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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 13-15, 2017 The Park Record A-11 Love for the land of the free Try Our TJ Taxi! Flour Tortilla, Cantina Chicken, Sour Cream, Tomato & Onion Monterey Jack & Cheddar with Guacamole, Rice and Beans. COURTESY OF MELANIE PICKENS Elementary students at the Park City Day School participate in a flag ceremony Monday in honor of the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. According to a press release, the ceremony also served as a thank you to local emergency personnel. Brad McCutcheon, lower school director, spoke about the role emergency services play in the community, and the school thanked emergency personnel for their willingness to put others before themselves. Members of the Park City Fire District Station 35 and a Summit County Sheriff’s Deputy attended the ceremony. ACT scores on rise in Utah Increase seen among several demographics Submitted by Utah State Board of Education In 2017, 42,580 Utah students -- 97 percent of whom are public school students – took the ACT college entrance exam and posted an average score of 20.3, one-tenth of a point higher than in 2016, according to data released today by ACT. Nation- Continued From A-10 Teacher named finalist In her 11 years at the school, Zarnetske has had countless students come back to tell her that she inspired them to choose careers in science, but also inspired them to be who they are, whatever that is. “The thing I am so lucky to get to do is to know each of the kids on an individual level and ally, composite scores rose from 20.8 in 2016 to 21.0 in 2017. In Utah, average ACT composite scores for black, American Indian, white, Hispanic, and Asian students rose from the previous year. Scores for Pacific Islander students declined fourtenths of a point. “While it is good news that Utah students are holding steady on ACT test scores with a growing and increasingly economically diverse student population, it is better news to consider that our public school students are moving up when compared with other states who test all public high school students,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sydnee Dickson. “This report does show us that Utah has room to grow and the Utah State Board of Education is committed to preparing all students for college and careers.” Utah and 16 other states (Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Wyoming) test all public high school juniors. In 2016, Utah ranked eighth in average composite scores among those states. This year, Utah moved into fifth place among those states. to let them know that whoever they are, no matter what their identity is … they’re loved and I will do my best to keep them safe,” she said. Once students feel safe in the classroom, Zarnetske’s goal is to allow them to think critically and share their opinions about what they are learning. For example, while teaching about natural resource management, she showed students two different aerial views of cities. One showed an industrial park in Chicago next to a river and the other showed Park City in the fall. Students then discussed the environmental qualities in these two areas and applied them to an in-class debate on economic and social issues related to the environment. This was the class Zarnetske recorded and submitted, along with a 10-page paper and her resume, to the state committee. Watching herself in the video and reflecting on her teaching methods was something she took away from the application experience. “It’s an amazing opportunity to say ‘Why did I do that in this lesson?’ ‘Why did that kid have success with this and this one didn’t?’ and ‘What can I do better next time?’” she said. The award does not mean that Zarnetske has reached any type of climax in her career. If anything, she said she is even more compelled to improve. For her, each class means new students, new needs and new opportunities to learn. FREE DINNER ENTRÉE When you purchase another entrée of equal or greater value. Limit two coupons per party or table. Not valid with other coupon or offer. Dine in only. An 18% gratuity will be applied based on the original amount. Payment must be made with credit card. 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