Arizona Daily Sun from Flagstaff, Arizona • 20

7 News Features Page 2, GREEN AND BROWN, March 9, 1979 Excessive snow requires make-up days By Lisa Williams Snow! Snow! Snow! We have seen a lot of that white stuff this winter, and because of 1. weve ad six days of unexpected vacations. Great, you say? Well wait until you hear the whole story! The whole story can be rather simple. This year we were scheduled to go to school exactly 179 days. State laws say that we have to be in school at least 175 days.

That leaves four days leeway for such things as snow and flu epidemics. The problem is we used the four leeway days plus two more, which means we would go to school for only 173 days. This doesnt comply with the state law, and unless we do something about it, the Flagstaff Public School District could lose more than $35,000 per day in state aid. Such losses mean not meeting a budget, which means cutbacks-cutbacks in construction plans, cutbacks in school functions, and cutbacks in athletics. Consequently, the solution is called make-up days.

So far. Flagstaff Public Schools only has to make up two days. One day was made up Monday, Feb. 19, which was suppose to be To help Mr. Williams in the decision, he has two advisors, Mr.

Chris Petersen and Mr. Victor Nackard. Mr. Petersen is an assistant superintendent for auxiliary services, and Mr. Nackard is the owner of Victor Transient which runs and owns all the buses.

Each one gives advice in their areas. But the final decision is left up to Mr. Williams. Mr. Petersen makes the decisions in his absence.

The decision to call off school is a difficult one to make. So many things can happen and change that would effect the decision in the hour or two that they have to make it each morning. Many people dont understand the entire situation, and often have things to say about the matter. For instance, the roads in town may be plowed and cindered, but the roads out to Luepp, Mormon Lake, and Sedona may not be as clear. It would be possible not to run school buses and go ahead and send the in town students, but generally we find that when it is unsafe to run buses it is also unsafe to have kids walking to school.

It is also illegal simply because bus students make up around one-third of the student body, in our school district," explained Mr. Williams. So the next time you get a little upset because school was or wasnt called off, just put yourself in the decision-making seat, and see how it feels. Perhaps, youll be a little more willing to accept it. as the forecast, the wind conditions if drifting is occurring or not, road conditions are the roads plowed and cindered in town and out? and safety, the most important factor." The process of calling off snow begins at 4:30 in the morning.

The Weather Bureau is called to find out the present and forecasted weather conditions, then the road departments are called to find out the present road conditions and how the plowing will hold out if the weather forecast holds true. In other words, once the buses get the kids to school in the morning, will they be able to take them home when school is out in the afternoon? If the forecast is clearing and no more snow," but the roads arent plowed well enough to send the buses out on time, the Snow Day Schedule is put into effect. Or if the buses are frozen up and wont start on time, again the snow day schedule goes into effect. Mr. Williams emphasized that without the snow day schedule we probably would have been making up a lot more than two days! Mr.

Williams said the decision to call off school had to be made no later than 6:30, and preferably before. If the decision is made too late, the cafeterias have already begun to prepare the days meal, and some of the bus runs have been started. That causes a lot of extra hassles. Sophomore By Nick Snow Alan Coffelt was selected as Flaghfs candidate for the Hugh OBrian Youth Foundation International Leadership Seminar Competition. The foundation encourages leadership in sophomores.

The competition was open to any sophomore who submitted an application to the counselors office. I decided to give it a try, said Alan. Alan had to answer three questions, each 100 words or less telling how he demonstrated leadership ability, expressed sensitivity and concern for others, and showed the desire to learn and share knowledge with others. The applications that were submitted were judged by Flaghi teachers and counselors. Alan competed against other Flaghi President's Day holiday.

The other day will be made up Thursday, May 31. a day usually set aside as an end of the year catch-up day for the teachers. Pending any more snow days, the next set make-up day is set for Memorial Day. After that the Flagstaff School Board will decide whether or not to add the days on at the end of the year, or to make them up during spring vacation. According to Supt.

