Show 3 GLinnisQJLVallgYNews WftHnpdav Ort in iqqq Homecoming is set at Gunnison High Week Helping your child Succeed in school Eskelsen president Utah Education Association by Lily As an Army brat I traveled with I my family extensively probably saw my grandmother less than a dozen times ir my life But my mother made her children write to her every month It seemed such a little thing and I never thought much about it But my grandmother told me once that in many ways she felt closer to me my brothers and sisters evon though we lived thousands of miles away than to some of my cousins who lived right there in town When I became a teacher I found that a good way for kids to learn how to write is for them to write and write und write So my students visited a retirement home made friends with the greying residents and became pen pals with them Angela was upset one day because her pen pal never once wrote her a letter When we took on our - - project we knew there would be problems with pen pals who have poor eyesight and arthritic hands but we always got excited at the prospect of having our letters answered No Angela never did get a letter from her pen pal But one day she received this note: “My aunt recently passed away As we were cleaning out her room wc found several letters on her dresser tied with a ribbon They had your name on them The nurse told me about your school’s pen pal program My aunt was very ill and could not write back but am told she would show your letters to all her visitors and have them read to her over and over again I’m glad she had you as a friend" I think would be a tonight goodnight to have my sons write to grandma The Gunnison Valley High School will be holding their Homecoming Week on Monday Oct 15 Oct 18 The schedule Thursday for the week has been planned by the studcnlbody officers and the cheerleaders The following plans are scheduled Monday - Profession Day Students dress up as what they want to be when they grow up There'will also be an opening assembly Tuesday - Cowboy Day Wednesday - Mourning day The students dress in black That evening there will be a parade and a bon fire at the school Thursday - Blue and White Day Students will wear blue and white That afternoon a Football game will be held with Dugway A dance will follow starting at pm The cost for the dance is $300 for single and $500 for couples Sunday dress music is by Fusion Dwight Inouye is honored by the Board for his service The South Sanpete School Board held their regular meeting at the 12 District Office on September 1990 The following are the unapproved minutes from that meeting Ms Phyllis Bown and her son Mr Jerome Bown reviewed with the Board their concerns about the length of Jerome’s hair as it pertains to the current dress code policy of the South Sanpete School District Jerome a Senior at Manti High School has been asked by Principal Hill to style his hair' in a manner as not to distract from the educational process Board members listened to these concerns and instructed Superintendent Mulleins to form a committee to review the current dress code and report to Board members during he October 10 Board Meet- The following committee ing member names were suggested: Ms Mulleins Bown Superintendent Donald Hill Principal Principal Lynn McArthur Principal T J Rees Diana Spencer Jim Braithwaite Sara Donaldson Jan Christensen and several Sherry Bartholomew selected students for Warrants $12005138 and for $8776065 were reviewed AFter the warrants some discussion through a r ion made by Boyd Brady and seconded by A vote was taken Donald Shand and all voted aye Motion passed A brief summary of the AFter some audit was discussed discussion Boyd Brady moved to of ore portapprove construction able classroom at Manti High School at the same bid price as th previous classrooms at Ephraim Eleand Ephraim Middle mentary Schools this motion was seconded A vote was by Donald Shand taken and all voted aye Motion passed Boyd Brady indicated that he HOMEFLAME GAS FIREPLACES No wood to add You can have a beautiful fireplace in any room Living room family room or that new addition Valor Homeflame Gas Fireplaces install quickly and easily in your old fireplace or as a freestanding fireplace Light a better fire with natural gas ' The following reports and informational items were also discussed: Enrollment Report and Governance Proposals The next regularly scheduled Board meeting will be held Wednesday October 10 1990 at 7:30 pm at the Ephraim Elementary in Ephraim ' ATTEND DRILLMEET: The Gunnison Valley GUNNISON HIGH SCHOOLG-GETTEdrill team attended a drill meet held at Snow college on High School Saturday at the Snow College Football game to were the also asked dance They during against Eastern College of Arizona They are under the direction of Stella Hill Only about half of students graduate with ability to use their minds had been approached by several concerned patrons about the possibility of a new middle school at Gunnison in place of a classroom addition at Gunnison Valley High School Mulleins Superintendent noted that he was scheduled to speak at the Back to School Night at Gunnison Valley High School and would address this request Diana Spencer reviewed with Board Members a recent award that Dwight Inouye had received for his continued efforts Board Members approved the following resolution: In recognition of the high honor bestowed upon him by the Utah Rural School Association we the South Sanpete School Board of Education former congratulate Member Dwight Inouye and express our gratitude for the Wycat