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Show YOUTHEDUCAnON Davis CLIPPER TODAY B3 DECEMBER THURSDAY, 9, 1999 T) O Book Fair instills 'love of learning' BY ELSIE M. HALL Clipper Today Correspondent STUDENTS perform at Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Layton. LAYTON North Layton Junior High School has had great success in the past with Scholastic Book Fain being held at then school, according to Diane Combe, media representativ e for the school A love of readmg is the most promising indicator that a child will grow up to be successful, said Combe. Beginning Monday, December 6, the Scholastic Book Fan began agam at NUH and will run through Thursday, December 16. They are open during school hours (7 45 a m. to 3 p m ) and every evemng from 7 to 9 p m. The fan brings the newest books and exciting learning products from more than 150 publishers to readers of all ages,' Combe said. She said they have fiction and n books, software including several games for kids, activity kits, coloring books and crayons and more. These items can be purchased at the school located at 1100 West 2000 North in Layton Should the school sell out of an non-fictio- Whitesides students sing for lunchers LAYTON The sound of young voices was a special treat to lunchers stopping to eat recently at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Layton. The restaurant servers, enjoying the songs, had even larger smiles for their customers and a bit of a dance to their steps as they performed their regular duties for the lunchers Fifth-grad- e students from Whitesides Elementary School, 233 North Colonial Avenue in Layton were excited to perform Christmas renditions at the restaurant . So was then music teacher, Desiree Laufisa I love my work and we have a great time, said Laufisa This is the most fun job I ever had. Cracker Barrel Restaurant has formed a partnership with the school where they give to each other They provide certificates for free meals to the school to be used by the teachers as an award to students who excel in then reading programs and other school activities or demonstrate good behaviorf said Mike We are talking to them (Cracker Barrel) of the school Page, about helpmg with the readmg program with books and maybe volunteers to read with the students, but that has not happened yet. Whiteside students supplied artwork scenes and music for the restaurant The students have made ornaments and helped decorate the open-housChristmas tree which can be seen in the dining area of Cracker Barrel. Parents of the singing fifth graders, Paul Coates and Alyese Nybor. volunteered their time and vehicle to transport the 15 students. Five students from e classes were chosen to smg These were students each of the three that had parental permission and were willing to participate, said Laufisa g students. They are Laufiso teaches singing and rhythm to students from kindergarten through sixth grade. She said she cares a lot for children and therefore has the patients to do the job She has six children (first grader through high school senior) of her own. wall be singing during a program for parents at an The evening performance at the school on Fnday, Dec 17 I I al e. fifth-grad- sixth-grade- rs Students want 2000 cans for Y2X Holbrook Elementary School, students in Scott Hughes class have organized a food drive for the school with the 2,(XX) BOUNTIFUL sixth-grad- , j e Cans for Y2K." items during the week of They hope to collect at least 2.000 December 7 The students are decorating collection boxes to be put in each classroom and the school officer said I lughes. This is a nice w ay to teach kids and encour- age them to do things because they need to be done and feel good about them- selves. Hughes said they were not having a contest or giving prizes. This is a part of the sixth grade Skills for Adolescence program. It is one of the service learning projects for this school year' Students will gather all the donated items, taking them to the Bountiful Community Church on December 21. They will be unpacking and sorting the items between 9 1030 a m for the food bank located within the Bountiful Community Church, 100 North 400 East in Bountiful. Anyone willing to donate items can drop them off at the school office at 1 0 18 East 250 North. Bountiful or send the items to school with a student 13-1- j i DATC CARRIE MCILRATH buys a book from PTSA President Shauna McCracken. The purchase is for her son Brad, who is in the seventh grade. Photo by Elsie M. Hall Last year we earned said Combe item, they will call the supply wareing to purchase educational items for house located in Draper and the $800 worth of free books for our their kids or to give as gilts As school library It is also a fund-raisCombe said. Books make wonderitems will be at the school the next school day ful Christmas gifts that will last a life for the PTSA which helps them supWe have a strong community time port other programs for the school." here and a strong PTSA that really The fair is open to the community For more information call Diane 1 with a free admission for those wish Combe at the school. supports educational things like this, 774-745- selects 'Students of the Month' Two dynamic KAYSVILLE Allied Health students. Shannon Barker and Naomi Leslie, have been selected to be honored as the November Students of the Month by Davis Applied Technology Center These two young ladies were honored at the North Davis Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Dec 2 Shannon Barker is a senior at Davis High School and is currently enrolled in the medical, anatomy and physiology class that is held at DATC Barker's teacher, Brandi Porter, states, Shannon is an outstanding student. She is eager and willing to do what it takes to succeed. Barker has proven this as she has faced and overcome a physical challenge that others would have seen as an obstacle. I really enjoy learning and helpmg people, and I love being at, the DATC Barker said. " Barker is an active lady who likes to be inv olv ed and enjoys serving others. She is currently a member of the Davis High School Senior Class Committee and is working on lettering in volunteer worL She has also been active in DECA. HOSA. Davis Outdoor Adventure Club and the Pep Club Barker enjoys traveling, playing softball and collecting things. She has received recognition and awards for her poetry Barker's goal is to graduate with high honors and go to dental school Naomi Leslie has been going to the DATC since she w as a junior As a junior, she took medical, anatomy and physiology and now. as a senior at Northndge High School, she is in the Certified Nursing Program Both DATC instructors. Knsten Dav idsou and Diane Broadhead. teel that Naomi is an outstanding student w ho is always willing to participate and go the extra mile Leslie has a quiet strength and js always looking for ways to help others. She is currently working on a special HOSA Community Awareness project and is involved with the Volunteering Incentiv e Program (TP) where she has helped raise money for needy families I have truly enjoyed the hands-o- n experiences I have participated m through program chnicals Leslie has been involved in HOSA. the Art Qub and the trads team where she lettered. She enjoys drawing, water sports and snow boarding It is Naomis dream to mo e on to college obtainmg a degree m nursing -- v benefits students Sub-For-San- ta , KAYSVILLE service project is Young Parents Schools Chevrolet and Young Pontiac in Layton and 1st Young by being sponsored Choice Cars in Kaysville The project will benefit about 45 students of the school and their children. The project group is encouraging members of the public to make donations or adopt a child" m an effort to make the holidays a happier time for them Donations are being accepted at each of the dealerships. To adopt a child" for this project or for more information, call Judy Nixon, 0 school director or Ann Dale, social worker at ta I I 546-797- Avalanche class begins Dec. 14 at WSU In an effort to deter the growing number of avalanche-relate- d OGDEN deaths and accidents. Weber State's Wilderness Recreation Center is offering an Avalanche Awareness class to teach people how to recognize and avoid dangerous terrain and unstable snow conditions. class is scheduled Dec 14 and 16 from 7pm to 9 p m in the The three-da- y Health and Physical Education Complex, and Dec. 18 from 8 30 a m to noon at Snowbasin Ski Resort The first two days of the class will explore where 3 avalanches are likely to occur and why For more information call 7V FREE HOLIDAY BEAR TwinFull Bunkbed 626-637- with purchase over $ 299 95 Big Selection of 7 4 Pictures Sale Priced Sorm Menfield, . MS Terry Clan son, MS. 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