David A. Williams, there are several factors involved in calling off school due to snow. The factors involved include the present amount of snow, as well mjionals held at NAU Feb. 2 and 3. Those whose score was above the cut-off line (the bottom score of those being accepted) were chosen to go to the festival.

Flaghi has students in the regional choir, band, and orchestra. The choir members from Flaghi are: Wendy Hunter, Neola Mace, Jan Douglas, Paula Mabry, Sherri Craddock, Mary Perko, Peggy Tyrrell, Carol Daniel, Tricia Irby, Cindy Gonzalez, Halla Kealiinohomoku, Adam Gaither, Ron Stevens, Jim Christensen, Roy Lauger, Don Seaman, and Nick Snow. Band members include Martha Holmes, Mary DiMatteo, Tracey Bell, Kathy Hildebrand, Kevin Buck, and Jon Bendel. Orchestra members from Flaghi are Brenda Walker, Becky Ellenberger, Dora Sierra, Adam Clark, David Aufdemberge, Sonja Eide, Beth Hildebrand, Bill Aurand, and Jim Groman. Some of those auditioning for more than one section of the regional festival were selected for both sections, but had to choose which one was their top priority.

Holes In the celling are becoming a common sight around Flaghi. New insulation is being laid In the attic as part of the remodeling of Flaghi. Several times construction workers have mlsstepped and fallen through the celling. Musicians so to Av am! nnii By Carol Daniel Last weekend 32 Flaghi music The students who went have been students went to the Northwest through an audition consisting of Regional Music Festival, which was sight-reading, block and conterpun-held in Prescott. tail, and a solo.

The auditions were Student art honored competes sophomores to go to the state seminar. It made my day when I was chosen to attend the seminar, Alan said. Discussion topics at the seminar included Governmental Limits and Responsibilities; The News Media-Criminals or Sports and the Individual; Energy-Needs and Sources; Womens Role in Todays World; Inflation-Causes and Corrections; Benefits of Further Education; and Communication in Business. The seminar lasted for two and a half days and was held in Tempe. A committee of 53 chose one boy and girl from each state to attend the International Leadership Seminar in Atlanta.

Alan ranked in the top two boys from Arizona but was not chosen to go. These informal sessions are run by the 10th graders, said Mr. Hugh OBrian. One of the most exciting aspects of the sessions is the question and answer time with plenty of give and take from the students and the speakers. The seminars provide a means for the nations young peo-ole to return home and make positive contributions towards motivating themselves and their classmates to become contributing members of their communities.

By Cameron Ferguson Ten of Flaghis student artists were awarded honors at the annual state Scholastic Art Awards program. Students who were recognized from Flaghi. are Bruce Bartholomew, Jayme Jones, Curtis Kim, Tommy Martinez, Nancy Morris, Sheryl Shelton, Diane Swarts, Lisa West and David Singer, who recieved two awards. Competition was tough, Miss Rose Oshman, school art teacher, estimated 50 entries from Flaghi alone. On Feb.

1 three judges from around the state, one representing Flagstaff, another from Tempe and a third from Tucson judged all of the entries and chose winners on the same day. The works were then put together to form a state wide art show, which tours from city to city around Arizona. The Flagstaff Art Barn hosted this years show in Northern Arizona. We had a real good turn out, exclaimed Miss Oshman. The Scholastic Art Awards just celebrated its 51st year.

The Valley National Bank sponsors the awards in Arizona. Any junior or senior high school student is allowed to enter, provided it is teacher approved by a school art teacher, for it must be entered through the school. Students may enter any art andor photography work made by themselves within the year and may sell their work. However, prices are not posted during any of the shows. The Scholastic Art Awards are conducted on a national level by Scholastic Magazines, Inc.

Scholastic offers scholarships to seniors who apply by submitting an art portfolio that must be assembled with an application. I was real proud of all our excellent entries. They showed a lot of variety and technic, commented Miss Oshman..