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Show f'V cs: 2 Davis Standard SPOTLIGHT: EDUCATION REPORT CARD penny for your A . . . Zions Bank will continue a holiday tradition by inviting elementary students from throughout the state to decorate a Christmas tree in the lobby of their local Zions Bank branch. Zions Bank will provide the tree and lights, and the students will contribute ornaments they have made themselves. In addition, the bank will make a monetary contribution to each participating school. students from J.A. Taylor Elementary in This year, third-grad- e Centerville will decorate a tree inside Zions Banks Centerville office, 200 East Pages Lane, onTuesday. From 10 a.m. to 1 1 a.m. that morning, students, teachers, parents and Zions Bank employees will gather in the branchs lobby for the Lights On ceremony. The children will perform a short program and light refreshments will be served. The tree will be on display in the banks lobby through the holidays. A contribution of 30 cents per ornament will be donated by Zions Bank to J.A, T aylor Elementary as a part of the ceremony. We have enjoyed doing this program in Centerville for more than 20 years, said Centerville Branch Manager Shawn Ferguson. We love the opportunity to enjoy the children of our community and the beauty of their handiwork whole also making a small contribution to their education. This year more than 70 Utah and Idaho elementary schools will participate in Zions Banks Lights On holiday celebration. In addition, a number of Zions Bank branches have invited homeless children or students from a neighborhood to decorate the tree in their lobbies. By JaNAE FRANCIS Davis Bureau Standard-Examine- r TI - The idea of living in a city of about AYTON JL60,000 residents probably & doesnt mean much to most f ; junior high students. $ But a huge pile of pennies -one for each resident - caught the attention of dozens of Central Davis Junior High School students on then- way to class Friday. - As part of National Geography Week, 1 5 student members of the Utah Geography Alliance at Central Davis sponsored a project to collect a penny for every resident of I w & , low-inco- Layton. Si i ! LAYTON When adviser and teacher Vicki Young directed them to dump the coins into a pile in the hall last week, students crowded into a huddle, fighting for a position to see all the money, more than 56,000 pennies in all. , M Stevenson said the population of Layton is growing by 10 people every day, almost 4,000 every year. He believes the number of Layton residents will reach 60,000 by the end of the year. . . solutions. - ,fV Y ' ;dT- -- J i , The civic leader took the opportunity to promote citizenship. The thing that makes a city work is not a mayor and council, he said, "its good citizens. You can be proud of what you have done here. Alliance members said they were planning either to fix up the school courtyard or provide gifts with the approximately $560 they gathered in four huge water jugs. Jessica Poole, a member of the alliance, said she was surprised to raise that much money in one week. I Dec. 5: Saint Stu-j- T Tuesday: dent Association will present a J devotional featuring Douglas A. ,?J Wangsgard, an Ogden institute instructor, 10 a.m., LDS Institute i of Religion, 1302 Edvalson St., tj Ogden, free, Latter-da- y 621-180- 0. WSUs Small Business Devel- opment Center will sponsor a seminar on small business fund raising, 6:30 p.m., WSU-DavI Center 135, 915 W. 1000 N., I; Layton, $15, 21 is 626-705- 1. basketball game against Boise State University, 7 p.m.. Dee Events Center, 1 1, 0 or (800) WSU-TIKS7-S- 626-850- 1 S. 2 N WSU Flute Choir in concert. . in t ' she said. When I first moved here, I thought it was a pretty small city. Also part of the FROM PENNIES SEVEN (AND GRADES EIGHT AND NINE, TOO): week was a Lisa Gardner of First National Bank dumps pennies into a competition for designing postcards under the theme, People, Places and Patterns: Geography Puts the Pieces Together. Winners Megan Crookston, Jason Harrison and Scott Fitzgerald all will be entered into a state competition. counting machine (above). The jars of pennies (left) were collected T I Students from different countries were honored during morning announcements. at Job Corps & Peery Lecture Hall, free, 626-643- 1. Tuesday and Wednesday: Friends of the Stewart Library will hold a book sale, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., special collections area of the Stewart Library, cost of items will vary, 626-735- 1. Wednesday: WSUs Ott Plan- etarium will present a star show, "The Sky Tonight, 6:30 p.m.; a holiday program A Season of Light," 7:30 p.m.; and a star parsession, ty, telescope-observin- g 8:30 p m.; Lind Lecture Hall, (The star party is free to the public.) $1-$- 2, 626-685- 5. WSUs department of per- forming arts will present an evening of jazz music, 7:30 p.m.. Shepherd Union Skyroom, free, 626-643- Elementary school lunch menus for Davis County are: Breakfast ill be served daily in all schools tuth a choice of cereal h nh toast or egg McDavis, fruit juice and milk. Entree choice or Munchable Lunch h ill be offered daily. Munchable Lunch choices: 4 ounce yogurt cup, baby carrot sinks, fresh fruit, package crackers, MAM Fun Size package, milk; or mini bun. peanut butler cup, honey or jellv cup, baby carrots, fresh fruit. Skittles Fun Size package, milk. Choices from fruit and vegetable bar h ill be offered daily. Andrew B. Lewis, 14, has been named student