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Show Rvtw Uxuz:zi if Tuesday, June ;i A r tp O ri U v w ;' O J Class still ' session for some in kVI "7?JC'vvv'..'S,' ,voT ;V; s..,gv: -- -- . "- - 7. 1994 7 - v Jhit i I the monthly roundup of elementary i(hoit octtuttef Joe June, To report actlulirt Jor call 7?6 4vU erUai by the Ian ueek of July, ,iu-gu- n. Farmington Elementary School Krvowtion Wednesday it ihc field inp The kindergarten field trip Thursday. The fourth-grade- s go on a field trip second-grad- will go on S students will June 16. SCHOOL CAUEHPAH Sandra Holmans and Gloria Nelsons classes will present a pro- gram at 7 p,m. June 21. The fifth grade will go on a field trip June 22. There will also be a Polynesian fold dancing assembly ; that day. The fourth grade will present a program June 2J at 7 p.m. conferences will be held June 27 through 29. Students will be dismissed early those days. Voters can cast their ballots for the primary elections at the school on June 28. Chris Spencers and Christy Can-fielclasses will present a program at 7 p.m. Field day is June 30, for tracks B and D. School dismisses at II a.m. on July I. btudent-parcnt-tcach- ds Pointing and laughing at bar frland Trlaha Davis, who fall undar tha spall of bypnotlat Jack Lyth- - goo, Katelyn Handy had a blast at tbs graduation bash at Layton High School Thursday. all-nig- ht As an honors graduata, Handy, (bslow) was one of tha graduation spaakers. Kaysville Columbia Elementary School The sixth grade had vision screening today and the fourth grade went on a field trip. Photos by Robert Regan Thursday is field day for tracks B and C. on tracks B and C will be going on a field trip to Wheeler Historic Farm on June 14. June 16 the kindergarten classes will go to Hogle Zoo. And on June 21 kindergarten classes on tracks B and C will go to Gailey Park. e The students on tracks B and C will go to the Kaysville City Library on June 23. There is a jump-a-tho- n for second through fourth grades, on June Story by Katelyn Handy First-grade- first-grad- A. gnSKilanailfl(iDim it EDITOR S NOTE: W ith the excitement and anticipation that are a natural part of graduation, cor- respondent Katelyn Handy re-ceived her diploma from Layton ,, High School Thursday night. Here are her experiences of that memo- rable night. has taken 13 long years to finally get to this day, from high school. To almost any teenager, graduation is the first of many milestones of life which will lead to many more. Graduation brings about change: More responsibility, a job, college, and the entrance into adulthood. Commencement exercises for Layton High School were June 2 in the school gymnasium. Most other high schools from the area have their graduation exercises held somewhere else, like Weber State University. But I was glad to be graduating at my own school, to receive my diploma at the place where I had worked so hard for it. After almost a month of sending out preparation graduation announcements, finding a new dress, planning all the activities that are associated the day was with graduation finally here. O 6:30 a.m.: I began the day by groveling for more money from my parents while they were still in bed. (Ive learned they hand out money much easier when asked ). Because of the special day, they gave me the $25 I needed to buy a video yearbook and decided to help me finance my senior trip. 7:30 a.m.: We seniors didnt have to go to class today, but It half-asleep- instead we had the requirement (or rather the boring misfortune) to be at graduation practice. I spent the morning getting in line, (even though this was our third graduation practice, there were still a lot of bugs to work out) and practicing walking across the stage, taking the diploma with the left hand and shaking with the right. (You cant believe how hard that actually was for many students). Luckily, because the Class of 94 was patient enough to follow directions we were able to end the practice at 1 1 a.m. At the graduation exercises, I had been assigned to present the theme, a passage taken out of Emersons Nature. I was to discuss the theme and background of the author. Unfortunately, I had only gone over my speech once or twice so I felt very nervous and unprepared when I rehearsed it. B 1 1:30 a.m.: It was now time to get autographs from everyone, especially the juniors and sophomores I would be seeing for the last time. Even though it was my last yearbook, I have noticed that as a senior it isnt as important to get every single slight acquaintances signature. By 12:30 1 was ready to go home, take a nap and nurture the sunburn I got the day before on senior slufif day at Pineview. It was odd, but I wasnt feeling very . sad at the thought of leaving. I was rather numb to the entire situation. B 1:30 p.m.: Even though it was the last day, the student-bod- y officers, which I am a part of, still had many things to do. We finished cleaning the last-minu- te . room and said our thank-you- s and good-bye- s to our principals and advisor. After signing our yearbooks, handing over our keys to the student council room and reflecting over the year with a speedy game of catch, it was time to go home to take another quick nap and get ready for the big night. But by this time when I should have been excited, I only felt the queasiness from stress and lack of sleep. B 4:30 p.m.: When I got home I noticed that one of the benches had been taken out of our family van. Ahah! Could this mean that someone might be picking me up my senior gift, a cedar chest? But when my mother got home I noticed that the van was empty. She had gone to the furniture store to buy my gift, but was worried that I might not like it. She wanted me to go back down to the store to look for the perfect one. I said yes, even though I had to be back at school in an hour and a half and I hadn't gotten ready yet. B 5:15 p.m.: My mom and I got back home empty-hande- d and in barely enough time for me to get ready. After dressing in the graduation costume I went to meet my friends at Layton High to get pictures taken. At ten to seven I remembered that I was giving a speech that night. I hid myself in a comer and practiced it as much as possible to make sure I wouldnt speed-rea- d it or pronounce the words wrong. B 7 p.m.: It was finally time. The procession line came out the t auditorium doors, across the parking lot and into the iroimteinmllKBii0 sweltering, noisy