South Jordan City Journal - OCT 2017

October 2017 | Vol. 4 Iss. 10

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YOUNG SOUTH JORDAN ENTREPRENEUR DONATES FUNDS TO HEART ORGANIZATIONS

By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

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ot many 12-year-olds become entrepreneurs beyond lemonade stands and even fewer then donate half of the proceeds to heart organizations to help people with heart defects.

But that is just what Elk Ridge seventh-grader Alexa Gleason did this summer.

Inspired by her baby brother, Liam, who was born with a hole in his heart, Alexa decided to create a slime business.

“Slime is pretty popular,” she said. “I add colors and different things in it like beads, foam balls and stickers because it’s more colorful and fun than just plain slime.”

However, the idea took a little bit of work, her mother, Kendra, said.

“The first recipe failed, then she tried again and again,” Gleason said. “I’d say she had to test it more than 10 times or more to get the right consistency.”

But Alexa persevered. Once she had the right product, she had to learn the business side, such as how much to sell her product and where to sell it.

She turned to Etsy and created her own name, “Beautiful Heart Shop.” She created an Instagram account, @BeautifulHeartSlime, and in September, already had about 1,700 followers.

Alexa researched how much others were selling the product before setting her price.

“I had to figure out how much I could donate at a certain price and how much could go back to making more slime for the orders that

Alexa Gleason mixes up some slime to fill customer orders. She’s made about 400 sales since starting her business in May. (Kendra Gleason)

were coming in,” she said. “I saw competitors with higher prices than mine, but they didn’t have the choices in colors and add-ins. So, I decided $9 for 12 ounces of plain slime was a pretty good price.”

But many of her customers want custom slime, such as Pink Birthday Cake Slime, which sells at $9.99 or Yummy Gummy Bear slime that is available for $11.99. Alexa even sells a custom slime named after her brother, Liam’s Baby Butter Slime in baby blue for $15.99.

Her business sense proved to be spot on.

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In September, she had almost 400 sales since she started in May. “Many of the orders came from kids or were purchased for children or grandchildren,” she said. “Slime is a great stress reliever.”

Alexa also had to learn how to package her product. With each sale, she includes a “squishy toy heart” as a thank you.

“I think that with the order people became aware that it is helping people with heart defects,” she said.

Alexa got a checking account so she could track her income and be able to write checks to

purchase supplies and give donations to both the American Heart Association and Intermountain Healing Hearts.

“I researched different charities online and emailed some of them,” she said. “Through the American Heart Association, I learned about Intermountain Healing Hearts, which helps more local patients.”

Currently, she is donating 25 percent to both organizations.

Her original plan was to save for college as well, but she now has a more pressing plan to purchase a KitchenAid stand mixer.

“I want to be able to make more slime and fill orders even faster,” she said, saying the mixer will help her business that she plans to continue throughout the school year. “It’s fun to make it and customize it. I plan to do this until slime becomes unpopular, and then I’ll find something else to make and sell so I can continue to help.”

In her free time from slime and homework, she plays center on the basketball court and dreams of playing in the WNBA. She also spends time with her three siblings, including her youngest brother.

Liam, who has a feeding tube, was scheduled to have surgery to close the hole in his heart late September, which doctors believe will solve his health issues, her mother said.

“He’s fun. He likes to eat and just be held,” Alexa said. “This was my idea. I just want to help other people.” l

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SPLISHIN’ AND A SPLASHIN’: DAYBREAK POOL GOES TO THE DOGS

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aybreak dogs of all sizes showed up at Brookside pool on Sept. 9 to play in the water and eat some delicious treats before the poll gets drained for the end of summer.

“It’s like chaos, chaos in a controlled way, but boy they’re having a good time,” said Lisa Radke, a volunteer for LiveDaybreak who chaired the event. “I love it; it’s fun to arrange.”

The Daybreak Doggie Paddle started in 2016 and has grown to include between 50 and 60 dogs and their owners for an end-of-summer party. The party is broken up into small dogs and big dogs where they can run around, jump, swim and play with each other in an enclosed area that includes toys, tennis balls and a table full of assorted treats, including individually wrapped doggie bags for the owners to take with them, donated by Radke. There were also LiveDaybreak bandannas and rolls of animal waste bags for owners to take home.

“Last year, we had one beagle that almost pulled the tablecloth down,” said Radke who was happy to be able to bring her Vizsla, Fuss to play. “Didn’t care about the water or the dogs, just wanted the treats.”

Teota Cappock, whose 9-year-old mini schnauzer, Cole, also wasn’t as impressed by the water but, she said, “His mommy likes the water, and she’s determined for her baby to like the water.”

Cole originally was owned by the mother of a friend who had to give him up when she went into a senior care center, so he spent about six hours at the Humane Society before Cappock found out he was there and went to pick him up.

“He’s the best dog ever, but after this, he might be looking for a new family tomorrow,” she said, laughing. Cappock has lived in daybreak since January of this year and is thrilled with the many trails available for them to walk every night.

Brittan Warner said her 1-year-old dog, Shakira, came last year and she was looking forward to being able to bring her to this year’s party.

“I think it’s fun,” said Warner, who has lived in Daybreak for the past nine years. “I think it’s awesome that they let the dogs come out for a day.”

Emily Bogus brought her year-and-a-halfold standard poodle, Bubblegum, because she thought it sounded like a fun event.

“This is great,” Bogus said. “She likes to play. “She doesn’t like to swim, but we thought she’d like to bathe by the pool.”

Laurie Rieginger was glad that her service dog, a 7-year-old black giant Schnauzer named Bailey was having such a good time running with the other dogs and hanging out at the treat table.

“I love it,” Rieginger said. “Bailey’s having fun. All of them are having such fun.”

Along with the water party, Radke and the LiveDaybreak team were collecting admission fees and donations to donate to CAWS, the Community Animal Welfare Society, a Utahbased rescue project that, Radke said, is near and dear to her heart because her late brother, a vet, did a lot of fostering for them before he passed away. LiveDaybreak is also matching all proceeds to go towards CAWS who are cur-

rently working to bring homeless and displaced animals out of Houston after the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey.

“I love that when Daybreak puts things on, they usually choose a charity to give their proceeds to and I really appreciate that,” said Bogus.

