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Show SPECIAL SECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION r ctanoard-examine- MAY 19. 1931 0 CilY EDITOR: SUNDAY, 625-422- $ s I 4 i H jh i x - M &?-- $ .4 , hi ' ' I 4 Jr X A 7 ft V f , t 4 it' L ' ( s I , I A x ' Ubn l An ' r 'I 'V : . HJ. ' l tr - G 4 X- Xx ' - 4 X "r t ' J m w , 7 Svt I f r- X - - 4 - ft 1 DCCr )g to9Y&-fc - ULK w ', i I 9 , . t A 0 - r i . " lr' 1 ( A i, H fc V 'i X" i r . ( ! V - I.. v i . "Fin t u iin cf ,rn t p f . r-- .a w- - r' ; fftnJTIi f k' it tfv . . 4 1 P O", C . ' " - ' ; htATHLR v .Ke c I irtn Phillips (left) I V- ftrr , 2 i ivlf f tom t 't, e, ny Cr- , sits with her mother Margaret Jones, and her daughter, Becky Phillips. All STQNStanCarj-Examin- r three generations attended Weber High School. , generations look back . r t r7jrL-- - lir, ;. V 'i S I, d ... j 'JfJV jiCk R'i f, T ' . 0J uick - J Bai It 11$ J:7 uick ' V s, :: Xs - ..' . U V8 7, w "T i 4 H c .'7 - k CARRlCAB'JRU at Earner slat USANT VIEW In 1939. Weber School students picked cherries after I danced to d music and ea- -' big-ban- the big football game awaited 'it Ogden High. uould've dreamed of showing 'or class with holes in the knees of t jeans. In fact, few wore jeans to one J at all. ol Warriors owned bopped to the sand the Beach Boys and cruised rgton Boulevard in dads car. ;ber High athletes still dreamed of 78 the Tigers, and the school itself all on I2th Street in a building that J' stood where a ShopKo store is now. wca Phillips, a member of Weber class of 1991, smiles at such anec-- : t about her school, and every once in It the really cool of suede boots, 1S64, ir s rolls her eyes. 'prct Cragun Jones, her grandmoth-tr.- d Karen Jones Phillips, Beckys ler, are providing the information. Kr 1991 class. tothern Utah high school graduation times and dates for the BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT: Bear River High School, S. Main Garland. 7:30 p.m. May 30, high school stadium. St., Box Elder High School, 7:30 p.m. May 30, high school stadium, West, Brigham City. In inclement weather, moves to gym-aiu- OS. 600 DAVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT: Clearfield Weber State High, 7 p.m. May 29 Dee Events Center, Harrison Blvd., Ogden. ' ,1ersity, 4450 7 pm. May 31 Dee Events Center, Weber State 4450 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. 440 Lancer Layton High, 7.30 p.m. May 31, school auditorium, Davis Uni-eSlt- y, High, Aie. Mountain 4l 160 S. High, 6 p.m. May 29, Farmington Junior High, West E. 350 .Young Parents, 7 p.m. May 28, Kaysville Junior High, 100 oth. MORGAN SCHOOL DISTRICT: 55 N. 200 East. Morgan High, May 23 at school gymnasium, DISTRICT: OGDEN SCHOOL Arts Center, 7 p.m. May 30 at Browning Fins State University, 3750 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. Ogden High, Harrison Blvd., Ogden. May 30 in auditorium, 2828 3279 Washington Washington High, 7 p.m. May 29 in auditorium, - Ogden. WEBER SCHOOL DISTRICT: Weber 30 at Dee Events Center, S?nevil,e Hl9h- - 7 " 3en Lomond High, Ser d- p.m. May 4450 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. canyon View at school, 1100 Orchard High, 10 a.m. May 29 'eUniversity, - Ogden. 2150 W. 4800 South. May 30 in auditorium, 430 Weber Hig 7 n m Mav 30 at school stadium, Pleasant View, in element weather, moves to gymnasium. ,Ry J High, 7 Weber High !'e' pm. OTHER SCHOOLS: s Catholic Church, High, 7 p m. May 31 at St. Joseph St., Ogden. Joseph 1(1 most recent generation. I think Becky has a lot more choices than I ever had, and a lot more opportunity to find a niche where she really feels like she can belong," Karen said. But n schools yearbook is still called the Golden Spike," and its drill team is still the Warriorcttcs. But the school the two elder family members recall is in most ways a far cry from the place Becky will graduate next week. Becky is the first to admit that she entered Weber High with more expectations and options than her mother or grandmother ever dreamed of. Shes also about to enter a world that is infinitely more a place where complex and diverse and other instability family abuse, drug social problems arc more extreme than they were a few generations ago. When the trio talks about different ways teentheyve looked at the world through of a are mixture reflections their age eyes, melancholy for simpler times gone by, and excitement for a future filled with a year before marrying Leon Jones, also a Weber High graduate, in 1940. hope and opportunity for the familys reminiscing as they thumb through copies of their yearbooks. All three family members laugh when they realize that Weber High students still cross their arms and hold hands while singing the same school song. The well-wor- Her high school education included mostly the basics, she said, with some music, sewing and home economics. Becky has never learned to cook or do any such things in high school. In fact, her whole experience has been quite different. An