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Show V L'tih 1 CO 7 X vP W J Cal t TT miAm II V Pi 200 2, La! o K - --,. Caite TOOC City L!T C4i:i- 2 Classifieds Community 3 89 tr- - r j, , -- ;ic - 10 Business 11 Lifestyle - 12 gO Thursda2jrin2W VOLUME 9S NO, 14 Budget cuts mean larger Cyrpus classes Play ball! Bv DEBBI OLSON Editor baseball got off to a new year of baseball Saturday with opening day ceremonies. Above, members of the Pee Wee Mets and Reds remove their hats during the playing of the National Anthem. Below, Babe Ruth League State Commissioner John Tyrell threw out the first pitch to Trevor Waldron. As teams were introduced they were greeted Hunter-Cypru- s y fifty 4 ,4 i r , i i ? Photos by Debbl Olson Post Offices offer last minute help Twenty-eigh- t Utan post officers will provide collections of mail on Monday, April 15 to assist tax filers. Many will also extend officers post window service hours. Local post offices that will remain open until midnight on Tax Day include the West Valley City Branch, 3490 S. 4400 W.; Salt Lake City Main Post Office, 1760 W. 2100 S.; Downtown Station, 230 W. 200 S.; Airport Post Office, 320 N. 3700 W.; Murray Branch, 4989 S. State; West Jordan Main Post Office, 7901 S. 3200 West and the Tooele Post Office, 65 N. Main. Representatives from the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program will be at the Main Post Office from noon to midnight to provide free tax preparation, includ late-nig- te r- A,n. tmiumwi last-minu- g C Local Sports p 9 ht ing electronic filing and requests for e tensions to individuals with low or mod- erate incomes. Those needing help should bring W-Forms 1099 and 1098 and any other income and expense information. Tax preparation volunteers have received training by IRS employees and other tax professionals. An extra bonus for tax filers at the Main Post office will include a free seated massage, courtesy of Utah Massage, in the lobby from noon to 3 p.m. on Tax 2, Day. Those wanting to avoid the crowds are encouraged to mail their income tax returns early in the day. Correct postage is a must. First-Clapostage is $.34 cents for the first ounce and $.23 for each ss additional ounce. Postal customers are encouraged to check the collection times posted on each box to ensure pick-u- p on 15. mail Those who April late in the day should take their tax returns to collection boxes directly outside post officers with extended hours. While mazy post offices are extending retail hours, stamps can always be purchased at vending machines at each post office. The Education budget cuts by the legislature will result in a significant increase in student classroom size for Cyprus High School. While Granite District officials are trying to assure the public that its $7.2 budget deficit handed to them by the Legislature would only increase class sizes by only one or two more students per class, the reality at Cyprus is that class sizes in academic areas will increase by at least four students each. The numbers by the district are misleading," said Cyprus Principal Paul " Sagers. Everyone is being led to think that the average class size is 28 students but at Cyprus it doesn't work ouc -- . that way." The main problem is because Cyprus is on a split schedule where students take three classes every day for a longer amount of time instead of six classes each day on a traditional school schedule. "That puts us at an average class size of 37.3 students," Sagers said. "In some areas that number could go as high as 45 students. How can you expect any learning to go on?" To accommodate the budget cut, Cyprus had to surplus seven of its teachers who will be assigned to other schools in the district. Those teachers who were told of their surplus status were teachers who had the least amount of seniority in their departments. "We made the teacher cuts based on criteria from the District," Sagers said. "Program need, relative qualifications and seniority, in that order. The big problem was that the cuts had to be proportionate and every department was affected."" The bottom line, however, is that the students taught by the seven teachers will have to be placed into seven less classrooms per period. "We're going to a number of students in the classroom where behavioral management becomes an issue," Sagers said. "You cross the line of students going out of control when you go past 35 students." Classrooms with only 30 computers, work and science stations or pottery kilns in the art department are also expected to be adversely affected by the increase in class sizes since there is no expectation that there will be money for additional equipment to accommodate the extra students per class. "I think this is as bad as 1 can remember it in education. This is like taking a 15 year step backwards," Sagers said. 'We have a lot of frustrated teachers and there are , a lot of educators out there who thinks that the Legislature does not about education." Despite rumors circulating throughout the school and the community about "cutting popular programs, such as the Spinnakers Drill Team, Sagers said the program will continue with a new director for next year. 'The Spinnakers is one of the high school's top priorities," said Assistant Principal John Welbum. 'We want to ' keep our integrity in that program as well as the history and what it represents to the school." Some elective classes that did not generate many students will be eliminated and ' other subjects areas will be combined with similar programs such as the sculpture and pottery classes that will be combined in one as well as beginning and advanced journalism and yearbook. Some business classes will also be combined that are similar in nature. Cyprus started the school year with ,390 students. Current enrollment is at ,260 due to students moving out of the area or going into alternative programs. Expected enrollment for the 3 school year is to begin at ,360. expected 1 1 2002-200- 1 "For every 28 students we lose, that's the equivalent of another teacher," Welbum said. "If we have any kind of attrition, the district will want some money back per student and we will have to make additional cuts in periods and classes." Kennecott talks of land development Bv DEBBI OLSON Editor Speculation about what Kennecott Utah Copper is planning to do with its vast amount cf land holdings on the western edge of the County will be put to rest Thursday at the Magna Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Jon Callender, vice president of Resource Development fer the Kennecott Development Company will speak to chamber members and other interested members of the community about Kennecott's plans for developing its land holdings in the Oquirrh Mountains and surrounding areas. 'With the closure of the north concentraitor there has been speculation by members of the Magna community that Kennecott would be developing that land," said Louie Cononelos, spokesman for Kennecott. "But development is not immenent in Magna since that area is still tied to the mining operations." Callender will address other Kennecott development projects, includeing the new Project Sunrise in the South Jordan area and what the future plans for development will be in Little Valley, Coons Canyone and the areas surrounding the tailings compound in Magna. "We have more of an order that property will be developed and not necessarily a timeline," Cononelos said. Callender was previously manager of Strategic Resources for Kennecott where he managed ground-watand soil remediation programs, mine closure and stategic planning. er The Magna Chamber of Commerce luncheon will begin at noon at the Copper Club restaurant at the Copper Club Golf Course. |