Raffle prizes that included a $50 gift certificate to Paw by Paw, a new pet groomer in Daybreak, were also awarded to attending pet parents because Radke also wanted to help support local businesses.

“People here are so kind, so generous to humans and animals,” said Rienginger.

Many of the pet parents were eager at the thought of an off-leash dog park that they hope the community can put in soon, suggesting a membership program to help off-set clean-up costs once the right space has been found.

“We’ve been pushing for that for so long; I know there are so many people interested,” Radke said. “Daybreak Community wants to it right and do it well and when they finally get the plan together, it will be successful.”

Overall, Radke considered the puppy party to be a success and looks forward to next year when another pool or more times might need to be added due to the overwhelming response from the community.

“We weren’t sure how it was going to turn out and it was a party,” Radke said. “It was just as much fun for the human as it was for the dogs.”

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Solar eclipse used as a chance to appreciate science

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any residents used the Aug. 21 solar eclipse to increase or enhance their knowledge of science. Salt Lake County libraries throughout the valley hosted eclipse-viewing parties from 10 a.m. until past noon.

The eclipse reached maximum coverage at 11:33 a.m. While Salt Lake county residents were not in the zone to see the total eclipse, the viewpoint here was 92 percent at fullest coverage.

“People were lined up at the doors of many branches before the libraries even opened,” said Kelsy Thompson, public relations coordinator for the library. She reported that Sandy alone had about 700 people attend. “I’d say between all 18 of our branches, we easily had a few thousand patrons attend and partake in the festivities.”

The library branches gave out 3,000 pairs of viewing glasses on eclipse day alone, and had been distributing them, as available, before the event as well. “For those patrons who couldn’t acquire glasses, many of the branches also created pinhole viewers and cardboard viewers with solar film for patrons to watch the eclipse. We also had a full schedule of branch events leading up to Aug. 21,” said Thompson.

These events included talks about the solar system at the Taylorsville branch, related

By Ruth Hendricks | Ruth.H@mycityjournals.com

storytime readings at various branches, crafts at the Whitmore branch, rocket launchings at Bingham Creek and a Lunar Tunes/Looney Tunes cartoon marathon at Bingham Creek.

Joakima Carr came to the West Jordan library viewing party with her son, 7-year-old Daisun, and daughter, 5-year-old Daiyana.

Her baby, Dailuna, also came along to the party. Joakima laughed that several of her children had space-related names, one with “sun” and one with “luna.” Damon, the father, is a mechanical engineer and likes to promote science learning with the kids.

“I want to be an astronaut. I want to go to Jupiter,” said Daisun. He explained how Jupiter was the largest planet, and he talked about the storms on Mars.

Joakima had helped the kids build cardboard eclipse viewers. She had watched a video on YouTube to learn how to build them.

Daisun was already learning about the phases of the moon in school. The family also recently watched the movie “The Martian” and had discussed living on Mars. The kids had used blocks at home to make stackable buildings and a satellite, inspired by the movie.

Joakima said the family has also gone to visit a space museum and that the kids enjoy anything with a space theme.

Retiree John Perry also came to the viewing party. Perry has been interested in space since the TV show “Star Trek” debuted. Perry came to the library grounds because there were no obstructions, and he could set up his telescope with a filter and camera attachment. He programmed the camera to take a photo every 40 seconds to document the movement of the moon across the sun. “It’s amazing to see the sun and moon both together at the same time,” he said.

Attendees at the party expressed appreciation that Perry let them look through his telescope. Perry enjoys taking photos of celestial events. He took 268 images when Mercury crossed the sun. Mercury and Venus are closer to the sun than our planet, so when they cross in between the Earth and the sun it’s called a transit. Mercury’s last transit was May 9, 2016.

Information from the county library website shows that the 2017 Great American Eclipse united most of the country in viewing it. CNN recently projected that about half the country (150 million people) watched some portion of the eclipse. This compares to 20 million people who watched the 2017 NBA Championship, and 111 million people who watched the Super Bowl this past February. l

John Perry lets the public view the eclipse through his telescope. (Ruth Hendricks/City Journals)

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Eagle Scout is all in the family

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ith the award of Eagle Scout to 14-year-old Ethan Wright, four generations of his family will have been awarded this honor for leadership and service.

“I’m glad that I got it done,” Ethan said. “I had a really fun time doing it, and I’m glad I did it. I don’t think it matters how early or late you get it; it only matters that you get it.”

Ethan is the 12th of his generation of immediate family to receive the Eagle Scout award from the Boy Scouts of America, and he is the only son of his parents, Ryan and Corine Wright, who also have two daughters.

“I think it’s an amazing accomplishment,” said Corine, “He said, ‘Mom, I want to get my Eagle by the time I’m 14,’ so he worked really hard. I think he had everything done and his Eagle project picked out by his 14th birthday.”

Ryan’s father, Gary, and grandfather, Gordon, also got their Eagle Scout awards before there was a mandatory service project involved and it was merit badge based.

“Then my father received his Eagle Scout award, and then his six brothers did as well,” Ryan said. “My dad has three boys, and all of us got our Eagle’s, and then Ethan got his. So that’s four generations of a family where everyone got their Eagles.”

Ryan’s journey began when his mother was asked to be a den mother when he was in Cub Scouts, and by the time he was 11 years old, his interested was piqued in joining the Boy Scouts in

By Keyra Kristoffersen | keyrak@mycityjournals.com California. With the help of supportive parents and great leadership, Ryan achieved the highest honor in Scouting when he was 15 years old.

“I had a really good Scoutmaster who was really good with the boys, and he knew a lot of fun things to do, and he knew how to captivate our interests,” Ryan said. “He was very good and helping us with our advancements. I know my dad helped out quite a bit with my Eagle service project, so we had a lot of support at home.”

Though Gordon and Gary Wright achieved the award before there was a service project requirement, Ryan worked hard when his time came around to build portable coat racks for the classrooms at the elementary school his younger brothers attended with the help of his dad, school maintenance staff, teachers and a professional wood worker The materials were donated, and he drew up the plans and delivered a coat rack that could be wheeled in and out of classrooms at recess to help avoid lost coats.

