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Show t WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, APRIL 29, 1981 Tradition Alive Editor s Note: This is the first edition to a three-paston focusing on the sports histon at Das is High School. Since 1914 the school has consiv tend) prod uced w mners h hether it be on the gridiron or in the classroom. Diik Stevenson, who has presided over the school since is a big part of that 10, ston. B KLITH DLNC'AN Dick Stevenson, who once attended Davis High as a student. stated he was "on top of the world" the day he was appointed to become principal of that very same school ODDSM AKERS couldn't accept it 1 he calculating ol odds of a student voming back years later to lead a school at its top position, were in then terms, "much to great." A pure phenamenon" is what they prefeired to call it But tor those who approved l0. that appointment in the decision seemed only natural. Mr. Stevenson was going home, more eager than ever to keep aliv e some traditions that are more rich than most will imagine. IN HIS HIGH school days as a Dart. Stevenson lettered in basketball and baseball and though he was just a small part of their success and the tradition built up to that point, he was a part. And today, after loads of championships and thrilling sports experiences, Stevenson seems as much a part of that rich sports tradition as anyone could ever hope to be. I LIKE TO think the special tradition Davis has started back in 1914, the year everything started. And it's been a year by year process that the tradition has become sweeter, Stevenson said. For years the school w as the only high school in Davis County. Eventually Clear- field, Layton and other schools sprang up to assist in the education of a swelling community. Parents who once attended Davis, true to her colors and song, now sat in a Layton gymnasium witnessing their kids battle Davis in a basketball game. WHEN IT CAME time to sing the Davis song, the choir always gets louder because an older generation still remembers a rich tradition they were once a part of and are still part of in many respects. "When I came back to Davis in 1960. my only goal was to keep alive the tradition that was already here, said Stevenson. "And that wasn't hard to do w ith the type of public we have here and the support they give us." ERY SCHOOL in Davis County has a certain tradition according to the Dav is principal. but not quite the tradition Davis has. "We've been here since 1914 where tradition has become rich ov er the y ears and thats something that no one EV can take away said irom us." he "I've wanted to do Will! L Of only semng on the elate activitv boards ovei theveurc Stevenson now prides himself in being a member ol the National Federation High School Activities Association boaid. I bis p.tiiiuilar group, which meets twice a vear. governs higl sehool activities on a national level in sue h aieas as lulc s eligihiluv coaching and ofli.i.ils committees and a nuntsei ol other things In Januaiv the boaid met in New Oilcans and this summei they every- could to help Davis High, even if it took 24 hours of the day he continued. thing 1 Clearfield Recreation ten-ma- n BI T THE principal, though a big part of the success Dav is has enjoyed over the past 20 yeais. says he doesn't want to take all the credit. "How could I ".he said "It's taken hundreds of loy al and extreme lov ers of this school to give us what we've got." Something a few have the administrator lor. is the hiring of former alumni, who in his words has a "special feeling for this school." to come back to Davis to either coach or teach. . is otJeung a girls and women's softball league, which will begin competition 1 here w ill be in thiee leagues- elementary school girls grades junior high school girls grades and ladies ages 16 and up. THE elementniy and umor mid-Ma- meel in Michigan Rf I N nominated John I lint C . "1 hat inner pride gets transmitted back to the kids. They hear from their fathers of the days of leather helmets and of nevergivingup. It hasa lasting effect." said the principal. GETTING IP in front of assemblies is something every Davis County principal has to do and included in their remarks is usually something about tradition. But to hear Sevenson in front of his . one gets a real clear picture ol what tradition really is. "I can talk about how the pep club got started in 927 and tell doubters how important the program is. I can also talk about our 50th year reunion." said Stev enson and as he does, the stories seem