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Show . f? Vol. 58 No. 13 Thursday, September PTA Officers Elected Womens Meeting Slated Sept. 15 Enrollment To Double In 10 Years P-T- Kimball, world leader of the Church, will dress the women, as will Barbara B. Smith, general president of the Relief Society womens organization, and Elaine A. Cannon, general president of the Young Women of the Church. Music for the special gathering will be provided by a special chorus of women selected from LDS stakes in the Salt Lake Valley . Women of the Church who reside in areas of the world and English-speakin- g areas where direct line broadcasts are not available will be provided tape- recorded translations of the addresses at a later date, the First Presidency said. ad- NSHS PTA OFFICERS-Headi- ng this organization are, from left. Bob Hales, Aurora, president; Janice Whipple, vice president; Barbara Adams, secretary-treasure- r. (See story on page 5). The conference will be aired Salina Stake Center. i - j ; j j ! : at the and Additional buildings classrooms are needed, he said, because of significant growth, especially in the Salina Elementary attendance area. Blood Clinic OFFICERS Three Salina officers are, from Elementary PTA P-T- A left, Karla Nuzman, president; Aurora, vice Jae Laier, Redmond, president; and Janet Mickelson, Salina, secretary. Not pictured is Tammy Johnson, treasurer. A blood pressure and flu vaccination clinic will be held at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the Redmond Town Hall. ' . . A Citizens established i North Sevier To Host Ballet West Ballet West will perform at North Sevier High School at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. The program includes a lecturedemonstration which a special program, funded by the Utah State Legislature in connection with the Utah State Board of Education. The program was The program will feature classical ballet along with other forms of dance such as folk, character, and popular dance forms and how they have in- - Predicting that enrollment in Salina will double in the next 10 years, Sevier School District Supt. Darrell K. White told local residents the proposed $9.8 million bond issue is definitely needed to construct additional facilities. Speaking last Thursday at a meeting of the North Sevier High School the superintendent explained enrollment in district schools is growing, and most schools have no room for additional students. The money from the bond issue, . . . like a home mortgage, will provide school facilities needed, he said, adding that any delay in a building program would increase construction costs. If the bond issue, to be voted upon 25, Sept. fails, overcrowded classrooms and double sessions are likely, Supt. White stated. The meeting in Salina is the first of four scheduled throughout the district to explain the proposed bond issue. About 50 persons attended. A bond issue, the superintendent told the audience, is . . . asking perlow inmission to borrow long-terterest bond money. The district does not have the cash reserves to build needed facilities. schools it W. Fifteen Cents Superintendent Predicts Student The First Presidency has announced that the second of what will become annual meetings for the women of the Church will be held Saturday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Tabernacle on Salt Lake Citys Tem- pie Square. All women of the Church age 12 and older are invited to either attend or listen to the proceedings of the meeting, which will be broadcast via closed-circuaudio to some 1,500 locations in the English-speakin- g areas of the world. President Spencer 13, 1979 Advisory Committee this spring to study enrollment and district needs predicted Salina Elementary would have 474 students this fall. The school actually had 484. Capacity of the school, which adreceived its last dition this summer, is 500 students. There is no room to expand at the present site, Supt. White said, adding that ideally elementary schools should not be any larger, anyway. District-widthere are 160 more students this school year than last, a total of 3,800 students. That total is expected to increase by 500 in the next five years, Supt. White said, adding that portable classrooms are now in use at three schools. The bond issue is necessary, he said, because the district does not have the money to pay as we go, as has been done in the past. Every district elementary school is at capacity, and most secondary schools e, either are at or over capacity. One of the first schools to be constructed if the bond passes would be a new North Sevier High School. The present building, built in 1929, has many problems, but is not overcrowded. Supt. White termed the facility antiquated, and explained it requires much expensive maintenance and that the heating system is touch and go and needs to be replaced. Answering questions from the audience, the superintendent said the new high school would be designed for 0 students, which should handle growth for the next 20 years. A new middle