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Show MMllii TiftlMi'fa ifiMiai TiiiMpl I I 3 The Salina Sun Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1992 mmmmw Public Invited to Attend classes on decorative painting offered 153 Debate on Freedom of Religion Sept. 15, Sevier Co. Courthouse A debate on freedom of religion will be held T uesday , September 1 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sevier County Courthouse courtroom. The public is invited to attend. The event is the first of three debates scheduled throughout Utah this fall on Bill of Rights freedoms. Cambridgc-styl- e debating is used extensively in law schools and public forums, and is not an argument between two sides of an idea but rather a guided panel discussion. Fred Gcdicks, a professor from the J. Reuben Chirk Law School at Brigham Young University and an expert on First Amendment issues, will moderate all three debates. Legal experts on the panel include Judge David Mower; Michael Cambridge-styl- c - OBrien of the Jones, idgc-styl- e ers and students are especially encouraged to attend. There will be an audience participation period at the end of the debate. Other debates in the scries will be held Sept. 24 in Brigham City, and Oct. 15 at the Utah Education Association convention in SLC. The debates arc made possible by a grant from the Bill of Rights Education Collaborative and the Pugh Charitable Trust. Local sponsors include the Sevier County Arts Alliance, Sevier School District, and Central Utah Education Services. Adult Ed classes at Cedar Ridge High change to trimester When they come to night school this year, adult and community education sludciAs will find expanded class offerings and a little more structure that will benefit their work toward earning a high school diploma. At registration Sept. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m., teachers will help students work out their education plans for the entire year, according to program director Randy Brown. Three ten w'cck sessions will be held, with one week of catch-u- p time in Home Students who havent completed all the material in one session may continue with the class for the next session, Mr. Brown explained, but we will encourage consistent attendance and steady effort toward earning credit. Classes held at Cedar Ridge high will be Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, with open lab time on the computer learning systems from 7 to 8 p.m. Students may use this time for homework, to get help from teachers, or for extra practice. Class in school are vital a child's education & links in Lily Eskelson, Pres., Utah Education Association Studies show that over half the mothers in America (and higher than the national average in Utah) work outside the home. Theres an increase in the number of single parent households, and that includes families where dad is that single parent. Grandparents dont live in the same home, helping rear grandchildren anymore. In short, moms and dads have more responsibility, more stress and less time to be involved in their childrens schools than their counterparts 30 years ago. As a teacher, Ive seen the power of a parent volunteer in the school. They are an amazing resource, and smart schools constantly solicit volunteer help. But Ive also seen the embarrassed, sometimes guilty faces of parents at night when they tell me that they wont be able to help this year. That their work hoursarejustnotflexible. That theyre holding down two jobs. I have two things to say to such people. First, teachers understand. Afterall, most of us are working Back-To-Scho- ol More than 2,500 visitors are expected this year at the 12th Annual Western Regional Decorative Painting Conference at Utah State University, Wednesday, Thurs., Friday & Saturday, Sept. For lovers of decorate art, which includes painting anything from bird houses to toilet scats, the USU campus turns into a tolc painters paradise as participants choose from among 153 classes on decorative painting. Classes arc taught by 65 teachers from 23 states. Included are a Painters Rendezvous; Aggie Smorgasbord, Invitational Painting Seminar, Raffle Drawing and more. For more information call debate as a teaching method that can be sued to stimulate discussion in classrooms. The Sept. 15 event is open to thcpublic, but teach- Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough law firm; and Paul Toscano of the Cohny, Rap- paport & Segal law firm. Religious leaders participating in the debate include Pastor Jonathan Edwards of Faith Baptist Church, Salina; and Jerold Johnson, formerly an LDS mission president and stake president, from Aurora. Educators on the panel include CharlotteTouati, Orem High French and Russian teacher; Janet Nielson, Richfield High English teacher; Roger Williams Red Hills Middle School reading and English teacher; and Teresa Robinson, RHS assistant principal. One of the objectives of the project is to demonstrate the Cambr parents with inflexible hours, too. Second, as much as we loveclass-roovolunteers, thats not where the most important parent help comes from. What we need from you, you can do in the comfort of your own home. We need parents to instill in their children an attitude that school is an important place. Parents to reinforce the pride that comes with meeting a deadline and a job well done. Parents to ask, Whatd you do in school today? Parents to turn off the television set for homework time, and if their child says hes kinda pretty sure he probably might not have homework tonight, (a popular game we play at my house) parents to open a book and read with or alongside their children. Parents to make sure their children are immunized and make them eat their vegetables and tuck them in bed at a reasonable hour. We love our classroom volunteers, but the most important way a parent can help a teacher is by simply being a good parent. m 750-169- Utah high schoolers taking tougher Todays high school students are in to demands the responding past struction w ill be from 8 to 10 p.m. Course offerings include business math, algebra, English, creative writing, American History, earth science, biological science, archaeology, and Spanish. Computer classes offered in Richfield and monroc will be on DOS, WordPerfect and Lotus Spread Sheet, w'ith IBM and Apple instruction available at both places. Other high interest classes can also be arranged if at least ten students enroll, according to Mr. Brown. Teachers this year arc Carolyn Washburn, Nate Tebbs, Jeff Roberts, Helen Pruitt, and Pam Williams. Computer teachers Kent Runolfson in Monroc, and Rick Pruitt, Richfield arc both willing to follow basic classes with intermediate or advanced classes for students who have an interest. Sessions beginning September 15-l- b will end November The and second session begins Dec. and the third ends February 23-2ends May session, begins March 17-1- 8. 