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Show Nffi YoumEDUCAnoN CLIPPER TODAY B5 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1999 T) JD Red Ribbon Week GUtilhiysDsiisififii Production at Layton High School will raise funds for Little Theater A group of college students from around the state of Utah interested in the performing arts have come together to form Mama Joe Productions. They will be performing at Layton High Schools Little Theater September 10, 11, 13, IT 18, 20, 23, and 24. Youre a Good Man Charlie Brown will be presented as a fund raiser for the schools Little Theater. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students. Shelby Ferrin will play the part of Charlie Brown with Wayne Shipley as Linus and Cindy Wilhelm as Lucy. Todd Thompson will become Snoopy and Cyle Hall will perform the roll of Shroader. Dennis Ferrin, performing arts director at Layton High School is helping the group get off to a good start. He will be directing Youre a Good Man Charlie Brown and training students in all areas of the stage including directors. According to Dennis Ferrin, Layton High School performing arts students will give their first performance, Antitone, beginning Nov. L As their yearly musical they will perform State Fair and they also have a dinner theater planed for next May 10 - 20 performing the play Little Shop of Horrors. For information about the production, call 295-848- 3. Students join together Eye 2 Eye and perform throughout state Davis County students are not quite sure what is around the next comer for them, but they are ready when the nght opportunity presents itself whether it be making sure they are ready for that big test, volunteering their time for a good cause, or working to keep other young people off drugs and out of trouble. One group recently performed for the yearly Red Ribbon Rally - Say yes to life - say no to drugs! From two different high schools, they have come together as Eye 2 Eye. Eye 2 Eye is a dynamic teenage trio featuring Dan Cahoon, 16, a student at Woods Cross High School, Justin Martin, IT and Scott Porter, 16, both students at Centerville High School. They met over two years ago at a school function and found they had much in common as far as their singing and dancing goes. Seeing eye to eye with their performances, they joined together forming the trio, Eye 2 Eye. Performing together for over two years - most recently at the Amphitheater in Layton, - they have performed the National Anthem for the Utah Jazz, the Utah Starzz, the Catzz, the Buzz, several colleges and university athletic and graduation events. They have entertained for several corporate events including IHC as well as many Utah beauty pageants. Eye 2 Eye travels statewide for many civic and community events and their act has thrilled audiences everywhere they go. With helicopter LAYTON blades whirling overhead, boys domg flips and twists off the roller skate ramp and cheerleaders practicing on the sideline, the northeast comer of Wal Marts parking lot in Layton was surrounded by With sirens blaring and red lights whirling from the Layton City fire truck and police DARE car giving the Red Ribbon Rally their cue to let the show begin, Saturday, Sept. 4 marked the fifth year in a row the Red Ribbon Rally has been held in Layton. Layton Citys Mayor, Jerry Stevenson was on hand to greet everyone as well as sit on a judging panel. I am really pleased with the enthusiasm (for the Red Ribbon Rally) that continues to grow from These our schools, said Stevenson. kinds of events tie the public and the schools together and that is a real plus. Layton City Council Member Steve Curtis has worked with these rallies for the last five years. Red Ribbon Rally is an opportunity for kids to express their desire to said Curtis. I comremain drug-fremend our youth in then desire to participate in this expression! teams from Cheerleading Fairfield, Kaysville, North Layton, North Davis, and Syracuse Junior High Schools were invited to compete for a large trophy to be given to the winning team. The trophy engraved with Choice - not chance predicts our destiny! was won by the North Layton Junior High Schools Longhorn Cheerleading e! Team. er The Davis County junior teens are involved with a special project called. Learning to Love Reading. This project entails youth providing a story hour for children of the community with costumes to help make the characters come alive. . The project was planned in conjunction with the Utah Governors Literacy Conference held in March of this year. County Extension Group in cooperation with Centerville City believe this project will help Davis County citizens become better aware of the program and what it can offer. We want to development literacy within the comdesire among children to improve their reading skills, munity and a long-tersaid Barbara M. Smith, volunteer leaden We hope the children will learn to love reading! This County Extension Group recently received a grant of $200 from the office. The clubs work through the Utah State University Utah State and involve youth between the ages of 10 and 18 years. It is through the Agriculture