Show i j Fi f YOUR SCHOOLS SCHOOLS wN chool Building 1 1 Needs eedS for field School District What hat are the present school needs of Garfield School strict With increasing con- con rn rn over inadequate school hous- hous erg g being manifest throughout Vie t o county count the following report G the School Housing Study for fortis lS district recently completed the State Department of Pub- Pub Instruction may prove of In- In 1 rest UlA study of the school build build- jig lg needs in Garfield County has involved 1 a study of school Emulation and school enrollment ends 2 a survey of present Hiding facilities 3 an an an- l ysis SiS of needed construction and j novation OVation which seems to be In order to provide ade ado J te facilities for the pupils in I y js is county The Thc stud study of school flan including school pre-school in lon ion indicates a slight decrease school enrollments in Garfield county gunty nty by 1956 This Is ver very flight however and may be mis- mis ding Biding inasmuch as the drop in is occurring in the J tt tiller aller outlying communities me He Ile the increase is primarily sated ted in Panguitch making a aCher ather i ther ther Cher acute situation in Pan- Pan Itch caused by an increasing ber of school children There Theren n little ittle indication however that S' S increase will extend much and rond its present level Is called to the thet rf t that of the 1 10 school builds build- build Ettae s in Garfield County Count several is extremely old three old three being It In 1900 or before Also It IDS UJ apparent from even its build build- m built more recently th that t p and repair have j J r con neglected in the past These Tl TIg items combine to make the Aiding iding needs in Garfield Coun- Coun LE extremely large Iding It is recommended that some soli dation and reorganization OH U place that place that the Hatch school abandoned and consolidated T cf Panguitch that Cannonville 1 JS Henrieville be abandoned J y consolidated at Tropic Other nt nr this recommendations in accompanying table tahle assume r the present organization will maintained These are made to express actual factual need for school build- build at Garfield County and do take Into consideration the ent ability of the school dis- dis to finance st such buildings In n addition to the three i rols which it is recommended It is also ded ded that the Antimony the time Escalante Elementary school and the tho Tropic school buildings be abandoned and new V ones constructed constructed constructed con con- in their place The report continues with a table enumerating the Building needs of the district and an es estimate estimate estimate es- es of their cost Summarized this table gives the following recommendations Antimony Antimony Abandon Abandon present building and build new building building building build build- ing of three classrooms auditor auditor- ium-gym ium lunch kitchen office health unit storage and service space Estimated cost Build Boulder Boulder Doulder Build auditorium- auditorium playroom and office health unit and nd toilet and lavatory space Provide building with water supply supply supply sup sup- ply and heating unit and resurface resurface resurface face floors Estimated cost 25 0 00 I Cannonville Abandon Cannonville-Abandon Abandon building building building build build- ing and consolidate at Tropic Escalante Elementary Elementary Elementary-Aban- Aban Abandon don present building Build new building with six classrooms and anda a kindergarten unit Estimated cost As an alternative an gym auditorium gym health unit and kindergarten unit could be built and extensive e remodeling i and renovation of the present building be carried out at an estimated total cost of I Escalante High School School Build Build lunch room and kitchen music room and science laboratory and remodel present building so as asto asto asto to give increased storage space administrative suite guidance and room health unit library and increased toilet and lavatory facilities Estimated cost Hatch Hatch Abandon Abandon building and consolidate at Panguitch Henrieville Abandon ilIe Abandon building and consolidate at Tropic Panguitch Elementary Elementary Ex Extensive Ex Ex- renovation reno and remodeling remodeling remodeling remodel remodel- ing of the present building plus the addition of an administrative suite gym auditorium-gym lunch lunchroom lunchroom lunchroom room and kitchen health unit nit library two regular classrooms kindergarten unit WIit and space Estimated cost As an alternative the present building could be abandoned and anda a n new building of ten classrooms and a kindergarten unit be built on a new site at an estimated cost of Panguitch High School School Con Con Construct an auditorium libra library music and band room and four regular classrooms and enlarge present gymnasium g Also remodel remodel remodel re re- re- re model to provide an administrative tive suite guidance and council room health unit student activities activities activities room lunch room and Continued t on last ua sage e 1 Your Schools coos Continued from page 1 kitchen and enlarge shop Estimated Estimated Estimated Esti Esti- mated cost Tropic Tropic Abandon Abandon p pre present r e s a e c n ii t building and build Ion on a new site an elementary school of six classrooms and a a kindergarten unit and a high school to house pupils Estimated cost Total estimated cost for the district That then Is what the Utah State Department of Public Instruction Instruction Instruction In In- In- In considers the school building n nee needs e e d s of Garfield It schools It must be pointed out t that the cost estimates Included in the report are rough estimates subject to some variation but that tho the facilities recommended in the report for new buildings are probably the tho minimum which would meet the requirements of the tits building code set by the state Choral Concert Preparations are being made for a choral concert to be pre presented suited in tho tiro near future by the Panguitch High music department department department depart depart- ment according to Ballard Chris Chris- Hansen Announcement of the exact date of tho concert which will feature the Ladies Ladles Glee Club of the school will be made soon School Hoard Board Meeting In its meeting Sept 7 the Garfield County School Board ap approved approved approved ap- ap proved the proposed school at Kite Hite with a recommendation to the State School Board that the Hite Kite unit be transferred to the jurisdiction of either the Wayne Vayna or San Juan County schools At this meeting the School Board also approved the request of residents of or the Bryce Canyon area for transportation of school schoolchildren schoolchildren children of that section to tho the Tropic school |