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Show WltM ctomliniates region sol ensemble festival By ELIZA MOODY Cross students it is $3, for visitors, $4. You must have an activity card. Also, only those in Davis County will be admitted. Sorry, it doesnt mean we dont love you. It just Good afternoon and welcome to Cat Chat. Can you believe the weather? A bright sunny sky, fluffy clouds, birds chirping. ..It makes one want to break into song. And well, some of the students at Woods Cross actually have. On March 2nd, the Region 7 solo and ensemble festival was held at Olympus High and as usual, Woods Cross dominated the festival! Overall there were 38 piano solos, vocal solos, and ensemble entries that received superior ratings and 15 of those entries will actually move on to state which will be held April 23 at our very own high school. Congratulations! Speaking of festivals, be sure to come to the Jazz Band festival, on March 9th, which is also at Olympus High. The Jazz Band is great this year and I just know they will do very well! On March 7, the annual Traditions of Excellence was held at Woods Cross for incoming sophomores and it was, to say the least. ..excellent!! Traditions of Excellence is a wonderful opportu means that, well, I dont really nity ? become acquainted with Woods Cross High and the pro- know what it means. But hey, that is a great price for the kind of entertainment Woods Cross has to offer. I hope to see you all there! Along with all the fluffy clouds Id and birds also comes a whole whizbang of spring sports. Soccer, grams and activities it has to offer. I know if I were an incoming Sophie, be very excited. Thanks for coming! Congratulations to the wonderful basketball teams that put forth such effort and such a marvelous display of teamwork and camaraderie (I love that word). They did a great job and led us through a great season! On the 11th of March, which happens to be this very Friday, there is a stomp being sponsored by the basketball team. I know if you come you will have a ball. (Okay, bad pun, sorry.) But really, the stomps are a lot of fun and what is even better or perhaps in some cases worse, is that the stomp policy has recently changed. For Woods baseball, track and croquet and soft-ba- ll are already underway and what is more, tennis tryouts are this very Wednesday, thats tomorrow at the Woods Cross tennis courts. Good luck you amazing athletes. Oh! and dont the forget National Forensic League qualifier 1 would at Northridge on the but since not Im elaborate, quite sure what that entails, I really cant. Well, since my business is complete, I think I shall say good-bybut first I shall leave you with a thought.. Just because you are paranoid, doesnt mean someone isnt out to get you! 10-1- 2. e, SO WEIRD SCIENCE: Fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students of West Bountiful Elementary demon' strated their vivid imaginations as they participated in the annual science fair. The judges had a difficult time determining winners because the projects were exceptional Fourth grade winners were Adam NOT Cottle, Stacey Bubert, Kyle Gotschall, Emily Rittel, Mikel Badham, and Emma Sparkman Fifth grade winners were Nicole McKean, Rodney Hulse, Trapper Davis, Joshua Nilson, Rodney Sparkman, and Melinda Hunt. Sixth grade winners were Heidi Paget, Jacob Barlow, Rebecca Mitchell, Nathan Hammond, Emily Allen, and Nikkiann Tanner. Seminar for writers scheduled Habashi launches new So You Want to be a Writer or How to Sell What You Write, a writing seminar led by Susan Tanner Holmes is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, 23 and 30 from 9 a.m. until noon. The class is designed for the beginning and intermediate writer. It doesnt matter what types of writing you are doing: business, family histories, fiction or nonfiction, you will learn how to unlock your hidden potential, said Mrs. Holmes. CJH Students will learn how and where to find markets for their writing, creating and developing ideas, plotting, style, characterization, viewpoint and dialogue. This course is designed to help the writer know the practical how to of the craft. There are too many writers who save all their writing in a file or dresser drawer. Why not let oth- ers enjoy what you are writing now, said Mrs. Holmes. Mrs. Holmes has her B.A. and M.A. in communicationsjournal- - ism and has been teaching and writing for over 25 years. She has worked for newspapers, businesses and done freelance for magazines. She has also taught news writing, research career at nonverbal communication, and program to encourage women to communication theory classes for the Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City. Cost for the nine-hoseminar is $50. Class size is limited, and preregistration is required. For more information or to preregister call Mrs. Holmes at 451-583- 1. to sponsor gang awareness7 night Centerville Jr. High will sponsor a gang awareness night for parents March 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the school. The program will feature Dan Maldonado from the Division of Youth Corrections. Mr. Maldonado will present the overall gang prob lem in the state. Jill Barraclough, Mike Wersland and the TAG team will present the problems found in Davis County. The presenters, along with the Centerville Police, will be available to answer any questions. Please plan on attending this informative meeting. Using a $2,500 scholarship in a pursue careers in science and technology, a 1993 Bountiful High School graduate has launched herself on a research career at the University of Utah. Jessica Habashi, daughter of Saeed and Judith Habashi, Bountiful, is a junior majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry. Describing herself as one of the few biology majors who is not premed, Habashi plans to become a scientific researcher, perhaps in genetics. Chosen from about 100 highly qualified freshmen women, Habashi and 21 other participants in the un- iversitys ACCESS program k endured an intensive summer session of physics, mathematics and chemistry instruction. She describes the laboratory sessions as part whirlwind, part eight-wee- review. Since girlhood, Habashi has been drawn to science. When I was really young, I wanted to be an astronomer, she says. The ceiling of my bedroom was covered with stars that glowed in the dark. I still have a worksheet I filled out in fourth grade where 1 wrote I wanted to be a scientist so I could work with my brother, Robert. At the time, he was a U. of U. chemistry student who had just made a crude form of aspirin in a laboratory, which impressed me a lot. I also remember making soap h-grade class. Im in a not sure sevent- did I U of U it quite right, because my skin started to burn, but the experience didnt dampen my spirits. With national studies showing that college women are more likely than men to drop out of science and mathematics majors, ACCESS is designed to provide a vital support structure for women with its summer introduction to university work followed by social gatherings and guest lectures during the school year. At the beginning of summer, I didnt know anybody in our group, she says, but we didnt have any problems and I became really good friends with some of the ACCESS girls. Now, in my chemistry class this quarter, the whole first row is ACCESS people. We save seats for each other and have a ready-mad- e study group. The program gave me an advantage over other entering freshmen because I lived on campus summer quarter and had a chance to learn where everything was. Habashi learned her summer lessons well. She is on the deans list, balancing courses in her major with liberal education classes. Her ACCESS award supplements an Honor at Entrance scholarship, which provides tuition for up to four years. Studies show that the surest predictor of a career in mathematics or science is early involvement in research. One of our main objectives is to find lab jobs for the young women in their fields of interest, ACCESS program manager for the College of Science. By their second year here, they are already work. Several pardoing hands-o- n f m the past two yea. ticipant have already published papers in their fields. Soon, Habashi will begin woik in a U. of U. laboratory, continuing a research habit she developed at Bountiful High School. Crediting biology teacher Dwight Brown with helping her pursue her research interests, she says, Mr. Brown provided a lot of encouragement. He taught me a great deal about all that goes into making a science project, from the early planning stages to creating a good says Jennifer Asplund, Layton High and Viewmont students earn honors at Automotive Contest Seniors from Layton High School and Viewmont High School have earned top-1-0 honors in the 1994 Buick-WebState University Automotive Contest. Laytons John Jorgensen and Cory Cash and Viewmonts Jeff Davis and Ben Plaizier each earned top scores in team competition. The teams competed against some 300 high school er THE BEST SPELLERS: Winners in the Adelaide Spelling Bee were: Kristin Mumford, third place; Kathryn Reynolds, first place and Melissa Webb, second place. Some 34 students participate in the bee and the final word was "scalpel." Reynolds and Webb represented their school at the district level where Reynolds took third in the region and Webb placed eighth. seniors from Utah, Wyoming and Nevada. 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