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Show 4 Tuesday, May 17. 1994 Lckosido rowiM Seniors ready to Keep the Dream STREET TALK D What residents of Davis County think about the issues What challenges face this years graduating class? Wuh graduaiion approaihmg. Ihe future it foremost in Ihe mindt of high uhool seniors. Uul ihe nwng coti of eduianon and increased compriiiion lor good jobs have made that future uncertain. se- can remember, Tor as long si hac dreamt about nearing our cap fount si graduation. Ai graduaiion spproaihe. wc at lemon are beginning to realize the many social, economic and personal challenge! ne are facing, and will face, ai wc travel into the adult world. A lakeside Review During a revem vitit to Clearfield and Nurthndge high u hauls. niors were asked in random interviews what arc Ihe biggest challenges lacing the Class of IW4, Katie Larsen Clearfield n imponant must be made, manv of which will affect the rest of our deci-lio- "I think maybe the decisions on what kind of career you should choose and how important college it and how you need to decide now so you can get college over as soon as possible. You dont want to spend your whole life in college. You want to hurry up and get working and just get it over wuh, "1 think our class needs to put a lot of our I goals into perspective. Like our senior class dont think a lot of them know what they want to do. and thais a problem that were facing." I think Adie Graham Clearfield Letters Hospice alternative to Kevorkian suicide GUEST COLUMNIST Questions are frequently asked of seniors, such as "What are your career goals?" Arc you going to college?" and. "How are you financing your education?" Questions like these often be- come overwhelming to students who feel they haven't yet had the experience needed to decide what they want to do for the rest of their lives. It s often difficult for seniors to meet college deadlines, attain scholarships and find a decent job. In addition to social challenges, we as graduates must face many economic challenges: realizing that life is not free. Its hard to understand the concept of having to pay to go to college: our education has always been free up to this point. Now that we are adults, we also must become financially responsi- ble for things that our parents pre- viously took care of. We also have many personal challenges as well. After graduation many of our friends will disperse and new friends and support groups must be found. Seniors also must realize that we cannot rely on our parents anymore, but must establish our ow n sets of values and beliefs that will guide us through our lifetime. After graduation we are expected to be adults and handle all the responsibilities which come with adulthood. This year at Layton High School we have emphasized the importance of making and realizing our potential through our school theme, 1993-9- 4 Keep the Dream. Our dreams have now expanded to our future, and with hard work and diligence these dreams can become real through facing the challenges of life. Government DIRECTORY Story on disabilities fair helped attendance Letters policy This letter is prompted by the frenzy of recent suicide deaths in Suicide Doctor, which the Jack Kevorkian, "assisted." As I write this, Kevorkian has been acquitted a second time. The greatest danger in this saturation of media attention is that it may give terminally ill people the impression that Kevorkian's way is the only alternative to futile, expensive and often painful medical care. That is absolutely wrong. so-call- Thank you so much for assisting the State of Utah, Division of Services for People with Disabilities, by publishing an article in your newspaper on April 26. We felt it was important to notify the public of the Information Fair we held and the article was so very timely for us. I might indicate that the Information Fair was very successful, as hundreds of people hopefully bene- The Lakeside Review encourages readers to submit letters, to the editor. Content of Idlers should address issues of interest to our readership throughout north Davis County. Letters should be typed, double-spaceand must include the name and telephone number of the writer for verification purposes. Shorter letters are more likely to be published. Letters will also be edited, if necessary, to meet journalistic standards of good taste. With few exceptions, letters must be accompanied by the writer's name when published. Send all letters to the lakeside Review. 2146 N. Main, Layton, UT, 84041 d, For terminally ill patients and their families, there is another choice, and it is called hospice care. It is a form of care for the terminally ill that enables them to live fully as possible before and as pain-fre- e they die, allowing them to spend their last days at home in dignity, making peace with themselves and their loved ones. fited. Thanks again for your willing-- , ness to disseminate information that is of public interest. D. Steven Clark Case manager Division of Services to People with Disabilities CFCs cause no harm to earths ozone Help pass H. Res. 291 Zoo animals deserve much better treatment Hospice treats all the needs of such patients through a team that includes physicians, nurses, counselors, therapists, clergy, aides and Something is