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Show I . U c ah 3.7 W 3 eck the halls T" I H - r - X 1 1 ' . i ,11 i lJ '7 Vsrea ..r v ei & wi jrr fSI fcgg4fe j? at the Magna Fitness Children and Recreation Center enjoy making a variety of ornaments to help decorate the community Christmas Tree. The tree decorating was done by a joint partnership between the fitness ' center and the Magna Area Council. Throughout the week the fitness center hosted a variety of hdliday activities for children and adult to help celebrate the season. This was the first year that the official Magna Tree was placed in the fitness Center as a new permanent tree is expected to be planted next spring. v o 0 II a n . V ' f 1 i f I I, Colleges. We should have never been placed on warned status to begin with, said Dr. Paul Sagers, Principal of Cyprus High School. We got dinged because two years ago we told die accreditation committee that we were putting in new science labs that we didnt have. Because of the lack of the science labs at Cyprus, the accreditation committee ruled that the school was not adequately able to teach die core curriculum and placed the school with a warned status. At the time, the district was in die process of putting new science labs at Cyprus. We has never had science labs at the school and no one ever cited us on that before, Sagers said, So instead of patting us on die back for trying to improve student learning, they cited us for not teaching die core. The school, like many others in the state, had also been warned at the time to decrease the number of teachers til at were working without a prep period and teaching more than 160 students per day. teachers at Cyprus are required to teach six periods per day witii an average of 25 students per Full-tim- i j Una Photo by Dsbbi Olson r ,1111 Accreditation returned to Cyprus Hi After of year of being placed on warned status, Cyprus High School has regained its full accreditation status from the Northwest Association of Schools and sfe L iu.c l ' Bv DEBBt OLSON Editor 'i i ,i i : - i e class. Two years ago, 21 teachers at Cyprus were teaching seven or eight periods per day and seeing 170 to 200 students. Ironically, Sagers said. Northwest did not give Cyprus a warning two years earlier when the school had more than 21 teachers teaching seven periods a day. I have been informed through the district that all of die high schools in the district, and most in the state, are in die same situation where teachers are teaching more than six periods, Sagers said. None of our teachers are required to teach more than six periods, its all volunteer." To meet the accreditation standards, there are only two teachers at Cyprus who currently have opted to teach more periods in the school day.. .The accreditation means that credits earned by graduating Cyprus students meet all die standards required to enter into any college or uni- . versity. Each year the Utah Board of Education insists that public schools in the state maintain its accreditation from Northwest Schools are required to file an annual report that are then reviewed by a committee composed of parents, principals and state and district administrators. The committee then assigns each school a rating of approved, advised, warned or dropped. The cost of the accreditation process is $385 per year. Cops take kids on shopping spree Hogzilla prepares y for tree recycling Ev DEPPI OLSON Editor I Christmas came early for many local children last week with the help of the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Department, the Fraternal rt Order of Police and Wal-Ma- Children from families were chosen to Shop with a Cop for their Christmas presents at rt the Taylorsville store. For many children this will be the only way they would have Christmas this year, said Kathy Webb a family advocate of MagnaFach which helped screen families to participate in die shopping program. And while the children are supposed to shop for themselves, many will also buy things for their moms and brothers and sisters. Children were also selected through Head Start programs as by referrals from deputies who were familiar with family situations after going into a home to arrest a low-inco- Wal-Ma- parent Each child roamed the with a Taylorsville Wal-Ma- rt L COPY v- i1 Photo by Dsfcfa Olson Wal-Ma- ' rt police officer or Sheriffs deputy looking for new toys and clothes valued from $150 to $200. This is a way for us to Ijelp give back to the community, said Deputy Mark said Deputy Mike Sheffer. This is fun to come and and do with the kids. In addition to big smiles, children came out of the store with everything from die latest barbie, to new bikes and remote control cars as well as Leggos, rollerblades and scooters. Money for the event was raised through programs and contributions from local businesses. Our goal this year was to sponsor 150 children," said Tracy Wyant, president of the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Association. Thanks to an outcry of support from the entire Salt Lake Community we were able to do that As a society we must do all we can to Support the less fortunate, especially the children." Also on hand was Santa Claus wishing children a Merry Christmas and handing out candy canes and breakfast from McDonalds. Sub-for-San- ta lyton flitton gets some Christmas shopping help from Deputy Mike Shefferat the Taylorsville rt. h1 Nielsen as ha yvaited in line to take a child chopping Its fun and die kids are great . , , Officers took time off of work to take children shopr. ping. ! More than 200 families were involved in the Shop With a Cop program this year. after-holida- dont have any children Now that Christmas is over, Hogzilla is ready to go to work. Hogzilla is die Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Management facultys Christmas Tree eater, which takes trees left for recycling and grinds trees into wood-chip- s. Trees left for curbside garbage collecting ends up in with all of die other solid waste at die facility, but used Christmas Trees dropped off at specific areas throughout the Salt Lake Valley will be fed to Hogzilla and made into compost for sale after three months of going through the composting process. "Composting is an excellent way to avoid both wasting useful natural resources and saving valuable space in our landfills while at the same time producing a high quality and inexpensive sold amendement, said Jill Fletcher, spokeswoman for the Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Management Council." Local tree recylcying drop off areas in include: West Valley: Glenn Weaver Park: 3650 S 1950 W. City Park: 3500 S.4505 W. Woodledge Park: 4310 S. 5205 W. West View Park: 4100 S. 6055 W. Kearns: Southridge Park: 5051 S. 4015 W. Magna: Pleasant Green Park: 3250 S. 8400 W. Taylorsville: Valley Regional Park: 5100 S. 2700 W Trees can also be taken to the Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Management facility: 6030 W. California Ave. Trees left for recycling should not be flocked, decorated or in a plastic bag. Trees can be dropped off at most locations through Jan. 20. |