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Show r w f i. m i rwy-s Standard-- C , A 1 Aaminir INSIDE n ; NVw r SEPTEMBERS 1997 bWXWO IkmxftJ DavU School District students are making gams on their ACT scores and continue to remain above state and national aver ages. A summary of overall results this year show that Davis district students scored 21.8 points on the American College lest. In Utah, students scored 21.3, and nationwide, 21.0. Just on math alone, Davis students made a 1.7 gain from 1991 - scoring 2 1 .2 this year, and 1 9.3 in 1991. Students in Utah scored 20.8, and nationwide, 20.6. District officials could not be more plcjscd about remaining at the top. "We're just tickled," said As- sistant Superintendent Nancy Homing "Wc don't look at individual scores Tor schools, but we look at them to see if we're helping our "We're just tickled We don't bolt at inJMul scores for schools, but wc look at than to sec if we're helping our kills hxomc competitive, and that s critical - Davit School ACT ImA 1 0 VOL in. NO. 183 NEIGHBORS To 22.0 District Assistant Superintendent Nancy Fleming kids become competitive, and that's critical." An increase in scores is very important, believes Sherry Zo bell, math department chair at Layton High School. "You have to keep in mind the number of students taking the test, so it does not look like a huge increase, but any increase we make shows that the kids arc learning" Zobell says. More than anything, school district officials arc most interested that their leaching shows a current alignment with what is taught and what is tested, which increases students' learning "What wc intend to teach is reflected on that test, so it's a positive statement on our behalf," Homing says. Fleming said the school board am lor ca'1 779 493 1 Host family . . . Mr. and Mr. Jim Rudmcki ol Layton havo a now -daughter - Yoko Kuroda. a Youin For Understanding (YFU) lnliffnation.il Exchange student asked about separate results on because the district changed its math instruction for math, subnul an Nvghbot. mvkd, tys the better. At bountiful High School, doing well on the ACT is no big deal for students. "They follow the core curriculum and do really well." said Andy Morrill, department head of mathematics. "The kids who take the ACT are headed for college. "Wc find the kids here at Bountiful High get into college, so the lest here isn't a problem." Bountiful and Layton offer sessions to prepare the kids for Some Owe Ccunfy School OvancS sections of the test. "Doing well on the ACT is scholarships and certain colleges, very important," Zobell said. so many applying with high "That's one of the things that is looked at very strongly for grades, it serves as a basis for fiom Japan Yoko. who will bo a student at Layton High School in Layton, will kve with the Rudmcki family lor an academic year As a member ol the Rudnoki family. Yoko will participate in all family activities, from vacations to household chores While shanng the culture of Japan with her host family and schoolmates, she will learn about U.S. culture. YFU. established in 1951. is one ol the world's oldest and largest nonprofit international exchange organizations, dedicated to international understanding and world peace. About 4 000 U S. families open their homes and hearts to YFU international students each year More information about hosting YFU international students is available from YFU s volunteer for the Layton area. Robert and Judith Weaver at college entrance and to deter-Wit-h mine what department will give scholarships." Layton: No smokes, teens Dy AMY PRAY 771-470- 1 St.tnj.va Examine! Davu Buretui Standard Examiner Davis Bureau - A typical CLEARFIELD most clients Adult Rehabilitation Center consists of getting down to work. Most of them like to stay busy, have fun and mingle with friends. At PARC, they get to do just that - even under stringent deadlines when completing large tasks. And those tasks are compliments of contractors like Wilson Sporting Goods and Allied Signal, both in the Clearfield Freeport Center. Each was named Business of the Year by PARC. This year marks the third year Wilson has earned this distinction. What stood out about Wilson and Allied was the volume of products the center was able to furnish PARC, said Larry Whitney, PARC production supervisor. Wilson, which distributes sad. r ruw ttiitcf9 rminony composite trends 19911997 THOMAS sporting goods all over the United States, has contracted with PARC for six years; Allied has worked with PARC for over a year. Both are very kind, and weve had them (PARC clients) over on location. Their staff has always been cooperative in working around people with disabilities. Theyre always trying to go the extra mile to make sure theyre comfortable and to accommodate us, Whitney said. PARC provides employment and