Show t Count in For Am America eric Counts By Roger oger Stoddard tod ard Staff Writer r has teamed up with Westminster Westminster Westminster West West- minster College to begin participating ing in America Counts a national initiative introduced by the Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Education to help sixth through ninth grade students who are performing below standard levels levels levels lev lev- els in mathematics students will have the opportunity to work with students individually and in small groups at West Jordan Middle School Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisen Eisen- hower Junior High School Volunteers will be expected to work a minimum of four hours a a week and a maximum of 20 hours a week Students who are involved in the work study program will be paid for their time but volunteers will be crucial to making the project work This is just a part of what our student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent volunteers can be a part of but it is something we want to embrace and celebrate said Susan Marchant Emma Lou Thayne Community Service Center director The government has given us an incentive a challenge for the community community community com com- and we want to make it successful suc suc- Volunteers are being sought immediately to start tutoring by the end of Sept All that is needed is a basic understanding of mathematics a willingness to help and to be currently currently currently cur cur- enrolled in Before tutoring begins completion of a short training draining session is necessary which will be taught by Lorel Preston Preston Preston Pre Pre- ston Huhnke the mathematics education education edu edu- cation assistant professor at Westminster Westminster Westminster West West- minster college The next training for America Counts will be held at atthe atthe atthe the South City campus on Sept 14 Tues from 2 12 pm p.m. Before attending the training or begin tutoring students must talk with Marchant who works in the Thayne Center located in portable office I 1 J. on on the Redwood campus Marchant can also be reached by telephone at Volunteers will fill out a simple application and be signed up for a training session There are also volunteer opportunities opportunities opportunities for students who want to help kids read For the past year has also been involved in the America America America Amer Amer- ica Reads program which helps students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents who are having a difficult time reading To participate in America Reads you should also contact Marchant The next training for America Reads will be held on Sept 24 Friday from pm p.m. in the college center on the Redwood cam cam- pus We feel this is a win-win win for everyone said Marchant We have students who are interested in math be able to participate through work- work study and have the sense of giving to the community And those schools school's children who need extra help in math will receive tutoring s j s w wI I 1 4 M r I I 4 1 t tn N F d W t dV u I CE- CE i O. O n |