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Show See Story on page 13 Wednesday, December VOLUME 72 Number 48 1, 50 CENTS 1993 Parents speak out to principal & associates at NS High School take into adulthood. She emphasized that she was not against group participation, but she was against group grading. Karen Hales told the board that the home economics program is at NSHS. She virtually is concerned with the funding problem referring to certification versus regular District money. She also went on record as not being against staff at NSHS, but is concerned about the lack of this important program at school. The group also expressed concern that students from North Sevier High may not be getting the same opportunities as students from other high schools in the District A group of patrons from the North Sevier attendance area attended the recent meeting of the Sevier District Board of Education. Teresa Sperry voiced concern about the restructure educational program at NSHS. She shared an experience of her son who was referred to the counseling department at the school -only to find that there is no counseling department available. non-existe- nt Mrs. Sperry went on to share concerns about the large size of the advisory groups. She wenton record as having no complaint against the associate teachers, but she is concerned about the recently implemented restructuring program. She said that NSHS students deserve a full time, qualified guidance counselor. SupL Thome said Concem was also voiced about the PG and R rated movies being shown in the school. Marcia Bosshardt, voiced concern about college bound students that arc not in a scholarship tract. They take straight academics, missing out on music, art and the fine arts. This affects the opportunity for students to be well rounded, she noted. All patrons or those with concerns were urged to attend the Site Based Community meetings upcoming to share their concerns and influence the direction and needs of NSHS. North Sevier High Students earn honors at Meet that funds arc Students from North Sevier High available at the school for a counseSchool came away with 2nd place lor, however the committee opted to structure and staff the school the over-a- ll in the recent Honors Scholastic Varsity, held at Richfield last way it is now. He added that he ' week. Theme of the event was Docuwould visit with Principal Larry ments of Freedom. the question. Shumway regarding Students and their placings arc follows: as Fran Mickelsen, another patron, Jason Bosshardt took 1st place stated she knows there are a lot of in all of the following: Science, positive issues regarding changes Fine Arts, Economics, Essay, in NSHS. She said when students and Social Sciwork together they are able to exence. plore new friendships. She is' Christy Mickelsen: 1st in Intergravely concerned however, about 2nd in Essay; 3rd, Math, Sciexan view; noted She group grading. Fine Arts. all the ence, student a of Economics, doing ample work with a group, and another Shelly Jensen, 1st Math; 2nd, Science, Fine Arts, Economics, student lagging back, but both reLanguage and literature; 3rd in ceived an A grade. She said this is Essay. not a good attitude for students to Hilary Frederick, 1st Social Sci- . -- ence; 1st, Language and Literature; 2nd, Math; Third in Science, Interview, Speech and Fine Arts. MikeCrane: IstEssay, 3rd Math; 2nd Interview; 3rd in Economics and Language. Sara Frame, 2nd in Economics, Math and language and Literature, and 3rd in Fine Arts. Jason Yardley, 2nd in Science; 3rd in Social Science and English Literature. ' Beckie Hales, 2nd in Math; 3rd in Interview. Trisha Johnson, 1st Language and Literature; 2nd in Fine Arts; Third in Social Science and Science. Competition was held in nine subjects, and included a super quiz. The NSHS team won the superquiz. NSHS STUDENTS DID WELL in last weeks Honors Scholastics Varsity, held at RHS, Pictured, Back, from left: Shelly Jensen, Jason Yardley, earning 2nd place over-alMike Crane, Beckie Hales, Jackie Burr, advisor. Front: Christy Mickelsen, Trisha Johnson, Jason Bosshardt, Sara Frame, and Hilary Frederick. l. New administrator named at Richfield Care Center , Ron Nielsen, who has been administrator at Richfield Care Center for the past seven years, has been appointed Regional Manager for the five care centers in the South Central Utah area owned or operated by Heritage Management Corporation. Heritage Management is a Utah firm operating 16 health care facilities exclusively in Utah. The owners and board of directors endorse the philosophy and vision of providing quality, loving health care in a clean, safe environment. Richfield Care Center is one of the best in it s field providing that selective services. In this move to utilize Mr. Nielsens experience and leadership skills, he will be supervising canyon Hills Health Care Center, in Nephi; Emery County Nursing Home, Ferron; Zion Health Care Complex, Hurricane; Cedar Care Center, Cedar City; and Richfield Care Center. He has worked with Heritage Management for nine years and has been at the Richfield Care Center since March 