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Show r 2 Saturday. March Lakeside 16, 1996 Lakeside Revip Class . LHS open house From page 1 to adolescence. Sixth and seventh grades are key times for making key life decisions, Hadfield said. We want to take them through the transition to junior high peaceably, before they hit that wall of physical change. Teacher Sharolyn Griffith is a firm believer in the program. Quest assignments do not require a textbook, but might require siblings to go on a picnic. Other students chose to make a family scrapbook as a final project. Every student was asked to make a family crest that included a favorite memory. If students could not think of anything positive to say, Griffith asked them to imagine what they want their family to be like. In her school, she said, a fair number of students rely on their imaginations. They talk so bad about their families, sometimes I have to help them think of something positive, she said. Criticizing other students is against the rules (the course calls then put downs) and students are given laminated cards with questions to ask themselves before they make decisions. Will it lead to trouble? Is it against the law, rules, or the teachings of my religion? Is it harmful to me or to others? Will it disappoint my family or other important adults? it reads. Students are offered extra points if they bring the cards to class on the day Griffith asks for them. Signs hanging around the room remind students to check their sour dispositions at the door. Tolerance is seeing with your heart instead of your eyes reads one banner. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference, says another. Teachers throughout the county have spent the past several weeks going through days of intensive training for the Quest program. They were asked to implement immediately the principles they learn. When I came back, I was so energized, said Chris Spencer of Bountiful Elementary. I told my principal every teacher should be trained. If the Davis district officials have any say, they will be. During the last legislative session, lawmakers increased the line item amount for character education to more than Davis $500,000 for fiscal 1996-9will apply to continue the grant. State school officials say the concern about giving adolescents the ability to deal with life is not limited to Davis County, or even to Utah. Theres a really big national movement around character education and kind of the realization that schools teach values of some kind whether they intend to or not, said state school curriculum coordinator Linda Alder. The idea is that we should be intentional about the messages we teach. The payoff? Alder said educators claim the programs cut down on school fights and vandalism by impressive percentages. How long does that effect last? We dont know, she said. But a key element seems to be parental involvement Davis didnt establish the Quest program until a panel of parents reviewed it and agreed to it Its not something anyone would disagree with, Hadfield said. These are just basic principles no one is opposed to. 7. . I Funds From page 1 bills Other major money-relate- d affecting the Davis district include: Two elementary schools could receive a portion of the $1 million funded to 40 schools with high poverty rates, determined by file percent of free and reduced meals. Each teacher will be reimfrom $3 bursed $130, ' million given for classroom supplies and materials. Last year, teachers received about $100. The state added another $30 , million to the $20 million already class size. , budgeted for reducing Fifty percent of the total $50 million package goes to kindergarten through second grade. The flexibility of the bill permits schools to attack overcrowding in many ways, according to Bruce Williams, the districts busmess administrator. This year, the state allows up to 25 percent for capital improve-- . ments, such as additional portables. Since the intent of the new money focuses on reading, districts are encouraged to concentrate on these skills in classes reduced by adding space or adding teachers to decrease the student per teacher ratio. Transportation will not go fully funded. In the past, the state allocated a specific sum in the transportation fund that was then handed-ou- t to the districts. Final receipts, however, fell short of spending, and districts generally wound up picking up at least 10 percent of their tabs. The money does not guarantee additional hazardous busing routes cut last year by Davis schools. The legislature revised the sales tax laws as they apply to an issue arising school from language in the past that made it unclear for schools which rely on the extra money for supplies and equipment. . set for Monday - The Layton Hig LAYTON School open house is scheduled Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. I The event is open to all studer and parents but especially the Cl. of 1999, next years sophomores. Students and parents will be a to tour the school, meet faculty a students, learn about academic pr grams, students activities and athl ic requirements. There will also b door prizes including a school nn For more information call school at Garage sale for PER KAYSVILLE - The Parent Ei ucation Resource Center is have garage sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p today at the Family Enrichme Center, 320 S. 500 East. Parenting books,' filmstrips, a toys will be on sale for 50 cents less. All proceeds will go toward m toys and books for PERC. The pu lie is invited. SI r v fund-raiser- ) A'- - i s, OVERWEIGHT? ta yum imfthi ii unbrraintng OMINO 10 I SJ, Natural , I tartar Krcammrntlrtl YOU SIIOI LI) UK HthK SAMPI bS Discount far rrfrrrat ull lor mure mlo n Y ROBERT Trista Wynn (left) waits while Richard Paul Evans autographs her copy of The Christmas Box after a talk he gave at Lincoln Elemen- - , . a0l-3.0-3- 13-1- 2 IQ REGANStandard-Examine- r tary School Wednesday. He wassthe featured speaker at the schools Young Authors Fair. Evans shares writing tips with young authors By JANIS CARTER Correspondent Standard-Examin- - Aspiring writers Elementary School advice from a first-tim-e author who made it big. Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box, shared with the children his experiences in writing and publishing the paperback book. He was the featured speaker at the schools Young Authors Fair LAYTON 3 Wednesday.