accomplished artist, it is within Weber Highs art department that she said she found her place. While still in. high school, she, like many students, is also enrolled at Weber State where shes taking courses to complete college general education require- with those choices comes difficulty as well. Sometimes so much opportunity can be a little overwhelming for kids. After Karens high school graduation in 1964, she studied child development at Weber State College and years later earned her master's degree in counseling education from Boston University. After marrying Wynn Phillips, whom she met at Weber State, she and her family lived around the world, moving wherever Wynns job as a U.S. Air Force major ments. Next fall, Becky will attend Dixie College in St. George on an art scholarship, where she said she hopes to earn an associates degree that will eventually lead to a degree in architecture. All three family members said their high school years were not without problems. Margaret knew a time of little money, few jobs and a general sense of anxiety as to how the United States would emerge took him. In 1989, Wynn retired, and the family returned to Pleasant View, in part because Karen said she thought it was a good place for her children to finish school. Margaret started studying to be a beautician while still a senior at Weber,-anworked in an Ogden beauty shop for from the Great Depression. Just years after her high school graduation, classmates started dying in World War II. Karen said she was sitting in a sewing class when Webers principal got on the loud speaker to announce that President John F. Kennedy had been shot In the 60s, there were problems with students abusing alcohol, and some anxiety about drastic cultural changes that were approaching. Becky also has lived through a war in her teenage years, and recognizes a myriad of problems around her. But she, her mother and her grandmother agree that shell graduate May 30 with the skills she needs to face the future. The demands that are going to be placed on her are great, but I also think shes better prepared than I ever would have been, said Margaret. Added Karen, Overall, I think the education shes received is generally vei7 good. She, like most other kids, is d and experienced enough to be able to handle new things. open-minde- Young entrepreneurs whizzes at business uuil.WllU By JAMIE LAMPROS i Standard Examiner correspondent Unlike other high school seniors, Brenda Zemp and Melinda Favcro dont have to dream about the day when they can own their own business and be the boss. Theyre already doing it.child-care a center in Zemp, who runs a family who and Favero, Kaysville, IX ; co-ow- ns t business in Taylor that makes concrete blocks, were among the 10 finalists in the 1991 Utah Student Entrepreneurs competi- & tion. The contest honors teenagers who possess a knack for business. Sam Francis, a Centerville youth and junior at Judge Memorial High School in Salt Lake City, won this years com- petition and the $10,000 grand prize. He owns the Sams Gifts and Candy store in Centerville. Also among this years competitors was Clearfield High junior Denver Robbins, who does special effects for movies. The contest is sponsored by the state Office of Education, the governors office and the state Department of Community and Economic Development. Zemp, a Davis High senior, is the day-car- e a drop-i- n center of Safe Safari in Kasvi!le that allows parents to leave their children up to four hours a day. Her partners in the venture are her brother, sister, Bonnie. Derrle, and She said she and her siblings took over the business in November 1989. Her sister had center under the preworked at the day-car- e i & er I AUGUST MILLERStandard-Examme- r Davis High School Brenda Zemp runs a daycare center in Kaysville. to be a teacher for the deaf. Its just a field never had to turn anyone away, she said. children were all interested in, she said. their her said parents gave Zemp I've already got a lot of experience in this the incentive to make the business work. field because Ive been taking care of children us have dad mom and always taught My since I was 8 years old, she added. that if you want something, you have to go after it For Favero, the path into th? business you can't just sit back and ask for ld ld vious owner. When the woman decided to sell, the Zemp trio stepped in. The center serves from 24 to 30 families on a regular basis, and can average up to 75 children in a single day, Zemp said. The children arent there very long because of our time limit, so we dont have all of them to juggle at the same time and weve it, she said. After graduating at the end of the month, Zemp said she plans to attend Weber State University and major m child development and family relations. My mom is a teacher and my sister wants V world also followed family lines, i The W'eber High School senior runs Big Splash, a business her family started in 1984 and which she took over in 1988. The compa- - See JOB on 101 |