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Show ) Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, August 22, 1990 Page 5 Will "Shift in Focus" improve Utah education? TT " WUl the new 'Shift in Focus" recently endorsed by the Utah State Board of Education help Utah regain educational leadership in the nation and the world? The question, explored by Utah Foundation, the private research organization, says the plan "shifts" the focus from the established school system requiring students to adapt themselves rigidly to it, and focuses instead on the needs of individual students. It adapts the system to meet the needs of the student. orfe neiw Fog1' individual student education plans (SEPs) would be developed. The plan takes into account "linguistic, cultural, ethnic and economic burdens that some students carry, as well as individual learning ability and learning rates." ., . , . The student plans would be adjusted at appropriate times on the basis of test results. Tests evaluate individual progress . of the student rather than placing the students in competition competi-tion with each other. SEPs would be established around the state's core curriculum. cur-riculum. Individual variations would be in method of instruction instruc-tion rather than in goals to be attained. Nielson seeks new names for local federal buildings By Jeanne Thayne With only months remaining before he retires from Congress, Congressman Howard Nielson introduced two pieces of legislation legisla-tion asking to name the U.S. Post Office Building in Orem, the Arthur Ar-thur V. Watkins Building, and the Federal Building in Provo after J. Will Robinson. "Senator Watkins' distinguished distin-guished service to the people of Utah and to the nation deserves to be recognized in this way," said Nielson. "I believe naming the Orem Post Office Building after him is a perfect tribute to his memory." About Robinson, Nielson said, "He served in the House for 14 years (Utah's longest serving Member of the House), and made significant contribution to the state and the nation. He was instrumental in-strumental in helping to pass legislation that created the National Na-tional Highway System and accomplished ac-complished many other things during a very difficult period of time in our history." Senator Watkins career in the U.S. Senate began in 1946 and continued for 12 years. He served as Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Im-migY&frofTahd Im-migY&frofTahd National Policy and was a member of the Merit scholarships awarded Two graduates of Orem High School are among an additional group of some 950 winners ofMerit Scholarships financed by colleges and' universities announced recently by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the competition. I These Merit Scholars are among a total of more than 6,100 distinguished high school seniors who have been awarded merit Scholarships in 1990. , The local winners are Bruce B. Hansen and Jennifer Sokolow-sky Sokolow-sky who were each awarded Brigham Young University Merit scholarships. ; Bruce is in the career field of computer science. He is a member of National Honor Society and was named Ezra Taft Benson Scholar at BYU. He received the Academic Decathlon Team 'Top Student" award. He has been Community Service Club president presi-dent and is co-author of "Intro Utah Safety Council Traffic Fatality Stats The ined traffic .f th. lllO Labor Day holiday, summers traditional "last weekend," may result in seven fatalities, according accord-ing to the Utah Safety Council.' Last year, nine people died in Utah Traffic crashes during the Labor Day weekend. The 1989 holiday officially begins at 6:00 p.m. Friday, August 31, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday, September 3. To help prevent motor vehicle crashes during this time, the Council offers these tips for safe, driving: . . , Don't drink and drive. . Allow plenty of travel time, and do not speed, even if you are behind schedule. It's better to arrive ar-rive late than not at all. i ' , ; Wear your satety pen, anu nwmijw" t UOMTUDIICSAT irTTTTTl OPEN 8:30 P.M. STARTS 9 f ' II I I l'l J WlL I ADULTS $3.50 KIDS i ENDS THURSDAY A lLif .tfTfel under 12 free Jews rfmk. FTIavia MON. THRU SAT. JT7t 0PEN p M 8TARTS tM 32nMT "athrill-omedVi W Judiciary, Interior and Insular Affairs and Public Works Committees. Com-mittees. Also, he served on the joint committees on Economic Report and on Navajo-Hopi Indian In-dian Administration. In his youth Watkins attended at-tended schools in the Provo-Orem area. He entered Brigham Young Academy in 1903 and played guard on their first championship basketball team. Perhaps the most notable role Senator Watkins took in Congress was that of Chairman of the Select Committee on the Censure of" Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin Senator who gained notoriety by. accusing numerous individuals in and out of government of belonging to the Communist party. At the time, many questioned the