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Show For and about students and young adults Review YoaoGfa Wednesday Dec. 18, 1985 Gifted students have avenue for Youth advancement kids' holiday movies briefs Roy library to ROY Library, BRYON SAXT.ON Teachers have been taught techniques to provide the individual FARMINGTON Parents of- instruction needed for the stuten sing the praises of their dents, he said. child's talents in hopes of having The second phase includes classomeone discover his or her hid- ses taught after school hours in a den gift. specific area of instruction, Wil- -' In the Davis County School son explained. The students can District, finding that hidden gift take the classes for a small tuition has been made possible through a fee through the Community program called The Gifted and School Program, Wilson said. Talented Program. Class examples include computIt's a concern of the Davis er science and the performing County School District to find arts. The third phase of the Gifted adequate challenges in our school program for that special students and Talented Program is to protalents, said Dr. Larry Wilson, vide access to the handicapped director of the Gifted and Talentstudents. However, this phase is ed Program. not fully developed at this time, Talented and gifted students Wilson explained need that special attention and The fourth phase is titled the the program is a unique situaDavis Excel Program. tion for them to get it, Wilson The students in this area have a said. high interest and ability in a givHuman beings are the worlds en subject number one resource, said WilIn conjunction with this proson. gram the PTA, the parents of the We must develop that restudents or the teachers recomsource. mend special instruction in a sub.The idea behind the program ject on the school level, Wilson said. is, a customized challenge for all the students in the school disk Its an course oftrict, Wilson said. We look for fered through the school, Wilson multitalented students, and all said. students have talents that can be The difference between phase two and phase four is that the developed. The first phase of the students get to be more specific program is to provide a with what they want to study, Receiving a grateful kiss from Katharine schools gifted and talented class performed Wilson added. challenge level to all students, is Cook Elementary student Gray-do- n a Christmas program for Weber Memorial Ramsey Wilson said. Phase five is the Davis Satellite Blair. He and other students in the Care Center in Roy. The program is designed to Program. e It provides a separate strengthen the regular school curare measured, by academic The satellite program is offered The students are recommended riculum, and this in turn creates program to the top 3 to 5 perachievement and other criteria, to grades fourth through by teachers, parents, and princi-h- e only the spinoff programs, he added. cent, Wilson said. The students added. sixth, Wilson said. pals . Review staff 1 eight-wee- five-pha- se full-tim- Eliminating kindergarten 'touchy subject' BONNIE SMITH Review columnist . Dear Bonnie, There is talk and there are even ads on TV that suggest one way to stretch education dollars is to eliminate public kindergarten. I was shocked and alarmed! How can anyone possibly think that g massive, successful is going to programs learning benefit our children? It is unbelievable that this is even being considered! I am horrifiedand Id like to know your opinion. ax-in- B.L Dear B.L., Speaking strictly academically, kindergarten would be the easiest if ever such a grade to drop drastic move were necessary. In conscientious, nurturing homes, the alphabet, numbers, values and many social skills are a part of life. An extra year in homes Chalk Line like this can strengthen values and Also, private kindergartens are dividual attention. However, I think the controveravailable, and public kindergarten sy that this issue would stimulate teachers could teach additional classes of grades one through six, and perhaps even the determinthereby allowing smaller classes ing factors would be social valin the critical grades and more in- - ues rather than academic ones: self-imag- - - working families not wanting to pay another year of abused kids at home another year; kids from homes who could not afford private kindergarten; kids with parents who must wait another year to have books read to them; another day-car- e; The Weber County southwest branch in Roy, 1950 W. 4800 S., childrens will be having Christmas movies on Saturday ! Dec. 21, at 2 p.m. They will include Pluto,? The Moles Christmas Tree,? Mr. Magoo, The Velveteen Rabbit and others. For more information, call department, 776-255- 7. Santa to visit Sunset :1 City kids Saturday Santa is coming to Sunset City! He will arrive in Sunset on a at 9 a.m. fire truck Dec.-2He will start at the north end of town and go down each street in Sunset, handing out candy canes to all the children along the way. He will be at Winegars a.m. to Shopping Center from p.m. 1 1 1 Local youth clubs make first aid kits The Sunset SUNSET Rock n Rollers and Earl Family Clubs made car first aid kits recently as a community pride proj4-- H ect. Members of the Rock n Roller Club are Brittany Williams, Cara Andersen and Jennifer Morrill, led by Teen Leader Chanin Williams. Members of the Earl Family Club are Jason, Rod and Steven Earl, led by Denise Earl as leader and Norma Earl as assistant. These first aid kits are to be distributed to the needy by local churches and YWCA. One kit office for will remain in the demonstration purposes. 