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Show i V Ihe Salina Sun Wednesday, August 31.. 1988 Education 3 The Salina Sun IN PRE-SCHO- OPENING MEETING OL do make a difference newSupt. tells staff "You With the theme I Make the Difference, Superintendent Brent L. Rock welcomed Sevier School District employees Friday, in Richfield High Auditorium, prior to the opening of the 1988-8- 9 school year. Ross Marshall, school board president, introduced the new superintendent, who outlined his philoso- tation in district schools, but suggestions for innovative ways to accomplish tasks will always be welcome. Every child can succeed. With every problem comes a solution. He affirmed his commitment to mastery management, the program of outcome based education, someeducation and his two top times called outcome driven develphy of for the opment model (ODDM) which the priorities year. Quoting from minutes of 1929 district has embraced. Dr. Rock believes in shared and 1930 school board meetings of ilthe Glenwood district. Dr. Rock governance, and an open door policy lustrated his belief that people in to identify and solve problems. Be at work on time, go home Sevier Valley have always valued on time, and have a balanced life. education. Rock told the staff. When a new school building was needed in Glenwood, the bond "Loyalty to one another and to issue for $3,800 was voted on, but the shared vision of district goals in was defeated. Board members, still essential in every phase of education; convinced of the need spent the foldisloyalty will not be tolerated. He stated his goal to have lowing year in public discussions about the proposed school. When the management plans for each school bond issue was voted on again, this campus as guidelines for future plantime for $4,600, it passed by a 98 ning. For employees, long and short range plans, enhanced with job depercent majority. As a preface to his eight point scriptions will aid in management Two top priorities at the top of philosophy of education, the superinDr. list include: First, the Rocks tendent said students need a user defeat the tax initiative. of Well where atmosthe friendly school, the educate is comfortable and simply by public telling phere appealing. the truth, he said. There will be no Dr. Rocks philosophy of eduscare tactics. Another priority will cation is: be bringing all schools in line with There will be no experimen the districts commitment to ODDM. In defense of education, Rock said, There is no rising tide of mediocrity. What weve got is a rising tide of reports bad mouthing education. He referred to statistics showing how many more high school graduates there are now, as compared to 20 years ago, and how many more graduates in the same period. Supt. Rock encouraged the teachers to accept - and teach others to accept - the fact that change takes place in every endeavor. He quoted Leo Buscaglia who said, The only thing that is certain for man is change. To battle change is to waste ones time...to become the willing ally of change is to assure oneself of He noted that we can and do make a difference in this world. In closing he quoted a short essay by Robert Fulghum, noting that Much of What I Really Needed to Know, I learned in Kindergarten. The essay noted , play fair, dont hit people put things back where you found them ; clean up your own mess hold hands; and stick together. This is what I want for all of us for this year, Dr. Rock said, Just hold hands and stick together. Box lunches were served to district employees following the session. Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics; and sane living. Think of what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world - had cookies and milk about 3 oclock every afternoon, and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or if we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations to always put things back where we found them and cleaned up our own messes. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together. Robert Faughum "Read to Succeed" Read to Succeed kicks off with a televised event from the State Capitol on September 8, arid will be watched live on KTVX, channel 4, by youth and citizens of all ages across Utah. Youth from area schools have been asked to participate along with a variety of local celebrities. Read to Succeed a year long public awareness campaign encouraging youth and their families to read is being sponsored by KB YU, KTVX and the Deseret News. In the upcoming months there, will be a statewide reading contest, and other programs that focus on literacy, while weekly columns in the Deseret News on teaching and encouraging youth to read will also appear. The program is designed to focus attention on literacy problems and to assist communities in solving them. W '$ K T3k is i AW r J; V POWER: The North Sevier Wolves fought their way to a heartbreaking loss last week, as the South Sevier Rams came out on top of the contest 1 Coach Gle Partridge is confident that the Wolves have what it takes to improve with each game and make the Wolves a top team. The next game will be played September 2, at East Carbon, beginning at 8 p.m. 2-- School may mean fear, anxiety for school children School has been in session for 9 school year two days as the 1988-8gets in full swing. For children of all ages, anew school year may mean fear, and anxiety. Parents and others can do much to help children with these d fears, according to Dr. David and Gwen Squires, both of the American Fork Hospitals behavioral health unit. With the initial school experience a separation anxiety can exist for a child, says Dr. Haymond. The child has a fear of separating from mother, and worries about what is happening at home. This fear is usually greater than the fear of school itself, he noted. Anxiety and fear is also common when a child moves to a new school, and may even occur as grade levels change and teachers change. Parents should encourage the child to ask questions about the school experience. They should also talk with teachers and others who come in contact with the child at school. Dr. Haymond recommends that parents have their ch ild walk the route to and from school with siblings or friends. To help lessen the Hay-mon- fear of leaving parents, a role play session about what Mom and Dad will be doing while the child is at school may also be helpful. According to Squires, it is critical that parents really listen to a child, accept any fears and validate Dont say Youre a big feelings. boy, you dont have to be scared, she says. Rather, encourage your child to talk, identify the cause of his fear and then help clear up any misconception in his mind. A parents attitude is very Parents notes. important, Squires need to have an upbeat attitude bout change. Once the school year has begun a child needs continued and consistent loving reassurance, Dr. Haymond rcports.s For children in upper elementary grades, or those changing from one level of