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Show Volume II, Issue IX THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 11 1 May 2000 Student News Snowcrest Students Win District Reading Contest by a Landslide The Weber School District Foundation sponsored a reading contest for the third term with the winning school to receive an award of $1000 in library funds. Students were to read from the Accelerated Reader program, take tests and earn points. Snowcrest students read a total of over 12,000 points, an average of over 36 points per student. This total far exceeded any other school’s point total in the district. This success was due to the Snowcrest students who rallied behind their school. Students who had already accumulated their book points for the entire year and did not need additional points for a grade, continued to read books anyway and took tests just to help the school win. Approximately 97 students read more than 40 points for the term. The Accelerated Reader Program is a reading program which allows students to select from over 1500 book titles that fall within a full range of grade levels based on difficulty, and to take comprehension tests on these books for points which go toward their reading competency grade in English. Students are tested on the Star Reading assessment which not only estimates the students’ reading levels, but also suggests which reading level will produce the most success for the individual students. Star Reading assessments are then compared to each student’s SAT reading scores to give teachers a better picture of each student’s reading progress. SAT scores illustrate the success of the Accelerated Reader Program, and the progress this year’s ninth grade stu- SAT scores jumped to 64 in Reading Vocabulary and to 66 for Reading Comprehension. The teachers at Snowcrest salute and thank the wonderful readers who helped earn this very valuable prize for our school library. Caption EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! A Day in the Life of an Extra Snowcrest’s mock trial team received an unexpected opportunity to be extras on the set of Touched by an Angel. Students loaded up their backpacks with an extra change of clothing, all their homework for the day, and hit the road for the Davis County Fair Park where a mock circus was in progress. Mostly being an extra was a “boondoggle.” After the homework was finished (by law tutors are required to be dents have made. In the fall of 1998, as eighth grade students, these same ninth graders’ school wide SAT reading score averages were 59 in Reading Vocabulary and 55 in Reading Comprehension. In the fall of 1999, as incoming ninth graders, their average noses, big smiles; an elephant; trick ponies; flame swallowers; and even a camel. What do extras do? They accept the endless stream of drinks and snacks that are provided but, mostly, they suffer from a large dose of boredom as they wait hopefully for their chance to be on the screen. After the costume and wardrobe crew instruct extras on which outfit to wear, the casting people Snowcrest Mock Trial Team from right to left: Back Row: Shantel Marsell, Mrs. Sharon Holmstrom, Katie Heward, Becca Cox, Melyn Heckleman, Mr. Kent Snider, Anne Sahw, Mr. Jeffry Burton. Front Row: Ransom Wynder, Liz Stitt, Emily Guyon, Cassie Telleson, Hailey Zenger, Chris Stitt, Jessica Snider, Chris Burton on the set at all times) students asked fill them in on the plot and what the the tutor to teach them how to make various stage directions mean—the boondoggles while they settled down most frequent instructions being, to twiddle their fingers until they were “Quiet on the set!” and, “Rolling.” needed on the set. They watched circus At the end of the day, the long performers re-take scene after scene . . awaited moment came and students . a parade of characters . . . the bearded participated in their scene. On April 30 lady; a pink lady wearing a live Boa the television segment aired. Valley Constrictor around her body; clowns students were able to see who made it on stilts; clowns with big feet, big through final cuts and onto the screen. Snowcrest PTSA Snowcrest Junior High School has had a very active and productive PTSA Board for this 1999 – 2000 school year. They greatly surpassed their goal of service hours for the year, doing much good in the school. A thank you from the community goes to the following Board members: President President-Elect Admin. V.P. Secretary Treasurer Membership Reflections Volunteers Rosemary White Annette Spendlove Robert Stillwell Chris Wright Shelly Sontag Kathy Welling Leslie Stitt Kathy Venable Michelle Anglesey Hospitality Shannon Anderson Rhonda Wadman Lisa Garrison Fundraiser Linda Gillespie Liasons - Valley Donna Linford - Weber Terri Radmall Health/Safety April Storey Newsletter Nancy Otto Teacher Appreciation Laurie Allen Student Appreciation Nancy King Community Involvement Kathy Jensen Teacher Rep. Maryann O’Hara Student Rep. – 7th grade Chris Stitt Devin Allen - 8th grade Camille Kendell Melyn Heckelman - 9th grade Morgan Moklofsky Lindsay Shaum Objects of the PTA To promote the welfare of children and youth in the home, school, community and place of worship. To raise the standards of home life. To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth. To bring into closer relation the home and the school that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth. To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education. PTA Mission – The mission of the PTA is three-fold To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental agencies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children. To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children. To encourage parents and public involvement in the public schools of this nation. |