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Show Page 6 Nephi, Utah tEJffe tUtmes-efo- g Seniors of the week announced at Juab High School School News. . . Holiday Poetry Art Contest winners at at Juab High School. In the category of Art, the overall winner is 4th grade student Michael Wood. Winners from the 3rd grade are: Christina Kendall, 1st; Darci Maxwell, 2nd; Sheena for English Ifl Could Give The World A Gift by Facie Finch JHS Historian Tosha Robison is one of our are horse riding, wrestling, Seniors of the Week this week at Juab High School. Her parents are Teresa and Elmo Bowers. After Tosha graduates she plans on going to law school. Her hobbies are watching rodeos and the Dallas Cowboys football games. Her advice to younger students is, Have the courage to try and Major, 3rd. Winners from the 4th grade are: Michael Wood, 1st; Dezri Bowers, 2nd: Robert Nielson, 3rd. The winners from the 5th grade are: Annie McCaffrey, 1st; Riley Park, 2nd; and Brittney Neilsen, 3rd. In the Poetry category the overall winner is 4th grade student Lacie Finch. Her winning entry is printed below. Winners, in Poetry, from the 3rd grade are: Alex Izatt, 1st; Chet Coombs, 2nd; Charise Reiber, 3rd. Winners from the 4th grade are: Laura Gould, 1st; succeed. Kellie Ann Greenhalgh is another of our Seniors of the Week. Her parents are Dale Lyn and Linda P. Greenhalgh. Her plan after graduation is to go into law enforcement. Kellies hobbies are sports, singing, and sleeping. Her Tasha Harper, 2nd; Danielle advice to younger students is, Reiber, 3rd. The winners from Play hard, because you might the 5th grade are: Janelle not get a second chance. Andrew M. Johnson is also one Wilkinson, 1st; Rachelle Kenison, 2nd; and Nickelle of Juab High Schools Seniors of the Week. His parents are Chris Carter, 3rd. Ifl could give the world a gift The gift I would choose would be To give the homeless people homes To help the blind to see. a crippled child to walk The deaf to hear a song To help the children who are abused Because their parents do wrong. To help Home and School tell the rich how lucky they are For what they have today To tell them to be more kind to the poor To help them each and every day. Seven more Vital Links states will To I know I can not do it by myself But if others would pitch in could give the world a gift For a better place to live in. We DWR presents options for the future of big game deer management At a meeting of the Board of Big Game Control last week. Di- vision of Wildlife Resources wildlife managers presented options for the future of big game deer management in Utah, including tentative season dates and lengths which may mark a departure from tradition. After study and another round of Wildlife Regional Advisory Council meetings around the state, the snowmobiling, and all that fun stuff. His advice to younger students is, Live life, it gets tough, and be in Drafting its a fun class. and Kimala Johnson. Andrews post high school plans are working, going to college and then going on a mission. His hobbies By Shannon Kenison Nephi Elementary School announced Winners in the Holiday Poetry Art contest held recently at the Nephi Elementary School have been announced. The contest was organized by Laura Kenison who is the Sterling Scholar Candidate Wednesday, December 21, 1994 Board will meet again early next year to finalize and chart the new course for deer and elk management in Utah. Big Game Program Coordinator Wes Shields said the goal of the management plan is to manage for deer and elk populations that are balanced in terms of biological integrity and which offer a variety of quality Human experiences According to Shields, a major component ofthe plan will be maintenance of realistic buckdoe and bullcow ratios and more diversity in age classes. He said the DWR also wants to balance predatorprey relationships, adopt five-yeproclamations to allow for more consistency in management, and encourage the ar By Lilly Eskelsen, president Utah Education Association Think how much our children My husband has an annoying habit of dragging all of us out on learn from our interests and hobthe front porch to see his stars. bies. Parents who camp and hunt Hes gotten very possessive of his have a thousand opportunities to teach children about the natural constellations. He likes to show them off if world, survival techniques and theyre cooperatively bright, emergency first aid. Those who love carpentry or which usually occurs on evenings when temperatures fall in the sewing can teach the importance of accurate measurements and single digits. My boys are not avid star- careful planning. Even sitting gazers yet, but in the process of with your kids through a ball humoring Dad, theyve managed game can teach strategy, foreto accidentally pick up a few bits casting skills and the importance of positive support for the team. of constellation trivia. They know a little Greek myParenting and teaching do not thology now. They know what a (and in fact should not) have to light-yea- r is. They can find the c be tense, dreary chores for us. North Star and Orions belt. And even when our children do not embrace the experiences we tradition of family participation seek to share, tljere is stilly alue " in big game hunting. iA the sharipg. m The DWR also requested more There is value in' setting the flexibility in setting hunting sea-- , example that sometimes work son dates and lengths to: mini- and study is Just v' -- self-impose- mize conflict with livestock on open ranges; to allow for more precise management from year to year, depending on herd and range conditions; and to minimize the vulnerability of elk and See Deer on page 8 d. for fun. When we include our children in. our hobbies and cur most pleasant pastimes we pass on not only a skill, but an attitude. We say to our children that there is a pride and a joy in a labor of love. receive education grants Seven more states will receive federal funds to develop comprehensive, statewide school improvement plans, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley announced today, bringing the number of approved applications to 38 states and five U.S. territories. The awards are under the Goals 2000: Educate America Tosha Robison Act, signed by President Clinton Alaska Federation of Natives. March 31. More than three-fourtofthe States receiving grants are: joined the Alabama, $1,566,679; Idaho, states have already g stan$448, 7 14 ; JJontana ".$449,71 2 ; efjort .Texas, .,$7112,610; Utah, dards to all students, Riley said. $694,408; West Virginia, Goals 2000 marks a new begin$762,147; and Wisconsin, ning as communities and states $1,645,588. join together in a common comIn addition to the 38 states, the mitment to create safe, disciDistrict of Columbia, Guam, the plined classrooms and to improve Marshall Islands, Micronesia teaching and learning for all stuand Puerto Rico have received dents. Goals 2000 encourages bottom-u- p Goals 2000 grants. Applications reform involving states, comJerNew from are pending Iowa, the Mariana munities, Islands, Palau, parents and teacher, sey, the Virgin Islands and the businesses and service organizations. Under Title III of the new law, states are invited to: set challenging academic content and performance standards that establish what all students should know and be able to do in core subjects such as math and English; develop and implement comprehensive plans to help stuhs -- to'bring-challengin- -- ... , dents reach the standards, through strategies such as increased parental involvement, improved curricula, more effective professional development for teachers, and increased use of technology; '. accomplish these steps with broad-basegrassroots involvement of parents, educators, business and community groups.,, f The federal government will help states by providing: models of good practices and exemplary academic standards that states may find of use; funds to support local school reform efforts; v increased flexibility through waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements in various federal education programs, if those requirements are obstacles to state or local improvement strategies. 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The application deadline is June 30, 1995. all 'today 623-052- 5 4 ? , ? 5 j Each states share of $91.5 mil-- ! lion in fiscal year 1994 funds was calculated using a formula based on allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The law requires that at least 60 percent of a states first-yefunds go to local education agencies and individual schools, with the percentage increasing to at least 90 percent in future years. The Title in Goals 2000 appro priation for FY95 is $403 million. J ar Main, Nephi, Utah j 1 |