terribly wrong at volunteers. In most cases, the paZoo. Hogle tient can be cared for in the home, These animals are living only a with a relative or close friend servsmall part of their life expectancies. as the ing primary caregiver." It would be different if animal Hospice also tends to the needs of species were being saved from exthe patient's family, advising them tinction, but mans interference how best to handle the many pracseems to bring only bad new for tical and emotional problems inthem. . volved. Animals captured 'in the wild Hospice is becoming increasingly have many of their relatives killed known and more widely used. Last in the beginning. j year, fof example, hundreds of terMany more die in transit. Then, minally ill persons received hospice they are put into jails for their life care in our community through pritime. home vate hospices and hospices of health care agencies. Hospice has They arent serial killers, etc., become so accepted that it is now they have done nothing wrong. covered by Medicare, Medicaid and They are helpless, voiceless, and no most private insurers. longer have control over their lives. Unlike Dr. Kevorkian, hospices If theyre fed poorly, teased, hurt, operate openly and are community-base- d what can they do about it? Our state should certainly do more. organizations that open arms to everyone. Hogle is antiquated in many areas. The animals habitats should Although services are only probe more natural. vided to terminally ill patients, exCages should be mostly abolperience has taught us that the earlier hospice enters a case, the ished. , Utah has millions in its coffers, mor effective our help can be. For this reason, and because it is also and some should go for zoo imgood personal planning, we invite provement. all inquiries even those where If The public must there may be no immediate need the cant do present management for hospice. better by these beautiful, but delicate creatures, more caring people It is not our place or our intenshould replace them. tion to pass judgment on Dr. KeWe owe that much to the anivorkian or on the people whose, mals. But only people can speak for desperation drove them to seek his them. services. But those who think his Fox TV should be congratulated way is the only way should be adfor their fine three-pareport on vised they are wrong. the zoo. Members of the Utah Hospice Leigh Engelbrecht Bountiful . - Commissioner Gayle Stevenson (R) Davis County Courthouse 28 E. State Farmington, Utah 84025 0 Office Commissioner J. Dell Holbrook 451-320- (D) Davis County Courthouse 28 E. State Farmington, Utah 84025 Office 0 451-320- Commissioner Carol R. (R Davis County Courthouse 28 E. State Farmington, Utah 84025 0 Office Clearfield City Council 451-320- Mayor Neldon Hamblin 9 Home 825-583- E. Gene Fessler 4 Home Paul E. Poorte Home 773-29Diane Layton Home 825-78Don Ormsby 5 Home Martin Eliason 9 Home 825-556- 773-801- 773-619- Page Mayor DeMar Mitchell 1 Home Dennis Simonsen 8 Home Arverd Taylor 3 Home Kenneth Barlow 5 Home Walt Hokanson 6 Home 773-583- 825-841- 776-086- 773-841- 773-437- Bill Russell Home 825-93- Farmington City Council Mayor Gregory S Bell 9 Home 451-728- Pat Achter Home 451-508- 1 life is highly questionable. New evidence is being found that this theory is false. No chlorine has ever been found in the stratosphere which is directly traceable to CFCs. And the ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface of the earth has not increased in the last 20 years. The substitute refrigerant gases are highly corrosive, very toxic and extremely dangerous when exposed to flame or high heat. Human lives will be lost with their use. The ban of CFCs will become totally effective in the U.S. at the but there is still end of 1995 time to put this monster on hold. .) has inRep. John Doolittle troduced H. Res. 291 which calls for the president to appoint an im(R-Ca- thoroughly partial committee-tand scientifically investigate the CFCozone depletion matter and make appropriate recommendations to Congress. Please contact your senators and representative today and ask for their help in getting H. Res. 291 acted upon. The life you save may be of someone near and dear to you. R.S. Bennett rt Executive director Society for Environmental Truth Tucson. Ariz. Continuing education a main goal Just as all good things must come to an end, the graduation of the senior Class of 1994 will be an epochal event for many of those individuals who have earned the right of finalizing their secondary education. Clinton City Council Our country is facing a catastrophe of staggering proportions. That catastrophe is the impending ban those wonderful, safe, on CFCs refrigerant gases that have kept our food fresh: our homes comfortable and our cars a pleasure to drive. The theory that CFCs break down in the stratosphere and destroy ozone and permit ultraviolet rays to reach the surface of the earth and destroy plant and animal We will, as seniors, look back on our joyful high school days (first date, first car, first kiss) with reminiscent wonder; yet, our future assures us that there will be many unique challenges to confront us in our adulthood. Perhaps the greatest challenge we will face after graduation will be the continuance of our education. With the increasing cost