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Show Education Wed/Thurs/Fri, November 7-9, 2018 The Park Record. Editor: Carolyn Webber Alder education@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.15718 ECKER HILL CHOIR TO PERFORM FOR VETERANS The Ecker Hill Middle School sixthgrade choir plans to present a Veterans Day concert on Monday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Community members and veterans are invited to attend the event, which is free. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY Elementary schools are scheduled to celebrate Veterans Day on Friday, according to the schools’ newsletters. At Jeremy Ranch Elementary School, students are set to perform a program to honor local veterans and active members of the U.S. military. The assembly will begin at 9 a.m. in the auditorium, and all veterans and active military members are invited to attend. Parley’s Park Elementary School is also set to have an assembly for local veterans and active military members at 9 a.m., and McPolin has one scheduled for 8:30 a.m. SCIENCE FAIR KICK-OFF SET FOR THURSDAY NIGHT Trailside Elementary School is set to host a science fair kick-off festival on Thursday, Nov. 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. According to the school’s newsletter, the event will address how to start a science fair project. Science professionals will be available to talk to students. SPANISH FILM SCREENING TO TAKE PLACE SATURDAY The Park City Film Series, Park City Library and Park City Orthodontics are set to present a screening of Spanish films on Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Jim Santy Auditorium. According to a newsletter from Ecker Hill Middle School, the program will include animated, documentary and live-action films from the New York International Children’s Film Festival. The films are recommended for people ages 7 and up. The event is set to last 74 minutes and is free and open to the public. The Park Record A-7 GIRLS GIVE BACK WITH SECOND GRANT, A-8 A-7 NONPROFITS SEEK FUNDS ON DAY OF GIVING, A-8 www.parkrecord.com WED/THURS/FRI, NOVEMBER 7-9, 2018 Teachers look within to form safe classrooms Program focuses on understanding biases and personal identities CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER The Park Record Last year, Meghan Zarnetske saw something on the news that convinced her she needed to be doing more to teach tolerance in her classroom. A driver crashed a car into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Zarnetske, thousands of miles away, was “paralyzed” by the hate she saw on TV. She was not struck still for long, though. A few months later, she launched a course to teach educators about their own biases and how to make sure hate and discrimination are not taught in their classrooms. Zarnetske, an instructional coach and social justice teacher at Treasure Mountain Junior High, is now leading the second cohort of the program, called critically conscious training. She said there is still a long way to go, but the discussions participants have had do seem to be making a difference. Cailin Davis, an English and Latinos in Action teacher at Ecker Hill Middle School, said she immediately made some changes to her classroom and teaching approach after going through the program in the spring. She was one of 30 teachers in the first cohort. The curriculum, which Zarnetske compiled from social justice programs TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Meghan Zarnetske, left, leads a teacher training on racism and biases, which are some of the themes covered in the critically conscious training program she started earlier this year. She hopes to educate teachers about how they can make their classrooms more safe and inclusive. online and from universities, started by exploring the identities and privileges of the teachers. It then covered such issues as trans rights, racism and even the inequalities of dress codes. The training covers eight themes every other week. Davis said one of her favorite parts of the program is the presentations from different community groups, including the Utah Pride Center and the high school’s gay-straight alliance. Members of the groups talked about what resources they could have utilized when they were in school or about changes they would have liked to see. “It was really good to hear their perspectives and experiences. It was enlightening,” Davis said. She learned, for example, that some students did not feel represented in their schools because they could not relate to Please see Training, A-8 Student hospitalized after vaping, officials say Police believe he inhaled THC and collapsed at TMJH CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER The Park Record A ninth-grade student at Treasure Mountain Junior High was transported to the hospital Friday afternoon after, officials believe, using a vaping pen to inhale THC and collapsing. An email from the Park City School District alerted parents to the incident. The email stated that a ninth-grade student who provided the THC was re- ferred to the police. THC is a psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana. Melinda Colton, spokesperson for the district, said the male student who officials believe was vaping “appeared to be ill and described feeling dizzy.” According to Phil Kirk, a captain in the Park City Police Department, the student was with other students in a classroom at the time, and they contacted faculty members to seek medical attention after he collapsed on the floor. In the email, the district asked parents for their help in keeping schools safe and drug free. The email urged parents to contact school counselors if Please see Student, A-8 November 9 TH, 2018 Your Donation to PC Tots ALLOWS parents in our community to serve you at more than 90 businesses in Summit County because they have affordable quality daycare for their children. SUPPORTS two licensed Early-Learning Centers for children 6 weeks to 5 years every weekday of the year, including 11 hour extended day care at no additional cost. Our Centers are closed only six holidays a year. 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