When it became Ethan’s turn, he went to his school administrators and asked for ideas of what they might need. The conclusion was a first aid kit in every classroom, science building, gym and administration building at his school. Asking his neighbors and people at church for donations, Ethan gathered materials to make 60 first aid kits complete with band-aids, gauze, burn cream, antibiotic cream, ice and hot packs. His friends and fellow troop Scouts put together the kits and his family helped deliver them to the school where

Gary Wright, Ryan Wright and Ethan Wright pose as Ethan becomes fourth-generation Eagle Scout (Corine Wright)

he said, they were very appreciative.

“I learned a ton of things that I probably never would have learned if not for Scouts,” said Ethan, who has friends also working on getting their Eagle Scout awards.

He said he didn’t want to risk not getting it done when other things might come up in his life.

Ethan is currently playing basketball and flag football and is taking piano lessons.

Corine is proud of her son’s accomplishment

and determination to get his Eagle Scout because she comes from a family of five brothers and only one completed the project.

“To marry into a family where it’s an expectation they have, and it’s just another thing like graduating high school,” Corine said. “It’s an honor and an expectation that they set as a family, and I think it helps the boys have a greater self-confidence about them having achieved that award.” l

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Mrs. Utah focuses on literacy A

By Ruth Hendricks | Ruth.H@mycityjournals.com

nne Royall Forester feels honored to represent her state as the reigning Mrs. Utah.

Forester went to school at Snow College. She studied broadcast journalism and completed a degree in communications. After graduation, she worked at KSL TV for about seven years in production and investigative producing. She did some on-air reporting as well. Then she freelanced for two years. Her husband is a history teacher.

After her second child was born, Forester decided to take a break from the work force. Being a mom is now her full-time job. She has two boys ages 2 and 4.

Forester has always been interested in pageants. She loved watching Miss America on TV growing up.

“The timing was never right to do a pageant when I was younger, so my first pageant was actually last year as Mrs. Utah United States,” said Forester. She got second runner-up in that pageant. “I just had the best experience; it was such a positive thing for me and such an awesome opportunity for personal growth. I loved it.”

She returned for this year’s pageant at the end of April and won the title of Mrs. Utah United States.

“The Mrs. Utah pageant had a lot of accomplished women competing,” she said. “It was important to me that I do well in Mrs. Utah. I really wanted to win the title, and I had plan for what I would do with it, so it was a memorable night.”

The national pageant was held during the week of July 4 in Orlando, Florida, with three nights of competition. Forester’s husband came along for the event.

“He’s been really supportive of my pageant journey,” she said.

The segments of the competition are swimwear, evening gown, and a one-on-one interview with the judges, then an onstage question.

“There are five judges, and you only get four minutes, so you really have to make a lasting impression and quickly answer your questions,” she said.

Forester placed fourth runner-up in the national pageant. “It was probably one of the best experiences of my life,” she said.

“It was so fun. And it was just good to take time for me, and that’s what I like about pageants. It gives an outlet for me to work on myself.”

A main emphasis for Mrs. United States is on service.

“I like using that platform to do service; it’s something that I really enjoy and love,” she said.

Her platform is “Read, Lead, Succeed,” which is about setting a foundation for success.

“I focus on childhood literacy, although reading isn’t just for young kids; it’s a lifelong skill, so I like to encourage that,” she said.

A woman of many interests, Forester has a teaching license in elementary education and taught second grade as a student teacher. She has also written a children’s book that was published in 2016 called “Busy Beebo,” about a bumblebee and the value of hard work.

“I just feel that with my background, I am able to reach out and use my skills and talents to help further literacy and reading, getting kids reading early,” she said.

Forester teamed up with other organizations that make an impact in the community. One organization is “Read Today,” which is KSL TV’s reading initiative. In August, the station held an event to celebrate its summer reading challenge to get kids

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Anne Forester worked with a young refugee to write her story in a book.

(Anne Forester)

reading 20 minutes a day. Those who completed the challenge got to attend a Bees baseball game with their family.

She also volunteers with “My Story Matters,” which works with special populations in the community, interviews them and publishes their story in a book. One group is refugees living in Utah. Having their own their personal story in a printed book is powerful, and it gives them a first reader to practice their language skills.

Forester helped with an event at Cottonwood high school for refugee students.

“We interview them and teach them that they can take ownership of their story, that they can overcome hard things,” she said. She enjoys hearing about their experiences.

Another organization Forester supports is “Reach Out and Read,” which is a nationwide nonprofit. It works to get books into pediatric health care, so medical providers can give a new book to children at well-child visits. More importantly, it encourages families to read aloud with their child.

“I’ve organized a book drive for them,” said Forester. “It relays a message to parents to begin reading early with them.”

Forester continues her reign as Mrs. Utah through next April and hopes to keep working on literacy causes afterward. She also hopes to do more humanitarian work in the future. As pageants are in her blood, she may be back to compete in others. l

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Checkered flags fly for young driver

By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com

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o race a car fast, a driver’s license is not necessary, apparently.

Chaz Groat is making a name for himself on the three-eighths mile oval at Rocky Mountain Raceway. At 13 years old it is not legal for him to be behind the wheel of a car on the streets, but at the track he is beating more experienced and older drivers.

“We are a racing family. I have been around racing for a long time. He ran a go kart out at the Larry H. Miller track for two years starting when he was four years old. Soon after that RMR (Rocky Mountain Raceway)

started the quarter midget program for kids, he progressed up through that program,” said Chaz’s father Chuck Groat.

In the quarter midget program at RMR the cars are generally half the size of a normal midget race car and run in classes with engine restriction rules. Drivers range in age from 5-16 years old. Last summer Chaz moved into a junior stinger class on the larger oval. This class is for drivers age 12-16.

He said he always wanted to drive a midget car. After some discussion with officials the age was lowered to match what

other Intermountain race tracks were offering and Chaz found a car.

“I joke with my wife that I feel like I am completely helpless. I just sit back and try to watch him do what he does,” Chuck said.

In 2016, he was invited to Meridian Raceway in Boise, Idaho to race for the first time in his midget car. He also ran his car in Pocatello, Idaho. His first main event victory came at Meridian.

This season will be his first complete season in the racing class and he has made the most of his opportunity.

Midget cars run a Ford Focus alcohol-injected engine. At this altitude it generally has about 155 horsepower and weighs about 1,100 lbs. The engine is sealed and cannot be tampered with. The competitive edge comes from suspension set up and setting up the fuel.

