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Show 1, 2004 April 3 THE MAGNA TIMES, WEST VALLEY NEWS & KEARNS I'OSI itseft i I isGnliooer breads ujorlil record Ii By ANDREW WFEKS Staff Writer sequentiaid- this writing. I am in Honda, to First Ladv Laura Bush speak to school board members from all over the nation. Secretar ot Education Ron Paige is also here, and we have had the opportunity to listen to him tell us the changes that are being made to the "No Child Left Behind Act" was Bush's talk Mrs. At Students from Eisenhower Junior High know what to do with two million paper clips. Break a world record, of course. On March 27 at approxie mately 6:58 a.m 200 students broke the "Guinness Book of World Records record for creating the world's longest "Mega chain of Chain," a 22.17-mil- e small-size- d paper clips. The former world record was a 20.44-mil- e chain created by Tennessee-base- d Clarksv ille School students in April High 2003. Eisenhower students started at 9 a.m., March 26 and, according to Guinness guidelines, had to comchain. Guidelines plete the also stated that no more than 60 students can participate in linking the chain. However, 140 additional students xolunteered their time in other ways, from serving as publicity agents and fielding inquiries from the media and public to giving back massages and managing concessions. ninth-grad- class," he stated. "The students did everything (to get this rolling)." Brough said the students even arranged for the delivery of the paper clips a $7,800 value, all of which were Acco. donated by On practice runs that the students held as late as last week, chains were laid on the floor. But Guinness said it must be a continuous chain, entanDespite a a.m glement problem at the feat went off without major hassle. And the students got along great, said cosupervisor Clayton Brough. In fact, the whole idea of even attempting a world record was originated by the students. "They came up with the idea after having talked about world records in geography 24-hou- rs te 1 - clip-mak- er each strand visible, Brough explained. Just a few days before the event, Sharpe w known speaker on Saturday. He told us of ho his father and brother were both involved in education and the challenges they faced, and compared them to the adversity that confronts him now. Since Reeve's equestrian accident in 1995. he has put a human face on spinal cord injury and has become an inspiration to millions s many of you know, .members of the Granite School Board have been fighting very hard to maintain the Casper. Gran Connections bu lyndi lylle Scrapbooking is considered by many the perfect hobby. You need very little to get started, the projects never end, the hobbyist gets to be creative and everyone loves to peruse the pages! The field has even jumped beyond just "books." There are interactive nested boxes, CD covers and fun picture frames. 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Along wdth their matching Woven Comers for embellishment is creates a beautifully completed page. I love manager Many Christopher Reeve, best for his role as Superman, was a keynote ith the idea of conthe tiered dev ice. structing In all, 1.5 million paper clips w'ere used. And what's next for the students now that they 'v e broken a world record? "We're going to party," said student publicist William came up fine arts education in our schools. Sometimes the challenge seems impossible to overcome, especially with the budget crunching that has been a yearly event. Reeve's After hearing increased we an speech, got push to continue to fight harder for our goal. Granite School District student services department presented a session on Sunday The room was morning. packed, and our presenters did a wonderful job highlighting the ev aluator program that has been implemented in our district of the events of the have focused on the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, including a presentation with political writer Juan Williams and Terrence Roberts, one of the "Little Rock Nine." Mr. Roberts explained what w it as like try ing to get an Education during the 1950's in Arkansas. It was interesting to know that he w as not able to graduate from the high school m Little Rock because tire school was closed down for a year due to the segregation issue. He had to go to Los Angeles and live with extended family m order to complete his education. He went on to college and has become a physiologist extremety interesting, especially when she spoke about the wonderful tilings that are hapat education in pening Salt in Stansbury Elementary Lake City. It was nice to hear that the Granite School District is doing tilings right She spoke of the students and teachers taking responsibility and accountability for their academic success. Students spent 24 hours to get into Guinness with the worlds largest paper clip chain. - lookuVgf fefT wonderful wrny to store your photos and want a reason to use your other craft supplies, scrapbooks are the way to go. Happy scrapping! 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