gym. W'e stood as the remaining 489 students filled their scats. The music ended and the program began. Luckily my speech was one of the first items on the program. I got up and spoke loudly and as slowly as I could, making sure I enunciated each word dearly. What a relief to have that part over with! I resumed my scat on the stand and watched the five other speakers. Then the conferring of diplomas began and boy, was it long! But it was so neat to see all my close friends, and those I hadnt seen in years, and those that I wasnt sure would graduate, receive their diplomas. After the last student received his diploma, the entire class stood up and switched the tassel from the left to the right side of the mortar board. That simple gesture really moved , me; it was like we left our past behind and were ready to embark on the future. We marched back out and into : the commons area where many ; hugs were exchanged, warm wishes extended and tears shared, While I was moved by it all, it still hadnt hit me that I had : really graduated, that I would not be returning to Layton High the next day. B 10 p.m.: After almost an entire hour of pictures my parents, grandmothers and I were on our way to the next part of graduation night, the senior ' . banquet at the Oakridge Country Club in Farmington. I got the congratulations and praise from my family (I found that this night was almost as important for my parents as it was for me) and a chance to relax over a nice, dinner. We then went home and opened presents. I was totally excited at how incredible the night had been so far. It's strange, but while graduation approached, I seemed to experience a new emotion each day about leaving high school. There were some days when I was ' ! i i The second grades on tracks B and D will be going on a field trip to the Utah Childrens Museum and Wheeler Historic Farm on June 29. An awards assembly is planned for the last day of school, July 1. School begins again on July 26. Kaysville Elementary School clasWednesday, the third-grad- e ses on tracks C and D will be going on a field trip from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. . The kindcrgar.cn students will be going to Hogle Zoo Friday. The fifth-grad- e students from tracks B and D will be going to Hansen Planetarium on June 13. Preparation for the student education plan will be June 14 for track B, June 15 for track C and June 16 for track D. There is a music class for those tracks the same days from 3:15 to 7:30 p.m. so excited and anxious to leave high school behind, and others when I felt wary of the change that graduation would bring. B Midnight: Im back at the school again for the senior bash, an alcohol- - and drug-fre- e lock-i- n sponsored by the PTSA. We were entertained by a hypnotist, had a stomp, volley ball, an air trampoline, cartoonist Val Bagley drawing caricatures, movies, all the food we could eat, and drawings for prizes. It was so fun to be with the senior class for five hours, knowing that this would be the last time that we would be together like this. As the night wore on I began to feel a little sad. I have grown to love Layton High, and all that it stands for. It's weird to think that I wont be returning to it next year. While there are many people I wont remember, there will be sq many more that I will never all-nig- ht The- B 5 a.m.: The bash was ending and the graduates had to leave. My friends and 1 decided to end it a little differently. Ever since I was a sophomore weve had a tradition of going up to the top of Trappers Loop to watch the sunrise. We went to the highest part of the road, parked our cars, wrapped ourselves in blankets and sat on the side of the road to see the sun peep over the mountains. As I watched the sky lighten, I though what a perfect way to end this night. We left graduation, which is the end of so many things, to watch the sun rise over June 3, 1994, which would mark the beginning of the rest of our lives. It reminds me on one of my favorite quotes from Winston . Churchill. Im convinced he must have been talking to the future Class of 994 when he said in 1942: Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. 1 vrj AneStsr part of tha graduation party was getting a caricature drawn by Val Baglay (left), who skatched har as a EYU cheerieadsr. Che received har diploma (above) from district assistant superintendent Stephan Ronnenkamp. - second-grad- e students, tracks B, C and D, will go on a field trip June 16. conferences for tracks B. C and D are June 20. 21, 22, and 23. Students will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. There will be evening conferences on June 22. Morning and afternoon kindergarten students will have school from. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. June 21 and June 23. There is no school for kindergarten students June 22. on tracks B. C and D will present a program at 6:30 . p.m. on June 23. The first grade will be going to Wheeler Historic Farm from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., on June 24. Diane Parkins kindergarten class program is June 27 at 6:30 p.m, Cindy Hansens class will have an art show from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the! same evening. Field day is June 30 for tracks B and C. There will be activities for kindergarten through third grades from 9 to a.m. and activities for; fourth through sixth grades from 1; ! . to 3 p.m. j. School will dismiss for the year; July. at 11 a.m. All kindergarten students will come during the morning. There will be no lunch served. Morgan Elementary School UTA presentations are being done today and tomorrow for the fifth and sixth grades. Fourth-grader- s on tracks B, D will have a rendezvous on June 4. Math Madness Night for tracks B and C is June 13. An open house to honor retiring teacher Donna Butler will be at 4 p.m. on June 15. , ; Students will be busy on June 16. Sharon Poulsons and Vickie' Jessons classes will be going to the zoo. Helen Hungers, Stephanie Povey's and Amy Rackleys classes' will be going on a pioneer trek during the day. Marylyn Billings class! will present a program with mario-nett- e they have made from 7 to 8:30 p.m at the school. Povey and Rackleys fourth-- 1 grade class will have a Super Friday, ; activity on June 24. Parent and teacher conferences for tracks B. C and D are June IT. Parent-teacher-stude- nt forget. 4r fH 24. First-grade- rs 1 v 1 1 Sm SCHOOLS on page 9 |