Chuck owns two complete cars. He has raced alongside his son. Chaz’s racing career is funded by his parents. He also is sponsored

by Powder Works Powder Coating and Roto Grip Bowling Balls.

“He kicked my butt. It was thrilling to watch. I figured this was his first year and he should just get some seat time. He has taken to it. I think it took me three years to get my

first win,” Chuck said.

Chaz captured his first main event victory Aug. 5. He was fast qualifier and started the main near the back of the pack. He patiently made his move towards the front. At one point he was nose-to-tail with his father, passing him with about five laps remaining in the event.

Natalie Waters has followed Chaz’s same path in the series. Waters is also 13 years old and lives in West Jordan.

“From a dad perspective I think these kids are doing something amazing. People should come watch what they are doing in these race cars,” Chuck said.

They plan on going to the Bullring in Las Vegas at the end of October.

“I really just look for the best opportunity. I watch the cars around me and try to figure out the best way to get around the track. It was an amazing feeling to win the main. We have an amazing car. My dad is my favorite race car driver it has to be,” Chaz said.

Chaz is in eighth grade and attends Kennedy Junior High in West Valley. He is the son of Chuck and Julie Groat.

“The thrill of it is amazing. Going 100 miles-per-hour down the track at RMR, it is exciting,” Chaz said. l

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Concert benefits clean water access throughout the world

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n Oct. 28, the Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah will host a score of Utah’s musical talent in the hopes of drawing attention to the need for clean water access all around the world.

“There are over a billion people in the world that don’t have access to clean water, and there are about 3.4 million people every year that die because they don’t have that clean water, and that has kind of a ripple effect of other negative impacts, waterborne illnesses, sanitation, lack of water in dry season to keep things growing,” said Jennifer Roberts of WHOLives, a South Jordan based, nonprofit that is looking to help get clean, sustainable water to every corner of the earth using a human-powered, self-propelled drill that can be easily transported by truck or canoe to different areas not usually accessible.

WHO stands for Water, Health and Opportunity, and the organization has been recognized and awarded internationally for its work to bring sustainability, rather than dependence to people around the world in need of access to clean water.

John Renouard, the founder and president, was presented with the Red Cross Hero Award for the work that’s being done. In the last three years, WHOLives has more than 1,200 water points in more than 25 different countries, bringing water to more than 1.2 million people.

“It really can fix the world water crisis,” said Roberts. “We often say that WhoLives is the leading technology in the fight against poverty

By Keyra Kristoffersen | keyrak@mycityjournals.com because it really does all begin with clean water.

It allows economic opportunities to people.

Prosperity can begin to take hold in the lives of people.”

Roberts notes that part of that prosperity is the opportunity to bypass the often seven-hour constant journey back and forth that young girls are charged with to bring mostly dirty water to their families throughout the day. With the drill, that process is cut to a fraction, allowing them the chance to spend that time in school learning, gaining social development skills and reclaiming their childhood.

In 2016, an average of one well a day was dug by a village drill in more than 25 countries such as India, Vanuatu and others in Africa and South America. This year, WHOLives is hoping to double that number and go beyond it. The drills that go out are owned and operated by an active drilling team, local team of entrepreneurs, hospital or school which, Roberts said, isn’t traditionally how it has been done with clean water. Normally, water is brought in through funding or a gift but, when the system breaks, it tends to stay broken and the source of water is cut off because there just isn’t the funding or expertise to fix it. The WHOLives sustainability model insists that certain economic opportunities must be in place before the drill is put in to ensure that the water will continue being accessible to the community.

Not enough water isn’t the problem, said Roberts; it’s not having reasonable access to clean water

A night of music to benefit clean water sustainability throughout the world with local Utah artists. (Jennifer Roberts)

that is the problem.

“The goal for this concert is to continue that mission,” said Roberts.

With the sponsorship from Gary Young of Young Living, all the proceeds from the concert, donations and ticket sales will go directly toward funding global water projects as well as helping local refugees who have resettled in Utah with a scholarship gift. Raffle and auction prizes are also

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“We’re going to put on an amazing show and inspire the audience to help,” said Roberts, “It’s going to be a special, unforgettable evening.”

Artists include Dallyn Vail Bayles, the One Voice Children’s Choir, Stephen Beus and more.

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n her 12 years of teaching and 13 years as principal, Amy Martz has worked to provide the best for Utah students. She cares so much for her students that, when as a principal, she discovered students in need of a home, she applied to be a foster parent and brought them into her own home. She adopted a student in 2008 and three more last year.

As a principal, Martz advocated for children as well as teachers. Her frustration with budgeting restraints built up over the years until she finally made another life-changing decision.

“I just got really tired of having to tell teachers ‘no’ for things that they desperately needed,” she said In 2012, she quit her high-paying administration job to go back to school to earn a law degree that would enable her to sue the state for education funding.

“The legislature is really going to have to dig deep and find a source of funding; we’re so far behind,” said Martz.

While she finished her degree, Martz returned to part-time teaching at Fox Hills Elementary, taking a nearly 80 percent pay cut while continuing to deal with problems exacerbated by lack of funding.

“I have a new perspective on it from having been a teacher and a principal,” she said. “Now I’m also a student (I’ve done 10 years of college), and now I have these kids. These guys have really made me think about where we are right now with funding for education and that I want to fight for them because they deserve to have a better education.”

The biggest problem, according to Martz, is class size. She said classrooms aren’t made to accommodate so many children. Last year she had a class of 33 students and said it was very difficult to move around and to stay on top of everything.

“To have 33 was just really unconscionable, and it affected the kids,” said Martz. “You never get 30 people to ever stop talking.”

Because the school added another track, this year she has 19 students, making it easier to monitor student progress, have more one-on-one time and communicate with parents. Behavior is also better, she said.

“It’s a whole different experience to have a class size like the rest of the nation,” she said.

She’d also like to have the means to provide more technology opportunities for her students.

“We’re fighting over a set of Chromebooks right now, trying to get technology into everyone’s hands,” she said of the teachers at her school. “I would use it every day for a couple of hours if I could have it but everybody wants it, and it’s hard to get enough for all.”

More school counselors, psychologists and administration should also be a high priority for budgeting, said Martz.

