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Show UTAH PRESS ASSOC. 467 E. 3rd SC. salt lake an, ! ut S4in Vol. 25 No. 13 (USPS 526.420) Roy, Utah Saturday, March 10, 1979 oiird Ho exeunraiinie eoflfleimdlsiinKse by Janey Smalley Editor After some by the school board will look at streamlining and smoothing out problems on the district suggestions administrative staff, the attendance policy that has been a sore spot for school students this year. Recommending to the Weber County School Board Wednesday night they review the attendance policy frequently to be sure it is operable, Bruce Griffin, director of Secondary Education, reported there were primarily three areas that the board should look at right now. These were the counseling with the students after so many absences per quarter, when a doctors note is needed for a medical excuse, and the amount of tardies which then constitutes an absence. ipoDky absenteeism in schools, and will not resolve our problem totally, but will help us. A permissive attitude will then result in a tide of absenteeism which is then hard on the teaching of students. Calling for a motion, Board president Max Malan said that the teachers need to follow the policy and know that grades are not connected to attendance. The motion was passed unanimously by the After meeting with some parents and students, Griffin said that the students have some legitimate gripes about the policy, and things need to be looked at. He said that he had met with some parents who said some teachers in the district were using the attendance policy to affect grades in the classroom. He said they were taking a percentage of the grade away for a number of tardies, or dip'lomas were being denied when the students were absent often or tardy. Some of the teachers have been using the attendance policy as a harrassment of the student. board. The subject of attendance policy was brought up at the meeting because Superintendent Burningham said some misunderstandings have existed. There has been two student at Roy High and Weber High in recent weeks. The students have missed classes, voicing their opposition to how they have been treated on the attendance policy. Roy High Students were particularly concerned about the three tardies constituting an absence, one of the seven allowed per quarter. Superintendent G. Leland then suggested that the administration be authroized to look into eliminating the misuse of the attendance policy by teachers in the Bur-ningha- m said that he, along with all of his staff and the 10 secondary school principals were still of the opinions that a strong attendance policy was vital to the maintenance of quality education, and that only then could they promise the patrons that the students will achieve more, have better test scores and will be learning more. Griffin CAROLYN JONES, right, president of the Roy Junior Community Council, presents the Weber are concerned about the conparents came to the board school receive immediate attention to remedy problems. District agrees to look Leland G. Superintendent Bur-ningha- the Weber County School Board Wednesday approved the Salt Lake firm of Ronald Molen and Associates to look at the possible ways old junior of remodeling the high school after approximately 50 concerned parents presented their gripes to the board. Hie architectural firm, which did the plans on the Bonneville High addition, will look at the costs involved . The administration has estimated the cost at approximately $2 to $3 million for the needed expansion. The areas at the school to be looked at include the expansion of the guy and shop areas, liie cafeteria, which is now being used for a gym, will also be examined. Ventilation in the cafeteria will be improved this summer, Board Member Richard Thomley reported to the parents, with the leaky roof being repaired as soon as dry weather prevailed. The superintendent told the parents that they wanted to get on the Roy Junior remodeling as soon as possible, but only if the funds were available and the school district was able to go into debt and afford it at the present time. We have some capabilities left for bonding, he said, but were not sure of the costs. This is why we need to have an architect look at it and give us He said that he some plans. estimated it would take not more than two to three months to get these plans back from the architect. Carolyn Jones, president of the Roy Junior Community Council, told the school board that Roy Junior had been on the critical list since 1975, and it was getting a little hard to explain to our children why the remodeling is not being done. old Its hard to see why a school like Roy Junior is not being old remodeled before an eight-yea- r school (referring to the Weber High In an all-oeffort to immunize more than 90 per cent of the 52 million American children by October of 1979, the Center for Disease Control of H.E.W. is urging people to sure make that their children are fully vaccinated and to take advantage of the free vaccinations offered by local health departments throughout the country. The unvaccinated child can fall victim to serious diseases with sometimes fatal complications. to LeeAnn Russell, Health Educator for the Weber-Morga- n District Health Department, The number of fully ccinated According children declined has in the actually past few years. result has been a rise in the number of preventable childhood diseases, when The these diseases should be headed elimination, said. District Health Department is holding a free measles clinic Friday, 3 to 6 at the Health Center, Grant Avenue, Ogden. p.m. 2570 We encourage all ages of children to participate in the said Mrs. Russell, particularly clinic, junior-high-an- d children who have not had their measles shots. Weber The Morgan District Health Department also offers vaccinations for pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, rubella, and mumps. Their free clinic times are Mondays, 1:30-- 4 p.m., and polio, Wednesdays, 1 something was not done soon, he said it would then be hard to ever again get the Roy voters to approve more money for future school district projects. Board member Gary