1987. He a 1993 Utah hunting license your tree is FREE With The Division of Wildlife Resources is extending holiday greetings to the public by offering FREE Christmas trees to anyone with a 1993 Utah hunting or fishing license. Thepermitscost$5forthose who dont have a 93 license. The tree cutting area is in the South Nebo area, just west of Manti, and consists primarily of Pinyon pine. Permit holders can choose and cut their own tree. Pickup your free permit and maps to the property at your DWR office. Prison gives honors-award- s at Founder's Day celebration We need to look at the changing nature of the family unit when we look at both corrections and education, said Scott Bean, Superintendent S tate Board of Education, at the Third Annual Founders Day Recognition program. TheFounders Day program, held Monday, Nov. 29, 1993, is A time Salina City offices now back home Warden Fred Van Der Veur is joined by, left to right, Kim Thompson, Director, DIO; Lane McCotter, Executive Director of Corrections, Scott Bean, Superintendent State Board of Education, in presenting a certificate of appreciation from the Central Utah Correctional Facility for all the support the South Sanpete School District has provided in helping the CUCF. More of the Founders Day Presentations are found on page 10 in todays Gunnison Der Van Veur News. Left, Bean with Valley Top a pin. Top Right, Dan Leatham presents presents Weils Orton with a citation of appreciation. The Salina City Offices will be back at 90 West Main and open for business on November 29. The Public Library will be reopening in December. The delay is due to relocating all books on new shelving, plus cleaning and carding each book. The exact date will be posted as soon as possible. Librarian Yvonne Jack-so- n will accept book returns at any time. Thank you for your patience. to allow us to recognize organizations and individuals who have helped us in our success, said Warden Fred Van Der Veur. Bean was the key note speaker. He said that, withoutknowingthe inmates in the facility personally, he could predict that 90 of them came from backgrounds that reflected troubled homes and families. He used two Salt Lake area high schools. One school, he said, had 450 students. 56 of the students had both parents at home. Of the 44 who came from single parent situations. National testscores used to mark students progress averaged more than 20 below what is considered below average. Another school, having 550 students, had 89 of the students with both parents at home. Scores on the same test were in the 70 range. We need to address the problem in society early," he said. Bean is a former Superintendent of the South Sanpete School District 30, Continued on Page 1 0 has a B.S. from Brigham Young University, and an M.S. in Health Care Administration from the Medical College in Virginia. He was in hospital administration for 12 years, then after enjoying the work in long-tercare in Cortez, Colorado, where he was administrator of a d hospital and 60-bnursing home, he made the choice to work in the nursing home industry, where personal contact with the patients gives him the satisfying fulfillment of closeness and love for people. Nielsen had been a care center administrator for seven years in Colorado, Oregon, and Salt Lake City before coming to Richfield. He is a member of the Utah Health Care Association and the American College of Health Care Administrators. He will continue to live with his family in Richfield, where he is very active in church and civic activities. To fill the vacancy created by m 60-be- this appointment, ed Elaine Blackburn, director of Nursing Services, has been offered and accepted the position. This is an excellent choice to appoint this outstanding leader and personal health care professional. The transition will be very smooth with Elaine carrying on the excellent program she has been so instrumental in developing for many years, Mr. Nielsen said. Elaine is a registered nurse with 21 years experience in nursing -two years in general hospital duty and intensive care duty, two years in rural medical clinic duty, and 18 years at Richfield Care Center, where six years were in the capacity of charge nurse and 12 years as director of nursing. She received her nurses training at Edison Col- lege of Nursing, Fort Myers, Florida. In addition to her nursing experience, she was enlisted in the United States Air Force and was trained as a finance and accounting specialist Later, she was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the 144th Army Evacuation Hospital Unit, Salt Lake City, and was one of the first nurses commissioned and was responsible for developing the training program for the medics. She has completed extension courses from Weber State College and has received her Certification in Gerontology. She has been active in the Utah Nurses Association, serving as vice president and president of the local district for several years. She is currently a metriber of the Utah Directors of Nursing of Long Tam Care, as well as the national organization. Elaine and her husband, Jim, reside in Salina. i |