Martz believes many students with behavior problems, that don’t qualify for special education aides, would benefit from one-on-one help in the classroom to help monitor behavior.

By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com “You can’t teach when you are worried about making sure everyone is safe,” said Martz.

Principals spend time chasing these children, she said. When she was a principal, Martz felt her time was consumed with dealing with crises.

“There’s not enough of me to go around to do all the things I need to do,” she said.

Just one principal and a half-time administrative assistant are responsible for the 1,200 students at Fox Hills, illustrating how Utah not only has the highest student-to-teacher ratios but also principal to student ratios.

Martz believes going to court could help bring needed changes to the education budget. She said similar lawsuits have been brought before 46 states—and 27 of them have won.

In the time she’s been working toward her law degree, progress has been made.

In 2016, the Alliance for a Better Utah (betterutah.org) announced its intention to sue the state.

“Better Utah believes that the legislature is not living up to its duty under the Utah Constitution to provide adequate funding for our children’s schools. It is our belief that if the legislature continues to ignore their responsibility to provide for our children’s future, they should face up to their failures in a court of law,” organization officials said in a statement. The Alliance is waiting to see how the legislature will respond. Meanwhile, Alliance Board Chair Josh Kanter encourages the community to let their government leaders know their feelings about the issue.

It’s a slow process that’s not moving fast enough for Our Schools Now (ourschoolsnow. com), a coalition of business and civic leaders who believe local leaders can make better decisions for education funding. They are campaigning for a ballot initiative proposing a tax increase that would generate $700 million each year, increasing spending nearly $1,000 per student.

“New funding will be allocated directly to Utah schools so that the teachers and students of those schools will directly receive the benefits of greater investment in education,” said Austin Cox, campaign manager of the coalition. “We must provide our teachers with the resources they need to teach our students the skills they need for future success.”

Funding from the initiative will be used for teacher salaries, early learning, technology, professional development, class size reduction, additional teachers, counselors, tutors and specialists, or any other purpose to improve student performance. It would not go toward district administration expenses or construction.

Martz is actively involved with the Our Schools Now campaign, collecting signatures (they need 113,000) to get the initiative on the ballot for November 2018. She believes this campaign sends a message to a legislature that hasn’t been willing to take action.

“The people want education so badly that they’re willing to do it themselves and put through

A dedicated educator, Amy Martz went to law school so she could sue the state for funding. (courtesy of Amy Martz)

this voter initiative,” Martz said. “If it doesn’t go through, that will be very difficult on the lawsuit because it shows the public isn’t willing to pay more money.”

Kanter said it is the outcome of the initiative and whether the legislature responds with a significant change that will determine if the alliance follows through with the lawsuit.

Martz hopes as momentum builds, improvements in education will garner more support.

Granite School District has made some progress with its recent 11.67 percent salary increase for teachers. Other districts are expected to follow suit, said Martz.

“The school districts have realized there’s a teacher shortage coming, that they really need to do something to motivate teachers to come to their district,” she said. But she said districts are still limited by funding. “They can do this onetime allotment that’s really going to help, but they don’t have any authority to go higher. The ultimate problem is they’re going to outgrow that tax increase when they need more teachers.”

Martz passed her bar exam in September.

She is considering going into public service.

She feels that she would do well in juvenile defense. Also, being a parent of an autistic child, she said she could help families with special needs children navigate the education system to get the most benefit for their children.

Or she might just return to being a principal.

Either way, she will continue to push for better funding for education, fueled by her own children’s needs.

“I want their education to be better,” she said. “I fight as much for them now as for the kids I had when I was the principal. I consider those my kids, too.” l

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Riverton/South Jordan shelter contract approved

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South Jordan has agreed to let Riverton use its animal shelter. (Mariden Williams/City Journals)

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n the most recent installment of Riverton City’s ongoing quest for in-house animal control, on Sept. 5, the city council unanimously approved a contract for shelter services with South Jordan City.

“It is not an exclusive agreement,” said City Attorney and interim City Manager Ryan Carter.

Riverton City is still free to pursue contracts with other shelter services, and even “if Riverton City never puts an animal in South Jordan’s

animal shelter, there would not be a breach of the agreement.” No payment will be due to South Jordan unless animals are actually sheltered there.

This past July, Riverton split from Salt Lake County Animal services in the face of dramatically mounting cost increases. The city will continue to receive county services until January 2018, at which point the contract will expire, and the city will be left to fend for itself.

Though a welcome development, the South

Jordan contract isn’t the ultimate conclusion of this tale. It’s more of a stepping stone, to smooth out the city’s transition away from countywide services. South Jordan can’t remain Riverton’s primary animal shelter provider forever. It has its own animals to worry about; at some point, its shelter will hit capacity, and Riverton animals will need to go elsewhere. But with the South Jordan contract in place, Riverton is at least guaranteed a place to shelter its animals while it sniffs out other options.

The other likely option is a partnership with local animal clinic Stone Ridge Veterinary.

According to Councilman Trent Staggs, when Riverton first started looking for shelter services to partner with, “there were several things in the RFP [Request for Proposal] that we asked of respondents, that South Jordan I simply don’t think can fill.”

Stone Ridge, however, checks all the right boxes and more. It offers special adoption outreach programs, after-hours access, complementary baths and checkups, and twice-daily outside time.

It’s based in Riverton, so residents won’t have far to go to pick up their animals.

“And, they’ve got a licensed veterinarian on staff, so we won’t have to build in additional veterinary care. They’ve baked that into their fee,” Staggs said.

But, of course, higher-level services come with a higher price tag. Based on figures pulled from Riverton’s time with Salt Lake County Animal Services, it is estimated that contracting with South Jordan would cost about $69,000 a year, while Stone Ridge would cost about $123,000.

The most notable price difference between the two services is the cost of euthanasia—Stone Ridge provides the most humane form of euthanasia available, via veterinarian-administered lethal injection. The South Jordan animal shelter uses a gas chamber.

Staggs has a few ideas on how to potentially bring down the expenses of a contract with Stone Ridge. One possibility he floated was to “selectively put certain groups, such as the ‘other’ category,” a group of animals which has in the past included everything from goats to ostriches,” with South Jordan, and then work with Stone Ridge on just cats and dogs.” This move alone could save the city about $20,000.

But, until the exact details of working with Stone Ridge can be ironed out, South Jordan’s animal shelter fits the bill.

