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Show B-10 EDUCATION EDUCATION EDITOR: Jason Strykowski 649-9014 ext.118 education@parkrecord.com SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, MAY 3VJUN&3, 2008 THE PARK RECORD www.parkrecord.com v BRIEFS Distinguished teachers dance to retirement Park City High School Commencement Park City High School will hold its commencement ceremony June 6 at 5 p.m.The event will be held at Dozier Reid (or, in the event of inclement weather, the Eccles Center). Scheduled to speak are: Ian Joseph Painter (valedictorian). John William Sanderson (saJutatorian), Dallin Quinn (student body president), John Patterson (senior class president) and Elizabeth Archer (student speaker). For more Information, email Doug Payne at dpayne@pcschools.us. Student achievement Lauren Moffitt and EM Reed, both Park City High School graduates, made the dean's list at the University of Portland for the spring semester. Children's fair The students of Soaring Wings Montessori School will host their 15th Annual fair on June I from 11 a-m.to 3 p.m. at City ParitThe fair will include games. live music, arts and crafts, magic, pony rides and many other activities. For more information, call the Soaring Wings Montessori School at (435) 640485B. On June 5 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. the ninth grade students ofTreasure Mountain International School are invited to a luau featuring dancing, photos and raffles at the Lodge at StilKvater, 1364 StiHWater Dr. Students are reminded to wear their favorite Hawaiian shirts. For more information, call Treasure Mountain at (435) 645-5640. ',-t Renee Daines and Agnes Johanson among 12 teachers leaving By JASON STRYKOWSKI Of the Record stuff When the school year starts next August, Agnes Johanson and Rencc Daines will share a toast while they sit in a hot tub somewhere off the coast of Cancun. They will dedicate the toast to their retirement. Both Johanson and Daines are two of the 12 teachers retiring this year,from the Park City School District; both held long tenure at McPolin Elementary School. Along with Kim Jensen, they were also honored at McPolin last Wednesday during their "That 70s Day" assembly. Students from the school watched slideshows from aN three teacher's lives and rocked out to the tunes of the '70s, including the Rolling Stones' "Beast of Burden." Agnes Johanson Best described by her peers as "active." Johanson began teaching almost 40 years ago in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles. At the time, before the area experienced massive growth, the district was in desperate need of teachers. Even though Johanson possessed only the qualifications to work as an aide, they asked her to teach. After several years of working, and a few off to raise children, Johanson moved to the Park City area to take advantage of the skiing and the lifestyle. She taught for one year at Carl Winters Middle School before taking a job teaching in Salt Lake City, where she taught for 10 years. She returned to Park City in time to open McPolin Elementary School 18 years ago. "That was fun. We were very close as teachers," she said of the early staff at McPolin. Johanson has taught fourthgraders at the school ever since. "I love 'em,'1 she said. "NineJASON STRYKOWSKl/PAWC RECORD year-olds are like little Daines addresses the audience at the rosebuds. They're just Agnes Johanson dances with her students and Renee 70s themed assembly held to honor them at McPolin Elementary School. beginning to open." Of all the incrediwalked. Her students, in fact, bought her ble changes she has witnessed over the over the state. As a long-time Park City resident, a cruiser to get to school. years, more than anything else Johanson regrets the institutionalization of testing Johanson also said that she has witAn avid athlete, even off her bike, in the schools. "(It's) gone from interfer- nessed "hysterical building all the time Johanson has big plans to hike and travence to the dominant scene in educa- in Park City." This past year, to avoid tion," she said, She also misses the days the traffic from construction and other el during her retirement. She also hopes when she was able to take her students sources, she biked to school every day, to work on her ceramics and even manon 10 field trips a year to locations all except the handful when she skied or Please see Groovy, B-11 Three elementary school principals switch jobs Major restructuring happpening at Park City elementary schools Ninth grade luau ..':'''',' \ By JASON STRYKOWSKI Of the Record staff The game of musical chairs is on at the Park City School District, but in this competition, everybody has played for years. Last Thursday, after thorough discussions among the school board and administration, the district announced a restructuring of leadership at three of Park City's elementary schools. Martha Crook will retire this year as principal of Trailside ' around current employees. Timothy Elementary and Pat Flynn, current princi- stressed that neither Flynn nor Wallace pal of Parleys Park, will take her place. asked to be moved or voiced any displeasMichele Wallace, current principal of ure regarding their current roles, but this Jeremy Ranch steps into his position and, opportunity allows the district to "rejuvefinally, Shawn Kuennen will take over at nate our current employees." Both decisions were made with the support of each Jeremy Ranch. This restructuring comes as the result of administrator. Kuennen, who earlier applied for the a year's worth of thought and preparation. Although the district might have assigned principals opening at McPolin, has held the Kuennen to Trailside, Superintendent Ray position of assistant principal at Treasure Timothy decided that assigning Kuennen to Mountain International School since 2004. an area in which he lives could prove diffi- Previously, he worked in the Salt Lake City cult. "(He would) become a 24-hour-a-day School District and holds degrees from the University of Oregon and the University of administrator at that point." ! y.Ww. > > . . ' / ':•;..' Rather than put the extra pressure on Kuennen,, the, district decided to move Please see New, B-12 Hardwood Furnishings and e Accessories , .,-; -NAN-CHALET NOAKER/R4flK RECORD Principal Shawn Kuennen. SATURDAY. JUNE 14. 2DD8 ••/JV •jar-* ' ' lft*» %•:., NEW SUMMER HOURS! USE YOUR DECK. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! FURNITURE & DESIGN v- ,v->^n ii \. V ^EGYPTIAN THEATRE S EDWINA Exit off Hwy 40 iHome Depot exit] 64Q0 Business Park Loop Rd # D ;ParkCify. 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