to come alive. STE ENSOYS steady ir. high school activity associations and committees has drawn both praise and criticism over the years, icism over the years. It's not necessarily the fact that Davis takes advantage by my attending these functions, but I like to think that Davis High has an advantage by being there. WHETHER IT'S girls vol-lball or a state track meet. I in- volvement e (. i tiom commented "Iliete prohaMv aicn t twe' people I Davis respect me' i e than Dick Stevenson and Gerald Purdv of Davis High Beith helped to teach me all abeuit sacrifice and discipline " UNA achieve I to see kids said Stevenson "Whether it be in spoils or m the c lassi eieuii I'd be lost il I couleln t be a pait of it 1 . IIKII ' high guls league will be fast pitch and the ladies league will be slow pitch League plav will be on include stints and ending the week of There is a S ic'gisiia-tiolee per plavei on each team roster I his lee does not I I or further i call Baibara laid Clearfield Recren at lion Depaitmcnt Wednesdav or Ihuisdav nights, staiting the week ot Max Julv P RHilS 1 R Al ION lorms vv ill be available thiough Mav 2 at the Cleaitield Municipal Swim Pool, located at 94 S L alcon Dnvei IlHMl illation S2'-04- Racquetbali Tourney stev enson 1 y lhe Cleai field Recreation Department will be holding its first annual racquetbali tour nament. Saturdav Mav 2 he tournament will be single elimination and made up ol two I . Sports Quiz tion tell teie'lba1! I lint who giaduated Not everyone that teaches here graduated from Dav is and it isn't a pierequisite to gel here either But lor those w ho once walked her halls as a student, there is no question in my mind that they love this 'ole gal." he said. PERHAPS A reason the tradition among athletic teams has radiated over the years in the fact Stevenson has stocked the coaching staffs w ith former alumni. He feels today there is an inner pride among the coaches, that thev 'll go the extra mile and not feel Davis is just a stop off point along the 1 leaiticld High's tei a national ules committee loi high school track ami held In the past he nominated Bnghton's Steve Dangertield tor a similar posi- THE LIST OF present coaches and the administrators who surround him is long and impressive with former Darts Kent Draayer. Ward Saw ley . John Daw son. Gerald Purdy and Mike Gardiner are but a few to mention WaV Clearfield Sets Ladies Softball Who won the Gientei Gieensboro Open Gol! lour nament 2 Name the winner ot the ILl A Colgate-Dinal- i Shoie (oiii nament f Name the boxer ci edited with being the fust scientific 1 boxei Answers: I I Answers: I arrv Nelson leai-tiel- Nancv I opeMellon 1 James J toibett Who won the Sea Pines Hentage Golt Classic 2 Name the winnei ol the NCAA basketball champio-shi- 2 2. . divisions men's ages and ladies ages 16 up tournament plav will take place at ( lenrtield High s new gvm RIGIS1 R A I IONS tor the tom nament aie being taken thiough Apt il t(l. at the ( Sw mi Hool located at 9t4 S I alcon Driv e I heie w ill be a 52 entiv fee lhe pan mgs will be posted idax. Mav at the C leal field Swim Pool tournament plav will stall Satin day. Mav 2 at S a m I i M)R II RUHR intoi illation. contact Baihaia laid. C'leai field Recieation Depait-men- t at fO.MWP Bill Rogeis Indiana Biadlev. 3. Pat RICH TRADITION Ciive u edit w lieie credit is due. In the JO veai s as prim of Davis High Siliool, l)uk Stevenson has helped to piomote the ever t ic h spoi ts tradition that pi ev ails at the sc hool. like to see that the kids here get first class." he said Stevenson admitted that each year his faith increased. in kids has "I REMIMBIR back when part of the state basketball tourney was placed at the old W'eber High gym in Oiden We used to pack 'em tight could always depend on the (lettermenl to come through and help me get eveiyone seated. There wasnt any crowding in those days "1 suppose the guys reallv got behind me because thev could see that was involved right with them 1 1 "THE NEXT day while shooting the breee w ith them, they'd ask. Haw'd we do chief', and I'd reply back. 