Crompton assured the parents at the meeting that they had not forgotten about the remodeling of the junior high school. Youre on schedule. He stated that despite the newspaper quotes that the board had said they felt they could put off the remodeling of the school for a while because of enrollment projections, I guess its apparent we should go ahead now. a.m. public meeting the Kanesville School council munity chairman, the proposed park plans, developing and financing will be discussed. Residents of Kanesville, Taylor and Wilson are urged to attend. Then, at 7:45 p.m. the Weber County Planning C ommission will discuss the county masterplan. Vehicle bursts into flames On Tuesday, Riverdale Police and Firemen were summoned to the parking lot of the Seven Knights Club on Riverdale Road where a car had suddenly burst into flames. A fire fighting unit from the Roy department also was called to assist in putting down the fire. The car owned by Mary Martinez of Ogden and driven by her son Thomas burst into flames at about midnight when Martinez attempted to start the engine. The cause of the fire had not been determined but firemen discovered that the engine had no air cleaner cover over the carburator and speculated that perhaps a spark from the ignition system had ignited raw gas in the carbureator. The blaze gutted the engine compartment and much of the interior of the car. After the fire was put out the car was towed away by a wrecker from Ogden Auto Body Shop. this weekend in Salt Lake City. To encourage complete immunization of children in the community, the Weber-Morga- n diptheria, Paul Stone, Roy Junior PTA President, said that since there had been a positive vote in the Roy area for the bond election last year, they had expected that soon something would be done about Roy Junior. If championship at this Wednesday at 7 p.m. According to Ronald Schultz, com- for the State Basketball Mrs. Russell March 16th, from A will be held High School, which is up virtual toward addition). Although the administration said that there was an enrollment slowdown in the Roy area, this is irrevelant. These facilities are inadequate now. School Pictured for this week's masthead photo is Roy Disease Control Center urges kid's vaccinations ity These policies will not eliminate at Cloy Junior remodeling With input from school district patrons, an artchitect will begin immediately looking at the remodeling of Roy Junior High. of Upon the recommendation public meeting planned at Kanesville School Tri-commun- But, we need to also be concerned with the poor performers and those that miss classes, he stated and if there develops a gap between those that are attending classes and those always absent, this division will only "den with a permissive attendance policy, with students failing. County School board with facts and gripes from parents who ditions existing at Roy Junior. Approximately 50 concerned meeting Wednesday, asking that the district. Girffin suggested that parents, staff, administration, students and teachers be involved more often in the reviewing of the policy, and the School Board will now consider these recommendations for two weeks, with some action to be taken at their March 21 meeting. Survey planned The U.S. Department of Commerce be conducting a employment survey in the Roy area. will This will be during the week of March 19, according to Roy Chamber of Commerce executive secretary Doug Smith. He said that he has been contacted by the agency and asked to let residents know about the survey. In other business conducted by the Chamber, Greg Costley, manager of the Roy Citizens Bank, has been appointed to fill the unexpired term on the Board of Directors of Jay Wilson, who is no longer at Total Home r. Residents groups are invited chamber a drawing of and-o- r to submit to the a float to be used for this years city float. A cash prize of $25 if offered and the winning entry will be selected by the Board of Directors. Entries should be submitted before May 1. . . . named queen . . . Roy girls place in first attendant beauty contest at area college The Stevens Heneger College Lizabeth Allison Stoker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen V. Stoker, 2470 W. 6000 S. Roy. According to Arlene H. Cheever, Placement director for Stevens Heneger, Miss Stoker will compete in the Miss Utah Pageant as a representative of Stevens Henager College. She is majoring in professional accounting and business administration Queen 1979 is at the College. For her talent she gave a dramatic poem presentation. The first runner up is Vicki Lynn Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erl Willis, 5396 S. 2000 W., Roy. Vicki performed an original dance in the talent contest. She is enrolled in the Business Machines and Clerical Course at the college. Both girls are graduates of Roy High School. County commission okays lease of land in Roy City The Weber County Commission approved over $11,300 in bids during Thursday's county commission meeting. Included in the bids was the lease of 23 acres of county property in Roy. The 23 acres of l zoned farm land located along 2700 W., north of the Weber County Hospital was leased to Brent Growcock, 1294 E. 2500 W., Ogden at a price of $83 per acre plus $250 for the county water shares on the property according to Bruce McFarland County Purchasing Agent. The total bid was $2,159. The lease will extend from March 15 until Nov. 1, according to McFarland, Growcock is planning to grow watermelons on the property. A-- The commission also approved the purchase of a sand and salt spreader for the Roads Department at a cost of $4,037.60 and $4,000 worth of sand. We have had complaints about using salt on the roads, McFarland said, "but it is the only economically feasible stuff we can buy. The salt costs us $4.60 per ton and the sand costs us $2.25, we mix it half and half. The next cheapest material costs about $5 or $6 per 100 pounds. But that is only an estimate on my part. The commission also approved the purchase of 85 yards of carpet tor the county jail at a cost of $590. Also purchased were 100 mumps and measles vaccination doses at a cost of $529.75. |