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Show If ft ft view Wednesday Jan. 15, 1986 4A Volunteers can help solve problems in Davis schools There is a myriad of problems facing the Davis County School District and school districts throughout Utah as a re- ln our view sult of growing school tion inevitably lead to an inenrollments and decreasing crease in welfare, law available funding. enforcement and related exft ft ft 9 k 9 e r a c r Solutions proposed, includd school, double ing penses. A poorly educated popula- year-roun- session schedules and the tion creates an entirely new elimination of such programs as kindergarten and driver training are often frightening. Still the decline in quality of education which would result from a delay in acting to remedy the situation is even more set of problems. Those who balk at paying higher taxes to educate our booming population would surely see more of their money demanded in the future to pay for solutions to those problems. But even an increase of $50 frightening. In Davis County in the next million for education, as profour years, student population posed by Bangerter, will only is expected to reach 50,000. help schools if some of the And that figure seems conserg measures being vative, considering enrollment considered are implemented. last year was 45,000 and this The $50 million may not prevent the implementation of year it is at about 47,500. The facts are that Utahs d schools or the birth rate is the highest in the elimination of kindergarten. nation and Davis Countys But, there is a direct way in birth rate is among the highest which parents of these thouin Utah. So, at the least, more sands of children can help, bethan 2,000 more students will sides providing more in tax enroll in school by 1990, ex- dollars. Classes in Davis schools are pecting the education our Constitution promises. the largest in the nation. Utah residents have held a Teachers are burdened with firm respect for education trying to provide a quality since the area became a state learning experience for these in 1896 and even before. children, and it is often a frusQuality education has contrib- trating challenge because of uted to a high quality of life the numbers involved. here for more than a century. Volunteers are needed Though there are many chil- many volunteers. dren to be educated and few Parents and others can prodollars to pay the expense, vide time and labor to multiUtah ranks first in the nation ply the effectiveness of every for median years of education. teacher. There are as many As Gov. Norman Bangerter ways to help as their are parhas proposed, many more dol- ents. lars must be spent on educaThe expanded learning extion in this state to maintain perience being provided in the our standard of living. As oth- Davis Districts satellite proer states have experienced, gram for gifted students is an fewer dollars spent on educa- - example of what can be ac cost-savin- ft ft a ' ft ft ft year-roun- L ft ft ft ft ft - ft ft ft V m A Jj s complished with parents help. The parents of each child enrolled in the program must commit to contribute at least two hours per week to help the class in some way. They provide help in typing, creating displays, planning programs and assisting the teacher in the classroom. They also contribute in more personal ways teaching foreign languages, instructing the students in basic music technique on simple instruments, teaching typing, basic journalism and crafts. The students perform plays under the direction of parents and others help plan and accompany the students on field trips. .Any teacher in any class could provide a similar program of extra education or simply improve the basic instruction offered if parents would commit to help. Education in the pioneer days of this state was left largely up to parents in the home even after some schools were started. Before formal - education was mandated by law, the home was the school. In order to ensure their children get the kind of education they will need, parents may once again have to take an active role in teaching. No matter what the parents backgrounds or whether or not they work outside the home, there are ways in which they can make a decided difference in their childs education. ,(g5 not j we ri( Letter to the editor Sponsors for Santa help 337 families The 1985 Davis County Sponsors for Santa Program was a huge success. I wish to thank all individual families, businesses, church groups, civic groups for their participation. A special thanks to all the elementary schools and to the local grocers who participated in the food drive. A total of 337 families were served in the Sponsors for Santa Program. Some 169 were single heads of households, 110 were families, and 39 were senior citizens. A total of 843 children were provided Christmas because of the giving and thoughtfulness during the Christmas season. A special thanks to Lakeview Hospital. Lynn Carringer contacted Larry Burdett at the United two-pare- nt Way Office to find out how the hospital could help at Christmas. Burdett suggested the Sponsors for Santa Program. Thirty-seve- n families were pro- vided a food basket, a gift certificate, and a variety of toys for 92 children with the Lakeview Hospital donation and other donations received by Adam Bowman, Verl Thalman, Marjorie Rogers, Robert Boyle family, Laura Wall, Holbrook Elementary, South Weber Elementary, John Krebs, Dr. Robert Kiyomura, Andrew Tate, the Whelan family, Biotron Laboratories, the Gerber Family. This is just a partial list of the people who made cash contributions to provide Christmas for Davis County families. Beautiful dolls from ZCMI were donated to brighten up many little girls Christmas. Quilts and bicycles were also received by two donors. A special thanks to Sgt. Car men Thomas and Hill Air Force Base for sponsoring 40 families. Sam Pacheco and St. Rose of Lima Church in Layton sponsored 50 families. First Baptist Church, Westminster Church, and many local LDS wards and organizations provided many families with the joy of Christmas. Mervyns, Frams, Rainbow Squares, Tracy Collins, Termi-colWestest Engineering, and Mountain Bell are a few of the companies that participated. Aida Bravo, Gary Davis, Ken Lynch, and other staff members put in many long hours to make this years Sponsors for Santa Program a success. The list goes on many donors remained anonymous. To you and to the others not mentioned, many thanks for a job well done. Kathy Villastrigo Davis County Sponsors for Santa coordinator Teachers may need to be instructed in how best to utilize this resource and some parents contribution will have to be coordination of volunteer efforts, but it can be done. ft J- -g SKI BOOT NORDlCA NR NORDICA TRIDINT NOW 980 Reg-J- 139 NOW V Get a lean Roast Beef SKI BIB WARM-UP- S, nr AMERICAN i9 no 7000 AfH bag of fries and medium 35 SKI RACK fwtty tock.ng Sandwich, Offer available at participating Arby's V. STRITCH PANTS .GAITORS through January 25, 1986. Not valid with any other discount. G. At participating Arbys In Salt Lake City, American Fork, Bountiful. Cedar City, Layton. Logan Murray Ogden. Orem. Provo, Price, Sandy, Spanish Fork. St. George. Taylorsville West Jordan, West Valley City. Evanston, Wyo For Best Results Read The Classified - - - d, |