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Show 0 THE PARK RECORD www.park record.com SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2000 A-17 Jcdiicatioii, 0 EDUCATION EDITOR: Aaron Krenkel 649-9014 ext. 1 18 IK 4 is if. Briefs Dr. Nancy DeFord to address PATHS meeting Dr. Nancy DeFord, Superintendent of Park City School District wiO be the featured fea-tured speaker at the winter parents' meeting of the PATHS (Program for Academically Talented and High-Achieving High-Achieving Students). Dr. DeFortfs speech is entitled: The Perspective: Where We've Been, Where We Are, and Where We're Going AO parents interested in high academic aca-demic achievement in their children are invited to attend and to participate in the question, answer, and suggestion session ses-sion that will follow Dr. DeFord's address. The meeting is scheduled for Jan. 26, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Park City School District office (2700 Keams Boulevard). For more information contact Barbara Lewis at 645-5600 ext. 142. Blood drive at PCHS Future Business Leaders of America and the Key Club will host a blood drive on Saturday. Jan. 29, at Park City High School. The blood drive will be conducted by the American Red Cross and will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those wanting to donate blood should contact Alisha at 649-4756 to schedule an appointment Nominate a teacher Parents, students, colleagues within with-in the community may nominate teachers for the Doilney Barnes teaching teach-ing excellence awards sponsored by the Park City Education Foundation. Nomination forms have been sent home, and extras are available at all school district offices. Nominations must bs received at the school district office by Monday, Feb. 7. DANIELS SUMMIT LODGE Enjoy a fabulous Sunday brunch and experience the beautiful scenery of the surrounding national forest. The menu includes classic lodge favorites such as slow-roasted Prime Rib, fresh, made-to-order omelets, and a fantastic collection of pastas and desserts. Sunday 5runch 4 10 AM-2 PM Reservations recommended 1 - 500 - 51? Just 6 miles Hwy 40 Daniels Summit Pass . iNAArVw.danielssummit.com 4 Ecker Hill students learn avalanche dangers Fire department safety program reaches out to schools with information by Aaron Krenkel OF THE RECORD STAFF Not all that far from the Canyons backcountry where a recent avalanche tragedy occurred, Park City Fire Department public relations officer Shawn Winder, meeting with Ecker Hill Middle School students on Wednesday, Jan. 19. taught the lessons that could prevent similar accidents in the future and improve response times when they do occur. Winder met with Tami Schwalhe's P.E. class as part of an avalanche safety outreach program that will eventually reach every student in the school. Through a mix of outdoor practices, videos, and discussion, students received a first-hand view of the snow conditions that contribute to avalanche danger, and the procedures involved in rescuing avalanche ava-lanche victims. Winder said of the program's goals. "Hopefully they're learning some thinking think-ing skills and common sense... hopefully they're not going to go into an area if there's been a slide before, or if the conditions con-ditions are obviously bad." To meet those goals, students learned some of the basic facts of snow conditions condi-tions and what makes them unstable. For example, all the students learned that when the next snow cornes. especially espe-cially if it is accompanied by wind, avalanche ava-lanche danger is likely to be extremely high. Some of the information served as a wake up call to many present. Posted on the Physical Education room's blackboard black-board were some frightening statistics: 50 percent of those caught in avalanches die within half an hour. 70 percent die from suffocation. But not all of the lessons were so grim. Students also learned that there is always hope for those caught in slides, and that procedures have been developed devel-oped to make victim recovery as prompt and effective as possible. Helping to illustrate was Nico. the avalanche dog that Winder has helped to train. Nico demonstrated the olfactory sensitivity sen-sitivity that allows canines to be much more efficient than human beings in LUUUt Southeast of Heber Shawn Winder of the Park City Fire Department teaches students at Ecker Hilt Middle School about snow safety, avalanche risks, and rescue procedures. Winder visited Ecker Hill on Wednesday. Jan. 19. along with the Fire Department's rescue dog, Nico. Students also practiced rescue procedures by locating buried backpacks. locating people trapped in sno slides. Students buried backpacks in the snow and observed the ease and the speed with which Nico recovered the submerged sub-merged items. Students also practiced forming their own avalanche lines, performing the probing grid process that helps humans to locate buried individuals. The Ecker Hill students were very interested in Nico and the animal's ability abili-ty to recover items so rapidly, and many of their question focused on the well-trained well-trained canine. When asked about the time investment in training a dog to recover people buried in avalanches. Winders said. "Avalanche work is one of the easiest things to train a dog to do." In favorable conditions, a well- h O - ??? 4 . I,. . ' . X - trained dog can locate a person buried in the snow in five to 10 minutes. Schwalbe said that, ideally, the students stu-dents will apply the lessons learned in class to their experiences, both in the resorts and out-of-bounds "Our whole goal is awareness." she said. Schwalbe added that many Park City students venture ven-ture into the backcountry. and that it is absolutely imperative lhat anyone skiing or traveling outside of resort boundaries understand the risks involved. At the high school level, students in the adventure physical education class study snow safety. Winder said that she would like to see snow safety information reaching all students stu-dents in the district. The minds of irsanv of the miu'dle i o A -V T TTt TflTN "" A "TV T T I r 1L I XI I XI I t If I m V I 1 I "Mj (" am0- ' school students wcic death f.sused on the recent deaih of fo '. Y.v icm dents v ho were hut:cd sr. j UJ: on tne backside of the Canvon-. -k; -.u.i number of She students' micshi-r.s about the circumstances m'luJ in :rw accident White W mders discuss. J the vk-t.nU of that tragedy with the stud. rtv sj,n mg their curtosm to sonu avn: K tried to use the incident a ar canipU. Winders noted the danger i t the conditions condi-tions invohed and the warnings that h.J been given for backcountry travel Winders said that, in addition teaching '.he student v she hopes ih.o some of the lessons will tcuh parents "I'm hoping the ku' are some to educate edu-cate their pji-nts o J |