of college, the chances of gaining an education beyond that of high school will be difficult. Many of us will be put to the test as questions concerning work, marriage, and further schooling confront us. Another unique challenge to the graduates of 1994 will be the more stringent acceptance requirements to college. Most colleges now re- - Ann Jillene Mills Clearfield j think its if they're going to go to college and how successful theyre going to be and what (professions) theyre going to go in to. Its tough competition (getting into college). You have to have good ACT scores, have good grades and it costs a lot of money, so you need scholarships and grants if you want to go to I college. Kale St. John Clearfield I think mainly getting employed and getting into college. There are not very many seniors that are employed as it is, and being as all the other schools are going to be graduating, everybodys out finding jobs right now. fc I think our senior class is more laid back and waiting, trying to wait for things to be handed td them. Not very many people here at Clearfield are . very motivated to go to college. A lot of people want to, but I feel there should be more motivation more things in school to motivate people to get into college. Pt Kabe Kawaguchi Northridge Probably pretty much just deciding schools to go to, future jobs, maybe what people are going reunion. Its just kind to look like at their of interesting to think what your friends will look like. Will they be big or fat or successful? 10-ye- ar I think Ill stay in shape. I have time to exercise and stuff still. I think half of them (the Northridge graduating class) will come out a little large. Angela Henderson Nortnridge Probably getting a good education after high school and getting suitable jobs to start their lives with. There are limited jobs out there available to high school seniors, you know ... Theyre (employers) a lot harder on us, so its harder to g find a good job, a job. good-payin- David Quintana Northridge Shortage of jobs; its hard to get into colleges; its hard to get into the military; its hard to find ut- most advantage. For what is technology if it is not continually enhanced for the bettering of human lives? We must fuel onward the technology of the 21st century without shrinking from past failures and fears. 1 "Probably all the high-tec- h jobs that are going to be needed for the future. "The people who arent graduating arent going to have the experience for these jobs. So after high school, they need further education." As high school graduates of 1994, we stand on the brink of vast technological advances. Indeed, many of us will even develop or contribute to the discovery of such technological innovations. We must accept these advances quire one to two years of previous schooling in a foreign language, while ACT and SAT scores are becoming increasingly more important for college acceptance. Another challenge we shall face in the future concerns the sweeping Justin Ipsen Clearfield technological advances in industry. and employ their uses to our guzst Cclu;.::;i3t ( "A lot of people arc debating about college because colleges are so hard to get into, and getting scholarships and having a good ACT score arc so hard. In my opinion. I don't think it proves anything because some people who are so smart and get 4.0s (grade point averages) do ' really bad on the ACT, so that means they cant where a school to to they go get good scholarship could really use their smarts. "A lot of guys are expected to go out and get a really good education and support the families, and lately its been a lot of girls who have come and who go off into the business world and leave their kids in day care and stuff. "I think a lot of woman are going out and making a stand for and in a lot of families themselves getting a good education the women are the main people in the house and make more money than their husbands. "Its good, but it my opinion, a lady should have a good education behind her. but she should stay home and have the kids and raise them so they know they have a mother. Thats what my mom did, and all of her kids have turned out good." anything to do anymore unless you have a college education, and that costs money. Because there are so many people in the world, you cant go with the flow-Yo- u have to set your own pace, set your own goals, achieve them goals. Im going into the Air Force Sept. 16. Ill be a warehouse manager. I plan to be the best be the highest-rankin- g at that ... person I can be. . They (the graduates) dont know where theyre going A lot' of them figure theyll work at $4.25 and live at home for the rest of their lives, and they cant do that. They have to go to college. My generation, we dont know where were going. Were going into a new age of technology, and we just dont really have a clue . We will, essentially, hold in our hands our own future.. The Gass of 1994 will face many future. unique challenges in itssteadfast- However, with a stern ness. the senior class will rise to its occasion and shine forth the lantern of opportunity, as it has done in this, its graduating year. Stephanie Watkins Northridge Finding a job. Because education nowadays is of weak in my opinion unless you get a h gher education or vocational activities." k nd |