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Show A n;;i The Daily Herald Thursday, January 25, 1996 Shortcuts not good for kids ...... .''VM, " , District finances audited - Sevier School District's financial management was praised by auditor Rick Roberts, Richfield, during an audit report to the Sevier Board of Education at a work session earlier this month. Over one million dollars with all receipts were tested for the .Every time I sit down to write orie of these articles, 1 hesitate. I ptfuse. I chew on my pen and wonder, once again, how can I presume to give advice to others about helping children succeed in i: budget ending June 30, 1995.; Internal controls are excellent, said ; Roberts. Accountant Patrick Wil-;- ; son has managed funds well to'1 save the district money, he added.."' Every piece of equipment pur- chased is given a fixed asset number on a metal tag. school? The cause of this humility lives in my basement among piles of dirty clothes and unfinished hornework. My two boys. WiriidWII'iiffi.i ri II Miliy mil Jil III1IP1 m j ( 1 0 points'fo'r WORLDSCOPE fry EsKelseniLv I 1 , . I v ' each Question r' answered correctly) . - v , J tilt, r. s - 4 Home and School W III iC At Daily Heraid PhotoMatthew R. Smith The same two boys who break rules, defy logic and blame poor scores on teachers who must just not like them. Anthony Muniz, at right, and Trevor Hansen check out centennial history projects done by other students at Maeser Elementary Third-grade- Now and then I find someone cruising along the parental expressway with talented, eager, achieving, polite and pretty children sitting upright and properly belted in the back seat. I have met parents whose greatest struggle is whether to accept the scholarship offer from Harvard or the one from Yale. I've met parents whose idea of a problem child is one who brings home a B and DOESN'T want to jump off a bridge. I try not to hate these peo- School in Provo. More than 200 students presented their projects for judging by faculty members. 1) January 17 marked the fifth anniversary of the Persian Gulf War, begun with an air attack on Baghdad, in the nation of ..?... Maeser Elementary celebrates By BRANDY VOGEL The Daily Herald Play dough dinosaurs, construction paper teepees, toothpick models and a covered wagon with Ritz Cracker wheels adorn the gymnasium at Provo's Maeser Elementary School. The school is sponsoring its own celebration to commemorate Utah's 100th birthday. "The history is my favorite part of Utah," said Dustin Wall, a fourth-gradat Maeser. Wall became an "expert" Utah historian on trains. He studied their history and brought a model train to school. "I'm probably an expert because of all the things I did," Wall explained. "I wrote four pages on trains with the help of my mom." The students at Maeser Elementary picked an area of focus relating to Utah's history, did a report on the topic and then completed a visual project. ple.- Mqre often, I find a weary traveler such as myself, trudging along a rocky road with a white cane, calling out "Be careful!" to kids who've raced ahead and turned the corner told by many who've , I'm made the journey and lived to tell the tale there are no shortcuts on that road. There are detours and dead ends. But there's also seeing new sights and finding new paths and new destinations. And from the hills we climb, winded and sore, there can be a breathtaking view of what lies ahead peaks, valleys and all. And so here's to safe roads. Know which direction you want . to take your kids, but realize that in the end, they'll have to get there without you. With a little luck, they'll use your road map. Pay attention. Read the signs. Never fall asleep at the wheel. And be sure you're driving under the influence of wisdom, and caring and love. Bon voyage. Lily Eskelsen is president of the Utah Education Association. ; er More than 200 students participated, said Merice Terry, specialist at Maeser. "There were more participants than ever before." Terry said. "This is incredible. Their projects are so much more in depth than I've ever experienced. I can't believe the excitement and enthusiasm." Part of the success can be er attributed to the parent and teacher assistance with the student projects. "Teachers were involved this time and played a major role," Terry said. "And sometimes we don't get much parent support, but this time we did. We wanted it to be interactive." Fourth-gradHeather Mursaid mother her helped her phy type her report and get books for it. Steven Chadwick, a fifth-grad- e student at Maeser, said his mom took him to the LDS er in JazzColdwell Banker Premier Realty Leadership Scholarships." Graduating high school seniors who live in Utah and attend a Utah high school, and plan to attend a Utah in basketball Participation be considered in the application. Entries will be judged on (in order of importance): leadership opportunities while in high school; community service; - sanction - insufficient 3- - bilk 1 ir distract 5- - forecast 4) As reports came out that more than 30,000 people have been killed since the war there began in 1991, fighting flared up in the Russian state of ..?.. again. PEOPLESPORTS Ryutaro Hashimoto, a career politician, lias been named the new an (5 points for each correct answer) 1 5) 2) Singer (CHOOSE ONE: Robert Goulet, Wayne Newton) recently performed his 25,000th show as a Las Vegas headliner. 3) Skier (CHOOSE ONE: Hillary Lindh, Picabo Street) was recently honored (15 points lor correct answer or answers) the United States Olympic its 1995 as Committee Sportswoman of the Year. by The president's wife, recently published a book and am also being asked 3- I 4) The first Grand Slam tennis event of the year is underway "down under." Last year, (CHOOSE ONE: about my I legal work 1 uPM-- To apply, students need to complete a scholarship application form available by calling the Utah Jazz Community Relations Department at i.a,t jr,vr l t E t-- l '::s Wd-31d03d SCaOMHDiVlN uowo wenpo keil'h updef-- s ps3top- - ,CPui8:tnO-- 5) Which of the following is true of the recent balloting for baseball's Hall of Fame? Neikro and Don Sutton SiOdS Slll-- 'life J Marv Pierce, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario) won the women's final of the Australian Open. hv Whitewater investigators. Who am I? cannot U01M3N manuscript of ) A TV's "I Love Lucy," was recently found and will soon be published. NEWSNAME 5- ,j by autobiography comedienneactress ..?.., star of prime minister of ..?... S $1,000 scholarship grants. 1 2- I 4- - essay: and academics. college or university and are not likely to receive other scholarship aid. are invited to apply for one of the three (2 points for each correct match) 3) In response to the budget impasse in Washington, D.C., the stock market has (CHOOSE ONE: risen, dropped) in recent days. Scholarships offered to high school seniors For the second straight year, the Utah Jazz and Coldwell Banker Premier Realty will sponsor the "Utah MATCHWORDS recently elected a new president. Salt Lake City so he could get the pictures of the pioneers his of subject report. "Making the covered wagon was fun." Chadwick said of his award-winnin- g project. "Learning about, the leaders crossing the Mississippi to come to Utah was the most interesting part." Fourth-gradBrian Walters also studied the pioneers. "The pioneers had to eat Sego Lily bulbs because there was too many people in the Salt Lake Valley and not enough food," Walters said. Walters wanted to learn more about the pioneers, but students were free to do projects on anything relating to Utah trjat interested them. Trent Tueller's report was on the history of the Utah Jazz basketball team. The visual portion of his report included a Karl Mal-on- e jersey and poster. His report covered the history of the team, players and coaches. gifted-and-talent- Church Distribution Center 2) The Central American nation of (CHOOSE ONE: Belize, Guatemala) 'CEJI-- t 3WVNSM3N were elected "euipsio-- t 3dCOSCn!OM . 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