SAN JUAN HIGH IS 'COOL SCHOOL OF THE WEEK' FOR ITS WEB SITE
San Juan High School has been named "Cool School of the Week" for its Web site.The honor, which came for the week of June 6, was bestowed by Education World. The Internet search engine reviews hundreds of school Web sites nationwide and picks one for weekly kudos on visual appeal, creativity, value and use of curriculum and practical applications online, among other criteria.
The web site, www.sanjuan.k12.ut.us/sjhs, was created by student Josh Johnson.
NATIONAL EXPERT ON THE GIFTED TO ADDRESS PARENTS TUESDAY
FARMINGTON -- A national expert in gifted and talented education will address Davis parents and teachers Tuesday, June 15.
Sheri Nowak from Emporia (Kan.) State University will present "Sit Down, Be Quiet and Act Gifted: Characteristics and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children" from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Davis School District Kendell Building, 70 E. 100 North.
For more information, call 444-5140 or 444-5111.
JORDAN HIGH STUDENT GETS JACOBSON MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
SANDY -- Tamara Castleton is the 11th recipient of the annual Carl Ivan Jacobson Music Scholarship given at Jordan High School.
Castleton plans to use the scholarship to pursue learning classical and operatic music in the vocal performance department at Utah State University. She is a music Sterling scholar and has participated in solo and ensemble performances, Madrigal choir and Chamber and a cappella choirs.
The scholarship is given in memory of Jacobson, a former Jordan High student and a district employee who also loved music. It will now also honor Jacobson's wife, Thelma, who died recently, and be called the Jacobson Music Scholarship.
DAVIS FOUNDATION PLANS GOLF MEET TO RAISE FUNDS
KAYSVILLE -- The Davis Applied Technology Center Foundation is sponsoring its sixth annual golf tournament Wednesday, July 28, to raise money for scholarships for students at the technology center.
The tournament will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Bountiful Ridge Golf Course.
Tournament sponsorships or lunch sponsorships are available and fully tax-deductible. For information call Francie Meacham at 1-801-593-2374 or Beverly Jacobs at 1-801-593-2453.
W. JORDAN TEACHER GETS STIPEND FOR N.Y. SEMINAR
WEST JORDAN -- Steven T. Bickmore, who teaches English at West Jordan High, has been awarded a stipend by the National Endowment for the Humanities to participate in the 1999 program of Summer Seminars for School Teachers.
Bickmore will participate in a seminar on "The Classical and The Modern Epic: Homer's 'Iliad' and Derek Walcott's 'Omeros.' " The five-week seminar will be at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N.Y.
VFW DONATES U.S. FLAGS FOR EACH CLASSROOM AT SCHOOL
OGDEN -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars has donated American flags for each classroom of St. Joseph Catholic High School.
Commander Mike Mangel of VFW Post 1481 and his wife, auxiliary president Carma Mangel, presented the flags to the school. Ralph Coleman, the school's computer instructor, said that while students say the Pledge of Allegiance daily, some classrooms had no flags.
A larger flag for the school's outside pole will be presented following a service project. VFW Post 1481 will give the pole a new coat of paint and proper lighting for nighttime display.
CLASS TO GET PIZZA PARTY FOR STORYTELLING SUCCESS
HOLLADAY -- Pat Provost's classroom at Holladay Elementary School will receive a pizza party as state winners of Domino's Pizza's Dr. Cravin Storytelling Contest.
Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms were invited to complete a partially written Dr. Cravin story after completing lessons in a storytelling kit distributed to teachers.
Students in Provost's classroom will each also receive a Dr. Cravin action figure. Of more than 13,300 entries received nationally, one student's story will be selected grand prize winner for a trip for four to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.