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Show i -- W Discuss Goals At Retired By TOM BISSELBERG FARMINGTON Davis County's population is projected to grow by up to 40,000 residents in the next five years pressing the need for hundreds of new classrooms. sesing its regular sion last week from Asst. Supt. Gayle Stevenson, who released enrollment projections indicating the current 39,000-plu- s figure could near 48,000 school year. during the 1984-8Those figures point to continued expansion in 5 fast-pace- d THE DAVIS Board of Education received that news dur- - Davis County, where the population was under 8,000 in 1900 and had only doubled 40 years later. Latest census figures indicate a population of more than 142,000. AN ADDITIONAL 222 elementary school classrooms, or enough for about seven schools, and 90 secondary rooms, more than enough for a new high school or several junior highs, will be needed, he told the board. The states continued enrollment growth directly con- tradicts the national trend to sharply declining enrollments as a smaller percentage of the population is of school-age. A TABLE released by the district indicated south Davis population stood at 70,156 in 1980, should reach 78,919 in 1985 and 83,919 by 1990. Meanwhile, north Davis will continue its accelerated growth that has seen the area soundly surpass south Davis. A 68,948 population was recorded in 1975 vs 86,026 in 1980 w hile projections indicate 103,583 by 1985 and 121.842 in 1990. 13 Hour Twelve Layton High School orchestra students played 13 hours each to last out the second annual Layton High School Orchestra Rehearse-a-tho- Longhorn News Bv TIM ECCLESTON North Layton Jr. High is something to talk about. Its basketball team is one of the winbest in years, with a ning record. The game they lost was against Sunset Jr. High in overtime. 1 THEIR WRESTLING team is doing very well also. Wrest- lers of the week were James Hardy. Rodney Rientjes and Steve Williams. NORTH LAYTONS Spirit Week was last week and their n. basketball team defeated their biggest rival. Central Davis Jr. High, by a score of North Layton is also forming the National Junior Honor Society with Mrs. Lopez as the chairperson and Mr. Denhal-te- r as vice chairman. 62-5- The money-raisin- g activity began Friday, Jan. 23 at 3 p.m. and continued until 5 a.m. Saturday morning. MONEY RAISED in pledges will help orchestra students finance an April 30 trip to Magic Mountain and other points of LAYTONS orchestra is Meeting Planned Thursday 1 1 Vocation Center Offers The Davis Area Vocational vacancy rate, meaning schools are built to handle that many more students ranging from a capacity for 426 more at Viewmont to 419 at Woods Cross and 369 at Bountiful. Davis list a surplus while Layton is 14 students over and Clearfield 165 offers open entry-ope- n dividualized 203 over capacity and North Davis with 20 student excess. MEANWHILE, elementary enrollment continues to grow at a fast clip with additions planned or under way at Cook in Syracuse for rooms. Lincoln in Layton for seven. Stewart in Centerville for six,' 12 at West Bountiful, six at West Point and three at Orchard in Val Verda. The Clinton addition is also in the planning stages along with a addition for Layton High and the new Farmington Jr. High. A new Kaysville elementary school and Oak Forest in Layton are also being planned. DOWN THE road looking at 1983-8- 4 building projects a 1 1 m Classes In Evenings CLASSES WILL be held Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. for 12 weeks at 550 East 300 South, Kaysville. DA VC eb. 19 starting at 7:30 p.m. The .lPus.,c department will provide the program. solo and ensemble competiat Roy tion to be held Feb. High School. March 18 will be the Region I orchestra competition. now preparing for the Region I Center is offering a beginning or refresher course in business machines, accounting, typewriting, filing, keypunch, shorthand and business math. North Layton Jr. High PTA The North Layton Jr. High School PTA will hold a meet- ing at the school on Thursday, in California. Le Anna Baxter got the most money in pledges. the secondary schools lists a under capacity. A similar vacancy trend exists at all junior high but Kaysville. with Rehearse-A-Tho- n interest A BREAKDOWN of building capacities vs. enrollment in exit, in- performance based programs. You work at your own speed and progress as fast as you can. Registration is open every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Tuition fee is $36. For more information call DAVC, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. 766-244- 1, Boulton area school first phase possibly with 21 rooms, a nine room Woods elementary room expansion in rooms in the n Centerville-Farmingto- area and expansion at North Layton or Sunset junior highs. In 1984-8- 5 occupancy could be possible in the first phase of Clinton facility. II a room South Weber addition, six room expansions at East Layton and Morgan and a school somewhere in north Davis. m Employees Meeting Goals for 1981 will be at a meeting of the Dav is Retired Schools Employees Thursday. Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Davis Education Building. d 85 South 185 East. Furnj-ingto- m AS IF to emphasize the growth the board approved the bid of Stephen L. Tripp Construction of Salt Lake City for the Stewart Elementary addition. The bid was $368,000 with Richard String- ham assigned as architect. Plans call for construction start by March and completion about August 15. Farmington Jr. High bids will be opened March 17. the 1 board decided, while also appointing Mr. Stringham to formulate plans for the new elementary school in Kaysville. It will follow the pattern of Morgan. Knowlton and Ste-wschools, also designed by Carpenter and Stringham. IN RELATED action the board deferred a decision on a bond sale to build Farmington Jr. High and the Layton High addition. Some $7.5 million would be needed, officials ar Cross Elementary addition, a MRS. ALBERTA, Harrison, president of Davis Retired School Employees Association. said two speakers will discuss topics of interest to all retired people. Mrs. Arietta Williams, pres- ident of the Utah Retired, School Employees Association. will outline goals for 1981 with emphasis on bills before the State Legislature w hieh are a concern to all retired persons. DEE Burningham. executive secretary of Dav is Education Association, will present the retirement bill and its two amendments. "This bill should be of special interest to all retired school personnel." Mrs. Harrison said. WHILE THE meeting is designed primarily for retired school employees, the public is invited to attend." she added. r irl C5 Kaysville FASHIONS FOR LADIES AND TEENS Were chopping MAKE HER VALENTINES HAPPY prices down! 50 Every price has been lowered for our winter clearance every last item in stock! 60 The Traffic Jeans Oil s (gENDEUMt 10 styles $1 to 9 WERE CHOPPING PRICES DOWN Village Square, Kaysville Colonial Square, Bountiful Reg. $25.00 Topfoka and Dittos All Tops Priced from SgOO New Knit Tops Reg. Retail 15.00 Only $goo DTITOS. We Ladies' merchandise drastically reduced as we make room for the men's Charge Over During The Presidents Day Sale and wrote the book on fit FASHION FACTORY OUTLET Kaysville Shopping Center trr KAYSVILLE STORE ONLY Sqtiirrs Mi HOURS ID-- 6 Phow 766 t'l |