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Show 2B Lakeside Review, Wednesday, April 16, 1986 'Celebration' of dance to feature ballet, jazz CALLAHAN JO-AN- Review correspondent t FARMINGTON Lagoon Opera House will be the setting a for a produced by the DeLong Art Centerin Farmington. .Dance mistress Vickie Koenig said she is excited about the programs on April 23 at 4 p.m., April 24 at 7 p.m. and April 25 at 7 p.m. The cost is $1.50 for general seating. For information con-- , tact Vickie Koenig. ' The children have worked hard during the year to prepare for this event, said Mrs. Koenig. The first section is called a Celebration of Ballet. It follows the life of a girl dance-dram- from before birth to childhood to marriage. Soloists include Jennifer Pinto, daughter of Anthony and Janet Sue Snow, the dance aerobics. All teachers are gifted in their area of dance, said Mrs. Koenig. Pinto, Farmington; Honi Ses- The dance is one facet of the Art Center that provides sions, daughter of Neat and Alice enrichment quality Sessions, Centerville; Paulynn classes in the arts. The centers n White, daughter of Paul and White; and Melanie Prince, philosophy is to build the confidaughter of Rob and Judy Prince. dence and creativity in the stuThe last part is called, Thats dents. Entertainment. Mrs. Koenig has combined adIt includes a dance concert fea- vanced students with beginners to turing jazz, modern, tap and a the benefit of both. She said this and special number by the adult improves the class. technique of the individuals. The Beth Johnston is in charge of opportunity to perform makes the the modern dance department; students work harder toward perGeri Weight teaches the jazz and fection, she added. De-Lo- ng after-scho- ol Kay-lyn- self-estee- m dance-aerobi- cs Polishing movements for dance-dram- production are DeLong Art Center students. a Hyperactivity vs. 'lack of motivation' - recognize difference grades, and get constant reports and do regarding lack of effort the logical thing: scold the child. The child, already unsuccessful in school, is often in trouble repeatedly at home. If there werent a discipline problem to start with, there certainly could be one at the end of the cycle! There are also many teachers who will not accept or deal with this problem. It is (or can be) a chemical imbalance which mediand I cation can often help have seen teachers scoff at medi BONNIE SMITH Review columnist Dear Bonnie, This letter does not necessarily require an answer, but I hope you Will print it anyway. In many cases, hyperactivity and distractibility are treated in classrooms as mere disciplinary problems. The childs intelligence level, however high, can go unnoticed. There are infinite reprimands for lack of attention. Grades can even with a ge- drop quite low Chalk Line nius I.Q. Parents are told that the child never pays attention or that he or she could do much better if there were more effort. At home, parents see thejow cation. There are parents who will not admit that their child might have a problem because the parents feel a social embarrassment. It is an undisputed fact that some children are lazy, need bribes or consequences, etc. to and that provide motivation works. The plea I would make is for parents and teachers to recognize real distractibility vs. what I will call lack of motivation. I am extremely grateful for my sons teacher. Actually, I would knew that was not a true reflection of his ability. She him. This time, however, she did it over several days, after school difference a is that there really in a quiet room, in between distractible and unmotivated children. Let me segments. He scored 93 percent, showing competency in 16 items, share this experience. Tested in a crowded classroom, reinforcement needed only in one needed my son scored 66 percent on a area, and no all. at test I am grateful for a terrific, unHe showed competency in sevteacher-a- nd en areas, needed reinforcement in derstanding, helpful I hope more children out there five areas and needed are as fortunate as my son has in five areas. A.J. A wise and wonderful teacher been this year! love to nominate her for Teacher of the Year if it will help some parents and teachers realize i multi-subje- ct Wally helps turn youths into bookworms DARLENE MIX Review correspondent CLEARFIELD Book- worms describes the students attending Wasatch Elementary School in Clearfield. With the help of multicolored Wally the Wasatch Wallcraw-lestudents and their teachers at participated in a the school. Students cut out worm pieces according to class color and with great enthusiasm and anticipation watched Wally crawl throughout school building. the Poll, principal of Wasatch Craig Elementary, said, We had a need here at the school to get the students to read. We decided to set a goal to get them to read and it sixth-grad- one-ha- lf V r, read-a-th- two-lev- f' on irt $ jf 1 i first-grad- e; el was very successful. Each piece of Wally represented minutes of reading, with the color pink representing one hour of reading time. Teachers helped 15 pieces with 3,000 hours. The students surpassed that goal with more than 15,000 worm pieces and a total of 4,328 hours of reading time. e stuWayne Neese, hours 48 and read dent, and received a bearing the inscription, Wasatch Eagle reader. Students receiving certificates for reading the most number of hours for their grade level were: Jason Vandehei, kindergarten; Nathan Gwen Miller, Douglas InYoung, second-gradLeeAnn Stack, gram, fourth-gradCarrie Snow, fifth- grade; and Brandon Zarione, e; third-grad- e; e; ' The class reading the most was e class Douglas Adams 452 hours of reading time. with The winning teacher was Mrs. Suzanne King. At a morning and afternoon as Wayne' Neese sixth-grad- and encouraged the students, giving them silent reading time in class. The goal set was 12,000 worm Old-Fashion- par- Mann Everyone who participated is a winner. Check out books from the library and go home and read, he said. Poll presented flowers to Bev FARMINGTON Winners Reflections contest