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Show n : CENTENNIAL t 1 1 896-1 996 i I v V; ' - I.,.. ' , ; ., V i Caywood, Justin Dye, Drew Thorstrom, Derrick Bird and J Volume One Hundred One by Laurel Brady The Nebo School District's annual report card shows the district spends less per student, and has larger student to teacher ratios than other schools in Utah or the nation. But by the time its students reach 1 1th grade, the district's students score as well or SUCI(S for The Junior High Media Center Cen-ter needs you! A community such as Spring-villeMapleton Spring-villeMapleton which is overflowing overflow-ing with professionals strong families and concerned neighbors should have the very best resources re-sources available to their children. chil-dren. Nearly everyone has children chil-dren who have attended our junior high or will attend it. Did you know we have one of the most unequipped Media Centers in the valley? It seems the junior high gets left but all too often when it comes to funding. fund-ing. It's not often that the parents and community are asked to support the junior high. This is one of those rare opportunities. A few concerned parents have worked with the PTA and the Advisory Board at the school to Mm The carport roof at the Richard Sorensen home at 422 Brookside Drive caved in on their vehicle Monday. The large amount of snow and then rain on top of that has caused many problems in the state. After going until the middle of January Janu-ary with very little snow, the state has recevied higher than others in the state and nation on Standard Achievement" Tests, and higher than the national nation-al average in American College Tests. However, Utah's ACT average aver-age is slightly higher than Nebo students' average scores. This school year, Nebo's class bOOkS put together a plan that will bring in excess of $20,000 to fund the necessary books and resource materials for the Media Center. All we ask is that each family donate a minimum of $10 to the causes. The money is a donation which will be used to educate the future leaders in our community. All businesses are welcome to donate as well. We have set aside the month of February as our month to personally call on every citizen in SpringvilleMapleton. A flyer will be delivered to your home, and a volunteer will be by to collect your donation. There will be drop off boxes at Reams, Aliens and other local businesses. Pleases be generous and know this is a cause that will benefit each one of us in one way or another. X ; -C"' 'ir ' ; f ' ' ' - SPRINGVILLE, UTAH size is 24.6 compared to the ' state's'average of 22.6 and the national 16.2 average. The national na-tional size has only increased .2 since the 1991-92 school year, but Nebo's has increased .6, while the state's increased .3. Expenditures per student in the Nebo District last year were Girls State An invitation is extended to all girls who are juniors at Springville Spr-ingville High School to attend a tea to explain Girls State. The tea will be held February 14, at 3 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center. Cen-ter. Girls State is an opportunity for young women to learn more about the inner workings of our democratic form of government, from city to national. Girls State will be held at Southern Utah University in Cedar City June 2 to 8 and is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. The Girls State Citizens from last year will be present to answer an-swer questions about the program and to give more information. They hope to see a lot of junior girls in attendance. If you have questions about the program, contact Girls State Chairman Charmian Taylor at 489-6676. V" record amounts in the last three weeks including freezing rain and very cold temperatures. Fog plagued the Wasatch Front Monday and Tuesday Tues-day and was predicted again Wednesday. Photo by Martin Conover This group of Blazer Scouts from Troop 925 of Hobble Creek Sixth Ward spent the afternoon digging out fire hydrants after our big snow storm. Pictured from left is Chad Peterson, Weston Cay wood, Justin Dye, Drew Thorstrom, Derrick Bird and leader, Corey Dye. Springville Fire Chief Phil Whitney is asking citizens to help by shoveling snow from around hydrants in front of their homes and businesses. When there is an emergency, firemen don't have time to find the hydrants. Photo by Shannon Caywood 84663 - February 7, 1996 $2,559, compared to the Utah "average of $3,218 and the national nation-al average of $5,616. The district's enrollment this year grew to 18,715, an increase of 385 students since last year. Average daily attendance was 95. 15 . The dropout rate is 1 . 13 per cent. A total of 578 high school students are now involved in concurrent enrollment, earning 6,670 college credit hours this year. The district's budget is $55,-890,039, $55,-890,039, of which 69.84 is allocated to instruction, 11.39 to operation and maintenance, 6.42 for administration, 6.24 for support services, 3.16 for transportation and the remaining 2.95 for other. State sources account for 80.76 of funding, while the local share is 14.39 W The Silver Winds Flute Ensemble will perform Sunday, February 11, at 5 p.m. at the Springville Spring-ville Museum of Art. The public is invited to flute concert Sunday The public is invited to enjoy the Silver Winds Flute Ensemble this Sunday, February 11, at the Springville Museum of Art at 5 p.m. The concert is part of the Music Series sponsored by the Springville Arts Commission. It is free to the public. Silver Winds was formed in i 1989. It started with seven women wom-en who had the desire to stay active with their flute playing and also enjoy the challenge of blending blend-ing a large number of flutes. The V' V Ml 1 Price nj(o Federal; funding accounts for 4.35 of revenues. Several new schools are being constructed to keep up with growth. Mt. Loafer and Taylor Elementary Schools and a new middle school in Spanish Fork will cost just under $24 million dollars, and additions to three elementary, one middle and two high schools will cost about $14 million. District officials note this year marks the implementation of the state's first full-scale keyboarding instruction program in all district schools. Beginning in kindergarten, kindergar-ten, proper technique is stressed, and teaching has moved away from reliance on tutorial software to involving teachers direcdy in student instruction. Developed by group now consists of 10 women, busy with a variety of endeavors. Even though the demands of mothering, teaching music lessons, les-sons, church and community service are priorities, the group finds time to practice together weekly. This gives its members a respite from their busy lives. The Silver Winds have performed per-formed at various banquets, community events and weddings. They have also shared formal concerts across the Wasatch (. t, $.50 Number Six local instructors, the program has caught the attention of school administrators statewide. The district is updating its Strategic Plan, with teams developing devel-oping Action Plans to be approved ap-proved in April and implemented during the next five years to meet the district's mission and objectives. objec-tives. Strategies include developing develop-ing and implementing a process of accountability for Strategic Planning, procedures to improve quality of instruction, improve the Student Educational Plan and transition processes, programs to assure a safe, secure school environment and to create enthusiasm enthu-siasm and achieve academic excellence. Copies of the report are available avail-able from the district offices or by calling 798-4000. the free concert which is part of the music series sponsored by the Springville Arts Commission. Front. Besides the C flute that most people are familiar with, the group will play the piccolo, alto and bass flutes. Members include Dede And-rus, And-rus, Holly Casos, Stephanie Hall and Eva Stubbs of Provo. Colette Smith and Penny Curtis of Orem; Maudie Hill, Lynette Lewis, Coleen Huff and Jeanette Taylor of Spanish Fork; Shauna Bowman, Bow-man, Cellist of Orem, will accompany ac-company the group. |