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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD by Denise Arthur The Region X Solo and Ensemble Festival for vocal and piano students was held in Hurricane with 30 San Juan High School students Two vocal participating. four vocal solos and ensem- bles earned superior Superior minus ratings were earned by: Denise Arthur, Hour Exquisite; Jenny Miller, Amber Spencer Singer, James Hughes, Annette Adams, Pehrson, Flying rat- De-Lorm- in dedication. Card of thanks Results from the statewide testing program show a strong correlation with their for e, My loving thanks for all the nice letters, cards, and calls remembering my 96th birthday on March 2. I appreciate you all very much. Nora Christensen Monticello Hughes, The Hills of Home; Monty Tate, The Sea; and, Alan Pincock, hu ictus. earned by: Glover, who will go to state, The First Primrose; Chrislyn Glover, O Sole KD San Juan Mio; Ryan Roberts, James Hughes, Steve Slade, Jenny High music teacher Virginia Blake Births O Vos Omnes; Denise Arthur, Jeff' Black and Chrislyn Glover, Gesu Bambino; James Hughes, Steve Slade, Jeff Black, and Du- had enough time to polish But they th eir songs. worked very hard, and the results showed in their per ane Brown, Ezekiel Saw the Wheel; and, Marla Shearer and Denise Arthur, The King of Ijove My Shepherd Is. &Q Donna Balch and Kevin Blake said, This festival came right after the excitement of region and state basketball, and the bands solo and I ensemble meet. was afraid the students hadnt and Keylon, ll Those receiving excellent minus ratings are: James Superior ratings were Misty Duane Brown, Kristi Lyman, and Christine Free; Amanda Girl Catherine and Vernal Collins Boy Less than 1J of 1 percent of employed alcoholics receive treat- .. K f 3 I i '1 ' . r - ii r; If,' LJI i ',; T1' ' , 5. , '1 V '' A v V' , - t. ' 'I: - 11- w .i ,v'1a. A - r U - - . K? i -. y.; .? i , - -w ' tr 'A,,. measurements association that Utah Foundation, a private research group writes, Test scores could arguably be said to be as much a measure of a students home support system as it is a measure of the quality of the faculty and administration of the school. The testing program is in its second year and is conducted each fall by the State Office of Education as a result of a law passed by the Utah legislature in 1990. The relationship between test scores and income is 1WCI AMERICA mid-Apr- il S AUTO PARTS PIPELINE V ?k in 14 Because there are no unimportant parts: at Socio-e- conomic analysts. One of the greatest chal- lenges for educators is finding a way to overcome the obstacles to learning associated with low income. Student turnover, for example, is a serious problem. It is very difficult to blame a teacher for poor student scores when half of the students tested in the fall of illus- trated by grouping the 28 elementary schools in the Salt Lake City School District taking the test in 1991 i into five geographical areas. The average of the total battery test scores of the schools in each of these areas was compared to percent of children on the free lunch program. The free lunch program is a federal program that subsidizes school lunch based on a students family income. The Salt Lake areas that had the highest total battery-tesscores also had the lowest percent of students on the free lunch program. Conversely, the areas with lower test scores consistently had high percentages t were Desert landscaping will complete the National Park Service Visitors Center to open Bullfrog Resort and Marina at Lake Powell. not only below the national average hut below the midpoint of their range. Looking only at test scores and concluding that some schools are better than others is too simplistic. factors cannot be ignored when evaluating the states public school system, state Foundation with income. So close is the of students participating in the free lunch program. Average test scores also is three areas had test scores associated measurements ment. ... r compared to an expected range developed by the State Office of Education. An expected range is projected based on the percentage of students in each school obtaining free lunch or qualifying for the federal welfare program aid to families with dependent children (AFDC). In this comparison, schools in two areas tested well above the national average and above the midpoint of their expected range. Some schools in these areas actually tested above the top of their pected range. 1991 were not in the school the year before, concludes Utah Foundation analysts. Other problems present in the schools with low test scores were high teacher turnover, language barriers. and hunger. This is not to say that the testing program mandated by the legislature in 1990 is not important. On the contrary, Utah Foundation believes the statewide testing program has provided valuable performance measurements for parents and educators. However, when making comparisons Socio-economi- factors c have such a strong bearing on test scores, that valid comparisons between schools or districts cannot be made without accounting for the many differences between student populations. The best comparisons of student performance, for a school or dis- trict, are those with itself over time and in relation to the expected range. High blood pressure' adds to the workload of the heart and arteries, which may contribute to stroke, heart attack, kidney failure and congestive heart failure. 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Come Your local NAPA AUTO PARTS Page 7 Correlation seen between school test scores and family income the students Olderog, Nielson, Lisa Nielson, KC Car-roand Suzie Clark, Kyrie; Nielson, Clark and Autumn 23rd Psalm. state competition on April 25 at Brigham Young University. Miller, Michelle Halls, ings. Of these, one solo and the four ensembles will participate Im pleased formances. with the ratings, and with solo and ensemble meet X Region Wednesday March 25, 1992 0 Monticello SvnUmI Sw)mr Wtvm |