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Show JK. YouthEducation Davis County Clipper Reading tutors come out ahead 1 L DCSD BY JAM HOPKIMS offers peek at proposed IT text Dais FARMINGTON County School District held an open house. Feb. 2 to gather input from parents and the community regarding a new technology and engineering textbook adoption. Publishers and educators were on hand to explain the various texts and programs. Residents are still ins ited to provide input on the proposed purchase ol the texts. Texts to view and forms will be available tlnoughout the month o! February for comment. For more information contact Neil I lancev. Applied lechnologv education supervisor, feed-bac- at 402-5- 12. 1 m Dads, donuts and Dumbledore read BOUNTIFUL Valley View I lementarv School. 1305 S. 400 ast will hold its annual "Dads and Donuts reading event. Fridav. I eh. 6. N:I5 a. ill bclore the school day begins. Childien in all guides aie inv ited to bring tlieii dad. their mom. adult sibling or Iriend and a favoiite book toget the morning started in a fun and unique wav. An added bonus to this year's event will be Davis School Distuct superintendent Bryan Bowles reading aloud to the children as Prolessor Dumhledore Irom tile I lain Potter series I oi more information call 402-205I q End of semester, head to bank .ions Bank's "Pitys for As program rewards haidvvorking students in middle school, junior high for their scholastic success. Utah and Idaho students with As on their 2003-0school vear report cards arc eligible for free prizes and the chance to win a $1 .000 scholarship savings account. Students can take their report catds with at least one 'A' grade to any ion Bank location. An employee will cheek the grades and give the student a gilt certilieate lor a live Meadow Gold Viva Slam drink. Additional prizes may be offered by branches on a local level. lor every 'A' on their report card. students will also receive an regional drawings and grand prize drawentry form for the ings detailed on the Web site: h i 'w.:iimhniik.cnipiiYsfiru. For more information on the piogram email ln 4u(a :ionshiink. com. Teachers and patents can sign up to receive leminder emails about the program by sending an email to the above addiess and typing "remind me ill the subject line. 4 1 Students inducted to Honor Roll Clipper Suij Writer g 1 Paige Parry' Judge Memorial: Victoria Ragsdale Justin Austin, Wyatt Bubak. Gabriel Carmona. Chad Chavez.William Lester, Stephanie Mankel. Zachary Pounder. William Robbins. Liane Watkins Northridge: Mark Collard. Danielle Esler. Kyle Gorham. Richard I larris. Celia Larose. Marika Lyons. Liz Nef.Staei Peterson. Lindsay Poll, Cameron Pribble. Ashley Streeper Viewmont: Girija Bhonsle, Holly Burton. Nathaniel Edmunds. Jacqueline Jones. Kevin Koga. Mandi Rodda. Jacob Twitchell, Emily Ward. Mackenzie Wintle. Emily Wiseman. Woods Cross: Samuel Fowler. Chelsea I latlield. Breeanne Matheson.Seotti Murdock. Victoria Patrick. Camille Smith. Layton: Muir Elementary still accepting items - BOUNTIFUL Muir Elementary School. 2275 South Davis Blv d. Bountiful, is still accepting donations for the NaatsisAan Navajo School. Items needed include sporting equipe bed sheets, ment. pillows. blankets, new or gently worn shoes and lx nits for hiking and cash to defray shipping costs. For information call - BOUNTIFUL Washington Elementary School is tucked behind the commercial section of 500 South 500 West in Bountiful. 'Hie population of the area is slowly dwindling. Family dynamics ate changing as well. families in "liven our school boundaries have both e parents working. savs teacher Vicki Swanson. ITic lime is not there to sit down and lead long books or books of anv kind. the Statistically speaking, smaller the student population in a school, the smaller the volunteer base. The smaller the volunteer base, the less time younger students coming into the system get. giving them less pieparation as they move in to the upper grades. I lie school faced a serious volunteer shoitage and with houses giving wav to commercial enterprises, there seemed no way to inctease it. A call went out to area businesses and churches asking for individuals who would be willing to help tutor childien. Volunteers came and reading scores of the childien with scores began reading improving. Pre- - and verified vvliat teachers alreadv ' knew - volunteers are an important key to educating a community's children. Swanson gives the example of a boy who had moved from school to school his lliiid grade year. By fourth grade he tested two-pare- third-grad- one-on-o- low-lev- post-testin- g at Davis County School District has several students quahfving for induction into the Spring 2(104 National I lonor Roll. 