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Show Clausen hopes to do a lot in by SENA TAYLOR Record staff writer Doing a lot of traveling, skiing, and learning the English language better, are the three major goals Danish exchange student, Malena Clausen, has set for herself while she's in Park City. And she's already gotten a good start at achieving them. "I would like to see a lot of different dif-ferent states while I'm here, and at Christmas I'm going with my host family on a trip through Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Arkan-sas, Texas and New Mexico, and I'm looking forward to that," she said. "I also want to travel to San Diego and see my uncle there, and this spring spr-ing I'm planning to go to California again and see San Francisco, Disneyland and the Danish town of Solvang." Since arriving here, Aug. 13, with the EF exchange program, (Educational (Educa-tional Foundation for Foreign Study), she's been to Yellowstone National Park with her host family, where .she said she "enjoyed the weather and the scenery very much." Clausen hails from a city of about 30,000 people called Siagelse. She says it's "very flat but green. There's a lot of forest and farmland there." And although she misses it, she says "I like it here. I like the mountains and I'm looking forward to skiing. "I would like to become a good enough skier here so that when I go back I can pass a skiing test in Austria to become a ski instructor Students participate in a 'real election' by SENA TAYLOR Record staff writer The voters registered, the polls were taken, and the election was held. The seventh and eighth graders at the Treasure Mountain Middle School now have new officers, of-ficers, and the students have a new awareness of what elections are all about. English teacher Carol Marriott reported recent seventh and eight grade elections were held "like a real election, with everyone par DeVRY to DeVRY Inc. will offer 40 full-tuition full-tuition and 80 half-tuition scholarships scholar-ships to 1987 high school graduates throughout the United States, with a total value of $1.3 million. According to DeVRY Inc. President Presi-dent Philip A. Clement, each full-tuition full-tuition scholarship, valued between $16,432 and $17,535, and each half-tuition half-tuition scholarship, valued between $8,216 and $8,767, may be used for application fees and tuition toward a Turn off the TV and exercise Many parents are in better shape than their kids. On average, girls can't run as fast as girls once did. On average, girls and boys are less fit midway through high school than at the end of eighth grade. Many of today's teenagers are stagnant and sluggish at best. The apparent reason: Too many youngsters themselves have been stagnant and sluggish, reclining in front of the TV or VCR, sustaining their stagnation with megadoses of salt, sugar and grease. The need for physical fitness skills is as much social as physiological. And because physical fitness and mental alertness are related, the need is also intellectual, for greater mental agility and psychological resiliency. An elementary or middle level school with a physical education SCHOOL CALENDAR 2 Thursday PPE, school hike, 12:30 p.m. TMMS, school picture day, all students. PCHS, volleyball, Park City at Grantsville, 5:30 p.m. PCHS, junior varsity football, Grantsville at Park City, S p.m. 3 Friday PPE, carnival, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Participation optional. TMMS, first quarter progress reports sent home with traditional tradi-tional calendar students. ' ".. ' iU) While Malena Clausen is in America, she hopes to accomplish ac-complish many goals. there." Clausen said people don't ski much in Denmark; they go to Austria, France, Sweden or Norway. "Every winter I take three weeks off and ski at a different place." As for Clausen's third goal of learning lear-ning English better, she shouldn't have much trouble with that, being an above-average student already. Besides, just being here has helped her master the language, and that's one of the major reasons she decided to be come. At the age of 16 she's a senior, and has already graduated in Denmark because of her good grades. She ticipating in a job that related to the election. The students made speeches, held press conferences, registered to vote and had fundrais-ing fundrais-ing drives. It was quite a learning experience for them." Those who came out on top were Mathew Marriott, who was elected president of the two classes; Carrie Miller, vice president; Alicia Thompson, secretary; and Jason Zierenberg, historian-treasurer. But Marriott said all of the students benefited "because they learned how the political system offer $1.3 million in scholarships Bachelor of Science degree program in Electronics Engineering Technology, Computer Information Systems, Business Operations or Telecommunications Management. The scholarships can be used at any of the nine DeVRY Institutes in