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Show o 5 Students Win Contest o Page ID A North Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, January 30, 1985 Coeds Sweep Bridge -Building Contest Local winners of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy contest have been announced by the Miller Frazer CAROL GRAHAM Review Correspondent CLEARFIELD - More women may be finding careers in engineering in the future if the results of the Clearfield High School bridge building contest Post and auxiliary. They are Holly Nelson, Davis High School, first; Timothy Olds, Clearfield High, second; Jennifer Daskovich, Layton High, third. are any indication. Three young women won the annual contest sponsored by the Utah State University Engineering Department at Clearfield High. A tiney bridge designed and built by Lara Lowe, 15, increasingly held 1099 pounds of pressure, earning her firs place and the right to compete with other high school students statewide. District winners are Beth Braisted, Logan High School, first; Holly Nelson, Davis, second, and Neomi Balay, Ogden High, third. The contest is sponsored by the Miller Frazer Post and auxiliary, with Gene Kennedy, Dott Lunt, Alan Sparks, Michelle Renney as chairmen. Second place went to Cindee Hale, 16, daughter of Kent and Lois Hale of Clearfield, whose bridge sustained 974 pounds. Staci Oda, 16, daughter of Jack and Kikue Oda of Clinton, took third place when her bridge held 952 pounds. Scholarships Are Available Junior and senior class high school students who are interested in applying for $1,000 college Scholarships should request appli-caitoby Mar. 15, from the Ed- The contest is open to any student in the school, and the bridge must be built to certain specifications and using the materials provided in a kit by Utah State University. The students use their skills in phyical and mathematical analysis to design a bridge they will hold ns Communications ucational Scholarship Foundation, 721 No. McKinley Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045. To receive an application, students should sent a note stating their name, address, city, state and zip code, approximate grade point average and year of a sophomore at Clearfield High School took top honors in the schools g contest sponsored annually LARA LOWE, bridge-buildin- the most weight. by Utah State University. Her bridge held 1,099 pounds of pressure. She is a daughter of Gary and Tamara Lowe of Kaysville. The project is an engineering enrichment program to encourage students to test their Chalk Line Preschools Can Offer Education Dear Bonnie: Could you outline some criteria for selecting a good preschool? There are so many. Many of the directors are delightful, the buildings are pleasant, etc. etc., but how can a parent select the best program? Thanks! L.J. Dear L. J., Preschools have different creating a varying ratio of discovery play time to actual educational training. Your initial decision must be, How much emphasis on academic education do I want in my child's preschool?. All preschools have some degree of education in the program or they would not be schools at all. In answering the above question, one must examine the ex tent of academic training involved. All preschools have tasting parties, learn colors, etc; some add number and letter recognition andor printing, etc; the highly educational ones add sounds of letters, auditory and visual training, spacial concepts, etc. One must then see whether pa- rental philosophy and the childs personality suggest a need for an and emphasis on social development or on academic progress. The age and maturity of the child can be major in this factors making determination. Again, all preschools offer development in both directions, but in very different ratios. The parent must select the balance appropriate for the child. ry would mention one more thing to look for in a preschool--an- d indeed in any grade. There is a need for a particular skill which has almost become a lost art: memorization. I In the olden days it was cus- tomary to memorize practically everything--to- o much, in fact. As trends changed, we moved away from memorization into the we moved why of things--an- d too far in this direction, too. Memorization gouleft in the dust. In recent years we have discovered that memorization is a necessary tool skill and the newer trends (mastery learning, precision teaching, O.B.E., etc.) are bringing this skill back.- As resource teacher Sherry Palmer has noted: ACT scores are lower due, in part, to lack of memorization ability. Memorization aids retention, enhances the thought process and develops faster recall. It is a skill that can be taught (if it is not neglected). People memorize differently--som- e by association, some by rote, etc.