school to another, such as beginning junior or senior high, a fear of , or resistance to school may stem from a variety of root causes. Dr. Haymond notes that a negative response to school may result from cither anxiety about fitting in with their peer group or from fear of not performing well and failing to meet academic pressures. Sometimes, something unexpected may be the cause of fear. For example, many junior high age students feel anxiety and insecurity about having to dress and shower during P.E. and this is one fear they usually wont admit to a parent Haymond says parents should sit down and talk in an understanding way with their child about fears and concerns without being critical or judgmental. Spend a a lot more time lisand a lot less time talking, tening telling and lectures, Squires says. And remember that children respond much better to praise than to criticism. If parents have difficulty communicating with their child, find someone else the child can talk to to help alleviate anxieties. A successful older student, a teacher, a coach or counselor are possibilities. Squires insists that every child wants to succeed. If a child has a poor self image, achieving small successes can help raise that self image which in turn will lead to greater success. Help your child find areas to succeed in, she says. Success breeds success. Squires says that if a parent focuses on giving time and attention to each child, he will find areas where he can hep the child achieve success in school. Helping a child find success in school often means helping him leam or strengthen skills, budgeting time, using daily planners, or mentally reviewing each class at the end of each day. Focus on effort rather than Each grades, Squires explains. child is an individual - one childs A may be another child BorC. Classes will help local school dropouts KULC 9, Utahs Learning Channel, will unveil an unprecedented schedule of college courses beginning Monday, Sept. 26. In cooperation with Utahs universities and colleges, some of Utahs finest teachers will lead more than 25 television classes school year. during the 1988-8Programs include: United States history; Introduction to ociology 101; Classical Cinema Film Studies 332; Computer Business-DOS- , in Applications Lotus WordPerfect, DBase desktop publishing; The U-.Constitution Political Science e 485; Geography of Utah, Geography 360; Physics for Engineers and Scientists - Physics 171, 172; Introduction to Biology, Biology 101; History of Utah - History 466; Introduction to Psychology Psychology 101; Introduction to the Visual Arts - Art 100; Intermediate Algebra - Math 101; The Planet Earth; Southern Utah State Convocation; Invitation to Fly; Business Organization and Management; The U.S. Congress: We the People; Intro, to Economics, Economics 105; Utahs Architectural Heritage, 324; Survey of Art History; The Africans - Political Science 485; Art of Being Human; and Understanding Human 9 individually Individulized: To consider banking needs. Sociology-S- all your The State Engineer received the hearing before the State Engineer, persons must request a hearing in the Protest. Protest must be filed in duplicate with the State Engineer, 1 636 West North Temple, Salt Lake city, Utah 84116, on or before OCTOBER 1, 1988. These are informal proceedings as of the Division of per Rule R625-6-- 2 Water Rights. 2 (A63414) APPLICANT: Clarence P. and Ruth D. Garrick, P.O. Box 178, Salina, UT. QUANTITY: 0.01 5 cfs. SOURCE: 6 in. well 1 00 ft. to 200 ft. deep. POINT (S) OF DIVERSION: (1) N 2950 W 1275 from SE Cor, Sec 24, T21S, R1W. Irr(14 mile North of 1Salina) USE:total Oct to 31, from Apr igation: acreage 0.25 acs; Stockwatering:1 13 head of livestock; Domestic: family. PLACE OF USE:SE14NE1 4 Sec 24, T21S, R1W. Robert L. Morgan. P.E. STATE ENGINEER Published in the SALINA SUN on August 17,24, and 31, 1988. V - NOTICE TO WATER USERS following Application(s) to Appropriate Water in Sevier County (Locations in SLB&M). Persons objecting to an application must file a Protest stating the reasons for the protest. To have a I X." v X Your right to know what Government transacting Sa V one and only Independent Unique I The Bank in Sevier County! Public Notices ' - 'itv life. We Learn it in Kindergarten Much of what is needed to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, will be taught in Kindergarten. Following are some of the things that will be learned by eager eyed youngsters as they prepare for the rest of their life s endeavors - and which will begin the first day of school: Share everything. Play fair. Dont hit people. Put things back were you found them. Clean up your own mess. Dont take things that arent yours. Say youre sorry when you hurt somebody. . Wash your hands before you eat Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup. The roots go down and the plants go up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that. Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup - they all die. So do we. And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word we learned, the biggest word of all: LOOK. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden ii 3, IB anking: Banks are banks, others are not. not banks, although many All financial institutions are do not hav All financial institutions P our state and 1 to income mid other taxes support institutions -- Many well known educators will present the classes. KULC 9, Utahs learning Channel is a non profit public television station licensed to the Utah System of Higher Education. It is on the air Monday through Friday from 99 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 p.- - m. to 11 p.m. Those with cable may have the station on another channel. Check with your cable operator for more information. For more information about KULC programs, call Learning Services 581-419- 4. Beginning Monday, Sept. 5, quality instructional TV programs that directly support public educations newly implemented core curriculum will be broadcast on KUED 7 and KULC 9. Appealing to a wide range of Utahs students from kindergarten through 12th grade, programs on KUED 7 feature (ART) Arts Alive; Music Machine; The Big A; (Healthy Lifestyles) Body Works, Eat Well - Be Well; (Language Arts) Walking with Grandfather, In Other Words, The Word Shop, Reading Rainbow, Stories of America, English Literature and Composition: Advanced Placement English; (Math) Math Works, Solve it. Voyage of the Mim-i- ; (Science Contact, You Can Write, Cover to Cover; (Math) It Figures; (Science) Scie- nce: Chemistry; Physics, Zoo Notes; (Social Studies) Westward Expansion, Countries and Peoples, Across Cultures, American Legac-y- , Utah Geography; (Foreign Language) Distance Accelerated Learning Project: Spanish. school juniors and seniors can earn concurrent college and high school credit for these courses. For more information about the Educational Series call the State Office at or Lcar-hin- g Services at 538-778- 5, 581-419- 4. |