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Show DECEMBER 30, 1986 L, Concurrent enrollment program outlined By DONETA GATHERUM FARMINGTON One of the most productive and innovative programs in the Davis School District is Concurrent En- cost-savin- Do something exotic to start the new year My friends at Butlers Travel Station in Clearfield were calling me with some serious advise. Its a new year coming up, they said, and you should make a New Years Resolution to travel to far and distant places. ..Do something real exotic. "I do, I answered. I put lime wedges in my Cokes." But thats the problem. Youve got to shake that conservatism. Take a trip of a lifetime. I did last year. I drove to Wendover. We remember that, they sighed. "And we remember when you asked about traveling to a secluded beach. Oh, yes. I enjoyed those two hours on Antelope Island. It was great except for the flies. Well, we have something much better for you in 1987, Mr. Cyclops. You will be in the forefront of the travel industry. We have two excellent ideas for you and your wife. Are you ready to become exotic? You bet! Where shall I go? How about under water? Thats nice. I knew the Layton Wave Pool was open... No. No. No. Were suggesting that you vacation in the Jules Undersea Lodge. Well fly you to Key Largo, Florida, then take you to an underwater hotel in the Bora Bora Lagoon. The hotel is five fathoms under the Atlantic Ocean and is a completely refurbished Holiday Inn. Youll have 600 square feet of living space with two bedroom suites and a dining and entertainment chamber. Between the two chambers youll have a dive-poroom so you can swim out of your hotel and wiggle around Since youre totally amongst the coral. Its a great underwater, no one will bother you. And what do I do for food? Swimming makes me hungry. I suppose you could spear some fish. But the price includes Holiday Inn mermaids swimming down to serve you your meals. No mermaids, please. My wife will be with me. The travel agents laughed. Youll love it, Mr. Cyclops. How many of your friends can say theyve stayed at an underwater hotel? Youve got a good point, I replied. How much is it Jo stay ' at Jules Undersea Lodge? We have a special introductory price. You and your wife can d have the whole place for only $1,500 per Holiday Inn will provide you free soap. Wonderful. But how about something a little less expensive? Then how about our second suggestion? We have a vacation in Jamaica at the Eden II resort. According to the brochure, Eden II is open only to couples who are treated as the very special lovers they are, given the attention they deserve and allowed to get away from the distractions of everyday life. The brochure calls it the Pathway of Temptation. That sounds to me like a nude beach. It is, they snickered. Its a paradise for couples only. Of course, you could wear clothes if you,wanted. Oh, I would. I dont want people to laugh. But youd be there alone with your wife, Mr. Cyclops. Right! And shed laugh. A nude beach would be great for Arnold Schwarzeneggar--bu- t not for me. But its a chance for a romantic vacation. Why be romantic? Im married. Then where would you like to travel this year, Mr. Cyclops? A spot inhabited by natives who have strange, exotic ideas. A place that is generally isolated from the rest of the world. A place where I can relax and not worry about communicating with intelligent beings. said the travel agent. And where can we Excellent, arrange your accommodations? At the State Capitol. rt get-awa- y. day--an- g rollment classes. Grant Steed, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the District, explains the program through a concise pamphlet entitled, The ABCs of the Davis Concurrent Enrollment Program." The basic premise, according to the pamphlet, is that Utah universities and colleges are faced with the need to restrict enrollments because of limitations in space, staff and money. Davis District has many high school seniors who are capable of completing college level courses. If a high school could offer high school rent) credit, college, the rents would classes for both and college (concurthe high school, the student and the paall benefit. The plan was developed in three phases. A fourth step is currently under consideration. Phase I started with planning meetings in the spring of 1985. District people met with Dr. Tom Kearin, Director of the U. of U. Academic Programs. A Summer Enrichment Program for Juniors was held at the Davis U. of U. Center in Bountiful. Fourteen students earned 87 total credits (12.5 per student). The actual cost was $1,754.50. The savings compared to the costs of regular college credit was $1,654.50 In August of 1985, planning ses sions were held with Dr. Vamell Bench, Associate Dean, College of Education and Extension Program Leader at Utah State University. This resulted in Davis District offering Psychology 101 and Computer Science 101 on the concurrent plan. One class was held at Layton High and the other was held at Viewmont. Twenty-fiv- e students participated in this phase of the program. They earned a total demonstrate exceptional teaching ability. The teachers selected for concurrent enrollment classes teach during their preparation period and earn extra money for this added assignment. The teachers are given adjunct professor status. Students enrolled in the concurrent programs are charged $6.75 for each college credit they register for. They