of the month for November at Syracuse Junior High School. A ninth-gradat Syracuse Junior High School, he maintains a 3.5 grade point average He is active in the Drama and Ski clubs. He frequently appears on the stage of the T errace Plaza Playhouse in Washington T errace. The son of Shawn and Barbara Lewis of Syracuse, his goal is to major in engineering in ; college. - BRIAN NICHOLSON Stanoaro-Exarnr- Lewis SUNSET Dec. 3: Honors Issues Forum will feature Chip Ward with West Desert HEAL, who will speak about chemical weapons at the Tooele Army Depot, 10 a.m., Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater, Curling clinic, an opportunity for the public to try the sport that will be held at WSU during the 2002 Winter Olympics, 11 a.m., Ice Sheet, $2, for the RunWalk, a national Arthritis Foundation, Dec. 4: WSUs department of performing arts will present an evening of dancing to the Junction City Big Band, 8:30 p.m.. Shepherd Union Ballroom, $5 (Dance per person, lessons will be offered at 7:15 p.m. for $1 per person.) Dec. 5: WSUs Campus Recreation will the seventh-annual Jingle Bell Womens basketball game against Colorado State University, 7 p.m., Dee Events Center, fund-rais- 9:30 a.m., Health and Physical Education Center, free to spectators ($25 for participants), Council donates equipment to schools The city council approved the donation of old typewriters and, adding machines to Davis School District. Although the donation could not be made directly without council approval, the opinion was expressed that this equipment ? could fit a need for students. 626-796- 7. 626-723- 7. 399-875- 1. 626-643- ft 1. WJIH Friday: No school. Monday: Nachos with side dish choices or yogurt munchable or peanut butter munchable, i aes. jay. WSUs Small opment Center business start-u- p Business Develwill sponsor a seminar, 10 a.m., Wattis Business Building 218, free. 626-705- 1. $2-S- 4, 626-850- or 0 1 (800) WSU-TIK- VA 626-768- 9. w ri ri tKi interest rates are the lowest they have been In a long Refinance Today Free Credit Report Toll free S. Through Dec. 11: Biennial faculty exhibition, on display Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; gallery in the Collett Art Building, free, Veterans and Reservists milk. Tuesday: Hamburger or hot dog with side dish choices or yogurt munchable or peanut butter munchable, milk. Wednesday: Ham or turkey or tuna sandwich or yogurt and string cheese with side dish choices or yogurt munchable or peanut butter munchable, milk. Dec. 3: Pork choppie with side dish choices or yogurt munchable or peanut butter munchable, milk. Student of the month named students. Ian Dennis painted a detailed scenic view of a mountain stream as part of a wall mural that featured aspects of geography. 7:30 p.m., Marriott Allied Health SYRACUSE by Central Davis Junior High Ninth-grad- SCHOOL MENUS ' : The following students are newly elected student government officers at the Weber Basin Job Corps Center. They will serve terms. Jesse Curran of Orem is the new student president. He also is serving as president of the Custer dormitory. Vice president is Angela Reyes, a native of Green River, Wyd. She also is the president of the Apache dormitory. . ' ' Crystal Smith of West Valley will serve as secretary for the . year. 2 ' Rebecka Gates of Cedar City will serve as treasurer. is Mike Ruiz of Green River, Wyo."; The new sergeant-at-arm- s Committee chairwoman is Leslie Bard of Salt Lake City. The Bridger dormitoi falls under the leadership of Jonathan; Goings of Kaysville while Halena Bow leads the Donner dormitory as president. Calendar OGDEN - The fallowing events are scheduled at Weber State University Nov. 30 through : Theres a lot of people t 7 Layton, It takes almost $100 for every penny, he said. r She also said she learned a lot about the population of Layton. e. ' Mens I th - ' i SOUTH WEBER New officers elected The mayor pointed to the coins and explained to the gathered students that providing city services like police, firei' tl I.... Wal-mar- Isnt that amazing to think of I -,, this week from United Way of Davis County for playing an integral role in the agencys Oct. 24 Volunteer Fair held at the Layton Hills Mall. Honored were members of the Volunteer Incentive Program for organizing and collecting books during the fair to be donated to Sub for Santa and the Family Connection Center Crisis Nursery in Layton. North Layton Junior Highs peer support group. Advantages, also was honored for collecting more childrens books for the charity book drive than any other participating school in Davis County. The group was awarded a VCR for their accomplishment, donated by the Layton Community Action Council and t. The Advantages group announced that they w'ould, in turn, donate the VCR to the second place school, Cook Elementary. all those people, all demanding goods and services, food and water and emergency services, said the mayor. Wsu . ... United Way honors student volunteers LAYTON - Student volunteers received recognition When you think about all the problems you have, this will help you," said Mayor Jerry Stevenson, a special guest at the penny piling. It's easier this time to think about all the protection, streets and water i Students decorate tree at Zions Bank - Central . . ' CENTERVILLE residents Davis collects a penny for each resident in Layton . ' November 26, 1998 Thursday, 800-NEW-LO- Its Easy and Fast! ASK FOR CECELIA QL sunwest FUNDING time. w mzm BV RBJV 5GLL IV jj j5 Jt 2j ;J |