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Show nz 5 i 9 VICA skills Olympics held at Weber High Representatives from the three high schools in the Weber County School District, Weber, Roy and Bonneville, met at Weber High School on Tuesday, March 1, for the annual VICA Skills Olympics. Outstanding students in the various fields from each school were selected to compete in the areas of Automotive, Car- equipment. The Welding contestants were checked on the penetration and quality of their work. Area Chairmen were Mel Coburn, Lee Bangeter, Earl Green, Steve Bishop, Keith Allred and John Kellet. 4- f Winners of the VICA Skills Olympics are: Automotive First Roy High, Steve Hemmelgarn, Ed Phillips. Second Bonneville High, Mark Duke, John Bailey, 3rd Weber High, Mike Berry, Stacy Duncan. pentry, House Construction, Job Interview, Architectural Drafting, Mechanical Drafting and Welding. VICA, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, is a national organization sponsored by local school boards and Carpentry: First Bonneville, James Gronwall, second Roy High, Dale Bennion; third individual schools throughout the United States. THE PURPOSE OF VICA is to involve students in a practical application of community A Bonneville, Kelly Pendleton. House Construction: First Weber High, Bill Manygoats, Kent Mitchell, Wayne Greenwell. Second Weber, Clay Jones, Bart Hadfield, Doug Allen. Third Bonneville, Rich Walton, Bart Priest, Robert Lunn. industries. First, second and third place winners from the district meet received prizes relating to their field, which were donated by local businessmen. Top winners are also eligible to compete in the state VICA contest to be held April 5 and 6 at the Job Interview: First Weber High, Mark Graves. Second Roy High Kevin Page. Third Utah Technical College in Salt Lake City. First place winners there will receive an opportunity to participate in the national competition in Ohio, June They will also receive a cash award to help defray the expense of the trip to the Nationals. The judges were local i i Weber High, Dean Maw. Architectural Drafting First Roy High, Scott Hughes. Second Weber High, Robert Bailey. Third Weber High, Scott Roberts. Mechanical Drafting: First Roy High, Blaine Tew. Second Weber High, Kenneth Pnbble. Third Weber High, Gene Zombolas. Welding: First Weber High, Larry Hawks. Second Weber High, Brock Carter. Third Roy High, Keith Kennedy. businessmen. In the Automotive department, each student had two hours to work on a car and get it running, checking the engine, brakes and electrical systems. The carpentry students were given plans and the materials to assemble a medicine cabinet. The participants in the House Construction contest were given one hour to build two walls including framing in a window. The contestants in the Job Interview area filled out an application for employment and had an oral interview. They were judged on their poise, ability to express themselves and ability to answer questions. V THE NORTH OGDEN Scouts prepare water project EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATING CLASS, 1907: back row, from left, Luetta Randall, Mar Storey, Tom Brown, Florence Ward, Claude Ellis, Ada Chatelain; middle row, Lillie Barker, Eva Judkins, Members of Scout Troop 29, under the direction of Jeff Blackner, Senior Patrol Leader, aree conducting a water conservation project for the Pleasant View 1st Ward. The project will consist of providing bricks to be installed in toilet holding tanks in individual homes, which will reduce water consumption. The bricks are being furnished by Interpace Corporation, as a contribution to the project. The project will take place March 12. Architectural Drafting students designed the front of a home to the specifications they were given. Mechanical Drafting students had to design a home using drafting 1 A 2 No. Because it is felt children need by Dr. Paul Fawson, Research and Testing Specialist for Weber County Schools. The district officials desire to find the direction the citizens want taken to be VJ Thursday, March 10, 1977 in the schools. Superintendent Dr. G. Leeland Burningham asserts citizens should know the issues and the alternatives available and the schools should reflect their feelings. The survey is being planned and conducted under the supervision of Dr. Burningham, Community Affairs Specialist, Ron Stephens, and the Weber District Cone President. North Ogden schools donate to fund This week Weber County Heart Association Campaign volunteers will visit their neighbors to distribute heart-savininformation and collect money for the Heart Association g by the PTA through the Outreach Program. Volunteer Block leaders will invite some of the people in their neighborhoods to come to a meeting where goals will be defined and priorities set. Special care will be taken to get a cross section of adults from each area to insure having a the skills Olympics w North Ogden, Utah todays complex society, the Utah State Board of Education has decided classes in parenting should be taught in the schools. Each school district now has the task of finding out what the people in their community want taught and at what grade level. In the Weber County School District, some citizens will be invited to participate in a survey conducted in I Li 9 better prepared to handle the responsibilities of adulthood in from Pleasant View participates with his architectural drawings. i ! Vo!. SCOTT ROBERTS Wilford Burton (teacher), Goldie Clifford, Mabel Moore; front row, Lester Dean, Gilbert Randall. All have passed away except Luetta Randall, Florence Ward, Claude Ellis and Mabel Moore. research, education and community service programs. Two elementary schools in the North Ogden area gave money to the fund drive instead of exchanging valen- - tines this year. Lincoln Elementary gave $66.96 (of that amount $25 was donated by the PTA in honor of the wife of a teacher who recently underwent heart surgery) and Edison Elementary gave a total of $52.53. Other area schools who gave money after Valentines Day were Polk School who donated $22.41, from extra funds available in their Student Coun cil fund, and the Mountain View 6th graders who collected $9.61. Campaign chairman Mrs. Eve Peterson recognizes the importance of collecting the money for research, education and community service programs. She urges all area residents to make donations when a heart volunteer visits. Beacon editor injured at work representative sample. The results of these meetings, to be held in each of the elementary schools throughout the county, will be scientifcally tabulated and analyzed Because of an accident to the Beacon editor, the Beacon North Ogden Office has been temporarily closed. Until the editor is back on the job, those with stories for the paper should either contact Carol Shaw, or the Sun Chronicle office, Editor Melinda Sowerby fell, shattering her knee cap, while gathering news in North Ogden. Her publishers hope she will be back on the job soon. Citizens committee aids city planners A Citizens' Advisory Committee is being formed by the North Ogden City Planning Commission under the direction of Gerald Kotter to review the citys master zoning plan. They will study land use with regard tp population growth, recreational facilities and public services. Citizens who wish to volunteer to serve on this committee should call the city offices at before 1 March 15. McKay Dee sets hearing seminar r $ i A seminar to update doctors, teachers, relatives and friends of those with impaired hearing will be held Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. at the McKay Dee Hospital. Experts will discuss and demonstrate the latest trends in educational programs and opportunities SHOWING THEIR AUTO MOTOR to judge Rod Shepherd from Felt Auto Parts (far right, standing) are Weber High Students Mike Berry (front left) and Stacey Duncan (front right). Two onlookers also view the motor work which the two students entered in the VICA skills Olympics. KELLEY WYATT from Weber High School works on his first aid box at the VICA skills Olympics. for people with severe hearing problems. The seminar, which will be held in the Green Auditorium B level of the hospital, is sponsored by the Oral PTA of the Utah School for the Deaf. |