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Show m Page 4A South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, August 31, 1983 to Find Much or l,072more students this fall. Weber School District predicts an increase of 1.5 percent equaling approximately 320 students. There will be 117 new teachers in Davis and 83 in Weber. On the administrative level in the Roy area of Weber District, students at Kanesville, Roy Elementary, North Park and Municipal schools will greet new principals. Changes at Roy High include . the retirement of assistant principal, Dr. Glenn Miller. Norman De Vries, former alternative coordinator, is new assistant prin- SHELLEY KANCITIS Review Correspondent Students returning to school this fall in Weber and Davis School Districts will find a variety of new features combined with a renewed sense of dedication to academic excellence. Philosophically speaking, the new emphasis this year and probably for the near future is on higher academic standards. Both school districts have formed committees to make suggestions for educational reform based on their study of the federal Gardner Report. Released this spring, the report is highly critical of public education in the United States. It is expected that committee recommendations will include suffer course requirements for high school graduates. We are already seeing parental response to the Gardner report and to changes in college entrance' requirements, said Dr. William Reese, director of elementary and secondary education for the Roy area of Weber School Dis-- , tnct. , Reese said there has been a significant increase, especially at Roy High School, in enrollment figures for math, science, computer and foreign language clas- Remodeling projects are almost complete at Layton High School and new separate facility for the Young Mothers Program has been built at Davis High School. Roy High School students may be' disasppointed to discover the million auditorium and gymnasium addition is not ready to open this fall. Predictions are for completion in January. A pleasant Surprise at Roy High is a new greenhouse to be used by science and vocational agriculture classes. 6 2100-square-fo- ot Country ,View Elementary School has added fqur new portable classrooms due to increased enrollment. A new Roy elementary school planned for school year should the 1984-8eventually reduce the need for portables at Country View. Both districts have purchased new equipment, primarily in the form of more computers' and word processors, to meet the growing demand for computer education. alternative cipal., The coordinator position has been . eliminated, and a new counseling position was added, giving Roy High three counselors. Along with personnel changes, many staff members and students in both districts will discover they are returning to new or renovated and expanded 5 schools. In Davis County, approximately 600 .Layton students are scheduled to attend Sarah Jane Adams Elementary School, a new shcool named after a turn of the century educator. Extensive remodeling and expansion of facilities has occurred at Syracuse and Centerville Elementary Schools and at Sunset Junior ses. Overall enrollment figures have also increased in both districts. Davis, the third largest school district in the state, expects approximately 2.5 percent Mw in Tlhsit As usual, all the news is not good news. High school students in both districts will discover it costs more to attend school, In Davis School District, a $25 book users fee has been instituted' for senior high students. Drivers education now costs $35 compared to $15 last year. In Weber School District, the formerly free drivers All in all it should be, to bor- expres- row a favorite teen-ag- e ivdomev le education program now costs $10. High school activity fees have gone up, $2. On a less serious level, high school students in Davis County schools will find several new taste treats in the cafeteria: pita bread and Monte Cnsto sandwiches, extra large homemade cookies and carmel apples. And for fashion conscious students, there are always new fads. According to several adolescent connoisseurs, the well dressed teen will wear Chippendale jeans, an argyle patterned shirt, a vest and, can yoif believe it, saddle shoes with pull-ov- sion, a totally awesome new schooMean i3 H H Current Weekly Bate Certificate of When you purchase a 6 month Money Market 1.53 o interest. offers S5000 or more, Western Heritage from a Effective annual yield 1.86 Plus you may choose account. your when open you wide variety of FREE GIFTS WESTERN HERITAGE THRIFT Bountiful er 830 107 North Mam 298-365- Sandy East 9400 South 572-263- 3 4 LOAN St. George 494 East Tabernacle 628-365- 0 8 storewide savings thursday, friday, 10 to 9 High School. Adelaide Elementary School in Bountiful is scheduled for a remodeling project that begins this fall. Saturday, 10 to 6, monday 10 to 6 Check Childs Eyes A new Utah law now requires children first school for the time entering present a certificate signed by an eye doctor or other eye health professional stating that heshe has received vision screening to detect amblyopia or other visual defects; or a signed statement that vision screening violates the personal beliefs of the childs parent or guardian. that all 5 to 7 year-ol- d The previous law required screening during the childs kindergarten year, however, explains Dr. A. Thomas Williams, president of the Utah Society, by that time its usually to late to correct amblyopia (lazy eye) which can eventually lead to permanent Ophthal-mologic- al impairment or virtual blindness in one eye. The cntical for easy and fully successful treatment is between the ages of Vh and 5, when a childs potential eyesight is still developing. age-spa- of wearing a patch over the good eye for a period of time to encourage the weaker eye to work its full capacity to see. SPECIAL SAVINGS By the time a child reaches age 6, the condition may require at least two years to correct itself because the unequal development btween the two eyes is greater and progress is much slower. To assure your children two good eyes for success both in school and in life bring your preschool child to one of the free vision screening clinics being held this fall through out Utah. 3 Call or contact your local school nurse or public health department for exact times and 533-939- locations. n Records indicate that approximately one child in every 35 who are screened will possess a serious problem that needs referral. During those years, the condition is usually simply a matter Preschool vision screening is supported by the Utah State Office of Education, Division of Services for the Visually Handicapped-Sight Conservation; Utah Ophthalmological Society; Utah State PTA; Utah Society of School Superintendents; and National Society to Prevent Blind-ness-Ut- Affiliate. ah f School Contract Approved Contract SOUTH WEBER for the construction of a new addition to South Weber Elementary has been awarded to the Falcon Construction and Design Co. from Ogden with the low bid of $304,777 for 8,300 square feet to be added on the west end of the building. . According to Robert Larson, entire stock of ladies new fall dresses save 20 harder to catch up and achieve school principal, there will be six new classrooms, a small conference room and new fan room. The exits will be located straight north and south to help alleviate snow drifting in the winter. 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