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Show Old faces, new places in school district 10 schools to get now principals; other assignments made ementary). Also named were: John Ilife'h (former assistant principal I airfield Junior High): Kathryn lee Cuest, Stewart Llcmcn- FARMINGTON - Then' a whole lot of nun me unJ Nuking going on in the Dam School District. . A few of the facets next school term will be new, but a lot of them are old faces in new positions. The school board approved the administrative appointments last week. In the district. 10 individuals have been named as principals; two have been selected as area directors; and one has been named curriculum director. Named as principals: Beth Johnston. Sunset Llcmcntary (former principal intern for the Davis district); Charles Johnson. Clinton Llcmcntary (former assistant principal at Morgan MiJ-dl- c School); Kevin Prussc. n. at Oy CYNTHIA E. THOMAS , 7ur-huehe- North Layton Junior Crest-vie- w (former Llcmcntary administrator at Woods Cross Llcmcntary); Jody Schuap, King Llcmcntary (former administrator at Lincoln Llcmcntary): Re- becca Hunt, Morgan Llcmcntary LI- - (former teacher at Windridge tary (former assistant principal at Mueller Park Junior High); Helene Van Natter. Monte tsta Llcmcntary (former administrator at Layton llcmcntary); Don- ald Holt, Adams llcmcntary (former principal al Morgan Middle School); and Scott (irccnwcll. Davis High (former principal at North Layton Junior High). In these 10 positions, we have an absolutely outstanding (stall) of principals." said Superintendent Darrell White. Named as area directors were Paul Waite, former Davis High principal, and Mjrilyn Oberg, former principal of Morgan mcntary. LcAnn Lcishmun has been named as the districts new curriculum director. She replaces I red Brown, who left the district in April to become an assistant Llc- Former English teacher new curriculum head PARMINGTON - The new director of curriculum for the Davis Sshool District has a career history which might have been charted with her new position in mind. A former Lngtish teach- er and assistant principal, LcAnn Lcishman has su- pervised see-onda- Davis CurricDepart- ment for live past three years. She was also supervising the Program. A selection committee comprised of parents, teachers and administrators dent. Her career began us an l og-lis- h leather for reading and Journalism at Centerville Junior High School and then I armmgion Junior High Si hoot. During this period she earned masters und I d S. degrees in ed- ucational administration from (Ingham Young University. I or seven years she was assistant principal at Farmington Junior ry language arts as u part of ulum Ixishman fills a vacancy left I reJ Brown accepted a position wnh the Granue School District as assistant superintenwhen recommended Ixishman to the school board. High School and then Viewmont High School before joining the district curriculum department. Lcishman earned a bachelors degree in Inglishcommunicaiions at Weber Stale University. Paul R. Waite, former pnnei-pat Viewmont High School and recently named a district ur al ea director, says, "LcAnn is a person who has taken the responsibility to build and introduce new ideas which have consistently improved the education of stu- dents in the classroom. She used this initiative us an assistant principal at Viewmont to play a major role taking Viewmont from the bottom of district in Advanced Placement scores to one of the top 50 in the country." Ixishman is active in many areas; special education advisory committee. Northwest accreditation teams, principal liaison committee. Northern Utah curriculum consortium. National Academic League commissioner, state language arts core sleeringw ruing committee, and region school to career steering committee. She was also Utah president of Delta Kappa Gamma Internationa!. as coordinator over secondary language arts and library media. Many of the positions were filled, due to retirements of prin- - Layton Layton teacher a good neighbor A Layton teacher it the latest recipient of the Good Neighbors for Good Schools award program, Terry Kent ol Vaa View Elementary School received $100 Irom tho program to buy books for her class, Tho program, administered through State Farm Insurance Co., benefits Utah teachers through tho Children at Risk Foundation, During the last two years, participating State Farm agents have donated $45,000 to teachers to help out 450 Utah classrooms. The awards can be used to fund special science projects, field trips, superintendent of the Granite School District. Lcishman previously worked SCHOOL BOARD cipals George Cook. West Clinton elementary; Vclda Morrow, Knowlton Llcmcntary; Ann Keller, Crestview Llcmcntary; and Hank Lniery, Columbia Llcmcn tary. Then came a few transfers in the district for principals Lucindj Wagner of Sunset Llcmcntary, who will go to West Clinton Llc mcntary; Lcs Hroudhead of Clinton Llcmcntary, who will go to Know lion Llcmcntary; und Cyn-dc- c Miya of King Llcmcntary. See HIRC&2 sell-estee- programs, books, library materials, computer software or other learning materials. For every 50 points scored by the Utah Jazz. State Farm agents donate S100 to a classroom, and it the team wins the game, an additional $200 award is donated to a classroom. Traffic BOUNTIFUL doesnt Robinson called a good role mode! Jenny Robinson is all action and no talk when it comes to stop air community involvement. Robinson, former president of the Utah Association of Student Councils and recent graduate of Bountiful High School, is considered a role model to children and peers. She started the New Horizons program a year ago to benefit elementary school children. Twice a week. delivery Standard-Examine- r Davis Bureau CENTERVILLE - Despite chaos and an enormous traffic jam caused by a fatal accident Monday on Interstate 15, Bountiful firefighters were able to deliver oxygen to a boy who was stuck in traffic. The fatal accident near Lund Lane in Centerville about 3:15 p.m. created massive gridlock (hat stretched for 10 miles. A . young mother and