4-- H Davis preschool set to reconvene Jan. 3 way. More secretaries? Gardeners? No way. More teachers? Yes. More classrooms offer if necessary? Yes. I would want to know that every penny would go directly in- to the classrooms and not into peripheral programs. If all homes were nurturing, edukids whose excessive cationally-oriented of TV; year homes, chilhomes have little good food or no dren would not suffer much from lack of kindergarten. The eliminaheat; the list is endless. tion of kindergarten would place In addition to the social determinations, I would want to know an additional responsibility on beforehand how every penny to the home, however, and the sobe diverted from kindergarten cial implications would weigh would be allocated. heavily if this issue ever comes to More district personnel? No the forefront. non-nurturi- : CLEARFIELD The Davis School District Cooperative Preschool program will reconvene after Christmas, said Cheryl Bradley, instructor of the program. Its a parents education pro- gram, in which the parents of the. children are given the opportuni- ty to teach and watch their child interact with others, Bradley said. The parents pay a tuition fee of $25 a month, which goes towards the cost of the teacher and supplies, Bradley said. For further information about 7 the program, call or 774-741- Art, writing awards earned 825-938- School menus American Education Week observed at Roy junior high ' Sand Ridge Junior ROY High in Roy has observed American Educational Week. The students in art classes participated by making poster and the English class students wrote , compositions commemorating American Education Week. The music students sang and played for the other students during lunch. Winners in a poster contest and writers of winning compositions were awarded cash prizes Brandon Wintle, first; Ruth Hay, second; Travis Chapman, third. English composition contest winners: Ninth grade: Mark Anderson, first; Lesha Toone, second; Wendy Ashby, third; (tie) Jason Smith, third. Eighth grade: Shane Rusch, first; Bryce Griffin, second; Jan Hadley, third. Seventh grade: Mary Housley, first; Jennifer Bowman, second; Sherry Dirks, third. and given certificates of achievement. Following are the top three winners in each grade and category. Poster contest winners were awarded: first place, $15; second place, $10, and third place, $5. Ninth grade winners are: Wendy Ashby, first; Skip Love, second; Jason Smith, third. Eighih grade winners are: Brian Moore, first; Cindee Martin, second; Rob Miller, third. Seventh grade winners are: Elementary school lunch menus for Davis County are: Wednesday, December 18: Italian spaghetti, green salad, rolls, peaches, milk. Kindergarten Snack: Cinnamon puff, milk. Thursday, December 19: Hamburger deluxe, french fries, fruit cup, chocolate chip cookie, milk. Kindergarten Snack: Graham crackers, milk. Four FFA members compete Four memCLEARFIELD bers of the Clearfield High Future Farmers of America travelled to Kansas City, Mo., to compete in the National FFA Floriculture Contest. The contest was in conjunction with the 58th National FFA Convention and sponsored as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Members of the team are: Ryan Perez, Patrece Eames, Jodi Oliver and Tammy King. Nile Carlson is the team coach. The floriculture contest is one of the 12 national agricultural contests conducted annually by the national FFA organization as part of the convention. Elks Dwight . member of the Order of the Ar--- y junior assistant ScoutHe is on the high honor roll and a member of the National Hbnor Society. He is a Boys State graduate. Dwight is the p a & v 5 filSms "U if re- -, Award and Freedom Leadership Award from the Kiwanis Club. He is a member of the Davis County Youth Symphony and a Or- member of the 1985 All-Sta- te row and master. chestra and Weber State College Invitational Orchestra. He serves on LDS Seminary Council at Clearfield High. V i t. i milk. cipient of the Hope of America Johnson is a 12th grade student. He is an Eagle Scout and Dwight Johnson I , Johnson of Clearfield High School was chosen as the Roy Elks Club Student of the Month. J s, name top student CLEARFIELD 8 , Friday, December 20: CHRISTMAS MENU: Roast turkey, whipped potatoes ; wgravy, green beans, orange wheel, rolls, redgreen jello jew-elChristmas cookie, milk. Kindergarten Snack: Cookie, ; Forty teams identified plant materials, judged plants and arrangements and took a written exam about plant materials, growing media, plant disorders. Each of the teams competing in the floriculture contest have won contests at the local, area and state levels to earn the trip to Kansas City. , 9. IV 41 y SERVING as officers for the ninth grade at Farmington Junior High School are Staci Robison, vice president and daughter of Bert and Tonna Robison; Shaunna Hoskins, secretary and daughter of Sherman and Marsha Hoskins; Chris Ramsdell, president and son of Mike and Joan Ramsdell, all of Farmington. : Secondary lunch menus for i Davis County are: Wednesday, December 18: Taco salad wtomato wedges, ; cinnamon twist, milk. ' Choice High School: Burger line. salad bar, Choice Junior .High: Hot ; Pastrami. I Thursday, December 19: Potato bar wmeatcheese top- pings, fruit cup, rolls, frosted; doughnuts, milk. Choice High School: Buger bar, salad line. Choice Junior High: Cheeseburger wdills. Friday, December 20: CHRISTMAS MENU Roast turkey, whipped potatoes wgravy, green beans, orange slice, rolls, redgreen jewels wtopping, Christmas cookie, milk. t V |