are required to pay half the cost of the text book. Some classes last a term (quarter) only while others are semester courses Students must register on a semester basis to ensure constant enrollment. The concurrent enrollment program has grown from 12 students in the summer of 1985 to 183 for the of 125 hours of college credit. These classes were held after school or in the evening. Additional meetings were held to move into Phase III of the concurrent enrollment program. The emphasis of this phase was to offer concurrent classes during the regular school day. Teachers were selected from the regular school faculty. They had to 1986-8- art, physics and social work. More classes are planned for the second semester of County unemployment nudges up, but jobless rate remains healthy By TOM BUSSELBERG Davis CouCLEARFIELD ntys unemployment rate nudged upward, slightly, for November, but still is by far the healthiest of any Wasatch Front county. In fact, Salt Lake, Weber and Utah counties all reported joblessness rates of about five percent, with Utah up in the six percent range category, reports jack Bailey, Clearfield Job Service manager. Davis rate rose from 4.3 percent, or about one in 23 out of work, to 4.4 percent. That compares to a 3.6 percent unemployment figure a year ago November. While Davis unemployment has inched upward, the states average of six percent out of work last year has dropped to 5.8 percent this November. The civilian labor force has grown during that time by a hefty 6.2 percent, or two percentage points above the state average. Some 84,570 civilian labor force jobs were listed in the county, up by just under 5,000. Thats more than 4,000 higher than the labor force in Weber County, for exanj-- , pie, although that area gained neaT---'" ly as many new workers. As far as the jobs available throughout the county, those in- - creased to e. y. al and November at 17 percent or one in six out of work. Other hot spots included: Duchesne at 14.5 percent; Garfield, 13.1; Grand, 12.6 and Piute, 12.2, with Uintah at .4 Looking at the state as a whole, only 9,200 new jobs were added from November, 1985 to November, 1986. Calling the job growth rate lethargic Mr. Bailey said viously mentioned declines. Some 5,000 new jobs came in that sector with especially strong gains in finance, insurance and real estate. Another 5,200 new jobs came in the trades sector, from fast food to selling, while government added 3,900 still persists in many areas. Wasatch (Heber City) led for 1 1 while ficant metal mining showed signigrowth as workers returned to copper industry jobs, this expansion was not enough to offset continued losses in coal, oil and gas extraction. The result of those dips in mining brought an overall 1 1 percent decline, he said, while construction continued its slide, down by 2,200 jobs from last year or nearly eight percent. Besides that, manufacturing saw a 3,500 job drop. That slice was; evenly' shared, for the most part," Mr. Bailey says, with most not- able losses in primary metals and fabricated metal products, chemic- year-ov- er petroleum products manufacturing. On the positive side electronic machinery and computer components showed strong increases along with food manufacturing. Service-producin- g industries continued their strong growth more than offsetting these pre- positions. In spite of the sluggish picture, experts dont predict any dramatic increase in unemployment, Mr. Bailey says. It looks like more diversified counties such as Davis will continue to fare better overall than rural areas often dependent on only one or two major industries, he adds. Reflections i. Whats in a ir name? Sometimes a lot ofhavoc By TOM HARALDSEN Editor Reflex-Journ- Program pays dividends Ms. Lorraine FerLAYTON ra, a published, professional poet rehas just completed a sidency at Layton High School. She has been working with five sophomore honors English classes in a special poetry writing unit. This Artist in the School" program is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council and Layton High School. The school uses profits from the school vending machines to pay their share of the costs. two-wee- V MeflextUournal Published weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. Inc. 96 South Main, Bountiful, Utah 64010 newspaper published at Layton, Utah every Tuesday, In the Interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents. Address all correspondence to 197 North Main Layton Utah 84041. Subscription rate: 25e per copy, $6.50 per year, mailed In county, $7.50 per year outside. Weekly OwnerPubllsher Vice President J. Howard Stahl Tom Haraldsn Manager Editor 544-913- 3 1986-8- 7. The benefits to the student of this program are two-folFirst, they receive college credit for less than half-pricSecond, the instruction is Students are given the college level material by an interested teacher in a small classroom, limited enrollment setting. The size of concurrent classes ranges from seven students to 29 students. This is an atmosphere more conducive to learning than the auditorium-siz- e Freshman classes students frequently experience at the college or university level. All credit earned is transferable to any college or university. Mr. Steed summerizes the benefits of concurrent enrollment by saying, Educational offerings integrating the resources of the university and the district suggested a collaborative effort beneficial to all. Combining