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Show Teen talk Students stage couch potato revolt EDITOR S NOTE: The Lakeside Rehas asked students from Roy, Davis. Layton and Clearfield high schools to express their concerns and questions about things that affect their lives. Questions gathered from the schools are then directed to student groups at each school. Providing answers this week for the Teen Talk column are Davis view Children at Holt switch off TV knobs for month By BRYON SAXTON Standard-Examine- y ning to feel television withdrawal. But most of the approximately High students. , f H, CLEARFIELD Two weeks into Holt Elementarys month-lon- g couch potato revolt" students were just begin- Davis High 400 students participating remained confident they would endure. Two weeks later, more than 350 students were successful in the battle of the tube. The PTA leaders of Holt Elementary staged the schools first annual couch potato revolt in an effort to increase activity and decrease television sitting among their students. The revolt, led by Holt PTA president Teri Weir, was an April boycott of television Monday through Friday. Ive put 1,000 ideas around the school for the kids to do, rather than watch television, fr A Davis Bureau x i $ , - 4'''' fSf $. vs & J yx- - v4& Mrs. Weir said. Things included on the to do list were looking places up on a map or do- ing some extra reading. Mrs. Weir, who said she borrowed the television lockout idea from another school, proposed the project because of the correlation between television 1 miss watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Kindergarten student Brandon Bauer sixth-grade- r, sion vice working on the Clearfield ele- cartoons also mentary students loomed as a threat. Especially those popular afternoon cartoons like, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. g, s, t ? v&4j I ect. Mitch, one of the students who avoided the television trap month-lonsaid the thing he misses most in giving but Nintendo. up TV isnt the - But Nintendo wasnt the only tclevi- - v Having joined the couch potato revolt at Holt Ele- School, Justin Butler and Stephanie Bodily sixth-grad- soccer. pi Robert watching and unfinished homework. To prevent children from turning to television arcade games for relief, Mrs. Weir said she also included in her revolt a boycott of Nintendo. That inclusion was something she contends e prevented a large majority of the boys from taking part in her proj- Mitch Hill, a said he thinks giving up television gives him a chance to get more exercise because he has more time to practice baseball and 4 v iiJ&L heros in a halfshell can become a PTA leaders worst nightmare in staging such a challenging Those green-skinne- d spent their month without television reading and ing other activities. revolt. I miss watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, said kindergarten student Brandon Bauer. Jason Bodily, a said he too misses the turtles, and the first chance he gets, hopefully after the boycott, hes watching them. To fill the time slot the turtles normally fill, Jason goes on bike rides and swims, while Brandon colors and rides fourth-grade- r, his bike. But Brandon wasnt sure whether he could last two more weeks. Justin Butler However, was confident he would meet the first-grad- month-lon- g ReganStandard-Examine- r er challenge. Justin said his family doesnt have a Nintendo,, and his Atari isnt hooked - ry up to the television set. Oh yeah, one other thing. Justin said his television set is broken. I dont miss nothing, Justin said confidently. And after April ends Justin is sure he will remain loyal to the revolt. Our TV is still broke. My dad wouldnt fix it," he said. said Stephanie Bodily, a she enjoyed giving up television so much during the last four weeks she will continue it through the summer months. I always kept busy with jazz dance and piano lessons, she said. So, its safe to say. Holt Elementary students 1; television, Nintendo and Help. Answer: Do what you feel is right BUT dont do something that is going to lead you to feel guilty and make you unhappy. Youve heard it all before but you ally do have your whole life ahead r How should v' turtles, 0. LAYTON As bridges go, those built by two Central Davis Junior High School mathematics classes couldnt have been called fancy, but they were sturdy. Built for a contest, the final test was to see how much weight they could Ifi; i'1. i,-"- 4- On Wednesday evening, John Barain-ca- , a teacher at Brighton High School in Salt Lake City and advisor to the aerospace club, visited the school. Some of his students have had experiments included on space shuttles. - - Aa? .m iv' hold before collapsing. & y, Barainca has a project called Star Lab, a simulated shuttle flight, which he will bring to Central Davis next year. Central Davis will be the only school in the ? :$r This is the kids favorite time of the year. They cant wait. Sharon Groves :,r county to participate. Mrs. Bowden said the Star Lab, recognized by NASA, is a weekend project which gives students the opportunity to have a experience in simulated 24-ho- ur flight. Math teachers also chose one student from their classes as outstanding math students. To qualify, the students had to carry an A in math for three quarters. Trophies and certificates will be awarded in May at an awards ceremony. Chosen by her peers as the overall outstanding student was Amylynn Dick-maShe won a scholarship to Star Lab and a trophy. She is a student of Mrs. One bridge was painted brown, another looked like it was painted yellow, but on closer inspection, the yellow paint was glue. Some had enough glue on them to bring tears of joy to a glue salesman. with others held together with glue and string. And all w'ere made of toothpicks. n. The exercise wasnt one of science or engineering. As part of the schools Math Week activities, the project was designed to show students that math isnt just numbers in a book or problems that must be solved using memorization. Bowden. Another of her students to win a trophy was Robert Albrecht. Trophies also went to Jamie Banks, a student of Pam Kelly; Ryan Hyer of Pat Laraways class; Elizabeth Carson of Joanne Losenskis class; and Kimberly Weaver of Lynn Foxleys class. Deanne Stratford, student of Noel Cook; Bonnie Buhler, student of