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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Thursday, January 25, 1996 e, Jake Gam is chairman of Manti High School News MHS (Written by journalism students) fundraising kickoff at Sevier Valley Tech Center Cottage meetings held In October 1995 Principal David Stokes approached the MHS PTA President with an idea for more communityparent involvement in the operation of the high school. The purpose of the cottage meetings idea was to work on developing honest and open communication between the school, parents and the community. Both PTA President Mrs. Melody Bishop and Principal David Stokes agreed to implement this concept using already established ward boundaries. These meetings have been held in Manti and Ephraim. Plans are being made to also include Sterling. Meetings which have already been held include Manti First Ward, Ephraim Third Ward, Manti Third Ward, Ephraim First Ward and Manti Fifth Ward. Items discussed at these meetings depend solely on what those in attendance want to talk about. Subjects that have been of high interest in the meetings held have been the Freshman Center, the bond issue and the possible expansion of Manti High School in order to accommodate the student population and needed textbooks. Academics, including Snow College concurrent enrollment class offerings for students have also been a topic of discussion. making arrangements with people to host the meetings in their homes and in publicizing time and place By Tricia Call The Sevier Valley Applied of each meeting. Mr. Stokes has been present at every meeting. Technology Center (SVATC) in The PTA President, Mrs. Richfield kicked off Phase III of Bishop, feels that AS a PTSA the multiple use facility expansion dinner the officer and parent, I appreciate Mr. goals with a fund-raisStokes concern in wanting to evening of January 16th. Phase 111, called the Greater Area Peropen the channels of communication between school officials and forming Arts Center, will serve the er parents and in his willingness to give of his personal time in the evenings to attend each of these meetings and give us a chance to region of Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne, and Juab. During the day, the dressing six-coun- ty get better acquainted, find out rooms will serve as the Cosmetolwhat is happening at the school, ogy portion of the vocational school. The stage set area will and to raise questions and double as a cabinetry classroom, The PTSA officers have and the lighting and sound areas with in these helped meetings a will be used for multi-medi- Financial aid discussed By Robby Johnson On January 17, Manti High School students were given an opportunity to leam about ways to pay for college. Snow College rep- resentatives Jack Dalene and Brach Schluetcr gave a presentation on the different kinds of financial aid and what students need to do to obtain it. College can cost you the shirt off your back, said Schlueter. Because the cost of one year at a Utah college or university ranges from $3800 to $7000, most students can probably benefit from some sort of financial aid. Most financial aid is based on either need or merit. Need-base- d aid is given according to the size and income of the students family. Merit-base- d aid is awarded for outstanding academic work, leadership skills and special talents. Financial aid can come in the form of scholarships, loans, grants and jobs. No matter w hat type of coursework. It is planned to be a facility with a hall seating capacity of 1500; it has been designed aid a high school senior desires, it to be able to serve smaller audiis important for himher to meet ences by drawing curtains at a 500 application deadlines. Most and 1000 seat mark. The auditoschools in Utah have deadlines berium will be available for large tween February 1 and April for key-nospeaker addresses to fall scholarships. complement Phase Is convention The representatives suggested center classroom facility currently that students apply to more than under construction. one school and see which will ofPhase I, due to be completed fer the best package. They also inin March, will house a convention vited students and parents to visit center where meeting rooms will them at Snow College if any help double as classrooms for SVATC is needed to understand the appliand collegesuniversitics serving cation process. the area. Phase II will begin two-buildi- 1 te shortly after the completion of Student Council making plans By Jodi Anderson The Student Council has been busy planning Junior Week, along with planning for the rest of the year. The Council has come up with the spirit couch at the boys basketball games that has worked rather well. Four people with the most spirit get chosen to sit on this couch every week. The people who get chosen get to eat pizza, popcorn and pop. They also get the best seat in the house. The Student Council has been preparing skits about stealing, drugs, and cheating. They made up the skits themselves and then put them on for the Manti Elementary School. The Elementary kids really enjoyed the presentation, and it was fun for the Council. The Student Council also has been trying to get some new music for the cdances. They have been going around to the classrooms getting suggestions on what kind of music people like and listen to. The students filled out a survey on the top ten songs or CDs they wished the school had. Some of the coming events that will be taking place will be FHkWeekwhich is Feb. During this week there will be a 5-- preferred couples assembly. The Sadie Hawkins Day dance will be held that Saturday on Feb. 10. FFA Week will be held throughout the week of Feb. During this week the Sweet12-1- 6. heart Assembly will be held. Gift to Wasatch Academy will provide campus automation One hundred year-ol- d twenty-fiv- e Wasatch Academy, Utahs only private college-preparato- ry and connect to research information on the internet. Access to the virtual campus will be available not only from the library and the classroom but from every dormitory room and faculty home. This project will be a second generation network upgrade to the boarding high school and the oldest continuously operating high school (public or private) in the state is pleased to announce a matching grant for $50,000 from the Edward E. Ford Foundation for existing the creation of a virtual campus and library automation. This project will lead to the