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Show 1 THE PARK RECORD www. park record.com WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2000 A-9 i : j : iMUCailiOM, EDUCATION EDITOR: Jennifer McKenna 449-90 1 4 ext. I IS EH Briefs 1 Making W8 Prom dress contest High school girls ages 15-18 are invited to design and win their dream dress in Modest by Design's 'First Annual Prom Dress Contest." Contest entries can be submitted through Jan. 15, 2001. They must include the dress design and a short essay titled, "Why I Think it is Important to Dress Modestly ." The winner will be announced Feb. 15. 2001. Entry forms and complete contest con-test rules can be obtained by logging onto www.modestbydesign.com or writing to Modest by Design, P.O. Box 8215, Midvaie, Utah 84047. The winner win-ner must be 16 at the time of prom. PCHS fundraiser The Aquabats, a Los Angeles-based Angeles-based ReggaeSka'Punk band will play at Park City High School on Friday. Nov. 10 as part of a fundraiser dance for student council. Doors to the dance will open at 7 p.m. and two warm-up bands will play before the Aquabats. All Summit County high school students (with proper school I.D.) are invited to attend. Tickets are on sale through the Park City High School student council. I Volunteers needed Pacific Intercultural Exchange is looking for volunteers to work part-time with international teens, to earn extra money while learning about another culture. PIE representatives match students with families that would like to make a difference in a young person's life. For more information about becoming an area representative or hosting an exchange student, call Teresa Knapp, 1-800-834-7633. vfor 9 B 0 Committee presents four designs to make better use of schools by Jennifer McKennc OF THE RECORD STAFF Put simply, "building utilization" means: where are we going to put all the-' kids ? Without the current growth in the Park City School Distnct. board members, parents, par-ents, and community members probably would not be involved in the organization of interest groups, favoring one design o er another. Superintendent Nancy DeFord said lh.it the biggest concern for parents seems to be "a difference of opinion on priorities." Some parents believe proximity to school is the most important, and so safe walking zones and close areas were the top priority. "Others believe that academic programs and community cohesiveness are the mtst important and hke the idea of all of 'he children chil-dren in the district going to the same school when possible." she said. Still others Jo not see the relevance of making such a decision now. However, she said that most people realize real-ize that at some point, "the 9th grade will have to move out of the high school or we will have to have two high schools." Current designs do not include the construction con-struction of a new high school, due to a cry tight budget. But before the groups state their opinions opin-ions before the Board of Education, there are four main designs the Building Utilization Work Group (BUWG) ha presented pre-sented for consideration: the Apple. Pear. Orange and Berry Designs, all of which are the culmination of months of work by these volunteers. Pew Design This design is the current setup of the school district: grades K-5 are in the elementary ele-mentary schools (including the new Trailside Elementary, which will open next fall); grades 6-8 are at the two middle schools; grades 9-12 are at the high school. Under this design, many changes would need to be made at the high school, including includ-ing the loss of exclusive rooms for some teachers. However, there would be no grade realignment. This is a temporary solution, however, because the high school will eventually "run out of room." ft J ine uni u ren 01 a 0001 n luwri Grade Alignment Options for Park City School District N.y'fW-jr PEAR DESIGN 6-8 I ECKER K-5 ! 6-8 TMMS ELE.M. PCllS APPLE DESIGN Til A fTT H 1 1 ECKER TMMS K-e ELE.M. : 12 ; PCHS ORANGE DESIGN 10-1; PCI IS 8-9 ! ID TMMS 1 -5 I ECKER ELEM. n BERRY DESIGN K-6 7-9 ELEM. 1 7-9 TMMS ECKER PCIIS Orange Design This design keeps K-5 in the elementary schools, rw -cTaders at Ecker Hill Middle School. 8-J -graders at TMMS. and 10-12 at the rush school. It could be implemented by falfZull With this design, students receive more class offenngs and Sih -graders will be closer clos-er to the high school. Many high school teachers disapprove of this plan because they want 9th -graders to remain m the high school Some of these teachers would have to move to a different school. This increases bussing time for some students and requires additional capacity to be built onto Ecker HJL Apple Design ITiis designs places K-6 in the elementary schools, 7-8 at the middle schools, and 9-12 at the high school. It could be implemented by fall 2001. This design retains current sports programs pro-grams at the high school level and gives Mh -graders more time to prepare and mature. Schools would be smaller and high school staff would remain the same. Howeer. keeping the 9th grade at PCHS is not a long-term solution. Eventually the high school will need to be realigned or another high school would need to be built. The spaces at the middle schools wiQ be underutilized and long-term stress is placed on the high school. Bern Desiga This design places K-6 in the elementary schools, 7-9 at the middle schools, and 10-12 at the hiiih school It could be implemented by faB 2001. This design maintains neighborhood schools, could be done immediately, and relieves hich hool overcrowding, h gives Mb -graders time to mature. In the cutTent structure, LAci H:l! students stu-dents mav hav c a disjdv aniage in sports p'o-graitt p'o-graitt . Mvli;n wihiU snil be at maximum capacity and K.s utilization may be cut Th;s also disrupts N.h and .h grade teachers Wkere to no 7 After defining stakeholders and their interests, studying the background of the need for better buildire utilization, and gathenr.g information, the group is rw reach to analyze each ck-sagn and welcomes input from the community Ideas. opinions or questions may be submitted sub-mitted to the BUWG email to superw tendent Narvy DeFord at ndefordyaikav tv kllut us. Notes may also be vnt to gj i;p mem ben. CLAY CHALET A Create Your Own . Ceramic Gallery Select from an extensive selection of ceramic pieces. Children, Adults, Groups and Parties Welcome Ask about our packages! 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