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Show THE PARK RECORD www.parkrecord.com WEDTHURSFRI, APRIL 7-9, 2004 JMiLicataon, A-9 EDUCATION EDITOR: Jennifer R. Merback 649-9014 ext.1 18 educationparkrecord.com v'- '""'K Tlr 1 ih ft miJ Briefs Congratulations The Park City Kiwanis Club gave a scholarship award to Lauren Kadziel, a 2003 Park City High School graduate gradu-ate for her work with the Key Club and the community during her time at the high school. This award is given to an outstanding Key Club Member after their first semester of college. Kadziel has won i several other Kiwanis awards. The Park City Kiwanis Club meets every first and third Thursday.at 8 a.m. at the Yarrow hotel. For more information, contact pckiwanisyahoo.com. Kindergarten enrollment Kindergarten orientation for the 200405 school year will be held at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 7. Orientation for the other three schools will be held on Friday, April 30 at Parley's Park Elementary School at 1 p.m., at Trailside Elementary School at 9 a.m. and McPolin Elementary School at 9 a.m. Kindergarten packets will be available at each of the schools prior to the meetings. For more information about which neighborhoods are associated asso-ciated with each school, call the district office at 645-5600. EHMS orientation There will be a presentation for parents par-ents of, sixth graders who will be new Ecker Hill Middle School students next year on Tuesday, April 13 from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. in the forum area of the school. All parents who have sixth graders attending EHMS for the 200405 school year are invited to attend: General information about the school will be provided. Parents will have an opportunity to ask questions and interact with school staff. For more information, call EHMS at 645-5610. Making the school loading zones safer McPolin Elementary School reworks traffic flowsystem By JENNIFER R. MERBACK Of the Record staff In an effort to make the system safer for students and create a smoother traffic flow, McPolin Elementary School has changed their pick-up and drop-off zones. "Our traffic goal is to ensure the safety safe-ty of the children and reduce the frustration frustra-tion of the parents," said Principal Lori O'Connor. Modeled partially after Jeremy Ranch Elementary Schools traffic flow system, the car-only and bus-only areas will switch. Now, the buses will drop off and pick up students directly to the east of the school, facing Kearns Boulevard. Cars will be allowed directly in front of the school with the right-hand lane for dropoff drop-off and pick up and the left-hand lane acting act-ing as a continuously moving lane, similar to the loading and unloading zones at the Salt Lake International Airport. After school, students can only be picked up from the "Moose Marsh" - an area near the playground west of the school. If a child is not waiting in the marsh, parents are expected to loop around the parking lot until he or she arrives. Staff will supervise students in the marsh. Students will no longer exit the building through the front doors. Those riding the bus will use the third-grade third-grade exit and those who will be picked up by parents will exit onto the playground. play-ground. Kids who walk or ride their bicycles bicy-cles will use either exit. O'Connor says the changes will make things easier for all parties. "We're trying to provide some supervision supervi-sion and reduce the chaos," said O'Connor. In reaction to growing safety concerns, O'Connor formed a committee at the beginning of the year to look at the current cur-rent system and make recommendations. Members included school staff, parents, bus drivers and a city representative. The committee met weekly and observed what other Park City Schools are doing, performed car surveys and talked with bus drivers. Operations Supervisor for City II a V. r? It . J GRAYSON WEST PARK RECORD McPolin Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Lorrie Mirams helps direct afternoon traffic at the school. Transit, Darren Davis served on the committee com-mittee and says the opportunity was a good experience for him. "I wanted to give my support and the school was doing it for all the right reasons," rea-sons," said Davis. McPolin counselor Diane Cashel also worked on the committee and says the change was necessary to make things safer the kids. "We're all running at a fast -moving pace and it's easy to forget about safety," said Cashel. Cashel has also been providing the students stu-dents with safety plans, but says parents should remind their children of the rules of the road. "Talk to your kids about using crosswalks cross-walks and being safe around cars." she said. i , O'Connor is appreciative of what the committee has done to make McPolin's traffic flow work better. "I'm very grateful for all their efforts," she said. Over the summer, spots will be added to the parking lot, including some for short-term parking. The line-painting can't take place until the weather is warmer. More signs are also coming once the new system has been put to the test. The signs and other materials are funded through a community safety mini grant from the Summit County Health Department. "It's offered to all schools for some kind of safety measure," said Cashel, who wrote the grant. O'Connor says that the safety con-. con-. cerns aren't unique to McPolin. g f& y ,, at H "Traffic flow is an issue many schools deal with," said O'Connor. The new system will go into effect on Wednesday, April 14 to give parents a chance to reacclimate , after returning from spring break. 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