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Show Sun Advocate, Price, Utah STUDENT CORNER Three fires were set at Carbon High School this month within a three-weetime period. The first fire was found in the boys locker room in the old on gym. A student lit a fire and placed it in the bottom ing the second fire. Further investigation proved that the same student was in P.E. during the time of the first fire. Many students questioned why the fire alarms never went off. All three fires were discovered within minutes and conof a locker. Staff members tained before they could set off found the fire and quickly ex- any alarms. The two fires that tinguished it. were in trash cans were taken After a week of calm, an- outside immediately. Although other fire was found. During the the school is equipped with suflast period of the day, a fire was ficient smoke, heat and fire deset in a trash can in the boys tectors, none went off. The fire restroom. This fire, like the or heat was never strong first, was contained almost im- enough to set the alarms off, mediately! During closing an- plus the staff moved the burnnouncements, Principal Doug ing trash cans past the smoke Hintze announced a $100 re- alarms before they could cause ward for any information leadany panic in a situation that was under control. ing to the identity and conviction of the arsonist. The staff at Carbon High The next day, while students dealt with each fire appropriwere in their first period ately. They were all extinclasses, a third fire was lit. Simiguished quickly, ensuring the lar to the second fire, it was also safety of the students. The fire in one of the boys restrooms in departments and police were a trash can. Fifteen minutes called after each incident. Tenafter the fire had been found sions and anxieties were high and contained, the staff re- but the situations were handled quested a list of all students logically thanks to the efforts of who had been out of class durthe CHS staff. in time which the the period By Sherry Van Linden ing fire occurred. Once the list was obtained, The Mont Harmon Junior staff began looking for any High PEAK classes are sponother clues. One student had soring a book collection. We been in the restroom prior to need to collect books for chilthe fire and remembered a stu- dren and young adults. The dent being there with a specific drive will accept new or used type of shoes. Although this was books. Drop off places are: a clue, it did not lead staff memMHJH, Helper Junior High; bers to the student. Westridge; Castle Heights, By fifth hour, the reward had Creekview and Wellington Elincreased to $300. However, no ementary; Creative Needle; and one ever received the reward Price City Library. The book colbecause due to the cooperation lection will run from March 16 of the entire faculty, the student to March 27. For information, contact Carol Barnes at MHJH was found. One teacher had noticed that at a student out of class during the By Kassandra Gurule time of the third fire had also been outside the classroom dur Helper Junior High and k , one Carbon High student, Monica Madsen, proposed an idea on advertising in the school. This bill passed. Not enough people get involved, said King, as he complemented HJH leaders. The students noted that King and Dmitrich made time for the student conferences in spite of a very busy schedule near the end of the legislative session. The student body officers believe the legislators have demonstrated their commitment on behalf of education and Carbon were questioned about the County students. 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