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Show h DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 8, WEEKLY REFLEX 1979 In concert is a paperweight. By ELLEN APPEL Do you know a rock concert when you see one? ? GLUED together in concert, therefore, my rocks are painted up, glazed, and holding down papers on my desk. The musicians seemed a natural theme for the rock concert. And fun to paint. Silly as it sounds, the definition does hold true. According to Websters, albeit one of the choices and a definition-stretc- h in any case, the word also refers to concert unison and unions, high-number- HERES A rock concert, for example, literally made of - 1 ! h Vr rocks. The purpose, however, isnt entertainment. Some of my friends think its a laugh, ,i' Imt cording to Peter K. Vane in his book,, Pebble People, Pets and Things, (Butterick), which explores rockcraft projects, rocks were probably the first knickknacks for our prehis- Rocks are fabulous craft combinations. but in actuality, my rock AT LEAST thats the argument youll get in Jordan School District in the suburbs of Salt Lake City where a program called GEMS is producing dramatic results in helping elementary school pupils improve their reading skills. In its first three years of operation, Jordans Goals-base- d Educational Management System (GEMS) has seen pupils in grades one through six average years ing comprehension In laymans terms, that means the system involves, . and vocabulary mastery. Thats in the face of national test scores that show many youngsters falling behind each year in reading. testing childrens SOUNDS SIMPLE? Stevenson insists it is just that. GEMS simply gives teachers added tools to work with, says Stevenson. Theres nothing magic involved. We just have a better idea of what each child needs goal-base- -prescriptive , teach-- ing. and a better system for assuring that those needs are met." learning process, each pupil is at any given point, says Stevenson. Besides producing gaudy reading achievement scflres, GEMS has one other feature of likely interest to school districts across the nation: In a word, its inexpensive. Named Manager Orem has been named : manager and cashier at the ;; First Security State Bank in U Kaysville. He has been serv-- 2 ing as assistant manager of S the First Security Bank in S Orem the past two years. .. ; SINCE RECEIVING his degree from BYU he has been 2 with the bank as an employee. He was first employed as 2 division operation officer for : the South Division of First ij Secunty and later worked in r:price before returning to Orem and now to his position in Kaysville. Mr. Waite is a former was j Kaysville resident. He 2 reared here and educated in 3 the Kaysville schools and 3 graduated from Davis High 3 School in 1963. He attended SUtah State University in 2 Logan for one year prior to Mis-- t 2 serving a two year LDS 2 2 sion to Uruguay. After his re-- 2 turn he continued his studies at BYU where he obtained his United States and Canada have started gathering for this weekends meeting at the bachelor of arts degree in Richard B. (Dick) Waite of i.) Gun and collectors enthusiasts from all over the He entered 1971. the U.S. Air Force and retired as an officer. He then returned to BYU and earned his bachelor of science degree in business management. . Salt Palace for the Salt Lake National Gun Show. Exhibits director, Bob Templeton, said today that over 200 exhibits, displays and trade tables will be open to the public on Sa- MR. WAITE is happy to be back in Kaysville, his home town, after being away for 15 First years. He said, turday and Sunday in the Exhibit Hall of the Salt Palace. Security Bank is a Home Town Bank. It has complete banking service and has lots the works of many of Utahs most prominent artists will be showing their works at the show, Templeton said. The show is a colorful and festive event, and should provide something of interest for all members of the family. It is open to the public from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call Bob Templeton, AN ART display, featuring start-u- p costs, teachers and a teacher-pupratio of 1 to 29, and that was only $6.45 30 il While at Davis High School, Mr. Waite was the business manager of the Davis Dart Newspaper and that was his Solar Collector background. The worlds largest solar collectors, such as one it) Barstow, Calif., are also be? collector is nearing comple-tio- a in' trosbyton, Tex, , .fi Jng aided by DOE) is possiblf town of 2,500 in cottoti-grow- 'more practical for thi which staa west Texas. average town or city Its ing bowl of seeks power at competitive tionary J- mirrors first conceived by prices. local citizens and subsequently given support by HE IS married to the former Lana Halls of Duran- go, Colo. They are the parents of four children. Mr. Waite is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rulon Waite, np ot the Department of Energy. THIS experiment is of DUTCH hammering together the program. From the start, parents were deeply involved in GEMS. Beginning with kindergarten placement, parents were encouraged to support classroom work with activities in the home. They received regular reports on pupil progress and attended two formal parent-teachconferences each year. ' i first exposure to the news business media . and teachers, and school adminis-- . trators identified competency in basic skills as the districts No. 1 priority. Aided by 200 district teachers representing all grade levels, the districts curriculum consultants began training time for teachers, and curriculum consultant costs. That was especially impor-- , tant to the Jordan School District, which is experiencing an unprecedented enrollment boom. The school district has grown "by 3,000 students in each of the past and the end of four years the boom is nowhere in sight. YET, WITH the help of GEMS, the district is produc- enamel), (acrylic or paintbrushes, clear varnish (spray or liquid), gesso Epoxy, pencil, masking tape and extra BECAUSE THEY helped us put the system