1- -2 4, 2-- 2. decade for them to take tougher courses. A State Office of Education study shows a steady rise in the number of students taking classes such as trigonometry, chemistry, and physics classes since 1984. Theres a reason for this. Utah schools stiffened' graduation requirements, and colleges called for higher achievement of students to gain entrance. In addition, the students asked more of themselves. The number volunteering for Advanced Placement courses jumped sharply. The College Boards Advance Placement Program reported that more than 11,000 Utah students took AP exschool year. ams during the 199 Utah leads the nation in the percentage of students taking AP classes (generally these are college classes while still in high school). Analysis of the course patterns of male and female graduates of the classof 1991 shows that male gradu changes in process at NSHS ie chemical that gives the skunk Students routinely work alone Teacher plans activities Teacher makes assessments In formation is organized, evaluated, interpreted and communicated to students by teacher Organizing system of the classroom is simple; one teacher teaches 30 students Reading, writing and math are treated as separate disciplines; listening and speaking are often missing from the curriculum Thinking is usually theoretical and academic Students are expected to form to teachers behavioral expectations; integrity and honesty are monitored by teacher; student selfesteem is often poor. con- It's 4-- H his JV Utah students gain some college experience, considerably outstripping the national average of 45.2 Utah students rank second nationally in the percentage of citizens who are high school graduates. The survey showed that 85.1 of Utahns have earned high school diplomas, far higher than the national average of 75.2. The Beehive state ranked 12th nationally in the percentage of students who achieve associate degrees - 30.3. The national average is 26.5 As for the percentage of Utahns who earned bachelors degrees, the state ranked 15th with 22.3. The national average was 20.3. In the area of graduate degrees, Utah ranked 22nd with 6.8, while the nation averaged 7.2. Utahs public schools will open their doors to 7,300 additional students this year, forcing some districts to look at bond elections. Utah s public school student population is expected to reach 462,000 this year, about 14 of the states total number of residents. A recent survey of parents with children enrolled in public schools ranked class size reduction as the factor that would most improve Utahs public school system. Most (63) stated they dont favor legislation that would allow public funds to be used to support private schools. The 1990 census revealed that Utah leads the nation in the percentage of students who have attended college. Education attainment statistics from the census show that 57.9 of dreaded smell is called rthanethiol ; this substance is so pungent UTAH INDEPENDENT BANK Offices in Salina and Beaver Maximized interest for one full year. In the new NSHS Classroom More than one solution may be viable and teacher may not have it in advance Students routinely work with teachers, peers, and community members. Students and teachers plan and negotiate activities; Students routinely assess themselves. Information is acquired, evaluated, organized, interpreted, and communicated by students to appropriate audiences. Organizing systems are complex: teacher and students both reach out beyond school for additional information. Disciplines needed for problem solving are integrated; listening and speaking are fundamental parts of learning. Thinking involves problem solving, reasoning, and decision making. Students are expected to be responsible, sociable, self managing, and resourceful; integrity and honesty are monitored within the social context of the classroom; students self esteem is high because they are in charge of their own learning. Utah Education Stats Zf North Sevier High School is just one of Utahs schools involved in upgrading and changing its educational system. Teachers are NSHS are now called Associates. They are on a 12 month contract. They continually train and gain new insight into the best way to present learning material to their students. This is bringing a lot of changes to the general way education is carried out. For example: Tcachcr knows the answers An interesting statistic shows that students taking computer-relate- d courses increased from 28 to61.7. ates continue to take more math but not by classes than females much. 3, $25 for a quarter of a credit, and $50 for a half credit. Driver education for adults will be available at the school 9 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. There is a $75 fee for driver education. The adult education program is designed to serve adults who have not completed high school. It also serves adults who need basic education skills necessary for literate functioning; those who need to strengthen their reading, writing or math skills in order to benefit from further job training apprenticeship or retraining; and those who want to pursue enrichment educational activities for potential job opportunities or interest satisfaction. Lots of Conventional Classrooms classes 11-1- There will be a registration fee of $10, or S15 for computer classes. The book rental fee of $20 is refundable when the book is returned. Current high school students who need the classes for credit toward graduation will be expected to pay time for Fall Record Book Training investment you're thinking about a mid- to long-terour consider of with a guaranteed rate return, CDs are Certificates of Deposit. Interest rates on our very competitive. You can be confident your money is in an account insured by the FDIC and is earning maximum interest. A safe investment and a guaranteed return; it's what you can always expect from Utah Independent Bank. As with all CDs, there is a substantial interest penalty for early If Assistant Shannon Williams, Fall is here and it's time for you to Record books. begin work on your For those who arc baffled about what to put where on all those blank white pages, training is here. We will be offering record book training Wednesday, September 16, at 4 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. in the Extension Office Conference Room. You need only attend one session as both will be the same. Record books are an excellent way to keep track of what you do in When the book is completed, you can turn it in for judging on October 2. Many county awards are determined from your Record Book. Start your books now, and when you are 14 and older, you can compete on the state level for State Rcdcord Book awards. Sec you on the' 16th. 4-- H 4-- m withdrawal. 4-- UTAH INDEPENDENT BANK 4-- H Depositors insured up to $100,000 Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 4-- H i nfUffmjW 0. that |