her son, who used an oxygen tank, were stuck in that traffic jam. The mother called 911 on her ceilular phone, saying her son was low on oxygen and had no Way to get out of traffic, according to a Bountiful firefighter. A police officer assisting the accident found the mother and escorted her to an exit. There, the Bountiful firefight- ers gave the boy an extra oxygen tank and sent them on their way home to West Point. Utah Highway Patrol Troopers are looking into what caused a Layton woman to suddenly cross the center median, causing her full-siz- e Chevy van to flip and collide with a Nissan Pathfinder going the opposite direction at highway speed. Jennette Witte was pronounced dead at the scene. Charles Williams, 28, of Brigham City, the driver of the other vehicle, suffered massive head trauma and was flown from the scene to University Hospital. Williams passenger, Jennifer Hasratian, 33, of Ogden, was taken to Lakeview Hospital where she was treated for minor injuries and released. . Witnesses at the scene said they saw Wittes van, heading south, suddenly veer into the median. The van then became and flipped on its back, slamming into Williams Pathfinder on the drivers side. Nannetta Rice of Clearfield was right behind the Pathfinder when she saw the van coming at her. I thought it was going to hit me, I really did, Rice said. But she managed to make a hard right turn off the highway, striking another vehicle, sending her into a chainlink fence. Rice, who was shaken up but not injured, is a dental assistant certified in CPR. After the collision, Rice said she rushed to the scene to offer any assistance she See AIR2 air-bo- rn JU COPY Robinson headed up a group o working professionals to help with the reading program at Boulton Elementary. "We have some really neat things for the children to give them new opportunities. During Robinson's last HOT ROD: Gingerly opening the hood on his 1 940 Chevy hot rod, Mike Zuech and his car were recently highlighted in a national magazine. Car restored Under Pressure 1940 Chevy featured in national magazine and regional car shows By KAYE VOLK Standard-Examin- correspondent WEST POINT -- Not can claim they national recognition the first time they ventured into something new. Not so with Mike Zuech of West Point and the first old vehicle hes ever rebuilt. In Zuechs case it was his 1940 Chevy that was featured in the March edition of Street Rodder magazine. I have been into cars since I was 13 or 14, said Zuech, who works in the mechanical mainte nance division of Smith's Food and Drug. 1 worked on them first in a shop behind my parents home, mainly just doing things for family and friends. Then about nine years ago he bought an old Chevy with the idea of eventually rebuilding and restoring it. But it was something I just only worked at occasionally, having to save for it and all. Its just something that is still waiting, he said. But it was in 1990, when he and wife, Chrystal, had gone to the annual Cache Valley Cruise-I- n Car Show where they saw what Chrystal remembers as' something that looked more like it belonged in a junk yard. Zuech saw it differently. I just looked at it (the 1 940 anti-dru- By TOM BUSSELBERG correspondent Standard-Examin- FARMINGTON - Homeowners along Creek Lane just east of U.S. 89 say their two-lan- e residential street has become a traffic. d Shepard Lane in terms of from the ear received a sympathetic They City Council recently, and an agreement from Police Chief Jeff Jacobson that some- high-spee- 4 g Young University. Student enjoyed time on board ON THE PLATE: The vanity plate on Mike Zuechs deal about how high it is off the ground. Chevy) and saw that it was for sale, sitting there in a truck. I said how neat I thought it would look all fixed up, the chrome removed and set low. 1 940 Chevy says a great With some financial backing from his father, Rudy, Zuech bought the Chevy for $1,650 and brought it home. See CAR2 Barriers to be placed as traffic stopper Farmington residents complain about congestion on Creek Lane school year, her group logged more than 2,000 volunteer hours, and the program will be continued after she is gone. Its going to be continued with the National Honor Society here. It's just something that doesnt end with me here. Thats what Im excited about. Robinson said she always streses the importance of education. If we give children a strong foundation, our society will be better because of that. Robinson, also known as Miss Bountiful, has taken her and violence platform to many schools along the Wasatch Front. She will enter Brigham This is an ongoing problem, not final solution. This could become a a real problem - Mayor Gregory Bell thing should be done to control the flow traffic. of Vehicles using the street range from school buses to delivery trucks headed to the rear of nearby Smith's Food & Drug Center, to students racing through on their way home from Davis High School. The council approved temporary placement of a Jersey barrier at the end of Creek Lane before it intersects with Fox Glove shopping center. Let's put it up where they want while they do the engineering, rather than let the traffic run, said Councilman Gary Elliott. The barrier will be placed at the east end ) See BARRIERS2 Jeffery Hayes community service involvement extends way beyond having maintained a 4.0 GPA at Bountiful High. Being a student member of the Davis school board has been one of the most funnest," he said. Through that position, Hayes liked being a voice for students. "Sometimes they (school board members) fail to see how an issue affects students. Hayes, a recent graduate of Bountiful High School, was a voice for students for nearly a year. Hayes, who also was involved with the Bountiful City Council, said he would like to run for office one day, but I just have to learn how to deal with criticism. Hayes faithfully served his political party as a Utah Teenage Republican. He was invited to speak at the 1996 Davis County Republican Convention. Hayes was accepted at Princeton University, but will enter BYU on a full tuition scholarship this fall |