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Show Principal reports AP scores soar Gayleen Carlton, Ruth Haun, Car-lene Car-lene Veenker, Joanne Smith, Mandy Jacklin, Judy Ridge, Lynell Wilkinson, Joyce Fife, Linda Kelley, Robyn Steed, Linda Dodge, Patsy Garrett, Carolyn Jacob, Pam Tatom, Pam Cluff and Trudy Kar-ren. Kar-ren. , The PTSA was urged to support the Booster Club barbecues on Sept. 9 and Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. preceding home football games. Back-to-school Night will be held Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at lunchtime during Hi Week. The entire community is invited to stop' in for lunch and help the PTSA raise funds for school needs. The PTSA will also sponsor the Christmas dance on Dec. 17 as a fundraiser. The board voted to give something some-thing to the sch col at the end of the year which will benefit all students, stu-dents, rather than give three or four students a scholarship. The PTSA will still give one scholarship and donate $100 to the PTA council for its scholarship, as well. Selected to serve on the nominating nomi-nating committee for next year's officers are Karen Dean, presidentelect; president-elect; Mr. Delaney; Terry March-banks; March-banks; and alternates Karen Stueck and Laraine Kearns, Others serving on the PTSA board this year are Fran Gardner, Susan Hunt, Linda Giles, Tom Paul, Crystal Giles, Linda Chip-man, Chip-man, Jeanette Ekins, all of the executive committee; and Elaine Bezzant, Vicki Young, Judy Bulkley, Pat Fenton, Pat Brereton, Carma Johnston, Boni Jones, Ju-liene Ju-liene Hansgen, Marcella Walker, Bill Delaney, new principal of Pleasant Grove High School, addressed ad-dressed members of the PTSA board last week, and extolled the Advanced Placement program at the school in his remarks. He said that up until this past year, an average of 50 per cent of the students, who took the AP tests since 1982, had passed the test. This year 85 per cent of those who took the test, passed it, he said. Delaney said that there was massive improvement in every area except the social sciences and they are working on that. He thanked the PTSA for its involvement in the AP testing. He said he felt that the kids would do better if they had some encouragement encourage-ment at the breaks, so the PTSA served refreshments and gave encouragement en-couragement to the students at those times. It really helped. He also noted that the AP programs pro-grams may be cut if the tax initiative initia-tive passes and taxes are reduced. He said that students receive eight hours of college credit for passing the AP test. Credits are valued at about $140 so passing these tests is quite a financial savings sav-ings to those students who pass. Other areas which he said would probably be hurt seriously if the tax initiative passes, are bus transportation, school nursing program, lunch services, and extracurricular ex-tracurricular activities. He said one of the goals that the school has this year is getting a security system for the media center, cen-ter, especially since it has an outside out-side door. He said that all capital outlay moneys have been frozen until the tax initiative decision is made. A massive increase in volunteers volun-teers would be needed, also, if tax reduction takes effect, he said, because the secretarial staff would be reduced. Kathy Harrison, PTSA president presi-dent this year, introduced the PTSA board and gave the announcements. an-nouncements. The PTSA will sell hamburgers |