Show ip n 7 Thg Gunnison Va'lfiv p uprpi News Wfirinnsriav October "n4w p pi 6 1993 Scholarship contest offered to students Students have an opportunity to and a win a $20000 scholarship trip to the Nation's capital in the Voice of Democracy Scholarship 'J' Changes made in the schedule at the junior high have been given an extra twenty minutes The allows PE and Shop classes to be longer and el im inates an unnecessary class Mark Anderson TLC and Shop Teachers for the Junior High comments “As activity oriented classes it gives the kids more time on their projects I like the change” The twenty minute period called Student Advisory has been added to the first hour class this year In the past Student Advisory has been a separate period The time is used for daily announcements and Channel I a television programs that is designed to make students aware of happenings in the world today The change saves time and works well or Occasionally pep assemblies various meetings are held during this time thebeginningof the school year prove to be worthwhile The high school students get out at 3:15 and at 2:00 on Friday The elementary school has its short day on Monday This change was made so the bus schedule could efficiently and conIt veniently serve both schools was recommended by the principals and approved by the South Sanpete School Board Another majorchange is the class Inschedule for the junior high stead of seven classes they have had in past years the seventh and eighth graders have six classes each day The seventh hour period has always been there as an extra class to accommodate the senior high Now the last two periods of the day for Javcees donate SI OOP to Gunnison Elementary School Kevin Westover President of the Gunnison Jaycees is pictured here with Becky Blackham treasurer for the Jaycees giving Rodney Anderson Principal of the Gunnison Elementary School a check for $1 000 Mr Anderson stated that he would first ask the board to match the money Their first priority is to buy physical education equipment for Halloween second to establish a supervised P E program and third to purchase math manipulatives for the new math program This is a sorta scary article We don’t like to thinkabout scary things that hurt kids We don’t like to think about guns and fast cars and peer pressure We don’t like to think about all those things out of our control But there’s a scary thing we can protect our kids from Tiny little to things you need a microscope see Things that can cause disease and disability and death We can protect our kids with a shot I won’t let my Jared read this article When we took him for his shots it took three of kindergarten He was us to hold him down At five he just couldn’t hysterical understand that the vaccination was to keep him healthy Kindergartners by law are supposed to have had ‘their shots’ before entering school but each year some kids fall through the cracks And parents like me are still sometimes confused as to just what protection our kids must have and what are our options So I called Dr Camille Collett and asked her lots of questions She gave me lots of answers that may be worth clipping and saving for reference The vaccines children are required to have before kindergarten include your basic DPT (do all doctors speak in alphabet soup?) which means diphtheria pertussis and tetanus These are not microbes to mess with Diphtheria causes the throat to swell and can “ The South Sanpete School District seniors scored higher than the national average on the ACT test an academic achievement test that evaluates students on four basic areas The scores were comparable to the state averages in the 1993 pro- large turn out Will everyone please check in those closets under those beds and in all those other likely places and find all of those overdue books and tapes and return them to the library There are long waiting lists for We many of the over due books have an outside book drop as well as one inside for you convenience Come and enjoy your library Wc are there to help and serve you gram In Utah 71 percent of the High School seniors took the test in South Sanpete District 83 percent took the test English National average was 202 Utah average was 207 Manti High was 206 Gunnison High was 202 Math - The way even happily married newlyweds quarrel may literally affect their health New research shows negative behaviors can affect the immune system Negatives include sarcasm put downs interruptions excuses and denying responsibility Ohio State University Medical Center study director Janice says “We need to learn to disagree without putting each other down” In that average average at 2 Manti scored 209 and Gunnison scored 207 For the state as a whole female students improved in math an area they have been weak in Boys still continued to outscore girls in math but the girls continue to outscore boys in English Utah officials say they are since pleased with the outcome more of the stale’s seniors take the ACT than almost any other state and this tends to depress scores B ut an education writer is not so optimistic saying that the scores indicate that more emphasis needs to be placed in basic education Sanpete couple wins in Cookoff Winning Firstplace in the Great American Outdoor Cookoff at the Utah S tate Fair this year were Kerry and Annie Deuel of Ml Pleasant The couple also won the Cookoff s Showmanship category In the Horticulture Category the Utah State Prison’s Greenthumb Program won three special awards including the Best of Show in the Horticulture Division Ephraim voters