In addition to being a quick patch for Riverton’s immediate animal shelter needs, the South Jordan contract also provides an opportunity to foster intercity cooperation. “Riverton City’s yet-to-behired animal control officers would badly need to have a good relationship with neighboring communities so that they could get mutual aid when it’s required,” said Carter. “Mutual aid is very important for any law enforcement agency,” even if the agency in question does deal primarily with animals.

“I think that under the circumstances, it was important and, in fact, necessary for us to sign the agreement with South Jordan now,” Carter said. “But staff still intends to negotiate with the veterinary clinic to get the best deal possible.” l

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Fun run colors 9/11 memorial in red, white and blue

By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

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emorials across the country paid tribute on Sept. 11 to those who were injured or lost their lives in 2001 to the devastating terrorist attacks in New York City, the pentagon and a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

The South Jordan community came together to not only pay homage to those affected by the tragedy 16 years ago, but to honor police, firefighters and the military.

South Jordan Middle School gathered outside its doors for a Sunrise Salute on the morning of Sept. 11 while Bingham High School hosted a Color Me Miner fun run at Prospector Park, 10200 S. 2200 West.

Michael Richards is a battalion chief with the South Jordan Fire Department. He participated in the fun run where he was pelted with powdered chalk.

“All of these things are great,” he said of the memorials. “I think it’s just wonderful the way that people are saluting and honoring those 343 (firefighters) that died that day trying to save other people’s lives.”

This was the third year for the Color Me Miner fun run and, according to event organizers, was its biggest yet. Approximately 300 people of all ages participated in the fun run compared to the 80 from last year. A 5K was held with a mini miner mile run for younger kids.

Mascots from the Miracle Mascot Foundation also came by to interact with kids and first responders alike.

Started by Bingham High PTSA member Sheri Mattle in 2015, the memorial grew this year with increased participation from surrounding

schools including Jordan Ridge Elementary, Elk Meadows Elementary, Elk Ridge Middle School and South Jordan Middle School.

“It was a great success,” said Kristine Hanks, a Jordan Ridge PTA member and event organizer.

She said they ran out of shirts to give those signing up for the fun run.

While runners were covered in colored chalk at the end of the run, Hanks said the most important aspect was honoring local police and fire.

“Our biggest goal is to make sure our community supports our first responders and they know how much we love and appreciate them and their sacrifice they give every single day,” she said.

The event also featured a memorial service with the South Jordan Middle School choir and Jenette Hougaard. Hougaard is the cousin of Brady Howell, one of two Utahns who died in the events of 9/11.

Howell, 26, was working in naval intelligence at the Pentagon when the plane crashed into its southwestern side killing all seven people in his office.

Hougaard spoke of the “inspirational” life Howell lived. How he was a student body president in high school, eagle scout, served an LDS mission and had received top security clearance just a few months prior to his death.

Howell provided daily briefings to the chief of naval operations and the secretary of the navy.

She talked about how the navy treated her aunt and uncle with the utmost care and respect and how they eventually became close friends

Kids take off at the beginning of the Color Me Miner fun run at Prospector Park. (Travis Barton/City Journals)

with many naval officers.

“Even though these navy officers didn’t know my aunt and uncle, they made a huge difference in their life,” Hougaard said. “We can help strangers along the way and we can help them through rough times as well as our family and our friends.”

Todd Hougaard, Jordan Ridge PTA president, said during the service that while we may never forget the atrocities of 9/11, we must also remember the good things and how they can be

applied now.

“Things like 9/11 are easy to see and know that we need to help out. There’s people all around us that are going through their own personal 9/11 and we have a hard time seeing it sometimes,” Todd said. “We need to be the ones who bring the light of hope into the lives around us. Just like the freedom tower is a light of hope to the world, we can be the light of hope too.” l

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Eastlake Elementary adapts to changes with traditional schedule

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Changes came to Eastlake Elementary this year after the school schedule was changed from a year-round to traditional calendar. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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irst-grade Chinese dual immersion teacher Bei Yang had just a few weeks to adjust to life in Utah before being ready to teach school at Eastlake Elementary.

Yang, who has taught English in China, Hong Kong, North Ireland and Hungary, wanted to teach Mandarin in Utah.

“I heard Utah is a top leader in dual-immersion education,” she said. “The students are interested in learning Chinese. They’re quite fast learners.

They’ve already learned the numbers, rules and basic greetings.”

When Yang and three other Chinese dual immersion teachers arrived, they attended a oneweek training at University of California in Los Angeles before arriving in Utah.

Then, they moved to Utah and stayed with Eastlake host families while they set up their housing, transportation, banking, got their social security cards and driver’s licenses and attended state dual-immersion training, Principal Suzie Williams said.

“We gave them support as they settled in and made the adjustments to living here,” Williams said.

The adjustments weren’t just for Yang and the other three Chinese teachers who are teaching upper-grade students. Teachers and students alike faced changes at Eastlake, as it became a traditional school following the opening of nearby Golden Fields Elementary.

The new Golden Fields Elementary opened this fall with 700 students on a traditional schedule, focused on science, technology, engineering and math education, said former Eastlake Principal now Golden Fields Principal Kyle Hansen.

Several Eastlake Elementary students and faculty now are at Golden Fields, leaving Williams to hire 21 new teachers for this school year.

While classroom size remains 20 to 30 students

per class, Williams said there are more classes per grade. Last year, 1,254 students attended the school. This year, there are 84 more students than the projected 950.

Williams said the school has made adjustments for the students. For example, the computer lab has been turned into a sixth-grade classroom.

The students are using the computer desks and wiring remains intact so if the student enrollment changes, it could turn back into the lab.

In the meantime, Williams said they purchased a cart of 35 MacBook Air computers that can be used in classrooms as needed. These will join existing carts of Chromebooks and iPads. Eastlake Elementary already has a 2-to-1 ratio of students to devices.

A kiva also was turned into a third-grade classroom.

“We have pencil pillars and they were able to put the walls right around the pencils, so they’re still in our design,” Williams said. “I was told when they built the school, it was designed so the kivas could be turned into classrooms if they were needed.”

The school still has two other kivas for teachers to collaborate or use for small presentations and performances.

Another change was changing the fifth- and sixth-grade supply room into the school resource room. A former office now houses the upper grades’ supplies and copier.