the instruction and curricular efforts enhances both the university and the district by adding new perspectives. Qualified students who otherwise might not have the opportunity to enroll in a college course could be challenged and at the same time get a jump on completing college d. 53,090--- a gain of just 1,020. Thats only a two percent gain, still above the states overall 1.4 percent employment gain for the year, Mr. Bailey indicates. Compared to most areas Davis is faring well. High unemployment schedule for Artist in the School program at Layton High. es first semester. Classes chemistry, psychology, theatre Student Kris Miller with resident poet Lorraine Ferra study Many local students were cast in the made for television At Mothers Request starring Stephanie Powto be shown Jan. 4 and 6 at 8 p.m. Looking on KSL-Ters, at autographyffrom Stephanie Powers are Brig Day and Siri Smoot. 7 were offered this year in English, al I learned a long time ago about the problems that having an unusual name can cause. The way my last name is spelled has created havoc for me for years. Constantly I am having my name respelled and corrected for me, even on applications and forms I have personally filled out. Lack of attention on the part of others must have led to this confusion. After all, I do know how to spell my own name. I was reminded of this confusion recently while opening one of the dozens of press releases and other pieces of mail we receive here weekly at the It seems readers are having a hard time deciding what to call us. Let me explain. For many years, the Clipper Publishing Company in Bountiful, which owns and operates the paper, published three different papers in this area. The Kaysville Weekly Relfex, the Layton News Journal and the Leader (a shopper with classified and display ads), were all separate entities. The Leader was dissolved a couple of years ago, and the Weekly Reflex and Layton News Journal were combined into one paper. Hence the name We still receive mail using any or all of those names, but some of the others are interesting as well. We are not the same paper as the Lakeside Review, which is published by a different company, although we are occasionally getting their calls (and they probably receive some for us). Here are some of the other names Ive seen on letters addressed to us: The Layton News Leader, the Kaysville Reflex News, the Northern Davis Reflex News, the Leader Journal, the Davis County News Leader, and the Reflex News Weekly. And somehow, Senator Jake Gams office has even sent us releases addressed to the Weekly Relax (I bet the Lakeside folks are getting a laugh out of that one). This nicknaming and renaming of newspapers is nothing new in the industry, or in the state. The Deseret News is kiddingly referred to as the Deserted News, and of course Ogdens daily is sometimes called the Substandard Exaggerator. In our case, it seems the confusion is simply due to changes weve made in the last few years. Whats in a name? Probably not much. But in the case of all newspapers in this state, whats behind the name is what counts. All of us in this business sincerely do our best to keep you informed. Newspapers come in a variety of shapes and sizes, with different formats and intents. But those of us working for competing newspapers usually work well together, often covering the same story and sometimes sharing notes and information. Our goals remain the same: to inform, often entertain and sometimes raise the ire of our readers, but always to do the best possible job. In the end, it doesn't really matter much what you call us, or how you spell our name. The important thing is that you know that each week we do our best to make a difference in your life. Thats what we, at the Davis are all about. The staff of Clipper Publishing wish all of you a Happy New Year. See you in January. Reflex-Journa- l. mini-seri- qualifica- tions, educational background and k The Artist in the School gives high school students the opportunity to learn writing skills from a professional author. Ms. Ferra specializes iita free verse style, who helps the students work out a free verse form that allows them to express themselves poetically within some guidelines that are general enough to allow for individuality but specific enough to help students who have never written free style verse get started. Included in the special poetry writing unit are lessons in poetry appreciation where students have the opportunity to listen to professional poetry and student writings read out loud. This is the second year Ms. Ferra has been an Artist in Residence at Layton High. Last year some of the student writing that was developed through this program won e high top prizes in the school poetry contest that is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council. On Jan. 21 at 2:30 p.m. in the high school Little Theater, Ms. Ferra will read the outstanding student poetry that was written during her two week assignment. Students and parents are invited to attend. The poetry reading is also open to the general public. , The Utah Arts Council will sponsor a special "Nine LDS Artists exhibit in the high school commons area starting Jan. 9. Featured will be the paintings of LeConte Stewart, Richard Murray, Ken Baxter, Gary Smith, Harrison Grout-ag- e and others. The public is welcome to view this art exhibit during regular school hours. state-wid- Reflex-Journa- l. Reflex-Journa- l, |