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Show The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 2-4, 2005 A-13 Wadman, 17, gets national honor and has performed in school musicals. "I'm a good generic person. I do a lot of stuff," she said. Wadman is also a member of the Academic Decathlon team, participates in the environmentalist Wilderness Club, and volunBy JARED WHITLEY teers al Ecker Hill Middle School. Of the Record staff "I have a wide range of interPark C'ily High School senior ests, so it's hard to decide," she Whitney Wadimin is a aiiulkkiic said about her future career plans, for the United States Presidential but notes she wants to continue Scholars Program, which could with music and hopes to attend win her a trip to the nation's capiColumbia University. tol and one of the highest honors To apply to become a available to high school students. Presidential Scholar, Wadman has Students are selected based on about 10 pages worth of forms to (heir transcripts and test scores, fill out and essays to write. so Wadman didn't even know she "It's quite lengthy," she said, had been selected as one of the commenting that it's a challenge 1 2,600 candidates in America . for her to present herself in the "It jusl came in the mail one best light on paper, as opposed to day. I really wasn't sure what it in person. was and I was quite pleased." "It's the bane of my existence: said Wadman, 17. paperwork." she said. The program, started in 1964 If she vyins. Wadman will earn a by then President Lyndon five-day, expenses-paid trip to Johnson, recognizes and honor Washington, D.C., to participate some of the "nation's most distinin seminars, lectures and workguished graduating seniors." shops with government officials, according to its website: presieducators, authors, musicians, scide ntialscholars.org. entists and others; perform comWadman cot an impressive munity service; and attend cultural 1500 (out of "l600) on the SAT. SCOTT SINBPARKRECORD events and ceremonies held in the The national average is 1026 and scholars' honor. the Park City average is 1156. Park City High School senior Whitney Wadman is a candidate But it's an uphill battle. Of She's also taken 12 AP classes, for the Presidential Scholar Award. 2,600 candidates, only 141 will be including physics and calculus. success. " I wouldn't say I'm the fine arts at the high school: she selected as Presidential Scholars. "I test well, that's all I can say." smartest person." sings in the choir, plays viola in the "I'm actually pretty (doubtful)," Wadman said, suinmarizinn her She also contributes actively to orchestra, is a stage technician, Wadman said of her prospects. She's one of 2,600 candidates to be Presidential Scholars 7OO Sasf 2/GO Jbf//A f Se.xi (o tJfff/'//(/c/e#J Si(/*ofi i(/*ofiea/i a,s(er* - a// ..4 eetls -*\ Valentines Day is Feb. 14th! '/((/ (// CJnstont iOe.\{V//M Gold and Platinum Jewelry Repairs I:inu Watch Repairs skili: &\"iiliuilinim and Services Insurance Appraisals and Uepkieumeni First Amendment no big deal, students say WASHINGTON (AP) The way many high school students sec it, government censorship of newspapers may not be a bad thing, and flag burning is hardly protected free speech. It turns out the First Amendment is a second-rate issue to many of those nearing •their own adult independence. according to a study of high school altitudes released Monday. The original amendment to the Constitution is the cornerstone of the way of life in ihe United States, promising citizens the freedoms of religion, speech. press and assembly. Yet. when told of the exact text of the First Amendment. more than one in three high school students said it goes "loo far" in the rights it guarantees Only hiilI" of the students said newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories. "'Fhese results are not only disturbing; they are dangerous," said Hodding Carter I I I . president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which sponsored the $] million study. "Ignorance about the basics of this free society is a danger to our nation's future." The students are even more restrictive in their views than their elders, the study says. When asked whether people should be allowed to express unpopular views. lJ7 percent of teachers and l>9 percent of school principals said yes. Only 83 percent of students did. The results reflected indifference, with almost three in four students saying they look ihe First Amendment for granted or didn't know how they fell about it. It was also clear that many students do not understand what is protected by the bedrock of the Billof Riiihis. Three in four students said flag burning is illegal. It's not. About half the students said the government can restrict any indecent material on the Internet. It can't. "Schools don't do enough to leach the First Amendment. Students often don't know the rights it protects." Linda Puniney. executive director of the Journalism Education Association, said in the report. "This all conies al a time when there is decreasing passion for much ot anything. And. you have to be passionate about the First Amendment." 'I lie partners in the project, including organizations of newspaper edilors and radio and television news directors, share a clear advocacy for First Amendment issues. Federal and state officials, meanwhile, have bemoaned a lack of knowledge of U.S. civics and history among young people. Sen. Robert Byrd/D-W/Va.. has even pushed through a-mandate that schools must leach about ihe Constitution on Sept. 17, the date it was signed in 1787. The survey, conducted by researchers at the University of Connecticut, is billed as the largest of its kind. More than 100.000 students, nearly 8,000 teachers and more than 500 administrators at 544 public and private high schools took part in early 2004. The study suggests that students embrace First Amendment freedoms if they are taught about them and given a chance to practice them, but schools don't make the matter a priority. Students who take part in school media activities, such as a student newspapers or TV production, are much more likely to support expression of unpopular views, for example. About nine in 10 principals said it is important for all students to learn some journalism skills, but most administrators say a lack of money limits their media offerings. More than one in five schools offer no student media opportunities; of the high schools that do not offer student newspapers. 40 percent have eliminated them in the last five years. "The last 15 years have not been a golden era for student media," said Warren Watson, director of Ihe J-Ideas project at Bail Slate University in Indiana. "Programs are under siege or dying from neglect. Many students do not gel the opportunity to practice our basic freedoms." DIRECT IMPORTER OF THE WORLD'S FINEST RUGS Discover quality, macical lx*auty. enchanting pattern?. :ind craftsmanship ol tJincle^ artwork. At A.iii/^you rill liiul tJu- Linv. •>••.( ?vLkin ol\li-*Urvl-ive new mni anliqiir1 cnrp-U from ;mniii'l Uv TOII- EXPERT RESTORATION • CONSULTATION • APPRAISING TRADITIONAL HAND CLEANING • BUY/TRADE • PADDING 3142 So. 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