Williams said with 1,034 students lunch and class rotations have schedules changed. Physical education also has been a challenge, but teachers have taken breaks in their schedules to allow students to do games or have dance breaks.

“We all are making adjustments for our community,” she said. “A district poll said 80 percent of the parents want traditional schedules, and this year we’re able to do that.” l

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Jordan Ridge students bring music, games, fun to Carrington Court residents

By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

Jordan Ridge Elementary students sing the national anthem during their 2016 Veterans Day program for Carrington Court assisted living center’s residents. (Julie Slama/City Journals)

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ast year, Chelsi Tolbert received an email her principal forwarded to the Jordan Ridge faculty from Carrington Court Activities Director Diane Kunz. The email welcomed students to come share activities with the senior residents.

Tolbert, who was then a teacher intern, had third-graders make Valentines and she dropped

them with the seniors.

“I wanted them to deliver them and have more interaction than that,” she said. “So when I was hired to teach fourth grade, I wrote her and asked how my class can be more involved.”

The two met and brainstormed ideas for Tolbert’s class to come on a regular basis this

year. Already, they played a get-to-know-you game with rolling dice, where they shared favorite hobbies, food, summer memories and more.

“The students learned how to begin with a handshake, introducing themselves and speaking loudly,” Tolbert said. “Then, they practiced taking the lead in an activity. It’s a service and an opportunity to make a connection that is such a valuable experience for my students.”

Tolbert said that after this first visit this fall, students already were excited about returning.

“They wrote in their journals how at first they were nervous but also how they overcame it,” she said. “They became active listeners and made connections. The students were talking about creating a talent show for them, and that’s what I liked. They want to be involved, take the initiative and ownership of their activities. That goes back to our school that promotes leadership.”

Kunz said she invites students from other schools, youth groups, Girl Scout troops and others to interact with the residents as well.

“I try to create things that help them have happy days, and any people, especially children, who sing, read a favorite book, talk about family history, play games with them, it’s like a magic potion,” she said. “It gives them memories. The residents love kids. They just want to hug them.”

She said last year, Hawthorn Academy students made art projects that were displayed and

became group pen pals with student classes.

However, many student visitors were from Jordan Ridge. Last year, Jordan Ridge’s younger students performed a grandparents’ program while fifth-graders shared a patriotic program, honoring those who served in the military, for Veterans Day. During the holiday season, sixth-graders presented a variety show.

“They had beautiful singing and their faces were full of expression,” Kunz said. “The children are the residents’ happy place. They give a smile, and it comes right back.”

Fifth-grade teacher Annette Stewart said that this year’s Veterans Day program will be shared with residents Nov. 9.

“Fifth-grade makes it a point to perform a patriotic program each year that not only teaches history but also promotes a feeling of gratitude and patriotism,” she said. “As we visit Carrington Court, our students are reminded that these sweet people are not only people they may have connections with but are reminded of their grandparents, great-grandparents or even neighbors who still have so much to give.”

Stewart wants students to realize they are impacting others and show how they appreciated.

“We would love to have the students walk away wanting to do more and think about how they can make a difference,” she said. l

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Sagewood at daybreak resident celebrates 102 years of adventure

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agewood at Daybreak is a premier senior living community where everyone has a chance to participate in a host of activities from shopping trips to crafts, exercise and eating amazing food made by their team of chefs. Another activity that they like to participate in is the monthly birthday party.

“After physical wellness, we really have to keep residents entertained and social and happy, and birthday parties are a great way to do that and celebrate their life,” said Jonathan Sherman Tate, Sagewood wellness director.

Residents are treated to an in-house masseuse and balloon artist along with decorations and cake.

“Rob, our balloon guy, was a Scout in a Scout Troop that one of our residents was a leader of,” Tate said. “He just really loves doing it. We decorate and have some fun times.”

Eris Kirby has been a resident of Sagewood’s for the last eight months after spending 50 years in the same house in Holladay. She said she and her husband love it because it has everything they need.

“It’s entertaining, it’s educational, it’s social, and it helps us to develop and grow with their programs,” said Kirby, who teaches ceramics and is happy there are so many artistic opportunities.

Kirby has also been excited by the birthday celebrations that happen every month and the opportunity they present to get to know their neighbors better.

“I know all of these people with birthdays,

and I love every one of them,” Kirby said. “They’re wonderful people. They do this once a month, and it’s just such a builder-upper of people, we get to know them and appreciate them.”

One of those people, in particular, is Claudio Dos Santos, who celebrated his 102nd birthday on Aug. 23. Dos Santos was born in 1915 in Brazil and moved to the United States in 1955 as an industrial engineer.

“Right now, I’m more American than Brazilian,” said Dos Santos. “It was mostly church influence that brought me to the U.S., and adventure. We can’t live without being in adventure.”

Dos Santos is the 12th of 14 children and the only one still alive. His last job in the U.S. was at Beehive Machinery where he holds the patent as the inventor of a chicken deboner that has been used all over the world. He has travelled to Japan, Australia, New Zealand and several Communist countries, including Russia and the now absorbed Yugoslavia, to instruct in the use of his deboning machine.

“We had about 21 people from all over Russia come to the plant to learn how to use the equipment,” said Dos Santos. “People are good people all over the world. The world is beautiful all over it because beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.”

Dos Santos said of all the places he had travelled, Switzerland was his favorite, especially Zurich.

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Claudio Dos Santos celebrates his 102nd birthday at Sagewood at Daybreak. (Keyra Kristoffersen/City Journals)

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After 70 years in engineering, Dos Santos retired in 1985 to West Jordan, where he learned to play golf, make movies, take pictures and continue his passion for music. Dos Santos performed as First Tenor in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1965 to 1979, the first Brazilian and South American choir member. “One of his daughters continued that tradition. He has two daughters and a son, lovingly referred to as the baby at 67 years old along with 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Dos Santos moved to Sagewood in 2016, and the other residents and staff have grown fond of him.

“He’s very special,” said Kirby, “He eats European style, which is very unusual for here.”

Tate said he’s glad to see that Dos Santos doesn’t show any signs of stopping and is glad to see how motivated he is to exercise and work out by himself in the center’s gym.

“We’ve dabbled in chess discussions, and he loves music,” Tate said. “I really love to hear about his engineering products that he has.”