wisdom of naming Watkins, but they were soon surprised by the control and forcefulness he demonstrated while in the chair. Time Magazine described him as "A man little known in the East who should be long remem-ered remem-ered into the future " Watkins is remembered in Orem through the Senator Watkins Wat-kins annual award which honors select citizens for their contributions contribu-tions to the community. - - - Following a defeat to Frank Moss in"l958," Watkins remained duction to Oracle SQL," (to be published). Jennifer is pursuing journalism. jour-nalism. She was newspaper head editor. She is a member of National Nation-al Honor Society and Academic Decathlon. She was a Sterling Scholar in Social Science. The was named Most Valuable Gymnast Gym-nast and was on the team for three years. She has been a church camp youth leader, Congressional Con-gressional Scholar, gymnastics coach. She is an Argus Poetry contest con-test winner, and was on the school radio station management staff. She participates is Students Acting for Education. About 125 private and 90 public higher education institutions, institu-tions, located in 43 states and the District of Columbia, offered Merit Scholarships this year for use at the sponsor college or university. College-sponsored Merit Scholarships provide between be-tween $250 and $2,000 for each J Mffnf - ? VkO f i 111 1 -i pHilH anfatv seats. Have your vehicle inspected and tuned before any long trips. Your mechanic should pay close attention to the brakes, tires and cooling system. . Clean headlights and windshield-inside as well as outside.-- V ' , ' During long trips, fight , driver fatigue by stopping every 90 minutes to rest, eat light meals, exercise and rotate drivers. If you are driving alone and feel sleepy, stop and get rest. During inclement weather, turn on your headlights, reduce your speed and increase your fol- Many innovative programs already are having impressive results in Utah schools. Others are being planned for adoption adop-tion soon. Through the study it became obvious that school's ?roblems are not solved simply by "throwing money at them." here appears to be no direct relationship between spending for education and educational quality. However, the Foundation is quick to point out the importance impor-tance of adequate funding. "As demands on public funds continue to grow, the need for efficiency of operation and careful selectivity in spending objectives becomes increasingly increasing-ly important." The Shift in Focus program is an attempt to bring all available resources into the campaign to improve school programs. One effort that has met resistance is to put qualified experts in the classroom to teach technical subjects when the proposed teachers are not certified graduates of teacher colleges. Many people believe the Shift in Focus program should be flexible enough to cover the use of qualified experts to teach in the area of their expertise, especially when that expertise in Washington as a special consultant con-sultant to the Interior Department Depart-ment on water and power matters. mat-ters. In 1959, he was nominated by President Eisenhower as associate as-sociate commissioner to the Indian In-dian Claims Commission, later being named chief commissioner. In 1967, at the age of 81, he retired. Senator Watkins died in 1973. . Robinson was a graduate of Brigham Young Academyin 1908 and was a teacher and principal in Vernal and Heber City. In 1912 he obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago and returned to Utah where he established a private law practice in Provo. He was first elected to Congress Con-gress in 1932 and served until 1946. He was known as an innovator in-novator and defender of issues important to the West. He was chairman of the Committee on Public Lands before he became the chairman on roads. From this position he contributed to legislation legisla-tion on public land management and reclamation. If Congressman Nielson's legislation is adopted, the Federal Building in Provo, located lo-cated at 88 West 100 North, would carry the name thef J. Will Robinson Federal Building." year of undergraduate study. Winners were chosen by officials of the sponsor institution from Merit Program Finalists who will attend that college. More than one million students stu-dents in over 19,000 U.S. high were screened before selecting Semifinalists, forming a pool of some 15,000 able students who were given an opportunity to advance. ad-vance. Requirements for Finalist standing included meeting extremely ex-tremely high academic standards, stand-ards, being endorsed and recommended recom-mended by a school official, confirming con-firming earlier test performances, performan-ces, and providing information about activities, interests, and educational goals. All Merit Scholars were chosen from the Finalist group on , the basis of candidates' abilities, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. 