Department, said Smith. We are trying to teach the youth that 'if you want to be happy, go out and help someone else. Any organization or business can help with this project We are trying to get other organizations and businesses to help us, said Smith. They are in the process of acquiring fun books for children of various ages. These books will be donated to the Davis County Womens Shelter. At a recent Alpha Day Camp, sponsored by the Davis County program, books were used as rewards for a treasure hunt The children were taught how books were printed and published and the children were also taught about the literacy of needs of children in foreign countries such as Kosova Interested in helping the Davis County 4 H program should call Barbara Smith SATURDAY'S Red Ribbon Rally marked show. But not before young boys on their roller blades got the chance to compete for a spot with the Steve Love's New York Express Roller Dance Company which was performing in the evening show at the park. broke into loud some as of these young boys applause showed they knew what they were doing on then roller blades. They performed twists and turns as they reached the peak of the skating ramp set up for them. Four boys were chosen to become a part of Steve Love's New York Express Roller Dance Company for the evening perforrs the fifth year of its being held in Layton. energetic singing and dancing to music of the 90s. The tno included: Dan Cahoon, 16, from Woods Cross High School, Justin Martin, IT and Scott Porter. 16, both from Centerville High School. Also performing was Steve Loves New York Express Roller Dance Company. They rendered a unique mixture of dance, ballet, gymnastics, figure skating, traditional modem dance, with dancers of vaned backgrounds and hentage. The roller dance company has performed to audiences around This y ear's Red Ribbon Rally w as highlighted by youth that have made then choices with the foresight to see they are heading in the right direction, said Curtis. The rally was sponsored by Wal Mart and McDonalds and the Big Nickel. I believe youth are as important to our community as anyone, said Curtis. They are a vital part of our community and are important to our I like working future. closely with them" Missionary Sale! Clothing Pant suits 4-- H Two $225 Top Coat (Zip out liner) $149 Washable Slacks $38 Short Sleeve Shirts $18 Luggage Sets (4 piece) $299 Dr. Marten Shoes $99 Leather Belts $15 All Accessories Specially Priced Free, Fast Alteration Ogden - Newgate Mall 627-318 Layton - 447 W. 1425 No. m 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H at the world. mance. It was Eye 2 Eye warming up the audience for the 7.30 p.m. evening show at the Amphitheater. Eye 2 Eye is a dynamic teenage tno that delighted everyone with then fun and 4-- H 4-- H iraWly BY ELSIE M. HALL Clipper Today Correspondent What began at 4 p.m. in, the Wal Mart parking lot with kids uniting against drugs carried through to the Ed Kenley Amphitheater in Laytons Commons Park with a triple-head- Davis County junior teens promote 'Learning to Love Reading' program raDes aft 52 546-366- (North of Layton Hills Mall) 6 Bountiful -- 144 W. 500 So. 292-123- 299-046- 9. District honored for financial reporting For more than a decade, the Davis School District has been a leader in financial reporting, and this year is no exception. So the Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Darrell White took the opportunity recently to condistrict Business gratulate Bruce Administrator Williams, Accounting Director Reese Roberts and the rest of the business department team for, once again, receiving the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. While the award has become commonplace in the Davis District, such an achievement isnt necessarily easy to come by, since just five of Utah's 40 school districts received the award this - Kaysville Junior High School Miller had served as an administrative intern at Kaysville for the past two years. The Board OKd the appointment of Barbara Beard to serve as an Alternative Education administrator. Beard had served as an administrator intern at Mueller Park Junior High School. stmt. Laurel Bain will serve as coordinator of related servers in the special education department. He served as principal at Cook Elementary 99 SUBARU STK 952QN IMPREZA SEDAN ALL WHEEL DRIVE! year. The certificate of achievement is awarded by the Chicago-base- d Officers Finance Government Association for the districts comprehensive annual financial report It is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment. That accomplishment has now spanned 14 years in the Davis School District and attests to its accounting taxpayer dollars. In conjunction with this award, Williams also received an Award of Financial Reporting Achievement as the person ultimately responsible for the district receiving the certificate of achievement. In other action the Board of Education approved the administrative appointment of Richard Miller to serve as assistant principal at Randy Jensen will serve as principal at Fairfield Junior High School. 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