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Show i 3 The Salina Sun. Wednesday. March 22. 1QR3 Essay Contest Education The Salina Sun You and Your Child: lVSfrTk' as, uha- Success in School by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President &,A K For years weve heard complaints from educators about students watching too much television at home. Now theres a move to bring television into the schools Whittle Communications Inc. plans to spend up to $150 million to equip 0 high schools with TV sets, satellite dishes, records and other equipment and beam 12 minute news programs to those schools. Schools may use that equipment for other purposes, but they must guarantee tat the students will see Channel One. Thats the name of the newscasts. The catch is, two of those television minutes will be used for commercials. Obviously high school students have money and those commercials could provide some companies with a valuable marketing tool The plan raises serious 8,-0- - jfA SS - f gether." questions about the propriety of using schools in a commercial venture. After all, arent students a captive audience The Wall Street Journal reported that the National Association of Secondary School Principals told members to avoid the program, largely because if finds Channel Ones force feeding of commercials offensive. Chris Whittle, who heads the classroom venture, says it will put tens of millions worth of needed electronic equipment into schools which might otherwise have to wait for years. We can expect the debate One to continue as Channel over Whittle tests the program in a few schools before beaming the program to a projected 8,000 schools by next The compciiuon will be pan 75th anni- of their diamond jubilee versary. Students in the 11th or 12th in public, private or paro-chaigrades schools are eligible to compete. The national winner will $1,000 and a trip, including accommodations to Atlanta, GA w ith his or her parents in October of 10X4 to receive the prie at the Awards Banquet. Two runners year. Editors Note: IIow do our you, readers, feel about this project. Drop us a line and let us know. Zero growth expected in district next year limited space, and even though the projected increase is just 18 students, overcrowding has become increasingly serious over the past few years. The situation may warrant the addition of portable classrooms on that campus. Richfield High expects 25 more students, and SSHS expects 20, but both figures dont include Dorm students. North Sevier High Schools enrollment will likely increase by 23. Three of the five elemen-tarie- s in the district are projected to lose enrollment next year. upwillbegncn S750 each. -- W Zero growth is projected district-wid- e for 1989-9- 0 in elementary schools, according to figures gathered by Assistant Supt. Boyd Keisel, but overall growth by 66 students is expected in Sevier School Districts Middle Schools. High school enrollment could grow by as many as 68 students, depending on the number of 9th grade Dorm residents. North Sevier Middle School, and SSMS are capable of handling the expected increases, 16 and 32 respectively, since both occupy large buildings. However RHMS has - Sms The Utah Department of Transportation has announced a national essay contest being sponsored by the Amciican Association of State Hghway and Transporiaion Officials on the topic Transportation and America They Co To- The Utah Department ul Transportation will give S300 to the first place w'inner in Utah, with S 50 to each of two runners up. Essays must be 600 to 1 .(XX) words and must be received by UDOT no later than June 1, 1989. Judging will be based on creativity, grasp ol 1 QUILT FOR THE PROM: Helen Okerlund, Center, made this beautiful quilt, and is donating it to the Junior Class to be used as a fund raiser. Tickets are $1 each and can be obtained from any member of the Junior Class. Picturred are the Okerlunds, Cindi, Helen, Coni, Jason and Justin. The Prom Committee thanks Mrs. Okerlund for her donation. A Annual Job Fair As a service to the community, Sevier Valley Tech, Richfield Job Service and the Chamber of Commerce have joined to sponsor the Second Annual Job Fair. The Job Fair will be held at the T ech, 200 South 800 West, Richfield on Tuesday, March 28;, 1989 from 6 to 9 p.m. The goal of the Job Fair is to bring employers and prospective workers together in one convenient location. This will be an excellent opportunity for employers and potential employees to discuss their mutual needs for employment face to face Now is the time many employers hire for summer tourist season. There will be opportunities for part time, full time, temporary and permanent employment. Job eligible applicants must be 16 years year of the young reader 1988 - The Norman has designated 1989 as Bangertcr the Y ear of the Young Reader in the state of Utah. Programs, ceremonies and activities aimed at giving children and young adults the gift, joy and promise found in reading, are set statewide. Governor Books and reading are the basic nourishment of a growing mind. Developing children into readers today is the best way to ensure a literate and informed nation of readers tomorrow. Here are some tips to help you promote reading