Computer Laboratory at Gunnison Valley Elementary School which prompted this new award The preliminary results of the $1555000 Bond Election needed to construct a new classroom wing at Gunnison Valley High School and a gymclassroom wing at Ephraim Middle School were reviewed Paul Gottfredson Busiindicated that ness Administrator 25 of the registered voters voted and that the election passed with 903 voting m support of the bond Election and 308 voting against the bond Election Board members congratulated the District office Staff for the fine was way the election information disseminated to the voting public Mr Gottfredson indicated that the legal paperwork on the issuance of the bonds will be completed soon with the final sale to take place in late January of 1991 Also architect drawings will be completed by 1990 and invitations to bid will be let in January 199 with construction to begin in the Spring and completed in the Fall Board Members reviewed a letter form Dixie Allen President of the Utah Rural Schools Association congratulating and welcommulleins to the ing Superintendent Dr Mulleins Board of Directors has been selected to serve the next and two years as t then President of the Rural Schools Association Board members conDr Mulleins on this gratulated and pledged support appointment for him in this new position Ms Delcne Coates local PTA President requested that the Board allow a time frame on the Board Agenda each month for the PTA to honor a teacher of the Month Formal presentation will be made each month to the individual teachers and this honor will qualify selected teachers for the Teacher of the Year honor given by Governor Norman Bangeter Institutes of learning were first '’ i SAYS EDUCATION DEPT STUDY Most stu) dents can’ t analyze what they read can’t handle moderately challengand have a ing math problems limited understanding of American history according to a bleak picture of student achievement released recently by the Education tary School Principals says that the results show schools need more money the school day and school and year need to be lengthened parents must become more involved in their children’s learning The report tracked performance levels of children in 4th 8th and Department The Nation’s Report Card anain the lyzes student achievement late 1980s and compares it to student performance 20 years ago Surprisingly things haven’t changed much Cumulative evidence shows that for any curriculum area only about half of our high school seniors may be graduating with the ability ‘to use their minds’ to think through information in any depth according to the analysis The executive director of the National Association of Elemen- - 12th grades Among key findings were the following: Reading & Writing: Most students get the gist of what they read but have ‘considerable difficulty’ analyzing and synthesizing what WASHINGTON-(UPI- Gunnison Civic Library receives new arrivais Many new books have been processed for patrons of the library to enjoy some of the titles are: Freedom Factor Gerald Lund Decision point Yorgansons Love Hannah Melinda Jennings and the series of the Millennial Story Part I and II and the sequel to it Many patrons have been interested in books concerning life prior to or after this one and several books have been purchased some of the titles are: Journey beyond Life Life Beyond and Life Before There are also books on our McNaughton plan that are available the titles are: Black Candle Catering Cookson Bourne Ultima-tu- r Robert Ludlum Outlaws of Louis L’Amour and Mesquite Message from Nami Danielle Steel plus many more There has been much controversy on music and the effect it has on those listening to it a book entitled “Pop music and Morality” has also been purchased because of the high demand for it the author is Warrior DcAzevedo (Saturdays’ This past summer there were in 100 children that participated the summer long reading program and on September 14 50 of those children enjoyed a watermelon bust and relay games at the park after which they received their prizes that they earned during the summer Many prizes were not claimed that day so if your children participated in the reading program there is a prize at the library for them Those children wjo continued reading past the 400 points this summer were: Kimberly Larson Joey Larson Marcie Malmgren and Shirece Sorenson Phone News Items called ‘‘universities' 528-311- 1 in the twelfth century Half of ginning problem solving the high school students could not handle moderately challenging math material Science: Students’ knowledge of science and their ability to use what they know ‘appear remarkably limited’ 21 of History and Civics: Students have a moderate understanding of some historical events but arc far from display mgacohcrcnlgraspof how the events interact to shape the 56 of 4th For example nation graders knew the names of Columknew bus’s ships but only 36 why he was sailing to America High school senGeography: low iors demonstrated ‘generally of the 13 performance’ they have read Many students have difficulty effectively in writcommunicating ing with less than half of the students producing at least adequate information and persuasive writing samples Mathematics: Only the 9 year olds and 73 year olds displayed a firm grasp on multisubtraction basic addition beplication and division and of Roger Says: Witch: Flying sor- cerer Can you imagine today's children on an analyst's couch in 40 years trying to remember what they had to do without? 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