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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 14-17, 2004 The Park Record B-10 Building upgrades should be online by Aug. 23 Wallace said. "Perhaps the ten- but only a very small portion of dency to want to sing in our the whole school will be open for still have plenty of space for (new) bathrooms will not be the public. Students at Ecker Hill classes. quite as great." will enjoy some "flexibility for A new auditorium, with more While school is expected to tardiness" the first week of than 400 seats, is mostly finished, start on lime and without any school, Proffil said, as they won't and will be available for any great inconvenience, construc- be able to track down their lockgroup to hold meetings. tion has modified some back-to- ers or classes before the first day "We're anticipating a flood of school plans. of school. requests," Proffit said. "We Limited construction efforts Jeremy Ranch typically holds haven't seen any yet." an ice-cream social for new stu- will continue throughout the One of the biggest portions of dents before school starts, to help school year. the Ecker Hill renovation is them and their families become Some Ecker Hill offices and already complete: the parking better acquainted with the classrooms will not be ready until lot. Newly laid asphalt and fresh- school, Wallace said. the beginning of September, ly painted yellow lines offer drivProffit said. Because with construction ers 160 places to park, 70 more that simply isn't possible, volunThe aquatic center parking lot than the old lot had. teers from the school's Parent will be renovated during the The $2.7 million renovation at Teacher Organization will be on coming school year to make nearby Jeremy Ranch includes a hand the first day of school to room for a shipping and drop-off new boiler room and heating sys- answer questions and help kids center. tem, expanded office space, new find their classrooms. Wallace plans to move Jeremy wiring and lighting, updated comRanch's kindergarten playFurthermore, Jeremy Ranch puter labs, and wheelchair ramps will hold three Back to School ground, which is close to the freein the library media center. nights - on Aug. 24, 25, and 26 - way frontage road, to a safer An important addition to instead of the usual one. location on the opposite side of Jeremy Ranch was sound-proofwant the new families to the school. The playground will ing in the restrooms, where his- all "We feel welcome and to know move sometime during the torically acoustics have been very where they're going," Wallace school year. favorable. said. "At this point, the priority's "Kids love that sound. They'll on the inside of the building," she Registration at Ecker Hill will go in there and sing and shout," proceed as scheduled next week, said. • Continued from A-9 JRAY5ON WEST/B4RK RECORD Jared Keate (left), of building firm Mainframe, assists Sam Anderson on Thursday afternoon while installing the ceiling near the Jeremy Ranch main entrance. Access student records online Kid Chemistry • Continued from A-9 and their students," Frink said. Fifth-grade teacher Michelle Hoffmann's site has a calendar, a list of assignments, and a small poem about herself: "Looks love-' ly in patio dresses./Enjoys a fun hairdo now and again./Can eat a lot of chocolate!" District science specialist Meri-Lyn Stark's page has a calendar and pictures from different experiments and field trips she's done with students. The teacher component of the district Web site isn't particularly developed at this point, as it's still reasonably new and teachers have been out of their classrooms' all summer. A continuing, important component of the district Web site is P o w e r S c h o o l , {powerschool.parkcity.kl2.ut.us) whereby parents can track their children's attendance, grades, and assignments. "It's a very nice parent component to keep them involved in their children's school," said information systems manager Sue Thomas, noting that about 60 percent of Park City parents accessed the site every day. PowerSchool probably isn't as This image greets visitors to the pcschools.us Web site. relevant for younger children, but starting in about fourth-grade, it becomes very useful for parents who want to track their students' school work, she said. "As soon as something is entered into PowerSchool. it's immediately visible to a parent." Thomas said. "As soon as attendance is taken, a parent can find if his or her child is marked absent." When it comes to computerized grades, some might worry about security, remembering the scene from "Ferris Bueller s Day Off" where. .Matthew Bro,derick gives himself better grades by hacking into the school computer. District officials aren't worried about that. For someone to pull that off with PowerSchool. "it would be next to impossible," 'Iliomas said. Frink wants the Web site to present parents and students with the information that's most relevant to them, and presented in an easy-to-use format. "I'm trying to outthink the parents." he joked. If Web site patrons have any concerns or questions with the site, they are invited to email Frink at webmaster&pcschools.us. GRAYSON WEST I PARK RECORD Teacher Kathy Carr (right) helps Isaac ^ d l i c k a (foreground), 8, K.C. 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