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Show w the number of births in Utah will decline slightly during 1981. Again, it still is too early to tell whether this decline is a temporary aberration, or the beginto Utah ning of a new downward year failed to reach earlier estimates. totaled approximately trend in the number of out The report points 146,000 individuals. This children born in Utah. At is is to difficult the largest influx of any rate, it will take five that it ascertain if this tapering new population in Utah or six years before any off in new growth is a history, and exceeds the change in the number of temporary condition re- total migration to Utah births will begin to affect sulting from an uncer- between 1947 and 1910, school enrollment trends tain economy, or whether which included all of the in Utah. Even if there is a this may portend a early pioneer migrations. in migration slowdown slowdown in the unusualThe second major facschool and Utahs birth, tor in enrollment growth ly strong will still trend that Utah has exgrow the number of births population also showed signs of rapidily during the perienced during the past decade. Beween peaking out last year. 1980s. According to 1970 and 1980, the net For the first time in a Utah Foundation projec decade, School district enroll ment is up 9.93 percent School enrollments in the Juab School District j rose by 113 students, or 9.93 percent during the 1981.-8- 2 school year, according to an analysis prepared by the ' ' Utah Foundation. Enrollments in Juab public schools totaled 1,251 on Oct.' 1, compared with 1,138 on Oct. 1,1980. school Statewide,' 'enrollments continued iheir upward trend in ' tions, if the migration trends of the past three years are continued, Utah will have 431,400 students enrolled in the public schools by 1985 and 513,700 by 1990. This represents an enrollment growth of nearly 77,000 students, or 22 percent over the next four years and 159,000 students, or 45 percent over the next nine years. Although enrollments in Utah will continue to rise over the next 10 years, the increases toward the latter part of the decade are not expected to be as great as will be experienced during the year-to-ye- 1981, but the increase next few years. These increases, however, will surpass the growth ex- perienced following spends approximately $549 million per year for. local school operations. In addition to increas- ed funds for school operating purposes, the enrollment growth will also bring about sharply tional demands. The rapid growth in increased spending for school enrollments dur- capital outlay. Some ing the next 10 years will estimates have placed place great pressures on the cost of housing World War II, when the state was hard pressed to meet all of the educa- school Utahs and swelling finances. If inflation enrollments in excess of should continue at a 10 $2 billion over the next percent rate and no addi- 10 years. state tional funds are provided for new programs, etc., the cost of Utahs present school operating program will surpass $1 billion within five years and $2 billion within 10 years. Utah currently Because of these stag- gering costs, possible alternatives to the construction of new building are being studied. Among the alternatives under consideration are bussing of students from not as great as had been anticipated earlier, public school enrollments in Utah on Oct. 1, j 1981, totaled 354,540, an increase of 11,655 or 3.4 percent above the 1980 fall count. The Utah overcrowded schools to areas where is surplus space availalbe, use of nearby extended-da- programs or double sessions,! and use of extended-schoyear programs or y ol schools. The Foundation report concludes by noting that year-roun- d "much greater emphasis will have to be placed on achieving operational economies and providing alternate ways of solving the problems posed by the deluge of new students entering Utah schools, if the state is to meet these financial challenges of the 1980a without sharply increasing taxes. Was j State school office, had expected however, that the increase would total 13,730, and Utah Foundation projects made a year ago had that predicted enrollments would climb by 14,171 in 1981. Foundation analysts attribute this lower-than-expect- enroll- ment growth to a slowdown in the of new families to Utah during the past year. While there still was a net of population to the state during the past year, the rate was considerably below that of the past few years. Consequently, school enrollments this CHRISTMAS frXi A.fi Diane Wil-ke- y places at forensics every heart and home in the land be brightened with the promise of this our Holy season. JVXay Diane Wilkey, daugh- J ter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wilkey of Nephi, 'placed well in the Dixie College Sunshine Invitational Forensic Tournament held recently in St. . An George. Miss Wilkey placed second n the infor- mative speaking category,' and was a finalist in the persuasive speaking division of the contest. Teams at the meet were from College of Eastern Utah, Snow College, Ricks College, and Grand Canyon College. 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