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Show , . The Summerbird 8 June 22, 1992 8 Page 3 Utah Summer Games under way The Utah Summer Games are now in full swing and the gala Opening Ceremonies, replete with the nowrenowned firework extravagazana, rake place tonight Oune 22) at 8 p.m. in the Coliseum of Southern Utah. The event, which will fetaure such acts as the Velvet Knights Drum and Bugle Corps of Anaheim, Calif., and the Utah Summer Games Chorus, is the official opening of the seventh annual Utah Summer Games, which conclude June 27. The largest amateur spores event in the stare of Utah, the Games are specifically designed to showcase Utah's dedicated and worthy amateur athletes. While winning i a major theme of the sports festival, the Games strive to emphasize the individual participation efforts and attitudes which motivate residents throughout the state to enhance and maintain high levels of physical fitness. Regional Qualifying Competitions were completed last week at four sites: Central Region, Orem, South Region, Richfield, Salina and Monroe, North Region, Logan, and the Metro Region, Park City. ln 1992, the G ames will provide opportunitites to compete in the following sports: Archery, Basketball Bowling. Boxing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Gymnastics, Horseshoes, Judo, Karate, Mountain Biking, Power Tumbling, Shooting (PistolRiAe/Trap), Sailing, Sculling, Soccer, Fasrpitch Softball, Slowpitch Softbal~ Swimming, Table Tennis, Ten K Run, Tennis, Track and Field, Triathalon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, and Wre ding. As a general rule each sport offers several events and divisions which auempt to assure that every participant can compete against those of similar age and ability. ln addition to the colorful Parade of Athletes, the Opening Ceremonies tonight will include formal greetings from state and local dignitaries, recognition of Utah Summer Games Hall of Honor inductee , recognition of Utah Summer Games Corporate Sponsors and exciting entertainment The mater of ceremonies is former BYU all-America and Houston Oliers quarterback Giff Nielsen, who is now a television sports anchor in Houston and who will be enshrined the the USG Hall of Honor. T he Utah Summer Games has become one of the state's annual 'not-co-be-mused' events. More than 7,000 athletes and innumerable family mem~ and supporters descend on Cedar City for the finals which are officially begun with tonight's gala Opening Ceremonies. Bicycling is one of 37 sports that specr.awm can enjoy along with the participanlS. Summer School provides wide variety of offerings There arc lots of offerings during summer schoo~ and there is something new almost every week. says Phillip Carter, dean of summer school He adds that students do not need to remain in Cedar City the entire summer to receive credit for summer school "They can just visit Cedar City for one week and get credits," he says. Most of the classes are offered eith« the first, second or regular session. First session classes run June 22 to July 17, second session classes July 20 to August 14 and n:gular classes begin June 22 and end August 14. Carter adds that the cluacs can be classified into four different an:as. The first area is general education classes for freshmen wishing to catch up or get ahead. The classes range from art appreciation to fitness for life and arc available for up to 6ve credits. The second category, he says, arc upper-division courses for juniors and seniors. "These are for people trying to finish up or accelerate,'' Carter says. They are offered in almost every department for wrying amounts of credit. Carter says the third area of classes includes selfsupporting classes such as Shakespearean courses and master's clas&es. These courses do not require students to pay n:gular tuition and fees, but they include an individual fee students arc required to pay. T he Shakespearean courses are for college students, festival patrons, high school students and anyone else interested in receiving credits while simultaneously enjoying the festival and learning more about Shakespeare. Some of the courses offered are Camp Shakespeare, a week-long clas.s offering three credits in English 292, 492 or 592 and the Actor Training Part One and Two, which give students a chance to work closely with festival a.ctors to produce and present a piece from Shakespeare's works. Also offered for credit arc classes that allow students to attend the kstival plays and seminars. Also offered are classes lilcc Shalccspcare Forum that allow participants to simply immerse themselves in all of the festival activities that pertain to each day's USF plays. Students attend the daily production seminar. the matinee performance, the greenshows, orienai.tions, evening performance and the following morning's literary seminar for half of a credit This clas& may be repeated for credit once per play, totally three credits if the participant attended all six plays. The fee is $20 per day. Another class one won't find during the regular school year is a course on the art and craft of medieval falconry. The class offers two credits and is taught by a practicing falconei;. Lt provides participants with aspects of both Renaissance and modem aspects of falconry and will combine field work with classroom study. Master's classes offered wry from archaeology field methods to the USU/SUU ~ · s program which allows teachers to gtt mastds degrees. These classes also have individual fees apart from the regular tuition and fee prices. ln fact, students don't even have to be in Cedar City at all to receive credit for SUU summer schoot There arc several study/ travel abroad programs offered for varying credits that will take students to France, a cruise on the Mediterra.nean stopping at places such as Spain and Rome, Mexico and the Yucatan and several natural history tours of Yellowstone and Utah's Canyonlands. Costs for the trips vary and students are advised to reserve places early. Another offering pl'Ol(ided by summer school ia the 12th Annual Reading Conference, designed for both pre-service and inservice teachers, administrators. teaeber aides, media pttsonnel and resource teachers. The program helps th.enf improve their reading an~ language arts programs and runs July 16-17. While the reading conference helps teachers with reading. The Ctea.tive Writing Workshop aids teachers along with students in their writing techniques as well as their understanding of short fiction., poetry and children's literature. College credit is available and the fee is $150. Two interesting non-credit courses arc also available. Yoga and relaxation will be taught and practiced in PE 210, either one hour a week or two. Also for non-credit is swimming instruction. Cluees will be orpnized according to skill level Call 586-9802 for your time. |