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Show EDUCATION The Park Record. Editor: Bubba Brown education@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 PCSD ACCEPTS SCHOOL BOARD APPLICATIONS People interested in becoming a member of the Park City Board of Education, replacing the resigning Phil Kaplan, can now apply. According to the district’s website, pcschools.us, the position represents District 1, meaning applicants must live in the Prospector, Upper and Lower Deer Valley, Old Town or Thaynes areas. Applications can be found online and must be submitted to J.J. Ehlers, the board’s vice president, by June 1. However, candidates are encouraged to attend an information session at the district office May 24 at 9 a.m. or 4 p.m. Interviews will be conducted June 5, and the new member will be announced at a board meeting June 6. More information is available on the district website. PEACE HOUSE CLUB TO HOST FILM SCREENING The Peace House’s End Violence Now Club at Park City High School is presenting a community screening of “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary that explores sexual assault on college campuses. According to a press release, the film is being shown in conjunction with other efforts within the school to raise awareness about topics like consent. The screening, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for May 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the PCHS lecture hall. Childcare will be available. LAPTOP COLLECTION AT PCHS SET FOR JUNE 7 Students at Park City High School are required to turn in their laptops on Wednesday, June 7. According to the school’s website, pchs.pcschools. us, the laptops will be shut down at 6 a.m. that day, meaning students will not be able to access the internet or any documents on the computers. Students will return the laptops outside the library. Those who will return to PCHS next year can keep their bags, chargers and cables, but seniors must return all items. SOUTH SUMMIT PREPS FOR NEW SCHOOL, A-8 DISTRICT CELEBRATES SCHOLARS, A-9 www.parkrecord.com A-7 WED/THURS/FRI, MAY 24-26, 2017 Graduates look forward, reflect on the past North Summit Class of 2017 is eager to take on new challenges By BUBBA BROWN The Park Record The students, clad in purple gowns, marched through the aisles and took their seats on the stage as the notes of “Pomp and Circumstance” filled the auditorium. By the time the evening was over, North Summit High School’s Class of 2017 had taken their first official step into the future that awaits. North Summit’s commencement ceremony Monday evening was a celebration of 73 students who have given much to the school but are eager to explore the world. Valedictorian Savanna Snyder, for one, implored her classmates to embrace the opportunities that will come. She cautioned that there are challenges ahead, but urged them not to let that stop them -- after all, they’d all overcome trials on their way to the graduation stage. And when times gets hard, she said, they need only remember the people and the places that have shaped them so far. “This little town has been a part of that,” she said. “Don’t forget that and don’t forget us.” Some of the students, while excited for the future, were apprehensive about TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD The 2017 North Summit High School graduating class sits on the stage during Valedictorian Savanna Snyder’s speech Monday evening. Students say they are eager to graduate but will miss their classmates. saying goodbye to the school. Jaxon Cole explained it this way: “It’s a lot of anxiety and a lot of stress. I feel like I want to break down and cry, but at the same time I want to pump my fists in the air and scream and yell. I’m super excited and super sad at the same time.” Daniela Rodriguez, too, said she was feeling mixed emotions. She’s eager to pursue her dream of becoming a dentist but worried about leaving her classmates behind. More than anything, she said, she’ll remember the bonds they made over the years. That’s what will define the class as the students go their separate ways. “Since we come from such a small school, we’ve grown up with each other,” Rodriguez said. “We know everyone. And the older you get, you become friends with everyone. Sometimes we all say we hate it, but in reality we all love it because we’re all there for one another.” Felix Carreno also said the people are Please see North Summit, A-9 After 44 years, a teacher says goodbye to Park City Patti Davis says her passion for students is still burning By BUBBA BROWN The Park Record Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4 pm – 7 pm For years, Patti Davis has watched Park City grow up from a unique vantage point -- her perch in a first-grade classroom. Now, after more than four decades, she’s saying goodbye. Davis, who was the only first-grade teacher in Park City when she joined the school district in the 1970s and has shepherded thousands of students through her classroom, is retiring at the end of the school year. Sitting in her empty classroom at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School at the end of a recent school day, she said she will miss the profession because, as far back as she can remember, it’s been a part of who she is. When she was young, Davis and her friends would create pretend schools in their basements, and she knew even then she was destined to teach. Forty-four years of work made it clear the real thing was even better than what she imagined as a child. So after her final day of class June 9, walking away will be difficult. She said her heart is still in teaching, even if her head understands it’s time to retire. “Rather than me going away, I think education is going a little bit away from me,” she said. “The main thing is technology. I can do what I need to do Please see Teacher, A-8 THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL ROOFER. THIS IS NATE. NATE IS A SHEET METAL ARTISAN. Experience the On Top Roofing Difference Join us and get the latest information: • Made for iPhone hearing aids • Tinnitus therapy treatments • Rechargeable hearing aids • Anatomy and Auditory research • Speech-Language Pathologist, Laura Coffee, M.S. 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