885 3 DICK TRACY MOVIE MEMORBILIA j ON SALE oppfaust 1 M'lWWl TWO THUMBS UP FOR'DKK TRACY1." .sisui. t nur SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION IbucMotmi Mcturat and Steven SoMMfQ Pntsrit "ROLLER COASTER RABBIT' NIGHTLY: 7:00, 9:30 MATINEE SAT: 2:00, 4:30 i Mt i. w w. m m.j mm I I Symphony slates 33rd season with new conductor The Utah Valley Symphony has scheduled five concerts for its 33rd season, with a new conductor conduc-tor at the podium. Dr. Clyn Bar-rus, Bar-rus, an accomplished violist who also is director of orchestras at Brigham Young University, will lead the symphony in concerts Oct. 10, Dec. 5 and 6, Jan. 23 and 24, March 13, and April 17. Symphony patrons should note a new starting time for concerts: 7:30, instead of 8 p.m. All concerts will be in the Provo Tabernacle, 100 S. University Ave. The Utah Valley Symphony ' will open the 1990-91 season Oct 10 with the Sibelius Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, with Donna Fairbanks as soloist. Also oh the program is music by Wagner, Ralph Vaughn Williams, and Rimsky-Korsakov. The traditional Christmas concert and community carol sing j Dec. 5 and 6 will feature BYITb .Brass works ensemble as well as 1 "Peter and the Wolf," narrated by Walter Rudolph of KBYU-FM. - The annual Young Artists Concert Con-cert with outstanding soloists from Utah Valley will likewise August 31 and September 1 Held at The Ash ton Gardens 600 S. Palisade Drive (approx. 1100 E.), Orem Come and hear exciting tales from three nationally-acclaimed storytellers: Judith Black David Holt Michael Parent They will be joined by several local storytellers and puppeteers. The festival includes a Ghost Storytelling Concert which will be held at the SCERA Shell on Friday night, August 31st. Reserve tickets for onealf day, full day, or for the entire event at the Orem Public Library or FrameWorks in the University Mall. Purchase or pick up reserved tickets at the festival starting at noon on Friday, August 31st i Because of the generous contributions of our sponsors, AT&T, Geneva Steel, WordPerfect Corporation, FrameWorks, KSL, SCERA, and Wasatch Bank, all proceeds will go to the children's section of the Orem Public Library. Vkv tVi toffrtf does not disregard the value of the teaching certificate, but . makes room tor common sense exceptions that would enhance en-hance the overall result. Skepticism for the new program comes from past experiments experi-ments that failed to live up to the bright promises of their advocates. For instance, "sight reading" in the 1950s and introduction of the "new math" a decade later both had to be abandoned for traditional methods. However, supporters point out, both of these programs have become valuable elements ele-ments of elementary and secondary education, when the fundamentals left out at the beginning of the new program were restored to use. "Neutral observers of the proposed Shift in Focus are impressed not only by its scope and possibilities, but also by the fact that a primary goal is to establish a curriculum and instructional delivery system that has measurable outcomes," out-comes," Foundation analysts report. "It is hoped that this goal will be kept in sight as the program progresses, so that serious problems may be avoided, or corrected, so that the proposal achieves full potential. have two performances, on Jan. 23 and 24. Season tickets are now on sale and may be ordered by sending a check to the symphony, care of business manager Bev Dunford, 461 E. 2875 N., Provo. UT 84604. Preparedness Expo '90 promotes self-sufficiency Preparedness Expo '90, to be held Oct. 12-14, 1990 at the Salt Palace, brings together in one location products, services and information in-formation that can help anyone prepare for a healthier, safer and more self-sufficient lifestyle. Preparedness Expo '90 is an educational forum. National and local experts in preparedness-related fields will conduct lectures, classes and demonstrations. Approximately Ap-proximately 200 exhibit booths will offer preparedness products and services. Featured speakers are Milton William Cooper, author of "The I 11 II 'Milt 1 1 1 ? iimn; ii u ii ii ii l H ii ii ; ii u vm Arfiflari fflnrViArt Thia uta'n or by phoning her at 377-6995. Cost for the five concerts is $30 for a family, $20 for individual reserved, $10 for single (unreserved), (un-reserved), and $8 for students and senior citizens. Secret Government: The Origin, Identity, and Purpose of MJ-12"; Lindsey Williams, nationally known lecturer, natural health advocate and author of The Ener- fy Non-Crisis and Where's The ood; and environmental physicist physi-cist Val Howard, editor of The America H Report, chronicling the Earth's environmental transitions tran-sitions and advising us on how to prepare for subsequent changes in food, water and life choices. For more information of Peparedness Expo "90 speakers, exhibitors and products, call Dan Chittock, 561-8242. I Shown Dally I Mon-Fri at 4:30 V No Show Tudy iV,. NOT A D0U8U FEMUffi-SEMMTt AOWSSIOHC |