school, for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, is proposed for the site now occupied by NSHS. When this is constructed, seventh and eighth graders would be taken out of the high school, giving room for growth. Portions of the old high school could be remodeled for temporary use by grade school students, the superintendent explained. When asked why the high school itself couldnt be renovated, he said architects had examined the school and estimated it would cost more to remodel the building to meet health and safety codes than it would to build a new school. Estimated cost of a new high school is between $4 - 5 million, Supt. White said. Acquisition of a site would begin immediately following the bond issue. A citizens committee will look at possible locations in the area and make a recommendation to the board. At least 30 acres is the recommended size for a high school campus, preferably with another acre for every 100 students, he said. Completion could come by 1982. In addition to the new North Sevier High School, other pressing needs are for a middle school in the South Sevier area, and an addition to Pahvant 500-60- Elementary. The proposed bond issue would take care of these needs, or about the next five years, Supt. White estimated. At that time, another bond issue probably would be needed. Inflation in the construction industry presently is running between 16 - 20 percent annually, the superintendent noted. By waiting a year to construct the new high school, in flation alone would add $1 million to the total cost. Bond monies presently cost school districts about 6 percent, he said, which makes it feasible to borrow the money to build. The bond will not increase taxes, he emphasized. The bond issue will be repaid from capital outlay funds, generated from the district mill levy, which actually was decreased from 41 V2 mills in 1978 to 28 3 mills m 1979. There will be fluctuations in property tax bills over the next several years because of the reappraisal and legislative action, Supt. White noted Salina voters will cast ballots at the City Hall and the American Legion Hall. Persons not registered to vote may register up to two weeks before the election with the Sevier County Clerk in Richfield. High School Enrollment Is Larger Current enrollment at North Sevier Junior and Senior High School is 339 students, an increase of 12 over the 327 students recorded at the beginning of school last fall. The total is the same as the enrollment at the close of school in May, however. Principal Ross Marshall attributed the relatively small increase to a smaller than normal class of seventh graders entering junior high. The class, in the 40s, is the smallest the school will see in the future, he predicted. Booster Banquet Is Cancelled The North Sevier Boosters Club annual membership banquet, meeting and election of officers, originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, has been cancelled because of conflicting activities. for a The event will be later date, according to club officers. Beautification Contest was the home Beautification Winners Announced Winners in the Second Annual Salina Beautification Contest were selected last week by a team of three Comjudges from the missioners Organization and announced this week by Mayor Leah Conover. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Rasmussen, 480 Sunnybrook Dr., was selected the Most Beautiful. Second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Nielson, 435 W. 400 N. The Most Beautiful New Home was judged to be the residence of Mr and Mrs. Don Holt, 805 W. 400 N. Second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Roberts, 287 E. 400 S. ty de Deux from BALLET WEST-P- as Flower Festival in Genzano is performed by two dancers from Ballet West, which will present a special program Tuesday, Sept. 18, ai ivortn Sevier High School. A as well as classical ballet and other forms of dance, will lecture-demonstratio- 1 n, w iiivbuuvu aaa v begins at 1:15 p.m. in the old Most Beautiful Older Home prize 560 W. Mrs. Bet- went to Mrs. Beryle Mickelson, Main. Second place went to ty Lund, 90 N. 100 E. Firat pnze for the Most Improved Home went to Mr. and Mrs. Heaps Baker, 285 N. 400 E. Second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Johnson, 315 E. Main St. A special Mayor s Award went to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Shaver, 562 Birch Circle. The Shavers landscaped their home with grass, trees, shrubs and flowers this summer, starting with bare dirt and construction debris this spring First prize in each category was Second prize was $10. Special recognition was given to the Salina Stake Center by the committee in charge of the contest. No category existed this year for the church building. Next years contest may include a division for public and commercial buildings, the mayor said. $25. There were 15 entries in this years contest, more than twice as many as the previous year, according to Lula of chairman the Anderson, beautification committee, who thanked all those residents who j 1 |