Show 2b V Lake Iribuni- l 1 h bruarv - r 1987 I JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL APTITUDE TEST 9TH GRADE - FALL 1986 Percentile IN 00- GENERAL ELLIGENCE I VERBAL APTITUDE NUMERICAL SPACIA FORM aptitude aptitud-- PERCEPTION -j Paperboy Still ‘Pedals’ Daily News Boys Girls - 100 94 90 90 90— 89 87 -- 90 forges ahead 87 Hey ya Melvin' How's it going"'' delivery van drivers holler as he wheels Ins bicycle past the newspaper loading dock Button up' Wear thick gloves' It's chilly out 83 80— ' -- 78 77 75 80 tonight'" Melvin quickly removes one hand from the handlebars to show that he is wearing thick gloves waves at the drivers who are hurriedly stuffing newspapers into their vans and pedals a few hundred feet to 200 South Carefully turning right on an sidewalk he heads toward a cluster of news racks on the corner of Main Stieet his first stop of the night i!ih 72 70- 70 - i! 69 68 68 -- 70 -- 60 66 63 - 61 60- - 50- - 40- - Old At 30 a m on a Thursdiv rnornmu Melvin Atwood loads up his rusty red bicycle with 100 copies of Die Sail Luke 7 ribnue slips on a pair of Street into the cold gloves and an old cordurov cap and pedals up Regent 50 in the of the newspapers night The bicvcle ts wobblv from the weight but Melvin has learned how to keep front basket 50 in the rear basket the hike moving He stands on the pedals holds tightly to the handlebars leans his ‘ body forward takes a deep breath and - 93 56-Year-- 1 MOTOR 700RDiNATI0N CLERICAL A District 3763 1916 1847 FrGG&tVlG Except for an occasional street sweeper g Catbv Free the streets are deserted and so quiet it's spooky But the silence does not bother Melvin Atwood Neither does the darkness or the cold bitter air Melvin enjoys the time alone to think things over to get some fresh air and exercise Pedaling up one side of Main Street and down the other stopping at each Tribune news rack along the way he feels like he is one with the silence one with the — I night "I like it" he says "because for a few hours feel real important like I own the street or something There's nohody else around nobody to ve got a job to get done boss me around I’m my own boss out here - -- 50 1 -- performed better (ioncral aptitude test results show that ninth graders the Jordan School District will he successful workers Girls 40 “See if I don't get these papers in the dow ntown racks early risers aren't to see that the racks going to know what's going on in the world It's my job are full that everybody who wants to buy a paper can get one I ve got to start early to get it all done because I cover lots of territory I go from Main Street to 400 South then up to West Temple I’ve got 42 racks But that’s not all After that I go on my paper route I deliver papers to all the banks and businesses downtown plus all subscribers who live in my route —Jordan School District Graph than boys in five of seven categories but boys and girls scored the same in general intelligence in Girls’ Scores Exceed Boys’ in Several Test Areas Continued From SV-- l space Boy's score was 77 percent the gnl s score was 71 percent In measuring general learning ability girl's and boy's test scores weie about the same 68 percent and till pei cent respectively This portion of he test measured the ability to Caleb on and to understand instinc lions and undoilving principles The (JATB was developed bv the US Kmployment Services alter jrcts in years of concentrated research ac cording to C Devon Sanderson Jordan administrator of planning evalu-atio- scores made hv successfully employed workers in a given type of work the indication is that one has the aptitudes to be successful in that field said Dr Sanderson Ninth-gradscores are calculated to adult scores Thus the percentile scores of ninth graders irtdicate how the students compare to adults in the general working population at the lime the students took the test District wide test results show that Jordan students will he successful technology and student services l)r Sanderson told the school board recently that all tests have certain limitations The GATB's limitation is that it doesn't measure all aptitudes an individual possesses GATB scores are compared with winkers who are successfully employed in various occupations coveted bv the test If one achieves the e Community Editorial SL County High Drinking and Driving — It’s Suicidal in Canyons Schools Slate Plethora of Plays If the message isn't clear by now it should tie- Don't drink and drive That goes double in the ease ol steep winding roads in the canyons east of Salt Lake City In the aftermath of a fatal one-caaccident in Big Cottonwood Canyon last month Salt Lake By Scott Hi vers Tribune Staff Writer Salt Lake County high schools will to take to the stage with upcoming plays ranging from Shakespeare to Hedgers and Hammerstein The following is a listing of local high schools and their current or fu lure productions- be distributed at ski resorts and other businesses in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons Mr Beck-stroit be will hopes printed the first week in February “We are wot king on getting drunk drivers out ol the canyons" he said In addition to the cautionary words about drinking the brochure includes tips on how to prepare for a canyon trip how to drive on canyon roads where to obtain information on road and avalanche conditions maps of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon roads and the location of emergency telephones The brochure is estimated to cost about $10011 to be paid hy funds from both the state transportation department and t tie sheriff's office r County Sliei iff Pete Hayward called for a meeting with the Utah Department of Transportation to discuss safety features on canyon loads lie specifically suggested Hie installation of more warning signs and guardrails mi pi ecipilnus cm ves Kevin Beekslrom a public tutor mation officer lor the transportation department reports that such a meeting was convened and that it was determined that drinking not roadway design not the ab- Bingham High — More than 130 east members will be featured in Oklahoma" directed by Jolcne Dalton The musical will be presented at 7 30 p m in the Bing March ham High Auditorium Orchestra di rector is Douglas Gailey Tickets are $2 60 for adults $1 60 for students 26-2- Brighton High — Two ol guardrails or warning lowered speed limits or signs been the most important factor in