- The event was held to help pro- mote reading and writing. During the fair students joined an authors circle, where they had the opportunity to share with each other the books they had written. But the highlight of the fair was :'r ;VTI Evans. Evans said he wanted to write a story for his two daughters to- tell them how much he loved them. He - wrote the story because he had something to say, not because he wanted to publish a book or even share the story. He only gave 20 copies to family members and friends to read. Soon bookstores called Evans suggesting he get the book published, but no publishers wanted it, so Evans decided to publish The Christmas Box himself. In 1993 he printed 9,000 copies and by December he had sold them all. The next year the book went national, and by the end of the year it had sold more than 400,000 copies and was No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list. The book, now published by Simon & Schuster in New York, is sold in 30 countries and is printed in 13 languages. ' It tells the tale of a married couple, Richard and Keri, who move with their daughter, Jenna, into a posh Salt Lake City home to cook and care for a sweet, elderly woman named Mary Parkin. Richard spends most days and nights trying to get his new business off the ground, and Mary tries to convince him to spend more time with his wife and, especially, his child. And, after he speaks with a Pay From page 1 descriptions through personal interviews. The supervisors input and the employees input matched in almost every instance, he said. The only position for which Wallace could not make a good comparison was that of city recorder. There are only two local cities - Sunset and Syracuse - with a position that entailed the same duties. That position will be adjusted when the current recorder. Ora Clayton, retires and a new recorder is named, he said. Clayton also takes care of treasurer duties, and in none of the cities, other than Syracuse, was there a recorder who also has treasurer duties. The inequities came about because of piecemeal raises for differ- - , ent departments and different indi-'- x viduals, he said. The problems include individual benefit packages, some of which have also been negobasis. tiated on a The whole idea was to get everyone up to parity, and then to standardize and do away with special considerations for each employcase-by-ca- Wallace said. Employees who have previously negotiated contracts that exceed the new guidelines will continue to receive their current pay. Those sala ee, y it X V W? W . a ROBERT Students at Lincoln Elementary School cut con- structlon paper as they begin illustrating books neighbor and reads several of letters in the attic, he learns the secret behind her desire and becomes a better husband and father. Because his publishers wanted another book, Evans has written a prologue to The Christmas Box that should be out in April. His second book, Timepiece is Marys about Mary Parkin when she is younger and when her daughter dies. The response is better with Timepiece," Evans said, It is a page turner and more emotional. Evans told the students who said REGANStandard-Examine- r they wrote as part of the schools Young Authors Fair Wednesday. they wanted to be writers someday to remember that the most important thing is, writing because it is important to you, because you have something to say. Evans responded to all types of questions, from what his favorite food is (Apple Raisin Crisp cereal), to his favorite book (East of Eden and To Kill a Mockingbird). He hesitated when asked how much money he made off The Christmas Box, but said it was $4 million. He told the kids that the only way to be a better writer is to write a lot. He told them to write in their journals and diaries. He said his lifestyle hasnt really changed that much since his success. His wife saves a lot of money and his daughters dont know they are rich. Evans still drives his Honda Civic. But I think Ill get the cracked windshield fixed, he said. St. PctePs Episcopal Church 1204 EAST 1450 SOUTH CLEARFIELD, UTAH 8401 5 825-0- 77 non-taxabl- e, ' t 546-795- 0. ries will be brought into line with the new figures through increases and attrition: No city employees will face salary cuts in light of the survey, he Clearfield Community Bethel luncheon slated CLEARFIELD - Bethel No. 15 Order of Jobs Daughters will sponsor a luncheon on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 452 E. 700 South. of the International The menu includes a salad and potato bar. The cost is $4. This is the guide's project for the term. For further information, contact Teresa Garcia, guardian, at 825-126- 6. SunX.10:3O Phone:825-111- 5 a.mSJhuriIZ p.m Sunday Services 9.30 & 11:00 a.m., 6.00 p.m. Call for Summer Schedule said. City officials expect the increases to cost about $30,000. The funds will come from departmental budgets and not affect the overall city budget, Bellmon said. The city presented the plan to its employees on March 8. Employees who have significant disagreements with the plan will have the opportunity to appeal, but the citys department heads generally agree with the plan, Bellmon and Wallace said. The study did not include employees on contract or appointment, or part-tim- e employees, tie said. Church 200 S. 500 E., Clearfield, Utah i . Sunday School 9:30 a.m. 4 KAYSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pastor Richard Axmann A Caring Church - Nursery Available 137 SOUTH FLINT KAYSVILLE, UT 84037 TRiMrrmiJHEKaatHURCH 385 W. Golden Avev Layton, UT 84041 Visitors Welcome 801)547-577-0 (Visitors Welcome) Schedule of Events: Sunday Morning Church 8 30 & 11 a m. Sunday School & Adult Bible Class 9 45 a.m. Communion every first & third Sunday Ladies' Bible Study Thursdays 10 15 a m. Organizational Meetings Boy Scouts Mondays 7 pm. Good Shepherd Mondays 9 am. Lutheran Women's Missionary League Supper Meeting 2nd Tuesday 630 p m. 9 am. Monday-Fnd- ay Kindergarten Monday-Frid- ay 1pm. Joe R. Price 546-099- 0 Sunday 9, 10, 11 am Wednesday 7:30 pm KAYSVILLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD A Joyful Church Pastor Gerald (Jerry) Koetitz SUNDAY SCHOOL (Adult, tom, junior, prlmry) c2 CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP 9:30 A.M 10.30 A.M Wt art a new and growing congregation meeting on Sunday mominga at the Lindquist Kaysville Chapel, 400 No. Main SUNDAY EVENING WORSHIP (Horn. Fellowship) THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY & YOUTH Exalting Christ Building Families 547-159-8 6:30 P.M, 7:00 P.M ' Jr f |