Jackie Nielson; Chris Taylor of Doug Wachs class; and Zachary Peacock, a student of Mauri Kettell. Students were also given a problem of the day to solve with the top 10 going Robin Bowden, geometry teacher, saw the project in a book she obtained at a math conference last year and decided to use it. It went over so well, she and Sharon Groves decided to use it again this year. Using a practical application of geometry and career math, students were given a bank account of $1.5 million. They then purchased toothpicks at $10,000 each; land for their bridge at $500,000; string. $500 per centimeter; graph paper for drawings at $40,000; and glue at $850 per day. After the first week, inflation drove the cost of glue up to $250,000. At the end of the project, students were required to have $2,000 in their bank account for auditing. Groves said if their checkbooks didnt balance, credit for the project was lost. Bridges were graded on appearance and strength. When the day arrived, students and teachers gathered outside to see how much weight in water each bridge could sustain. ChcerS( went up as each pail was poured and the bridge held. Groans were heard as each collapsed, while one boy crossed his fingers behind his back as his team's bridge was tested. S on a pizza party. Robert ReganStandard-Examine- r Students at Central Davis crowd around as a toothpick bridge collapses from the weight of falling water. When the final results were in, the team of Katrina Coombs, Kim Wicker and Mandi Wetzel took first place when their bridge held up under 96 cups of water before collapsing. Last years re- cord was 48 cups of water. Second place went to the team of Devon Child. Sara Figgins and Jenna Andrews, whose bridge held up better than the land (a metal plate attached to a rod) it was mounted on. after it slipped into the bucket with the bridge emerging intact. Mrs. Groves said, This is the kids favorite time of the year. They cant wait. They must use cooperative learning or the project doesnt work architecture, maintenance, budgeting, and accounti- ng. Other activities during the week in- cluded an egg drop. Students dropped eggs from the balcony of the Browning Armory into containers below. The object w'as to have the eggs land without I get this certain teacher to take me seriously? breaking. correspondent of this. Be honest with your parents, boyfriend, and yourself. I am overweight and have broken discs in my back and sometimes my hair goes flat and greasy. i By MARGE SILVESTER re- you to make important decisions like sixth-grade- r, Math equals fun for Central Davis youth Standard-Examine- About 3i months ago, my mother died after a lifelong battle with cancer. My dad is still grieving and won t do anything . He rarely gets dressed and he won't even go places with his friends anymore. He is starting to smother me. What should I do ? Answer: I think you need to sit down and tell him that life goes on and Im sure that your mother would want him to go on also. Talk to him and if that doesn't work get some professional help. Answer: Talk to him. Tell him how you feel. If that doesnt work get someone you can really sit down and talk to. Ive been going around behind my parents backs with this boy. Im always lying to them and Im feeling really guilty. Hes also getting really serious and its beginning to frighten me. What should I do? I love him and he loves me. Id do anything for him. I cant end it. Were in love. On Friday, Mrs. Bowden challenged her classes to solve a problem using the numbers Using the numbers onto come up with an had once, they ly answer of 24, computed with adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing. The prize was $5. but there was only one taker, Spencer Barney. ' It wasnt easy, she said. I worked at it (the problem) on and off all weekend. The kids were really happy for Spencer when he won. Mrs. Bowden said the purpose of Math Week was to stress application of math and make students aware of the fun and practical things that can be done with math. Were trying to get kids to realize that math is an important part of their lives. The new technology uses computers and some of the old memorizations dont apply anymore. She thinks Im a faker. I need lots of help. Answer: Go out and buy some good shampoo, go see your doctor for a weight-los- s program. Wash your hair, dry with a diffuser, etc. Improve your appearance. Go talk with your teacher in a mature way. And most of all dont whine like a baby. Im dating a guy a who is from the of the tracks. Hes not very rich and he has a lot of family problems. Hes nice to talk to but I get sort of embarrased sometimes when Im out with wrong side him. Sometimes he makes scenes. What do I do? Answer: I think youve already made your decision on this matter. Instead of asking for opinions you dont want, just follow through with your decision and stand by it. Say you and your boyfriend have been going out for a long time and he gets you pregnant. How can you tell your parents youre pregnant? Answer: Very carefully. Make them promise that they are calm. Sit them down, explain how thing are. Im sure theyll understand. If you dont think your parents will understand, its your decision. Think hard and long before you decide on this. Dont wait too long, it might become obvious. Answer: You need to just sit them down and explain to them that you're pregnant but also tell them you really need their support, love and guidance through this. Tell them you cant go through it " alone. Hopefully theyll give your their sup- port. Good luck. My dad says that Im 18. I feel that thats I cant date until much too old, so Im forced to date behind his back. I try to talk to him about it, but he just doesnt understand. What should I do? Answer: Keep bugging him. Hopefully he will then come out of it. Tell him that the Mormon rule is 16, so let it be that way! I would like to go on a trip to California but I dont know how I can. What do you suggest? Answer: Talk to your parents about it and if they say no, tough luck! Ive been going out with this girl for three months, and I want to break up. What should I do? Answer: Explain to her why, but do it nicely. Dont hold off breaking up for her benefit, because it will only make things worse. Also if you dont want to continue things, don't hold off, its putting you out. ; |
