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Show TEMPLAR TRUMPET, APRIL 23, 1998 PAGE 2 r Mr. Petersen Speaks Out By Principal Jim Petersen Recent events around the country in which distraught students commitcd acts of violence against other students or faculty are cause for concern in virtually every school and community, including ours Youth today deal with a very' wide range of situations that can put them under a great deal of pressure and distress. That, coupled with the media's portrayal of violence and harming others as an acceptable way of dealing with problems, can result in unspeakable tragedies for victims and for perpetrators. Students in many schools arc subject to personal search andor must pass through metal Student Body Secretary detectors m order to attend school I hate to consider it, but at some point such measures may be necessary in our school. One action we have taken a school is to ask each as teacher to discuss the events in Arkansas with their first period classes. Points that we hope come from the discussion arc 1 that all students understand there arc alternatives to help every student regardless of how discouraged or distraught they may be, and that students who have knowledge of anothers intentions to possibly injure or harm anyone should report that knowledge to a proper authority' to keep the school safe for By: Kimmy D. How many of you arc aware of the serious problem that is about to face us as American Citizens9 Do you by this summer we longer have Spam on our grocery shelf? Nor will wc have Spam litc. I think this is an outrage, and wc should send letters of support for Spam to themselves and others. If realize that you're a student reading this ar- will no ticle, I hope y ou'll discuss it with your parents. If you're a parent. then I ask you to discuss this with your children Education and learning arc - In America, its consumed at the rate of 3 8 cans a second by more than 60 million Americans. -- In South Korea, Spam is considered an upscale food and did not require refrigeration It one of the most popular Ameriwas a Distinctive chopped pork can imports The Wall Street shoulder and ham mixture " Journal recently spotted a Seoul I lomicl marketed it as I lomiel executive in search of the perfect gift. The executive delibnot a terribly Spiced Ham inspiring name for an mnov alive erately skipped over traditional product fated to save our lives, gift items such as wine and win wars, and balance diets of chocolates in favor of SPAM, explaining, It is an impressive people world wide. Here arc some fun SPAM gift. - Monty Python devoted a FACTS' sketch to that wonderful whole know ou Did y -5 SPAM... billion laid end to end. f So Manti I hgh Students let cans would encircle the earth 12 12 times. your voice be heard about this - Each year, 100 million terrible outrage Let Spam live pounds of Spam arc sold around forever! the world George A Homiel and Company m Austin Minnesota Spam is a staple of American life It all began in 1926 and y cars later dev eloped into the first canned meat product that too important to ever allow schools to become unsafe for 1 1 APRIL even one person We all need to work together to make sure students can all be safe at school With it ?- - Counselors Corner By: Natasha R. Madsen Congratulations to Thomas Bishop and Christine Johnson One million students took the 1997 PSATNMSQT last October and entered the National Merit Scholarship Program. These two students were among the 50,000 highest scores. Finalists will be announced next fall. Also, we received notification that Ruth Young of Sterling has been awarded the T H Bell Teaching Incentive Loan Great work! Scholarship opportunities are winduig down. Applications for the Governor's Honor Academy are due April 30th. The Schering Asthma Award, for athletes who arc Key successful despite their illness, is also due April 30th. The Wcscon Scholarship will be awarded to juniors who will major in electronics or an associated field. That deadline is May 1st. The Utah Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors Association are offering four full scholarships in the HVAC Apprenticeship Program at Salt Lake Community College to students interested in that career Applications are being accepted until May 1st. Students taking classes through the concurrent enrollment program at Snow College will have the opportunity to register early. This permits students to register for classes before regular freshmen. However, students must attend a session on Tuesday . May 19th OR Tuesday, May 26th, at 3:30 pm in the Greenwood Student Center |