'Great, but I'm going to need your help again.' " said Stevenson. Those kind of experiences never made the ptexx according to Stevenson, it wasalwavs the fight in the pai king lot He says his lettermen have alwavs been super HE RECALLS another ex pel lence while in the days he was junior plav ing as the 12th man on the vaixity basketball team He'd usually dress most games and was excited like most about going to the state tournament "But there was a rule that only ten players could chess lot the state tournament W hen the coach called me out of class to give me my tickets. I found I wasn't going to be sitting with the team on the main floor. It was a big disappoint ment to me. In my senior yeai the team didn't qualify lor the playoffs so never plaved in one. 1 "A EARS LATER when! got on the state level. I asked whv 12 or even 15 players couldn't go to the state tournament Some said the bov s would rathei see the game in the stands than sit the bench and said. ' baloney ' I know I d rather sit with mv team than anv place else." he said Later the rule was changed and now when Stevenson looks down and sees D boys on the bench, he likes to feel something to do with it The sixth grade of Farmington Elementary School placed a plaque in the wall of the newly planted courtvard of the school, for a classmate, Julie Kathleen Giles, who was involved in a fatal accident in October, 1980. The courtyard has been planted with flowering shrubs, small trees, plants and a rabbit pen built bv the students is also there in the courtyard. A musical program had been given by the sixth grade students on April 23, in memory of their classmate, her favorite songs were sung during the musical, kj MEMORIAL PLAQUE Davis North Gets Blood McKay-De- e 33 In a change LAY ION that should save patients a considerable amount in the i,i pocketbook. Davis North Medical Center's labor, ttoiy is now receiving blood services y from Ogden's ? McKay-De- e Hospital Center I NIORTINATHA yt f J If ij , Dra cula is not available to draw blood tor the I ay ton hospital or its patients and that has meant high fees that will now he reduced, says I.ahoratorv Supervisor Leonard Larsen AAhere it cost 544 to receive processed blood from the American Red ( ross. in Salt Lake C ity the Ogden hospital will charge SH n addi-5- f Hon. patients will save 5D if . 353 i1if y helium balloon let up by Lark Neilsons Burton Elementary School students in late February travelled 1.200 mile before coming to rest at a northeastern Iowa farm. A LONG-WINDE- D To fix. KAYSYILLE where would free as a bird enyou land, who would you counter? OR TO LET a balloon do the fixing That's what students at BALLOON Burton Elementary School in Kay sv die did. as a climax to their "AAe Love America" week in late February. Hundreds of balloons were sent up with few clues as to where many of them finally came to rest But tor Lark NeiNon s 'Ccond tirade class at least one balloon hit its e mark, landing in a low a Anamosa. field near farm in northeastern Iowa. 60 miles from the Mississippi River 600-acr- doctors determine it is ear-ol- d Only about IT percent ol blood previouslv "set up 'was being used and that compares to Ml percent nnw . Mr I eonard says Blood will he diawn not onlv from McKav-Debut other Intermountain Health Care hospitals. McKav-Deparent him stay TULA DR AAA about hall the blood used in the state wink Red ( ross prepares most of the rest, he savs. with accc si one-thir- d " BMORE the adiust-men- t patients were getting a bargain, through, he says, noting the priee hadn't been raised to cover costs ' hev will be able to get several blood com ponents at a prettv good savings AAe will type and screen for any irregularities, he says, hut not crossmatch during surgerv if not necessarv LA EN I e e hility to MsKav another m nor reason for the change although he savs there were no problems w ith the Red ( ross McKax-Dewill draw blood during periodic drives thro gh e churches and other aiea groups, he adds tb necessarv for crossmatch, he ' THL BLOOD will still be available and can be quicklv prepared, if needed Mr Leonard adds, noting that Emit whv they loved Amer- a and tor a letter in cturn Card fdvvardv a 12- sixth grader at Straw- errx Hill f lementary School. vri'te back Mr' Neilson 'aid she never crossmalching will now take the previous time thanks to new methods "AAe felt where possible we should go to the cheaper service." he explains It will he a savings on the patient s bill and we re in the process ot making (hillingi changes It s expensive enough (hospital thought the balloons would no very tar because it wa' a cold breey day with "airplanes Anamosa flying everywhere is about 1.2(H) miles from Kaysville tb Syracuse I he A ariety Ann'' ( lub member' met at the home ot Mr' Melv in Dav i' ,i'l hur' dav evening tor their regulai e meeting Alt' Jack Kerr a"i'ted Be-'i- Mr' Ira F Rubv 6.i' been receiving i I hur-goo- d treatment' tor a heart condition Jt the North Davis Medical (.enter in I avton lor the past week |