say no to street improvement older Kids actually like the polio vaccine because its still taken orally on a lump of sugar at 2 4 6 and 18 months and a booster at kindergar- 5th Graders take National Test ten Parents with children in fragile health who may have diabetes kidney failure or asthma should check with doctors about yearly flu shots which prevents and Pneumovax Make home pneumonia pneumococcal Scary things Scary words But something we can fight Don’t be afraid Shots can run as low as $3 call your For more information county health department or your it is clear that staying not an option Does your child have school Phobia? School Phobia comes from a child’s fears of being separated from home and family The child may also be shy or easily Crying Tantrums threatening suicide or complaints of illness also characterize the child who is afraid to go to school who would doctor Phone News Items 528-311- 1 teat than Slick SO Wed Oct 6 Between 6 - 8 pm Salina Prefect atitit I tui IH I i mu ) NriU -- I i eu ImhM Prfevtt MUH ltt t M Pmti Zi I Ephraim voters in a special bond decided not to give the election city admin istration authority to sell $3 million in general obligation bonds to help fund a major street Of those project improvement voting 55 voted against the bonding which would have enabled Ephraim City to resurface all streets 15 miles total install curbs and also do significant work on the curb gutters and sidewalks 5th grade students at Gunnison Elementary have been taking a National test along with other students throughout the United States These test scores are compared with students throughout the state district and Nation Pictured is Mr Childs 5th grade class You’ve seen the demonstrations on TM Now is your chance to witness tor yourself The Best protector against engine wear Motion heal or contamination E Reading National average was 211 Utah average was 222 Manti High was 217 Gunnison High was 208 Science National average was 207 Utah average was 214 Manti High was 221 Gunnison High was 213 The composite score showed both South Sanpete High Schools doing better than the national average 206 tut lower than Utah’s can make you sick! Arguing so thrilled Dr Collett said “Then there’s the MMR” and responded to my blank stare by translating it to Measles Mumps and Rubella Kids should have an MMR at 1 5 months at kindergarten and then should have a booster when they’re ten or 300 times more efficient 326 S 200 National average was 200 Utah average was 199 Manti High was 202 Gunnison High was 201 details contact your school or your local VFW Post principal Pertussis is betcause suffocation ter known as whooping cough and tetanus causes lockjaw and can be caused by even a small insignificant cut The shot series is given at 2 4 6 and 18 months and then a booster at age 4 to 6 years Whatsome of us mightnotknow is that aTetanusDiphtheria booster is due at about age 5 Jared will be DYNA : more Gunnison High scores higher than National average on ACT Marie Montague Carolyn Klatt from the Utah State Library Board will be here to teach us fun and exciting ways to tell stories There is no charge and it is open to the public For furrher information please contact Marie at We hope to see a or f": s mwi&im On Saturday October 9th from 10:00 am until 11:30 am the Gunnison Civic Library will program Thiscontcstisconducted annually by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary The Voice of Democracy is a national audio essay scholarship All 10th 11th and competition 12th grade students are eligible Top prizes include a $10000 $15000 and $20000 scholarships The theme for this years contest is to America” “My Commitment To enter the competition a student need only write and then record a short three to five minute essay their interpretation of expressing this assigned patriotic theme “One of the greatest benefits to young people who take part in the program is that by thinking writing and speaking up for their country of they gain a better appreciation in and freedom their obligation American” stated Commander Ray Post VFW 9276 For of Dodge 'V'£&r &' 'if t IHltri to to feralt in Wicfe SMB S2N rather stay home in a safe familiar place Psychologists say letting the child stay home though simpler for the parent - reinforces the problem Parents must make it clear that is not an option Tell you understand that people feel sick when staying home the child that sometimes seek they are afraid Parents should help from the school as they try to calm the child fears Working parents can still see that their child gets up on time and goes to school by trying these ideas: If you leave for work and the child is still in bed call when you get to work and keep calling until he’s out the door to school When you leave for work set a kitchen timer so that when it goes off the child leaves for school Put the child’s backpack lunch and books by the door so there’s not a last minute scrabble to find them At Gunnison Implement you can get ready for the cold Fall and Winter weather ahead with savings on Jackets Coveralls Gloves in the morning Set clothes out the night before See that homework gets done so the child takes finished assignments to school Life is full of stress for everyone even school children butavoid-inthe stress doesn’t teach them how to deal with dial real world The longer the probexperience lem is ignored psychologist say the worse it gets Fall Lawn Fertilizer Hunting needs Shotgun shells Gunnison Area News Drop Rasmussen's Gunnison Implement 62 South Main Gunnison Ace Hardware 1 4 |