have been announced. The winners in the art division are: Mike Shifflett, first place; Justin Peterson, second place; Mike Miner, third place; Joey Otto, fourth place; Jared Cox, fifth place. Mike Shifflett is also competing in the state contest after winning in both the council and region. Literature: first place, David Simmons; Christoper Terry, sec ond place; Marc Semadeni, third place; Christine Steffer, fourth place; Jill Anderson, fifth place. Music: Kenneth Francis placed first at Farmington Junior and also placed in the council competition. Kelly Sansom took both first and second place in photography. He has gone on to council and region levels and his entry is now in competition on the state level. Other photography winners are Robyn Sansom who placed third and fifth and Allyson White, who n! BUY A NEW KIMBALL PIANO Get a FREE Guitar Get FREE LESSONS on your of reading. guitar and piano (Offer good while supplies last) placed fourth. Allysons picture is now in state competition after a win at the council and region lev- Mann Music el. 2nd So State - Clearfield Special awards will be presented in May to these outstanding students. lamBall Monte Vista youths present spring show FARMINGTON Farming-to- n Junior High was the scene of excitement April 8, when students from Monte Vista School took to the stage for their annual spring show. The theme for this years production was Color My World. said. Students from the preschool there, Leak In addition to the play, a groups to the graduating class performed. They did dances, sang square dance will be presented, and a dance held for students of songs and performed other activiboth schools. ties. Students can also swap adOne graduating student dressed dresses. as Elvis Presley and another student dressed as Michael Jackson performed a lip sync of famous Job songs to the delight of a capacity crowd. The grand finale involved all Bruce SamCLEARFIELD the students singing Blue Skys. son, a Clearfield Job Corps stu- Corps student gets safety award Roy fourth-grade- dent, recently received the Student Safety Award of the rs share fun afternoon students at North Park and Valley View elementary schools had a afternoon on April 9. The project was started last year when the two schools got together for Field Day celebrations, and North Park Elementary performed a play for the Valley View students. Under the direction of Charlene Mann, overall chairman of the project, students have been practicing for the play Alice In ROY Fourth-grad- e fun-fill- ed YCRK (new y 1078 Sat s - STYLE) V Gentile, Layton April 17 to April 26 New Yorks most famous food Isnt an apple, Its pizza!' Vitos Is bringing a taste of the big apple to Utah. To celebrate, weve got some great grand opening specials for you. Come In to our store and register to win a free bike and while youre there try any of our delicious New York style pizzas, deep dish Sicilian, or our almost famous Vitos twist and enjoy 2 12 oz. pepsls free, compliments of Vitos Pizza and Pepsi. Or take advantage of the following couwhile supply pons. (Free peps! offer good only on dlne-inAnd FARMINGTON Many of .the top junior high school math students in the Davis School District traveled to Utah State University in Logan to compete in a math contest in late March. s, lasts) ' stu- . Free delivery stu- two-ho- trade-in- foaidi Farmington youths compete in math . E. Fri & 10-- 6 We love (Next to Smith's Food King) He is the son of Ken and Donna Davis of Kalispell, Mont Farmington Junior High dents were pretested. The 2 Mon-Th- zz- gather at a fence, a safe distance away from the vehicle and road. Shortly thereafter, another vehicle lost control, spun around, and struck the door of the van. Several people were injured in the seven-ca- r accident. Samsons quick thinking and concern for the safety of his passengers preir vented the possibility of serious injuries to all individuals involved. Month. Samson was presented the dents with the 15 highest scores award for his quick thinking and went to Logan. They had a great humanitarian actions for an time and worked hard at a test," according to math event that occured in January. Samson, a student driver for teacher Jim Schmidt of Farming-to-n Junior High. the Clearfield Job Corps, was reafter to the center Students chosen to go from picking turning up students at a Salt Lake City Farmington were Angela Beesley, bus terminal. At the Kaysville exElizabeth Rasmussen, Richie it on he observed a multiple Kirk Graves, Caroline car accident. He immediately Williams, Jeremy Knudson, Matt called for police assistance on his Taylor, Terry Turner, William y radio and stopped his Fitzgerald, Jedd Flowers, Paul van in the emergency lane. SamMendoza, Chad Poulsen, Aaron son quickly directed all students Rasmussen, Joe Tennant, York out of the van, and asked them to Yates. two-wa- 773-53810-- 7 The Farmington Junior High School had more students enter the reflections contest than in entries, past years. Ninety-fou- r were submitted, according to Sharon Sansom, the director of this years contest. Youth briefs which they will Wonderland, for their perform counterparts. Dennis Leak and Valene Burrell, fourth-grad- e teachers, have been working on the project. Its a good experience for them to get together with other children their own age from another school. Then by the time they get to junior high school, they wont feel like total strangers Music START YOUR FAMILY BAND TODAY Garlock, PTA representative, in appreciation for the hours she spent in the individual develop- ment program of the For the students at Wasatch Elementary, Wally the Wasatch Wallcrawler will continue to occupy the walls of the school to remind students of the importance Farmington Reflections winners named of the Farmington Junior High ed Family Fun starts at At the closing of the assembly, Poll told the students, You have learned a lot. Keep going; turn off read-a-tho- sixth-grad- e. Good sembly, names of students and teachers were drawn from fish bowls. 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