construction of a student information network which will allow Wasatch Academy students one interface cal area network. Wasatch Academys goal is to stay in the forefront of technology use among the 275 college prep boarding schools nationwide. Wasatch Academy enrolls when searching for information whether it be on the internet or on the local area network. Using a HTML (Hypertext stuMarkup Language) browser camaccess dents will be able to class pus information as well as information. Each class will possess a home page on the world wide web from which students can retrieve homework information 1 four-year-o- ld Campus lo- 65 students from 22 states and six foreign countries in grades 9 through 12. Utah resident students hail from Salt Lake, Willard, Vernal, Moab, Cedar City, St. George, Sandy, Mt. Pleasant, Spring City and Ephraim. Students from out of the area come from 13 western states as well as Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, Kansas, Georgia and "PRUNING TIME IS HERE! North Carolina. Phase I, which will renovate the existing campus facility and expand to include a city library. Phase III is estimated to cost million dollars, of which a federal zero percent-2- 5 year loan may be available for the last 5.5 million area must the raise the first 5.5 million dollars through their own fundraising ef 1 1 six-coun- ty Senator Jake Garn quips that he could hire out as a rainmaker; his last three official visits to Richfield has brought heavy snow or rainfall to the area; last time was accompanied by a bomb threat He addressed community g committee members about the leaders and fund-raisin- need and the challenge of raising 5.5 million dollars to build arts addition to the Sevier Valley Applied Center. Technology a performing forts before they can apply for this loan. Jake Garn considers himself a product of rural Utah, and has agreed to be honorary chair of the fundraising committee. In his address to the fundraising committee members and community leaders. he spoke about his interest in this project. In most states, the population is spread out cenly throughout the geographic region. But in Utah, 50 of the population is centered in a 400 square mile area, as Senator Garn calls it, north of the Pavson-Dixo- n line; with the rest of the state spread out over the other 6.000 square miles. I Ic believes that this situation is inherently unfair because the cultural 1 (801)528-326- 1 of the year right Now! Biggest Savings Mien ;Vjt Vour life, limb or tree by pruning yourself. the at Save and Money done i liave it professionally call Please before our m, wi,h our Early Bird Special! call the more season reaches it's peak, the sooner you over ave' let us. cut hack those Large Dangerous k We the have ! them safe , and make trees mipment for the job Relax... andvvc'll trim Jrnamcntal Trees .W, Trees Shade your trees! 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Long office lines and walk-i- n teleRev- pro- longed phone waiting periods, beWasatch Academy is commit- yond the usual filing season deted to the training of its faculty, lays, can be expected. Staffing staff and students in the use of shortages due to budget cuts are technology as a research tool. It is causing the delays, IRS says. the hope of Wasatch Academy During this filing season, IRS that tin's pilot program will lead the offices in Utah are offering a limway in the creation of efficient ited selection of basic 1995 fedlocal area networks for public and eral tax forms, such as 1040, private education, reaching new 1040A, 1040EZ and certain ways of using technology for spesupplemental schedules. Specialcific goals related to secondary ized tax schedules and prior year education. For more information federal tax forms need to be or- Reading the instructions that come w ith blank tax returns. Most tax questions can be answered by reading the appropriate section. Publication 910, Guide to Free Tax Services, lists IRS publications and services available. To order I RS publications on specific tax subjects, Using a touch-ton- e phone, taxpayers can receive information on about 140 tax topics by calling TeleTax, the IRS automated toll-fre- e information service, at An additional feature of TeleTax is providing the status of federal tax refunds, which taxpayers can obtain about four weeks follow ing the filing of tax returns. 24-ho- ur on this project and Wasatch dered by calling Academys Technology Program To assist taxpayers in finding please contact Frank W. Moody, the technical tax help needed, IRS Technology Development Coordinator at suggests the following: ESTATE PLANNING HAVE YOUR ESTATE PLANNING PREPARED BY LOCAL ATTORNEYS WITH PERSONAL ATTENTION AND GREATER CONVENIENCE. WILLS TRUSTS LIVING WILLS POWERS OF ATTORNEY PROBATE ALTERNATIVES RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN OLSEN & CHAMBERLAIN 225 N. 100 E. RICHFIELD, UTAH (801) development opportunities IRS warns taxpayers to delays in assistance in 896-44-61 Seeking volunteer tax help at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) sites. VITA and TCE volunteers help low income and elderly taxpayers with tax return preparation free of charge. Some volunteer sites will even file returns electronically without charge. Paying a tax professional for return preparation is encouraged for complicated or sophisticated returns. When selecting tax proy fessionals, be certain of their avail-abilit- after the filing season closes and beware of those that require the signing of blank returns, guarantee refunds, or base their fees upon refund size. NOTICE The Sanpete Planning Commission will hold their regular monthly meeting for 1996, on the third Tuesday of each month (unless otherwise noticed). The meeting will begin at 6:00 o'clock p.m., and will be held in the Commission Chambers at the Sanpete County Courthouse in Manti, Utah. It will be mandatory for anyone wishing to meet with the Planning Commission to first contact the Zoning Administrator in advance regarding requirements in for the preparation meeting and then call the County Clerk to make an appointment, 12 days prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities needing special accommodations during this proceeding should contact the Clerk at least 3 work days in advance. (835-211- T TREE SERVICE or 7 Pag (835-213- 3) 1) (835-213- 1) ATTEST: Is Kristine F. Anderson KRISTINE F. ANDERSON Sanpete County ClerkSecretary Planning Commission Publish January 25, 1996 |
