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Show SEPTEMBER 18, 1907 School donations go up DAVIS COUNTY'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL 10, NO. Job training can be an art Math Mania to raise funding takes big jump this year money for artist Paienis and students are going to havo tun playing math games while epkxmg applications m math when Whitesides Elementary School holds Math Mania Sept. 30 beginning at 6 30 p m. Along with playing math games there will bo an eppodumty to help tho school raise the money they need to pay lor an Artist in Residence to By CYNTHIA C. THOMAS Sur&nLMmmt buwu - The Davis School District Foundation is seeing a big jump in the amount of funding for 1997, compared to last years records. FARMINGTON foundation received SI 80,320 more thun it got last year, and the news is sweet music to the foundation director's cars. Tvc very rleased," said executive director Sheryl Allen. A total of 5786,499 in dona- visit. The school has received ad grants horn the Utah Ads Council, Utah Board of Education. Davis Foundation and the Whitesides PTA, but they must match the grant money m order to use it. To raise money the evening will include a silent auction, rattle and ad sale, and popcorn and soda pop sale. But there is still a need (or donations for the event such as food and entedamment coupons, services (carpet cleaning, dog care, yard care) and new items. To donate call or visit the school at at Whitesides Elementary. 223 tions. incentives and interest rolled in in 1997, compared to S606.I79 from 1996. "We had a big jump because of the donation for the Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center building. Individuals and businesses are becoming extremely supportive of the school and that is making a huge difference, Allen said. The 1996-9- 7 report showed 5224,734 was spent on teacher training and professional ser- 546-791- vices; 520,114 for scholarships, tuition and travel; and 5355,183 Nodh Colonial. on classroom equipment and technology. Last year only 529,070 was spent on training and professional services. Allen said more was spent on training and services this year, because the PARC building fell under that category. In addition to its revenue, Allen said the foundation has received about 5800,000 on donations, or goods used for various purposes. Donations of such include Day Planners, kitchen materials for classrooms, paper products, computers, toys for children and other items. ' . The foundation was established about 10 years ago to enhance the quality of education and making a difference in the lives of Davis County students and their families. in-ki- CLEARFIELD Falcettes plan rummage sale The Clearfield High Falcettes PAUL Michael Norman, 22. works on one of his projects in the arts and crafts room at the Clearfield Neb., hopes to work at an office job when he is done with his education. FOR ARTS SAKE: CONRADStandai d Examner Job Corps gym. Norman, of Lincoln, Craft work helps students at Job Corps center relax make them original. Its a way to keep memories and things that happen in their - Its a life, she said. and CLEARFIELD Anyone at the school may but the take the arts and crafts classes. Clearfield Job Corps arts and And they dont have to do craft program is considered an scrapbooking if they had curricin element the important something else they want to ulum at the federal work on. center. When Daniel Godwin gets Everything from dragons and bored he comes to the craft wizards to wedding books are is always room because there being made in the arts and something to do. crafts department. Students Holding a paint brush in his gather in rooms behind the hand, Mike Norman looks at gymnasium to work on things the strokes hes just made on a that mean something to them. ceramic bear hes painting. This Each week a different project is is his first try at ceramics, but taught. he likes to draw low rider trucks And while the center gets and 64 Chevrolet Impalas. plenty of national recognition My art is pretty good, for its job training, the arts deNorman said. I spend my free local honors partment got some time doing it. this year when work by the stuMaking key chains from dents won more than 30 blue leather and beads is Raymond ribbons at the Davis County Flores hobby. Fair. It became a hobby of mine Students consider the art in El Paso. This is a key chain classes a good break from the in a western style, I did all the other job training they receive. in the traditional Indian others Last week students were style, Flores said. there to work on photo albums Flores sits across the table or scrapbooks, getting ideas from recreation advisor Martina from another person doing beading. He picks out the dark Thomass personal scrapbooks. colors adding a light blue here Some of the students entered and there as he works the beads in books from their the pages along the four strands of leathcounty and state fairs. er, sometimes threading all four lot awards a of They get strands through the bead and at and they have pictures to put in intervals threading just two them, Thomas said. through. Some of the photos are cut This relieves stress. Its a lot into different shapes and stickers are added to the pages to See ART2 r Area gang membership is down Davis officials credit Safe Schools Program for county decline By TOM BUSSELBERG r correspondent FARMINGTON - Davis County has seen a decline in gang membership and the percentage of teenage pregnancies, and school district officials believe the Safe Schools Program is one of the reasons. , Dave Turner, who oversees the Safe Schools effort in the Da- vis School District, also said seri-.oproblems in some junior highs saw great reductions last year to the point where one school was singled out for national recognition. Collaborative efforts involving schools, parents, churches, law enforcement agencies, and other community agencies are credited with making the drop in gang numbers possible. Turner said. He spoke to the Farmington Community Service Council last week. He said in 1989 there were only seven known gang members in Davis County. That jumped to 1,000 by 1994. But last year half that were recorded in the county. Its because all of us are working together, he said. He said much of the reduction can be attributed to education. Turner used the example of !one LDS Church ward whose 'members were blown away by .how many kids (in their midst) were in gangs. It scared the living See SAFE2 us The Davis School District will sponsor a warehouse sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in Building C-Freeport West. Items to be sold are used desks, used tables, gas ranges, work benches, tools, miscellaneous equipment and appliances. For more information call correspondent . 5, 728-763- DAVIS COUNTY Financial aid topic of program At 7 p.m. Sept. 24 parents of Clearfield, Layton and Northridge high school students can meet at Layton High School to hear a program designed to help meet the challenge of financing higher educStion. Gov. Mike Leavitt has designated Sept. 24 at Financial Aid Awareness Day for Utah. In addition to a discussion on possible solutions, strategies, and financial aid options, each student or family in attendance will receive a workbook entitled, Creating a Financial Path to Graduation. Scholarships up WINNERS: Samatha Bakers sculpture Gnomes Riding a Dragon was one of more than 30 creations by Clearfield Job Corps arts and crafts students that won blue ribbons at the Davis County Fair last month. Sheriff continues selling new jail says county will need 1,000 more jail beds by 2010 Davis By TOM BUSSELBERG Standard-Examin- correspondent - Davis FARMINGTON County wilt need 1,000 more jail beds by the year 2010, the sheriff says. But a federally funded minimum-securit- y jail to be built in Farmington will prevent the county from needing to add more beds sponsor a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Layton Kmarf parking lot. 2146 North Main. There will be baby items, furniture, games, books, District plans warehouse sale By RUTH MALAN Standard-Examine- will clothes, appliances and miscellaneous items. job-traini- Standard-Examine- SCHOOL BOARD LAYTON Davis foundation The 181 for the next five years, Sheriff Rob Davis said. Davis met recently with the Farmington Community Services Council, an arm of the City Council which meets quarterly to discuss issues of community concern and coordinate volunteer efforts. Information about the proposed new jail has been fairly widely reported. It will initially include 120 beds with expansion to 240 shell easily possible because a second-stor- y will be built as part of the initial construc- - tion. The facility should be built by next year with a $2.4 million price tag paid entirely by federal funds. Federal minimum-securit- y prisoners will be housed there under a contract. 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