OCR Text |
Show ~ WASATCH COUNTY COURIER All UVSC Hopes To’ Open Art Gallery At University Mall Claer| Long campaign for safety instructor falls short; proponents frustrated Wasatch County’s rural nature, kid_ “| don’t understand why they nappiie is eminently possible. 7 wouldn’t allow it during the day,” “It is a problem because Highway Maisey said. “It’s for the students own AO runs right through our communigood and their own safety. I think it’s ty,” she said. “It would be easy to ridiculous.” snatch a kid in a car and drive over Cheatwood. and Taylor pointed state lines.” out a recent case at a Wasatch Front Yet despite months of lobbying, Wal-Mart, where two kids were _ the School Board unanimously rejectnabbed, as well as incidents in Price. They fear similar problems could occur along the Wasatch Back as a _ “Rape is a real word. — * result of the notoriety and traffic of x people next winter’s Olympics will mounted a campaign aWwaleness and to teach prevention. Abduction, molestation The idea was to havea entice | counselor, who is expert at teaching Valley Hospital’s Jim Bowles was even _ paid for by a state me “When you are in Heber Valley you are literally 15 minutes from being gone, ” Taylor added, referring to the _ want to pretend it isn’t — intentioned strangers, spend a day at Midway Elementary. The fee for Utah \ Department | - proximity to the state line. KATHERINE CHEATWOOD grant. The schools’ PTA president, Midway Elementary PTA President Katherine Cheatwood, along with School Board legislative representative Tracy Taylor spearheaded the ed the plan earlier this month.o Board effort, telling the Courier children eee a oon the scho prin should have the ee to be prepared. e: Cheatwood: . geesi “Rape is a real wii : ion are real said. “Abduction, molestat words —I don’ t want to ‘pretend iti isn t oo happening.” —— agreed, sae despite ‘ing for . the e-mail: derek@wasatchcountycouriercom results are poor. Antonio Gonzalez said A former educator inthe Granite School District gets the green light. ok Wardle and Doug:Anderson, UVSC fine arts department chairman, could - not be reached for comment. - Dean Offret, University Mall mar-_ keting director, declined to comment on any possible deal, but did say that in pursuing closer neighbors. ties willl their . | their | stu- overall EBONY KNIGHT — When Ebony Knight moved this past year from Australia to Heber, she brought with her incredible athleticism and a zesty ' personality. We recognized right from the | start that this vibrant young lady would be an outstanding asset at Rocky Mountain Middle School. Ebony fits in very well here at our school and even thought she still sounds like an "Aussie," it seems like she has always been part of our school. She has _ shown a tremendous effort by increasing her abilities iin potl reading and writing skills since the first of the year and is now earning top grades in both Classes. results - were released this past winter. : The SAT assesses students’ reading, math, ence and language, scisocial science thinking | skills. | = college-level | largest minority classes and students entering college, which may suggest white students are getting a better education than minori- group, were half those of white students on every measure in nearly every grade, and far below the 40th percentile. For exam- ‘ties. — ple, third-graders ranked in the 34th percentile on reading; white students ranked 63rd. | Only in 11th grade do. Latino stu- dents come close to their classmates — on one test - math - scoring in the _ 50th percentile, to white students’ 68th percentile. 4 | \ 2 centile ranks. A score of 60 is excel- measures include test scores, dropout | Scores range from 1 to lent; 40 and below signifies a serious problem. . : Scores of Latino students, Utah’s _ ae 99 and are reported in national per- dents, which is also reflected in other measures of academic success. Such - Granite School District and a current - member of the League of United Latin American Citizens and Coalition La Raza, blames educators, in part, for having low expectations for minority students. But he also says students’ parents are coming up short. : Hall said _ fine-arts © professor Barbara Wardle has already been _. approached to direct the gallery if it enbi; 3. © 4, 0 do something ° | : | ANTONIO GONZALEZ in the trustees and the state Board of Regents. | - ‘a schools are going ance , would be subject to approval by UVSC — “They are assuming the schools are But. Latino, Pacihc= Islander, American Indian © and AfricanAmerican — students’ Gonzalez, a aoa agreement on all the aspects of the contract, this could happen.” ACADEMIC PROFILE going to do something,” he said. “They are taking a big, big chance turning their kids over to the schools, whistling ‘Dixie,’ hoping for the best,” he said. marks on par with their non-minority The state Office of Education peers on the Stanford Achievement completed the report on ethnic Test, scoring just a cougroups’ SAT scores ple of points below them last week. Students in “They are in most _ categories. - third, fifth, eighth and Asian-Americans do bet11th grades took the assuming the ter than their peers: on SAT in the fall and rates, students taking ment. I think if we can all come to an Z _ the mall owners are always interested “evenings. SALT: | LAKE CITY (AP), — Utah’s minority student test scores are haif that of their white classmates, according to numbers provided by the state Office of Education. Only Asian-American students get the results are more proof of Utah’s struggle to meet the needs of minority class, anothe practic ~ Minority Students — aes In SAT Scores math tests. abduction associate vice | president of college relations, said, “We're not ready to make an announce- Peterson said any lease agreement But the fight to ensure safety appears dead for now. After serving on the PTA Board for 12 years, including her recent stint as. president, Cheatwood’s tenure will come to an end this month. > pour spending months politick: happening.” working a deal for some that deal hasn’t happened | Derek Hall, UVSC giipelor relations. Val Peterson, UVSC generate. are real words—I don’t kids techniques on how to avoid bad- “We’re space, but yet,” said of college sn fenton att tt aed, ry threats to young children have arts department to display their work. | A growth could spell serious predato- gto AN that Heber Valley’s continuing 7 ne | of parents worried Peete handful OREM, Utah (AP) _ Utah Valley State College hopes to open an art - gallery in the University Mall. The proposed area would provide ae place for students of the college’s fine © ah - cent DEREK JENSEN MANAGING EDITOR te School Board Shelves Abdddinh “ToT MT T T T MTN NTI MINT T T MAY 23, 2001’ Sponsored by BINGGELI ROCK PRODUCTS ‘Supporting a strong foundation for education in Wasatch County! 654-2611 -654-2233 Charleston, Utah Pe |