the Unites States. Finalists will be determined on the basis of SAT, ACT or WPCT scores and will be announced in April. Recipients Reci-pients will be chosen on the basis of Teacher to by Betty Condie teacher and adequate scheduling and facilities can offer students these lifetime gifts. But even in schools that lack the services of a physical education teacher, there's still a chance to emphasize fitness. Supervised recess and lunchtime activities ac-tivities can make that time count for fitness. Today's physical education stresses cooperation, not competition. competi-tion. Physical education is not simply simp-ly athletics. It's things students can carry over into their lives outside school, their later lives; it's development, develop-ment, and it's exposure to a range of PCHS, varsity football, Park City Ci-ty at Grantsville, 7 p.m. Team leaves at 2 p.m. PCHS, Shakespeare competition. competi-tion. 4 Saturday PCHS, girls' tennis, state 1A and 2A competition, 9 a.m., BYU. PCHS, Orem Invitational cross country meet, team leaves at 7 a.m. PCHS, Shakespeare competition. pointed out, however, that the school system is different in Denmarkstudents Den-markstudents attend school from first to tenth grade and then graduate. Still, she was able to graduate after nine years because of her high marks. The next step after completing high school in Denmark is to go to "gymnasium," which Clausen explains ex-plains as "kind of in between high school and college. It takes three years and you choose to take the mathematics line of schooling or the languages line. I'll go back and take languages," she says, "then after that I want to go to the university and study dentistry." Right now, Clausen is finding American school more difficult than in Denmark, "because I have to think in Danish then translate to English. History, botany and zoology are especially difficult. But I really like English and geography. I've always known the countries well. But sometimes I can't understand unders-tand things and it's hard because I can't ask the teacher 'what does that mean in Danish?'" One thing that intrigued Clausen about the United States was that she heard there were really big schools here, and she was looking forward to participating in a wide variety of activities ac-tivities a large school might offer. "I like Park City, but I wish the school was bigger because I came from a school the same size as this one. I was hoping there would be more activities." ac-tivities." Her disappointment in a lack of activities can probably be traced to one activity she especially works and it was very successful. Those students who didn't register, didn't vote. Everyone learned what an election is like in reality." Some of the students' jobs and duties were campaign managers, candidates, speech and brochure writers, commercial producers, poll takers, election judges and news reporters. "It was really a good experience for the kids because they learned what it was like to field questions during press conferences, and they took exit polls, made speeches and those scores, high school academic c achievement, extracurricular activities ac-tivities and an essay. Applications are available at the admissions office at each DeVRY Institute In-stitute and must be returned before March 23. All 1987 high school graduates are eligible, with the exception ex-ception of the immediate families of DeVRY Inc. and Bell & Howell employees. Parent O sports. Competitive team sports are said to build character, but the cooperative brand of physical education achieves the same result, and for a broader range of children. Parents can help preschoolers develop movement skills, hopping, jumping, skipping, and ease older students into lifetime sports by encouraging en-couraging ball skills, rope-skipping skills, rhythm, and dance. Help your children enjoy develop their physical abilities. Success can be even sweeter than candy, and even more exciting than TV. 7 Tuesday PPE, Bookmobile. TMMS, Community Council meeting, 7:30 p.m. PCHS, vollleyball, North Summit Sum-mit at Park City, 5:30 p.m. PCHS, junior varsity football at North Summit, 5 p.m. PCHS, Wasatch Invitational cross country meet, team leaves at 2:35 p.m. 9 Wednesday PPE, kindergarten sees fire trucks, 10:30 a.m. PPE, kindergarten through third grades see fire trucks, 1 p.m. PCHS, Community Council meeting, 7:30 p.m. PCHS, varsity football, North Summit at Park City, 4:30 p.m. America misses swimming. "In Denmark I was a competitive swimmer for five years, and every Friday I taught about 30 children in the ages of eight to 10. 