'ilie NHR recog-me- s high school and middle school students. Placement on the NHR offers many benetits which can contribute to the success of its student members including notifying admissions othces of colleges they are considering for higher education. I he NHR contacts potentially qualifying students after reviewing information about their academic performance. Only students with a IS oi better average are eligible. Students are then asked to submit mlormation about their GPA. interests, activities and future goals. Ibis semester's inductees include by school. Bountiful: Natalie Andersen. Siobhan Bark lay, Aaron Barker. Shawn Brock. Alicia Dyer. Lios larada, Brandon lloer, Nathan Meldrum. Trevor Moore. Jonathan O'Meara. Benjamin Reichert. I.amen Richardson. Samantha Snow. Jennifer Wangsgard. Krista Woods Christian Heritage School: Bethany Linseott. Jessica Lundy. I mdsev Parkinson Clearfield: Kirsten Bennett. Nancy Brown. Tara Butler. Amanda ( alter. Nick C hild. Christopher Clark. Karen Cook. Keislia Courtney. Alison Culp.Sherea Davis. Brianna Hamblin. Ashley lledquist. Dennis Jackson. Feliz Lopez. Megan McBride. Shiree Riley. Karen Sedgw iek. Marco Smerkol Davis: Heidi Elliott. Charlotte Hansen. Seth Longhursi Fremont: onlv a third-mont- third-grad- h LAYTON - East meets West as "The King and I opens at Northridge High School. 2430 North 400 West, Layton, Feb. T 17. at 7 p.m. nightly. Griffith plays the Anna who conies to tutor the children of the King of Siam played by Grant Colliding. The two young lovers. Luna Ta and Tuptim are played by Brandon Tholen and Krvstle Janell strong-wille- d Bastian was one of the "reguin the community who responded to the request lor tutois. He doesn't live within school boundaries. He just signed up. went through the simple training and was quickly on his way to making a dilferenee. "When you look at the kinds of activities kids can get involved in - the crime population, gang membership, drug use. drop outs - those all have a high coi relation with a lack of literacy" says Bastian. The e fleet in a child's life is immeasurable, but the el feet can lar lolk Beuller. respectively. Kathleen Ryan directs the with Northridge production, orchestra by Timothy Ward, choral music by Lindsey Snarr and choreography by Mike I lemandez. Tickets are available at the school business office or at the door. General admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children and pet Dent 3 Does your pet suffer from: Bad breath? YeATCCE t o r will show them something on a map or teach them liovv to look up intormation in an Swanson. encyclopedia." savs "Ilie kids he vvoiks with icallv look up to linn. 'East meets West' at Northridge High 402-155- 0. a c h reading skill level. Even with comprehensive work and excellent family support, most students only progress in increments. With the help of a very special tutor. this young man went from a reading score of 3.3 to 4.5. in only a period. Bastian was that "Larry man's tutor. says young Swanson. "He taught him more than just reading. He was a role model. I le worked to establish a rapport with him. Bastian makes the reading "come alive" by taking a few extra minutes to show the children he tutors about the things tliev are reading about. "lie thought about not coming back this yeai. but lound he couldn't stay away. 'Abu tend to just tall m love with these kids." said Bastian. "I do it (reading tutor) to help them. but my own reward is gieater than what I give out2 he says. "I go out of here having had a great time. It all ties together. Bastian says he heais "war stories" about in pioblcmx schools and with kids. He doesn't sue that at Washington. "1 can't imagine a better leaching core than here." he says. "I'm not in this for any glory I want people to know I think this is fun. lhev should get involved!" Bastian is reading Today. with Eliliu. who is "eight going on nine. His favorite books are "The Magic School Bus" senes. nit he also likes to read about "funnv things kids do." "I like to learn things, lots of tilings." savs Eliliu. "I want to learn everything." Bastian asks Eliliu how he wants to read today. Stiaight paiagiaphs. Let's trade reading." the youngster says with confidence. 'Flic two read quietly, sharing questions and insights at an unhurried pace. Soon, they are engrossed in the story and in each otlier's company. We could never make this kind of progress without Larry and all our volunteers!' says Swanson. For information on becoming a reading tutor contact any Davis School District elementary school. 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