into operation, parents have a sound undersof the basic tanding curriculum. That pays off not only with support for the program, but parental help for the children in the home, says Stevensoa The program uses a com- puter system - called to monitor the TRACER work of uptp.3Q,000. stqdents at 'ohe"time.'Sfev6nsort there was some initial 'teacher resentment of this aspect of GEMS. cbn-ced- stones. tendance Records of her enAt- Han- dicapped Pupils in two Weber County Junior High Schools. Paiit the rock base a solid Mrs. Bezoski is the daughter of Henry G. and Louise A. Stein of Farming-ton- , and attended Davis High School. She is married to For a rock concert motif, Jordans success with or- - illustration, CARPET CLEAf.'ERS Over 20 Yrs. Experience . Steam Cleaning Special!! Furniture Cleaning We dean all kinds of fumiture-- we remove dog and a Call for Free cat odors Estimates - GEMS has caught the attention of other school districts in Utah, a number of which have inaugurated pilot GEMS programs of their own. Most L FREE ESTIMATES clone. . AND THE story of its success extends beyond Utahs border. The program has recently cited by a panel of HEWlas worth duplicating ' nationwide. Fewer than 250 education programs have received this recognition. Maintain own Insurance Call ir if 376-81- Hiddi ft 31 ir1? if it I? nr in- 7Q 79 G BUY BACKS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TUESDAY THRU SAT. 78 Fairmonts Bobcats Pintos Your Choice SQQfJO UfaUO CIIAMPlOf MOBILE HOMES r; f! E K K l: i tS R -- irtir r Irregular Blankets S Now Reg. $5.99 1 Rack of Reg. $19.95 d Singtswide 8950 F.H.A. & V.A. Financing 11,950 Jeans Feelin Fit & Rocky Mountain Now W5 , ' ' sell excess electricity. The ten larger collectors would be 200 feet in diameter, rather than 4 . recently, the Intertribal Indian School in Brigham City began hatching a GEMS built and planned elsewhere moving types which tract the sun. But the collector at Crosbyton is designed to be economical, with the hope that if it works, others like it will immediately be built to furnish all the towns energy needs. If, indeed, the present bowl is successful in operation, the plan is" to construct ten larger ones (if federal aid continues). That Bldg. No. 12C, Clearfield t ? LAYTON ttlHU'W.uT. 3 , MORGAN FARMS THE TEXAS experiment is .unique because it began locally as a town project. The stationary collector (moving - ; iur 65. DAVIS COUNTYS LARGEST CARPET FURNITURE CLEANERS PHONE 363-261- 5 BOUNTIFUL CUSTOMERS , 3i Z1LJLJ BOAT STORAGE would make the town even enable it to Specialty i varnish. 65-fo- Mr. ( else improvise.) 4. Paint rocks, one color at a time. Let paints dry between colors. Finishing: 1. Varnish the painted rocks. Either us? spray varnish according to directions on the can, or brush on liquid varnish. Let dry. 2. Apply a second coat of tense interest all over the country. More sophisticated solar collectors are being BOY f draw singing faces, costumes and instruments. (Copy the County School District. enrollment. , draw designs on the oval rocks in pencil. WILL continue SHE teaching at Wahlquist Jr. High School in the Weber ing and other problems attendant with burgeoning , color. 3. Lightly Donald W. Bezoski of Geneva, Ohio. She has two children: Jeff Mabey, 19, and Wendy Mabey, 17. despite classroom overcrowd- . 1 rocks on the rock base. Glue oval rocks to each other, and to the base. If rocks do not stand naturally, prop them up with extra rocks. If neces- sary, tape them in place. 5. ' When the epoxy sets, remove extra rocks and tape. PAINTING: 1. Brush gesso on the rocks for a uniform " base coat. As an alternative, us white paint. Let dry. 2. bachelors degree in elementary education in 1972. SHE WROTE a thesis titled A Comparison of : ; four rocks as a base, or stage for the rock con2. rocks Glue cert. together with epoxy. Let glue set. 3, Stand four oval or flattish LOGAN Judy Stein Bezoski, Farmington, has completed requirements for her master of science degree in special education at Utah She State University. earned s T PREPARATION: 1. Wash stones with soap, warm water and a scrub brush. 2. Dry the stones with a soft cloth. Assemble 1. Assembly: S At USU previously . , i Earns , - ing sound, skilled readers er IMds Largest to offer the public. Youll also need soap, a scrub brush, soft cloth, paints PER-PUPI- L based on includes materials, THE PROGRAM had its beginnings in 1975, when a survey of parents, students, RICHARD B. WAITE you can usually buy them Bezoslii they soon discovered it was just a streamlined way of keeping tabs on where, in the , cheaply at garden centers and building supply Stores. MATERIALS: The main ingredient for rockcrafts is. childs learning needs. But us- ing materials especially tailored to help them meet their individual goals, and turning out accomplished readers as the end product. C diagnostic- now concert-paperweig- THEY FELT it might be designed to usuip their role as the diagnostician of the skills, designing programs and . FUNDED IN part by the U.S. Office of Educations Title IV-- ($130,000 annually) the Right to Read ($125,000) programs, and backed witn $40,000 in school distridt funds, GEMS is described by its director, Gilbert Stevend son, as a process developed to support to decorate their homes. Judy Stein better than one improvement in read- of rocks. Look around you for smooth stones in roundish or oval shapes. If youre absolutely unable to find good ones, least one rock on my desk. If youd like a rock concert, too, heres how to make one: THEIR INTERIOR design purpose dates back, says the ; as you might guess, a group decorated with rocks, or at taaiflioin If diamonds are forever as the advertising slogan says then so is education, and especially when its GEMS-base- d education. people first thought 'My home, too, is toric ancestors. materials. You can find them anywhere, and turn them into wonderful art objects. Ac author, to the time primitive 4 ou 825-97- 21 m FORMERLY E&M FORD COUNTRY MILE ill LAYTOri 1573 Ho. Main, Layton 376-34- 61 |