1 miss that very much." In Park City she compensates by swimming about a day a week at the Athletic Club, but she says, "it's boring bor-ing to swim alone without competing with anyone. I don't have very much incentive to swim here. " Another extracurricular activitie is her involvement with a senior Girl Scout troop in Salt Lake City, since she was a Girl Scout for five years in Denmark. She and three other Park City girls attend meetings there, and they're planning on taking some hiking hik-ing and camping trips. Clausen also helps out with a younger Girl Scout troop here in Park City. She says her adjustment from Denmark to Utah has been fine, and she's not homesick yet. She's enjoying enjoy-ing her host family, the Michael and Susan O'Hara's. Susan says, "we keep thinking Malena will be our first, and our last, exchange student because she's working out so well that we'll be afraid to try another one that might not get along so well." Clausen adjusted well to the O'Hara's four-member family, coming com-ing from a family of the same size herself. "I have one little sister, my mother is a nurse and my father owns a diesel shop," she said. She's also adjusted well to the town, having hav-ing created a tie from her hometown to Park City no other exchange student stu-dent has done previously, by presenting presen-ting Mayor Hal Taylor with a plate from her hometown's mayor. did most of the same things that go one in an actual election. "They were able to watch the commercials com-mercials that were made on the TV monitor in the kiva, and the money that was paid by the candidates for their commercials went into a fund for an election party." The students also had to purchase wall space to hang banners on, and the proceeds from that also went into the general fund. Marriott said $148 was raised, and all participants enjoyed a pizza and pop party when it was all over. For further information, students should contact their high school guidance counselor, or write to any of the following campuses located in Chicago and Lombard, 111. ; Columbus Colum-bus and Dallas, Tex.; Kansas City; Atlanta; Phoenix, Los Angeles; and Woodbridge, N.J. DeVry Inc. is one of the largest proprietary postsecondary networks in North America engaged in technical education. Carolyn's Catering is complete catering. . . IMAGINATIVE DEPENDABLE HOT & COLD BUFFETS HOME & OFFICE PARTIES BUSINESS LUNCHEONS OPEN HOUSES WEDDINGS BUFFETS PICNICS Call me before you call your guests 654 - Keep -Jf our Summer Tan at 'i f&rtlffiM) Park Record gcflnaDapH Axtell and Lambert are appointed to rec. board The Summit County Commission gave an informal OK to the formation of a special recreation district last week and Park City School Board members Ed Axtell and Gene Lambert have been appointed to the recreation board. The two members will join Kristin Rogers, appointed by the city council, Tom Flinders from the county commission, and a fifth member yet to be appointed ap-pointed from the Park City ChamberBureau. The Indoor Recreation Facility Task Force recommended that the five-member board be composed in this manner, with the stipulation school board members come one each from the city, and one from the unincorporated area of the district. ACT to be at U. of Utah Park City High School counselor Jerry Fiat reported that ACT Assessment examinations will be given at the University of Utah, not at the high school, as previously reported. The basic registration fee for the test is $10.50, and late registration will be accepted for an additional $10. For 1986-87, ACT has established this test date schedule: October 25 test, Sept. 26 registration deadline and Oct. 14 late registration; Dec. 13 test, Nov. 14 registration and Dec. 2 late registration; Feb. 7 test, Jan. 9 registration and Jan. 27 late registration; April 11 test, March 13 registration and March 31 late registration; June 13 test, May 15 registration and June 2 late registration deadline. Culture Shock was a success The fundraiser, "Culture Shock," held Sept. 27 for the American Field Service Ser-vice exchange student program "went really well," according to Amanda Peterson, who with her husband, Jan, is hosting an AFS student for the year. "It was a lot of fun and lots of people came out. Everybody had a really good time." Chairman of the fundraiser, Carolyn Fouse, reported that the event helped to raise about $1,000, which was the goal. "For the first year we felt everything went together really well," she said. "Culture Shock" was held at the Silver King Hotel and area restaurants participated par-ticipated in a dinner at which different foreign foods were offered for purchase pur-chase with phoney foreign currency. "Everyone ate very well and enjoyed the food," said Fouse. "Hopefully if we do it again next year it can be expanded and we can raise even more money. " Dare to be Different A Unique Selection of Ski Fashion Never Before Seen in Utah Just Arrived Take advantage of A deposit holds your cole expect the Park City Resort Center Ice Rink. Bus Stop Level 549.46OO 2395 mm. m II t . A. MM-;.. mrm a '-Wjrtaa WfoVkW Open for the 86-87 Ski oio Thursday, October 2, 1986 Page A9 HBricffg Austria our great selection. layaway until Dec. 20 sport unexpected - New Fall Hours Mon.- Fri. 1 0:30-5:30 Sat. 10-6. Sun. 12-5 Heber Catering 7 days a week mm Season MM s |