-b- ut regardless of the method, the skill is vital and should be developed both in the visual and auditory areas." Little children love to recite little ditties they have memorized. It can be great fun fqr them to develop this skill which can be used later for great poetry, fine classics, times tables, etc. Memorization (in moderation) ought to be a part of every preschool-a- nd every grade thereafter. Questions for Bonnie Smith may be sent to her at the Lakeside Review, 214 N. Main, 526, Layton, Uh, M041. Custodian Often Genuine Character CAROL GRAHAM Review Correspondent He is not your orSUNSET school cusdinary todian. Pete Todd is a new breed of school custodian, one who actualinly loves kids and enjoys being volved in their activities and helping with their total learning ill experience. The custodian at Doxey Elementary School is a friend to all the teachers and the students, and has earned the title the ABC Custodian for his, talents and willingness to many help. Todd may have missed his call-- : ing and should have been an ac- tor. who his of portrayal Johnny Appleseed Anyone saw last fall would have believed the man to be the character. The chil- dren believed it, so intent were their faces as he spoke to them of his work, planting apple trees all over the country, then leading them outside to plant an apple tree in the school yard. . Or the time he came to the first graders Teddy Bears Picnic dressed as a giant Teddy Bear and bringing along his good friend Theodore Roosevelt. The children squealed with delight as he skipped around meeting each of their teddy bears and shaking hands and paws. He is absolutely priceless, says Pat McKay, the school principal. We couldnt ask for a better person. He is so good with the children, and always ready and willing to help with a special project, even if it means dressing up as a teddy bear! Todd doesnt just act. He gets involved with a project. When a teacher asks for his assistance, he reads about the subject and tries to find out the attitude and personality of the person he is to portray. I like to be creative, and bring the person alive for the children, so its not just someone they read about in a book. I learn the facts so I can tell the story accurately, and they will remember it and it will mean more to them, he at Doxey for almost two years. I want school to be a good ex- pereince for all children, not just my own, he said. And by help- ing to create an exciting learning environment and doing creative things to liven up the same old subjects, I feel more children will have memorable learning ex- - periences. Appleseed, a Bear and an creative custodian is what makes Pete Todd the ABC Custodian at Doxey Elementary, He is a special person to students and teachers alike, giving that tra something to make learning more fun. ex-du- During the training cycle, Millard taught the basics of battlefield survival. He was intro- duced to the typical daily routine that he will experience during his i weight it will hold. Fifty-seve- n bridges were tested at Clearfield High, according to Ron Yahne, physics and instructor at the school. No one was more surprised than the girls themselves, he said. The looks on their faces and those of the boys they beat were priceless! Miss Lowe, who is a geology student in Yahne's class, did the project to gain extra credit. It was fun to do and I will probably try again next year, she said. I expected my bridge to hold about 400 pounds, and I was really surprised. Miss Lowe, who is the daugh- ter of Gary and Tammara Lowe, of kaysville, says she enjoys the challenge of the contest and plans a career in engineering. She recieved a $15 cash prize and will compete with the winners from other high schools in the state, at a banquet at USU on February 22. Orchestra Docents Inspire Love of Symphony Music SHARON NAUTA STEELE Special A to the Lakeside Review formally attired symphony understandd kind of a that goes long way in helping ing young children enjoy a first open-minde- orchestra conductor, baton in one encounter with one of the nahand, reaches out with the other tion's top 10 symphony orchestoward a curly haired child. The tras. For some students the Outreach child reaches back. The moment, captured in black program is the beginning of a g love affair with the symand white relief and reproduced - ' thousands of times on posters, phony. Silverstein Conductor and concert Joseph programs, stationery, has become the official logos for speaks glowingly of the program, the Utah Symphony Orchestra saying the outreach concert series is one of the most important Outreach program. Outreach is a public relations things the orchestra does by way training arm, of the Utah Sym- of audience development. The preparation (Outreach Dophony Guild, aimed at acquainting young people with the Utah cent Program) is as good as any Ive seen anywhere in the counSymphony Orchestra. True to its name, reaching out try. As a result, the fifth graders is what Outreach is all about. Just who come to hear the orchestra and three years old, the program has are great. Most are wide-eye- d enthusiastic. thoulives the touched of already Under the guidance of the Utah sands of Utah elementary school students. This year alone, some Symphony Guild, district docent 2,800 fifth graders from Davis Chairman Helen Browny RomCounty, representing 27 district ney, of Bountiful, works directly schools, will be guests of the Out- with district Music Coordinator reach program at Symphony Hall Wayne James to implement the on Jan. 23. program. District docents include Janet Schools from throughout the state are invited to participate in Cox, Farmington; Coleen Clark, the Outreach concert series on a Judy Knoles, Starla Phillips, Laurotating basis. But it's not just a rie Gerard, Pat Peterson, Centermatter of turning the kids loose ville; Beverly Domm, Helen at a Utah Symphony Orchestra Romney, Lillian Garrett, Connie concert and hoping theyll enjoy Bangerter, Carol Moon, Barbara the music. Prior to the concert, Poulson, Ann Burningham, Jax-en- e the youngsters receive instruction Rodgers, Pam Wing and Joan life-lon- Clinton Elementary Gets Essay Honors As a custodian his duties include a wide range from handyman and carpenter to electrician and plumber. He enjoys his work because he likes people and finds them interesting to watch and be around. Ive always been a little nutty and I enjoy making the children happy, he said. And I always enjoy harassing the teachers, he added with a twinkle in his eye. Todd lives in Layton, with his tvife and three little girls, ages 4, 2 and 8 months. He has worked This year marks the most stuCLINTON - There may be nothing unusual about students dents to win something in the winning essay contests, but for contest, which is statewide commore than 10 years now, students petition. The five winners were: from Clinton Elementary Schools Jay Sharkey, 1, son of Jess and Dana Starkey, 166 W. 2100 No.; sixth grade classes have been taking top honors in one particular Danny and Andy Jackson, 12, sons of David and JaAae Jack-socontest. 1167 W. 2100 No.; Stacey The Utah State Fair Board sponsors an essay contest for ele- Russell, II, daughter of Mickey mentary (fourth through sixth and Patty Russell, 1653 N. 2850 grades), junior high, and high W.; and James Saunders, 12, son school students statewide each of Commmissioner Glenn and year. The students must write on Marvetta Saunders, 2422 N. 2000 What I Learned at the Utah W. State Fair. in 75 words or less. Sharkey won fourth place and Clinton Elementary sixth grad- was presented with a ribbon and ers have a field trip to the fair $5 cash prize. All the other stuand the teachers require the stu- dents won honorable mention dents to write an essay for the ribbons. contest following the trip. We are really proud of our We spend about four hours at at Clinton Elementary. students emand the fair visiting exhibits Over the years we said Sabin. work the to of world phasizing the students, so they can see how have taken top honors from first things are produced in Utah." place on down, but this is the said Ray Sabin, one of the fifst time five of our students 1 1 n, ehlistmcnt and studied the per sonal and professional standards Matraditionally exhibited by in an active physical conditioning program and gained proficiency in a variety of military skills. A 1984 graduate of Davis High School, he joined the Marine Corps in July 1984. The bridges are made out of balsa wood, less than one inch thick, with cardboard top, and glued together in an oringinal design. To test the bridges strength, a sophisicated hydraulic press is used, with five hydraulic forks that place stress on the bridge at key points, while a calibrated scale determines the s. said. rines. He participated USU. from trained docents who Hanson, Bountiful; Julene Jones volunteer their time to prepare and Linda Thomas. North Salt the concert-goerLake; Sharon Steele, Marlene Working in pairs, the docents Drake, Julie Kenley, and Denice utilize slides, cassette recordings, Perkins, West Point; Nancy Spenand other visual aids, to foster a cer, Syracuse. Training for Marine Ends Marine Pvt. Kim J. Millard, son of Judy M. Millard of 269 E. 600 S., Farmington, has completed recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. ll mathmatical skills and promote the engineering programs at DOXEY SCHOOL custodian Pete Todd dons unusual costume for school production, a common practice for the unusual school employee. teachers. have won." |