of good childrens literature: Encourage a child to obtain a library card - and use it Give books and magazine subscriptions as gifts. Read aloud to your children. Talk about the books you are reading. Have books in your home. Visit and use your local library or Bookmobile. Set up a special reading comer. Join a book club. Make reading aloud at bedtime a family tradition. Reread a book you read as a child and share it with a young friend. Allow your children to choose the books they want to read. Take books along on family trips. By participating in any of the above ways, you will be combining forces with parents, teachers, librarians, businesses and legislators across the country to wipe out illiteracy, and to promote the joy of reading. and older and should come in person to the Job Fail. All area employ cis w ho are licensed and offer salaried or u aged employment arc invited to particiatc in the Fair. Employers should contact Rhoana at Job Service by phon1 ing by March 24. knowledge and ability of expression. The winning Utah entry will then be submitted to the national Competition. For more information call Kim Morris.UDOTCommumiy Relations, 9655-439- Emergency Number in Sevier County 896-649- Financial investment class will begin A financial investment class, sponsored by Sevier School Districts.? office of adult and community education, will be held April 4 ad 11. Investment counselors from Shcarson Lehman Hutton in Proxo, will teach te class, which was postponed from earlier dates. This six hour course will be held on both days from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m at Richfield High. Advantages and disadvan tages of certain types of investments will be discussed such as stocks, bonds, tax free bonds, mutual funds, money market funds, utilities, IRA and Keough plans, and insurance and annuities. Enrollment can be done by die school district office, 896- calling 8214. Tuition is $20 per person, or $35 per couple. MOre students aie needed to fill the class and assure that it carries. Utah's schools ask for federal aid Utahs school districts are asking their congressmen to help rescue the federal impact aid program from proposed budget cuts. Sc hool districts are worried because the Bush administration, like its four predecessors, has recommended Congress not fund part of the program, which compensates school districts for educating children whose parents live or work on untaxed federal property. There are 23 districts in Utah payreceiving these ments. The top four, San Juan, Davis, Weber, and Tooele, rely heavily on this funding because of the impact of military installations, an Indian reservation and other federal activities. Sevier county received $123,367 in 1987 for payment; while North Sanpete re ceived $5,906. South Sanpete received $4,020. The program, created by Public Law 874 in 1950, may be familiar to parents who yearly answer an employment and residency questionnaire brought home by their children. This questionnaire is the basis for determining how much aid each school district will receive. Students whose parents either live or work on federal property (B funding) has been targeted for elimination. Proposals would keep the program intact for students whose parents both live and work on federal (A funding). San Juan county received the highest federal impact aid in 1987, with $2,619,822; Davis was next with $2,179,823; South Sanpete, with its $4,020 received the leasL FIDDLER ON THE ROOF GOES ON Don Flora plummets from pear tree Talk about taking things to Heart! a star? Would PARENTS, your child could be a star on a television commercial! The Dairy' Farmers of Utah are looking for great ideas for television milk commercials. Have your son or daughter, or both, write down their ideas stressing the good taste and good nutrition of milk. Tell how its fun to drink and why they and other kids should drink milk. Then watch KSTU Channel 13 for details. And yes, they could be a star! MILK, IT DOES A BODY GOOD. DAIRY FARMERS OF UTAH Before taking to the stage perfomers often tell each other to 'Break a Leg. This is in actuality a good luck message sent from one actor to another. However, Don Flora, who has the lead roleof Tehveya, in North Sevier Middle School's presentation of Fiddler on the Roof, decided it meant more than that While taking advantage of the beautiful spring-lik- e weather, Mr. Flora climbed a pear tree to do some pruning, and promptly fell from the tree, breaking his leg. Mr. Flora says he will have the leg in a walking cast and will still be able to perform on March 31, April 1 and 3. Performances of Fiddler on the Roof will be held at NSMS's Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. each evening. Cost is $2.50 per person, or $10 per family. Everyone is invited to attend. (Editor's note: But be sure not to tell Mr. Flora or any other performer to break a leg' -they just might do it!) HARD AT WORK: Members of the cast of Fiddler on the Roof, the musical to be presented by North Sevier Middle School on March 31 , April 1 and 3, are working towards perfecting their roles. Pictured are Don Flora and Sheri Squires, who will portray Tevye and Golda, parents of a family meefing the changing times in Russia. |