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Show ndas YoUTHEDUCAnON 83 THURSDAY, 2. 1999 Libraries prepared for students 'Bibliotrek' will start lift! K... J i BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today News Editor laaanaii Oft f. f$J: 1 Now that stud and traditional schedules are back in session, Davis County libraries undoubtedly will get busier But theyre ready for the onslaught, emphasized Chris Sanford, branch librarian, and Jeanie Wright, childrens librarian at North Davis Branch in Gearfield. We encourage students and parents to make as much use of the CLEARFIELD dents on both the Davis High theme still a secret ?! at 2 libraries year-roun- KAYSVILLE With about 2300 students enrolled for the school year 1999 (about the same as last year), Davis High School in Kaysville was once again filled with young people meeting and greeting old and new friends on their first day back to school, Monday Oct. 30. Plans are being worked for the schools Welcome Back assembly to be held Friday, Sept. 10. The student body officers will be providing the opportunity for any student wishing to entertain to show off their talent at the assembly. The theme for Davis High School for the school year will also be unveiled. Until then the theme is a big secret; said Dave Miller, Senior Gass adviser. Milfer said they are changing the dates for homecoming this year. Activities librarians as possible, Sanford says. ' We will continue all week beginning Sept. 13; Miller said. g The try to schedule more personnel assembly will be Friday, Sept. 17 and will be open to alumni and anyone else that for staffing in the afternoons and wishes to attend. The homecoming dance will be Saturday, Sept. 18. Miller did evenings. The assistance is intended to meet say the theme for homecoming is to be Unforgettable whatever the patrons needs are, Wright says, whether its giving them a basic overview of what is available, to -LAYTON r Opening day at Layton High School brought an unexpected finding a book or item for them. Well do whatever works best increase in students. We have about 1,977 students this yeasaid Dee Burton, show them how to find a book, can Assistant Principal of Layton High School. We are still well staffed with the use catalog, or the Internet, she enough teachers for the increase. Burton said they are offering some added classes this year, including one for emphasizes. While the offerings at North Davis learning the Russian language. and the three other branch libraries Welcome Back will have the school assembly Friday Sept. 3, but their They not always be deluxe, they try to may until will 22. Oct. be not homecoming reflect what is available in the variety Staff members are looking forward to another active school year. We do a formats. For example, there is a CD of said kids We of Burton. a here bunch at Layton High, have great good job ROM collection at all branches that is coming here. constantly being augmented, Sanford - 2000 , home-comin- Student numbers increase at Layton Education program offered for adults KAYSVILLE The Davis School District and its Adult High School proeducation opportunity for adults who gram has introduced a competency-base- d desire to earn high school credit toward their diploma. This program is offered at the DATC in Kaysville. These courses are and many are presented on an easy to operate computer format. Students take a pre-teon the IBM computer to evaluate present educational needs, follow a series of computer aided instructional units designed to help with these needs, and than take a test to demonstrate then subject area competen-cymasterself-pac- st y. There is a $5 registration fee for each class taken. To become eligible for the program, students will call Sandra at Students sign up for specific time slots when they will be directly working at their computer. Usually these time slots are in one and one-hahour incre546-734- lf ments. Other adult high and evening school programs continue to be an important opportunity for adults in Davis County Students who are interested in taking classes that lead towards their G.E.D. or better skills in math, reading, etc are encouraged to participate in any of the ABE or ESL classes held at Gearfield High, Layton High, or Viewmont High schools. For additional information call Sandra at 546-734- 8. Whafs for lunch at elementary schools Scheduled lunches for elementary schools next week, Sept. 6 -- 10: Monday its Labor Day and no school. Tuesday - Spaghetti with Meatballs. Wednesday 'Sloppy Joe or Chicken Patty Sandwich. Thursday - Turkey Roast. Friday -- -- Pizza. Elementary Schools also have breakfast such as a sweet-rol- l, fruit juice, B CLIPPER TODAY SEPTEMBER cereal, fruit or etc available. Students attend Freedoms Foundation Jennifer Francis, a student at Gearfield High and Christie Lynn Wilkes, a stuYouth Leadership dent at Layton High, recently completed a four-da- y Conference at Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. The two Davis County students were among 50 students to participate in the conference which was sponsored by the local chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. The students traveled to Valley Forge to participate in the event, which included classroom instruction. In Living History presentations and a Freedom Summit where students debated