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Show I Skiing? Skating? I They're elementary 2 After eight weeks of training, 180 Parley Park S Elementary School students ; roared through the race S , course on the Clementine run 1 "at the Park City Ski Area last 2 Friday. The race capped off ijj the school ski program for 5 this year. S " Our goal was not to make 'i the kids into pro racers but to teach them how to be safe 3 and have fun on skis," said S Martha Crook who co-direct-i ed the program with Betsy 5 Bacon. Nevertheless several H of the kids took to the gates I with a vengeance. S The ski program at the ; Park City Ski Area was one of jsss three winter activities offered to the elementary school students. Fifteen other students stu-dents opted for a cross country ski program offered by the White Pine Touring Center and 80 children signed up for skating lessons at the Resort Center ice rink. According to rook, participation parti-cipation in tne classes, offered from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m." each Friday, was voluntary. Scholarships were provided by the school for those students who could not pay for the cost of the programs. "We wanted everyone to be able to participate who wanted to regardless of the cost," said Crook. |