training as well as community interaction opportunities to hundreds of people with disabilities every year. Evan Fawcett, Wilson facility manager, said PARC employees work on projects for Wilson every week. We have a very good working relationship with them and are excited to be named Business of the Year. Theyre very instrumental in making us successful. Theyre very good people to work with and were appreciative of what they do for us, Fawcett lu-- AVIS LIVES rolling at PARC E WSU DAVIS COUNTVS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Contracts keep ball By CYNTHIA f nwi Davis dedication IBEWI.E.W7 DyCVNTHlAE.THOt.tAS to) I.U.iruii mh COMMUNITY s School district delighted as students countywido continue making gains written word Lov of iho BASKETBALL FEVER: Jill Nielson fits a box around a new basketball at Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center in Clearfield. Nielson and other PARC clients inflated and boxed 1 ,200 Wilson basketballs during their shift recently. The basketballs amve at PARC with no air pressure and no boxing. Wilson Sporting Goods and Allied Signal were honored as Businesses of the Year by PARC for their continuous contracts with the center. At any given day, PARC clients may be called upon by Wilson to inflate, package and prepare thousands of basketballs for shipping. Just last week, clients completed 1,200 in two days. And they have completed as many as 10,000 in a week, Whitney says. With orders of that volume, LAYTON - Police keep trying to smoke out those Mho sell tobacco to minors. The businesses have kept them-seKc- s from getting burned. In a sting operation Thursfemales day, two were sent undercover into evretail store ery tobacco-sellin- g in the city. None of the 26 businesses would sell to the teens. In fact, in ccry case the two were asked for identification - a federal law enacted this summer but not always obeyed by retailers, said Dale Bowker, community policing officer. We hdd some close calls, but (businesses) followed the rules in the end, Bowker told the City Council Thursday. Its a good sign our efforts in getting tobacco away from our youth are working. It was the second time in a row the city had 100 percent compliance from the tobacco sellers. Police, in cooperation with the Davis 1 lealth Department and underage helpers, conduct the smoke sting operation about every four months. None of the checkers at Maverik Country Store at 2014 N. 400 West had any clue police had tried to trick them before they were told Friday morning. Manager Kathy Elwood said she holds monthly meetings to keep reminding her employees to check identification. Employees are faced with the threat of being fired if they dont check, but she acknowledged that sometimes they forget in a rush if customer lines back up. You just have to really buckle down, get m the hdbit and reinforce it, she said. Clerks who sell to minors can face a $750 fine from cities. For a first offense, store managers get a warning from the Food and Drug Administration. The second time its a $250 fine that doubles each time after. Nancy Condie still cites shoplifting, not selling, as the major problem. The Kaysville woman is on a crusade against blatant and tobacco displays in stores. She asked Layton City to adopt an ordinance requiring stores to put tobacco products up and behind, on upper shelves behind a counter. She gave them examples of similar easy-acce- ss See See CENTER2 SMOKES Making the grade . . . Lance A. Dunkley of Layton has been named to the dean's list for spring semester at the Hofstra University Frank G. Zarb School of Business in Long Island. N Y A 1992 graduate of Layton High School, he completed an LDS mission in Italy. This will be his final year at the university, where he received a basketball scholarship. Poetic journey ... A group of 22 Weber State University students recently returned from the 1997 Dead Poets Tour with mystical stories of ghosts, romance, history and adventure. The program, directed by English professor Mikel Vause, took the students to England and Scotland for three weeks to wander the British countryside where some of literatures greatest poets once walked and were inspired The students visited sites such as Leicester (home of study-abroa- d Robin Hood), Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abby Pet of Week This sweet 1 -- year-old basset is house trained and loves people. He is available from the Davis County Animal Shelter for a $50 adoption fee, plus a $10 license fee which includes spayneuter certificate and exam Adoption hours are from 4 p m weekdays and 9 a m. to 1 p m. on Saturdays Call extension 2, for more information 2-- 544-835- Best Quote My whole lot Farmington Pond Dam neighbor Theda Judd about seepage from the old dam o 087?3"00003" if ilPOOR COPY has always been just like a swamp. 8 |