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Show vV ! . ..--' - - X 'n't , f ? I : Mir , - ( -Hiim -?) f i I j Officers of the Davis Chapte of the Utah Music Teachers' Association for the upcoming year are, front from left, Dorothy Johnson, student achievement chairman; Sue Johnson, historian; Alecia Racker, magazine chairman; Susan Cheney, president. Back from left, Judy Krengle, student achievement co-chairman; Marilyn Anderson, hospitality; Carolyn Oldham, hospitality; Geri Cheney, program chairman. Not pictured are: Julie Hirschi, public relations; Janet Maw, vice president; Mary Louise Beckstrand, Elaine Beckstrand, hospitality; JoAnn Jones, special projects; Elaine Holbrook, recital chairman; Janet Flake, student achievement assistant chairman; LaRue Gee, state and national certification. duled events is to excite teachers with new ideas and to enhance their experience as a music teacher. For more information call Susan Cheney, 295-4396 or Geri ! Cheney 292-8666. 1 Davis High School FFA officers include Chris Lloyd, photographer; Shannon Van Fleet, secretary; Ryan Galbraith, vice president; and Greg Egan, chapter advisor. Ag teacher to divide time between Viewmont, Davis Area music teachers are invited to attend an opening social of the Davis Chapter of Utah Music Teacher's Association. It will be held Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the home of Beverly Nelson, 967 E. Millstream Way, Bountiful. There will be an informal piano ensemble recital presented by local pianists and teachers. Interested adults, piano teachers, parents, and students, whether members or not, are invited and encouraged to be in attendance. UMTA membership offers the opportunity to enjoy monthly meetings throughout the coming year during which discussion on such topics as performance preparation, prepa-ration, technic for beginners, musical eras and styles, Suzuki and Yamaha teaching approaches, right-brain left-brain as applied to piano study, use of electric pianos, and group activities will be presented. pre-sented. Highlights on this year's agenda include state convention, which will be held in Provo Oct. 27-28; a discussion of music teacher certification certifi-cation under the direction of Barbara Bar-bara Smith; and an evening in April 1989 with the popular lecturer and performer, Irene Peery. The purpose of the above sche- By DONETA GATHERUM Greg Egan will be one of the busiest teachers in Davis County this year. In addition to instructing, all vo-ag classes at two high schools, Mr. Egan will be the advisor advi-sor to two active FFA chapters. Mr. Egan will spend "A" days at Viewmont High, where he will instruct in-struct classes in basic agriculture including genetics, feeding, business busi-ness management and some mechanics, mecha-nics, animal science and technology technolo-gy including judging at contests and horticulture. "B" days at Davis High School will find Mr. Egan teaching these same subjects plus a plant and soil science section. Vocational agriculture is a field with a future, Mr. Egan believes. There are limitless job opportunities opportuni-ties on many levels from part-time work in greenhouses and on farms while a person is still in school to full-time employment after high school or college-degree positions in countless related fields. A Cache County native, Greg Egan worked on a dairy farm his entire life. After graduating from USU, he taught vo-ag in Snow-flake, Snow-flake, Ariz, for two years before returning to Utah. He has practical and teaching experience in horticulture, horti-culture, ag mechanics, plant and animal science, welding, dairy and nursery. The projects he has planned for Viewmont and Davis students are enough to keep him busy for at least 40 years. They include classes in wood construction where students will build utility sheds, community classes in the evenings for adults who want to work on vo-ag projects or learn the latest maintenance and repair techniques, greenhouse use and management and orchard care. Mr. Egan is proud of a new animal science and technology class that will give students one vocational and one science credit approved by the state department of education. This year he hopes to raise enough greenhouse plants to provide pro-vide boutonnieres and corsages for dances in addition to raising Christmas Christ-mas trees, bedding plants and poin-settias. poin-settias. Mr. Egan is not overwhelmed at the challenge facing one teacher working out of two high schools. "The facilities at both schools are good and I have the support of the school administrations," he stated. "My biggest challenge will be to keep two FFA chapters going but this is manageable because of the high quality of the students." Ryan Galbraith, vice president of the Davis FFA Chapter, is already supporting the new ag teacher by helping him clean up the shop area at Davis. Ryan, a senior, has a special spe-cial one-half acre vineyard project that he hopes will earn him state farmer recognition. Shannon Van Fleet, Davis FFA Chapter secretary, is working to be the chapter contest speaker. Mr. Egan is filled with enthusiasm enthu-siasm and optimism. He invited patrons of the schools to visit his classroom and discover the exciting excit-ing field of vocational agriculture. |