issues that effect their learning environments before drafting a code of conduct to address those issues. Through sponsorships from then local Freedoms Foundation chapter, each of these students was able to take part in an educational experience that will stay with them the rest of their lives, said Rear Admiral Richard G Ustick, USN (Ret.), president of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Our mission is to teach them what it took for our nation to gam its independence and explore the individual responsibilities necessary to maintain it. The Foundation promotes responsible citizenship. says. While mainly geared to an instructional focus, whether it be typing tutors to landscaping, there is also the popular Castle Explorer science senes. In addition, additional computer terminals have been added at most branches, allowing for up to 30 minutes research, at a time, or 10 minutes for browsing, etc On busy evenings, WITH SCHOOL BACK in session, students keep Davis County libraries busy. At North Branch in Clearfield, Ashley Serrano, 12, top left, Bianna Sefrano, 13, right Taylor Serrano, 7, bottom left and Crystal Frowien, 2, browse for books. Photo by Man t Lynchard librarians try to have one staff memLibranans are eager to provide ber positioned close to computers to tours of the library for classes, and will also provide programs at schools or provide assistance. Added to that are approximately for other groups, Sanford says. In addition, childrens story times 400,000 books and other items overall are gearing up for a start-u- p in the entire system, including large-prithe week books for the visually impaired, after Labor Day Volunteers provide a books on tape, video cassette collecstory tune m Gearfield Tuesdays, at e 1030 while the staff handles it on tion, and a collection of nt Spamsh-lan-guag- books. Those items not on the shelves can Usually be obtained within one or two working days from another branch thanks to the library system's intrah-brar- y loan, Wnght says. In addition, except for the current issue, children's magazines can be checked out. Fridays at 10.30 a.m. The Bibliotrek book study groups also be resuming in both Gearfield and Layton. It will begin Sept. 2 at North Branch and Sept. 8 at South Branch. For more information, see separate story elsewhere in this will issue. The Davis County Librarys senes of book discussion groups continues with The Milagro Beanfield War bv John Nicholas, as the book to be read and discussed in September. John Silito, professor of libranes at Weber State University, will lead the discussion. Discussion will take place at the North Branch Library: 562 S 1000 E.,Gearfield.Thursday, Sept 2 at 7 p.m. and at th$ South Branch Library, 725 S. Mam, Bountilul. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. Book discussion groups m the Bibliotrek series meet on the first Thursday of the month at North Branch and on the second Wednesday of the month at South Branch Programs are free and it is not necessary to have read a particular book to attend the groups. In October, the groups will discuss Walden and Civil Disobedience bv Henry David Thoreau, led by Dr. Kathryn MacKay, of the history department at Weber State University November will feature Gassic by Iona and Peter Opie. with Marilyn Gettes. Central Branch librarFairy-Tale- ian, leading. Discussion leaders and materials for the Bibliotrek senes are provided with the assistance of the Utah Humanities Council. For more infor2 mation call North Branch at Patrons or South Branch at with special needs may make accomPete modations by contacting Giacoma at 825-666- 298-873- 2. 451-232- 2. Students at Antelope dressing for success BY MARK WATSON Clipper Today Staff Writer - CLEARFIELD About 572 showed students Antelope Elementary up Monday for the first day of school decked out in new uniforms The event was a first for an elementary school in the Davis School District The kids were not much in favor of wearing uniforms. Theyre starting to enjoy it They look better and hopefully it will help improve behavior; said Principal Ross Quist Karen Kagie,' a member of the schools parent teacher association, said she became interested in the school uniform issue when she read in the newspaper about students wearing uniforms at North Layton Junior High School. They didn't know whether the uniforms made the entire difference. But the school had less tardies, less truancy. The principal said people act better when they are dressed better You seem to act better when youre dressed in your church clothes; Kagie said. At Antelope Elementary we hav e a lot of families. But with uniforms there are no rich kids or poor kids, she said. Students at North Layton, North Davis and South Davis Junior High Schools all wear uniforms. Students at Antelope Elementary low-inco- ANTELOPE ELEMENTARY first graders look sharp Monday dressed in their new uniforms. Photo by Marv have a choice of colors they can wear so students look similar, but not exactly the same. They can wear either khaki or Navy blue bottoms, and they have three choices for tops with burgundy, forest green or white; the principal said. They can wear any combination of these! At our Commumtv Council meet 0000 Q00Q OOG Lynchard ing last September the main issue was school uniforms. 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