numerous canyon road fatal Hies during the past five years As a result the transportation e department has created a new brochure on canyon driving that specifically warns drivers about drinking The brochure will six-pag- hack o plays are scheduled for the month of ' February Tracers" will be shown Feb 4 and 6 “Talking With” is scheduled for Feb 5 and 9 Directed by John Whiting both plays will be presented in the Brighton High Auditorium at 7 30 p m Tickets are $3 clear that the brochure and beefed up enforcement won’t solve the problems by themselves but they are worthwhile attempts to eali attention to something that should be obvious Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs always is dangerous but on narrow serpentine mountain roads that often are wet or it can he suicidal It's that simple It s sence back-t- Cottonwood High — Joan Hahn will direct the musical fairy tale “Pegora the Witch" Feb 9 and 12 at 7 pm in the CHS Auditorium Tickets are $1 for children $2 for students $8 for families snow-slick-ene- "e Vi 'Ms AMIIHA1R i nt nnn'Ci n pi U It vu h 1 around " are Melvin's lace is also weathered from too many wet winters but it is a face of good character the face of an honest man who knows what it is like to put in a hard night's work He rides hack and forth from the mailroom to Main Street refilling his baskets refilling the news racks pedaling on and on into the wee hours of dawn When he's finished with his route he stops to buy a donut and a cup of coffee put up his feet and watch the sun rise It’s a simple tradition for Melvin Atwood hut it's one that he's learned to enjoy $2 Jordan High — "Damn Yankees" will be performed March 10 11 13 and 14 at 7 pm in the JHS Auditorium The play's director is Patty Sand-stroTickets are $3 for adults $2 for students and children “I can warm my hands and watch the city wake up I watch the people put their 50 cents in the news racks and I feel proud because I know I had " something to do with getting the word out Murray High — William Gibson's "The Miracle Worker” directed by John Williams will be presented March 9 10 16 and 17 at 7:30 p m in the Murray High Little Theater Tickets are $2 for students and children $3 for adults At 8 am he finishes his coffee slips his gloves on again and hops onto his bike The load is lighter now the day is bright Melvin Atwood smiles and pedals slowly up Main Street He will tie hack tonight 3MB imtPB 10x13 Portrait Special ’’ I” impr " ' I" ' v"MI At a m he parks his bike next to the noisy newspaper vans shuffles into Newspaper Agency Corporation's mailroom picks up his bundles of 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I'D any package vie ONLY L:N FREE KKISItK J - 2- '' I'l With purchase Package ’£' lift) 2 — u--- t SAIT of 2 p -- LAKE 966-662- 7 Good Thru Feb 14th YOUR CHOICE OF ABOVE PACKAGES j 11 Apollo Drain & Rooter Service ‘ I Ini Rn' i ONLY SPECIAL MONEY SAVING PACKAGES 200 Sint- ()() t ever wanted was to be a paperboy"- At age 8 he hawked newspapers on street corners for Si a week in his hometown of Redding Calif “Fd shout out the headlines but sometimes nobody could understand me” he said “Rut I never gave up I stuck with the job for eight years" It was not an easy job for Melvin but then nothing about his life had ever been easy “Mama fought a lot and drank a lot She died drunk Somebody beat her up I was sent to a foster home for awhile then went to live with my dad in Vernal But I didn't stay there long I wanted to come to Salt Lake and find myself a job " He worked in a bakery for a few months but didn't feel right about it He missed the smell of fresh newsprint the sound of the presses rolling out the next day's headlines in the middle of the night So on an August afternoon Melvin Atwood quit his bakery job and rode his bicycle downtown to apply fur a job as a paperboy He's been pedaling his bicycle and peddling newspapers ever since Hillcrest High — Ten east members are featured in director Pouwel Vuyk's presentation of “The Dining Room" Fob at 7 30 pm in the Hillcrest High Little Theater Tickets Constantly blocks food Stows down eating stops binges Can only be removed by the dentist Shores up self control and willpower Allows you to speak freely Can NOT be seen by others Pleas mention this'ad when you call I sad" Highland High — “Spoon River Anthology" direrted by Ursel Allred is tentatively scheduled for in the Highland High Little Theater Tickets are $1 for students $2 for adults DENTAL APPLIANCE pnlyJbrJCARl ever wanted All Most of us probably wouldn’t be content to do what Melvin has done all these years Most of us probably wouldn’t want to climb out of bed at midnight and step out into the cold to haul newspapers up and down Main Street But Melvin Atwood is grateful for the work He is grateful for the chance to do something the best way he knows how There was a time when he wondered if anybody would give lum a job Melvin grew up with a speech impediment Other children made fun of him they taunted him at recess “I tried and I tried but the words wouldn't come out right” he says "I can see the words in my mind and I can hear them but when I open my mouth they come out ail mixed up and sound funny It made me feel bad about myself a lot of limes It made me feel Carter Williams' next production The play will he presented Feb at 8 pm in the Fast High Little Theater Tickets are $2 60 for students $3 for adults KARI EREKSON’s WEIGHT-GUAR- I He is 56 years old — four times the age of The Tribune's other paperboys But what Melvin Atwood lacks in youthfulness he makes up for in experience He’s had the same paper route for 35 years He doesn't want a different one He doesn’t mind the odd hours he doesn't mind the low pay "It’s good enough for me” he says “I don’t need much I can pay my rent buy my food I’ve got all I need" Fast High — Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer" is director SPRING SPECIAL' THE “It's really all workers he said Test results for the last three years have been about the same General intelligence scores since 1984 have been 67 percent 71 percent and 68 percent respectively Test scores for verbal aptitude form perception and motor coordination have been identical the last two years About 3700 students take the test each year as part ot the curriculum lor career guidance in social studies classes 2 3 Dayi — Orem 5 Dayi — Salt lake & Ogden Valley Fair Mall West Valley 968-169- 3 |