performing Arts Awards program. The event will be held May 6 , at 7 p.m. at the Davis High School Auditorium. Admission is free. The evening is designed as a showcase of talents to encourage and support high school students participating in the performing arts, and will include performances from Davis County high school musicals. A panel of judges attended the musicals at area high schools and nominated their choices for awards in various categories. Judges noted the exceptionally high caliber of the productions this year, acclaiming performance, direction and staging as outstanding. Each school and every student involved is to be congratulated on the end result achieved through their combined efforts. It will be a fun event where casts from each of the seven Davis County high schools will see their peers perform and receive recognition for their efforts. Parents and faculty members are encouraged to attend. In an unusual occurrence, three of the seven high schools in the county chose to perform the same musical. Jeanne Directors McGuire at and Viewmont at Bonnie Hobbs Woods Cross presented Once Upon A Directors Mattress; at Dennis Ferrin Layton and Vanessa Stevenson at Davis presented Crazy For and Directors You, Alyn Bone at Clearfield and Jonathan Gotchberg at Northridge presented, Oklahoma. Director Tamara Collins at Bountiful High presented "Signin In The Rain. Whats happening At the Show of Shows, awards will be presented to the top nominees in each category. in Woods Iad Nominees for Male are Nathan Hannon. Layton; Matt Rodgers, Viewmont; Cross on 1-- 15? South Davis residents receive regular updates on television, radio and the daily newspapers on where the four and a half project stands through Salt Lake year County. But many are wondering whats happening on through North Salt Lake and Woods Cross. No, it has nothing to do with the major project, theres been so much publicity about. Its a separate project entirely. What it is, is a project to widen through that area, adding a lane through the busy area, where traffic piles up during the commute in and out of Salt Lake City, making traffic flow smoother onto Utah Department of Transportation crews are reconstructing and widening the between the two miles stretch of interchange in North Salt Lake and 2600 South in Woods Cross. The work is being done Monday through Saturday in two, shifts. Three lanes of southbound traffic are usually open, with periodic closures on weekends, according to the UDOT. e Periodic closures may be in effect on weekdays and weekends on northbound between midnight and noon. UDOT officials say the project should be completed in November of 1997. one-lan- ALREADY THERE: Davis County resi- dents already know about the headaches to come to all Salt Lake County residents about to undergo 5 surgery. Photo by Cathy Linford Matt Dickamore. Bountilul; Brooke Graham. Clearfield, and Matthew' Shaw. Davis. Nominees toi Female Lead are Meg Brennan. Davis; Briunne flinders. Viewmont; Kelly Porter. Woods Cross. Burnhurst, Davis; Angie Cassie field. Northridge and Stephanie Weaver. Cleai field. for Male Nominees Support are Mike Brown, Micah Northridge; Christensen. Bountilul; Michael Ferguson. Davis; Matt Russon. Viewmont; Damn Pencil. Kevin Northridge; Blickleldt. Bountiful; and Aaron Williams, Viewmont. Nominees lor Female Support are Lisa Lloyd. Heather Northndge: Brusche, Bountilul; Meg Brennan. Davis; Lisa Duncan; View moot. Nominees for Male Character are Matt Pratt, Layton; Thad Wright. Davis; Josh Adams. Bountilul; Colby Naldor. Layton; Justin Lee, Viewmont. and lan Finley, Bountiful. Nominees lor Female Character are Melissa Paul. Layton; Karyn Hatch. Woods Cross; Abigail Davenport, Clearfield. Heidi Heath, Davis. Erika Edwards. Viewmont. and Katie Sommerkom. Dav is. Nominees in Costume Design are Davis. Layton, Woods Cross and Viewmont. Nominees in Set Design aie Northridge. Layton. Bountilul. and Davis. Nominees in Musical Accompaniment are Davis, Layton. Northridge and Viewmont. Nominees for Special Effects are Woods Cross. Davis. Lay ion. Northridge. Bountiful, and Viewmont. Nominees are in Choreography Northndge. Bountilul. Layton. Davis. Wixids Cross and View mont. Nominees in Choral Performance are Bountiful. Northridge. Layton. Viewmont, and Clearfield. An award will also be given for Show of the Year. This traveling trophy will stay with the winning school until the I99R Show of Show s. Bountiful rejects idea to publish own magazine Paul Challis and articles. The magazine with West Jordan for a similar publication. Councilman Alan Johnson said he became a little concerned after doing some research into the magazine's history with South Ogden. Johnson added that his detailed examination showed some of the businesses were not happy with the results and that the promised circulation hadn't been delivered as promised. It appears you really weren't ready to publish the issue, Johnson said. Halladay answered by saying there had been some problems but as far as he knew everything had been straightened out and most advertisers were very pleased with it Councilman Harold Shufter said his research with local businesses had also found some interesting results. Some of the businesses felt they would be pressured to be part of the publication which they didn't like, and others said they probably wouldnt read it, Shafter said. Most of our businesses are on tight budgets and dont have many other dollars to spend. Shafter also said he was concerned about what it w ould do to the revenues of other publications in Davis County see MAGAZINE " pg. A2 advertisements company is also negotiating News Editor BOUNTIFUL City officials rejected an offer to start a community magazine that would have allowed Bountiful to get its own message out to the public. The Publishers Group in Salt Lake Bountiful and City had approached offered to do a quarterly magazine last November and Director of Sales Brett Halladay came to the April 2 meeting to get a final decision by the city council. Councilwoman Ann Wilcox made a motion to accept the bid on a trial basis from the magazine company but there wasnt a second, so the motion died. The publishing company had offered to do the new magazine made up of editorial material from the city with advertising sold separately by the publisher. The magazine would pay for itself with ads from local businesses and the city would distribute it the same way it does its current quarterly newsletter. There is no advertising allowed in the existing newsletter. The Publisher's Group already does magazines for South Ogden City and the South Davis Area Chamber of Commerce. Both magazines are printed on processed glossy paper with high-quali- ty four-col- |