Dos Santos feels like he’s done a lot in 102 years and feels privileged to be living this long.

When describing his life, he said, “I’m happy.”l

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Jordan Ridge students run to raise funds for field trips, technology

By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

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ot every principal — especially one who is new to a school — would wear a rooster beak and peck at anything on stage. Nor would a Parent-Teacher Association president appear as a demi-god. But that’s what happened at Jordan Ridge as they embraced the theme of “Moana” and performed a skit to encourage students to see “how far I’ll go” to get pledges during the school’s fourth annual jog-a-thon.

“I happened to have a rooster mask, and I was game to encourage students,” Principal Melissa Beck said. “The students still call me Hei Hei (the rooster’s name in the movie).”

Beck said the school held two jog-a-thons to include all 977 kindergartners through sixth-graders at the year-round school. Before running, students asked families and friends to pledge them as they ran laps on the school’s grounds.

“We had pledges from 50 cents to $5 per lap, and we’d keep track of the number of laps on their backs,” she said.

PTA President Todd Hougaard, who appeared in the skit as Maui, said each lap was about one-tenth of a mile. During the Aug. 8 run, younger students ran for 15 minutes, and older grades ran for 20 minutes. With heat being a concern on Aug. 28, those times were cut back by five minutes, he said.

“I love seeing parents run with their kids, but I especially love seeing younger siblings come and run,” he said. “Some of them who come with their moms to help, end up running more than anybody. They don’t have lap cards to mark, so they’d get marks on their arms. We had two of them that ran about 30 laps during the day.”

Jordan Ridge began the annual jog-a-thon in 2013, patterning it from nearby South Jordan Elementary with the help of parent volunteers, especially Amber Gonzalez, who has been especially involved. While the official amount still was being tallied, Houggard projected the school would make about $25,000.

“We definitely couldn’t do it without all of our great parent volunteers,” he said.

Beck said parents support the jog-a-thon since 100 percent of the pledges go to the school, earmarked so each grade has three field trips in addition to providing more technology for the school.

“We have devices for the students as well as a new NASA lab, which has software so students work together to complete missions,” she said.

Beck, who ran with most of the grades, said that after the jog-a-thon, students received a lei and popsicle to keep with the Moana theme.

Students also received a bracelet with the song from the movie, “How far I’ll go.”

Beck, in her first jog-a-thon as principal, said that it is a positive event.

Jordan Ridge students raised funds for their school by taking pledges for each lap they ran at the school’s joga-thon. (Melissa Beck/Jordan Ridge)

“Every student was smiling out there, just having fun,” she said.

Houggard said his favorite part is when he gave students high-5s on the last turn of their lap.

“I can actually see it motivate the students to run faster and try harder,” he said. “It was even more fun this year playing the part of Maui. I know I don’t really look like him, but the kids play along with it, and they still call me Maui when they see me. When three firstgraders see me during recess, come up to me and say, ‘Thanks Maui,’ and give me a hug, I know we’ve done something right. What can I say, except, ‘You’re welcome.’” l

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Welby Elementary’s dual-immersion parents welcome teachers from Spain

By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com

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aving two weeks to arrange housing, transportation, banking, social security numbers, clothing and food for a new job may be challenging enough, but for three Welby Elementary teachers that meant doing it in a second language.

Welby Elementary, which offers dual immersion in Spanish for its students, hired three teachers from Spain. They had about two weeks to get accustomed to living in the United States as well as attend training and meet teachers and organize their classrooms.

“We try to do as much groundwork as we can, such as finding apartments that may meet their needs, ahead of time so when they arrive, we can maximize the time they have before school begins,” said Polly Uffens, a dualimmersion mother of four students who has helped previous teachers when they’ve arrived in the Utah.

This also includes finding dual-immersion families to host the teachers for one of the two weeks. The other week, the teachers are attending dual-immersion training.

During that week, Welby is hosting the teachers, if the adults are working, Uffens lines up other parent volunteers to help drive them to look at housing or to purchase a car.

“Often these volunteers are explaining how to do things in the States and trouble-shooting for these new teachers,” she said. “One family helped a teacher outline a budget based on her salary since items cost differently than in Spain.”

Uffens did say all the teachers do speak English well, so parents are not required to speak Spanish. It is the first time these teachers have taught in the United States.

Parents also collected furniture to not only fully furnish the housing for the three teachers (as well as one teacher brought her family and another, her spouse) but also had enough items remaining so they were able to donate furniture for a Canyons School District teacher who arrived from Mexico.

“Everything we found was donated, so there wasn’t a cost so there should be minimal

amount they will need to spend to get their homes ready,” she said. “We had kitchen tables, beds, chairs, couches, dishes, lamps — about everything to set up a household. Our community has been most generous.”

After settling in their new homes, the generosity continued as parents volunteered to fix meals for several nights to ease the move, Uffens said.

“One mom created a sign-up on Facebook, and the response was immediate,” she said. “We were able to organize meals for about five or six nights. The teachers have been so appreciative of our help. It’s just been a whirlwind for them.”

Even a third-grade teacher helped drive to find housing, refinish furniture and provide meals, Uffens said.

Among all the necessities after arriving, one host family held a social so the new teachers could meet dual-immersion families.

“It was a meet-and-greet, so they had a chance to meet parents of the students they will be teaching and feel more comfortable in the community,” she said.

Now as the teachers are settled in, Uffens said the dual-immersion parents have turned their focus into providing classroom materials — many in Spanish — that will be helpful.

“Many of these teachers arrive with just one suitcase and one carry-on for three years of teaching here at Welby,” she said. “Over the past years, we’ve asked what would be helpful and the teachers say iPads with dual-immersion programs so students can speak Spanish on their own. We also have requests for manipulatives and games in Spanish.”

That has meant, among other fundraising, to gather gift card donations from local businesses and sell them. The money made then can be earmarked for dual immersion iPads, teaching materials, and costumes and decorations for the annual end-of-the-year Spanish program.

“These teachers have so much going from the moment they arrive,” Uffens said. “We just want to support the teachers and help them as much as we can.” l

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Fighting Eagles are changing lives and winning baseball games

By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com

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estridge Academy is a place for stuEagles. Will Adams, from California, is dents, parents and even teachers to hitting .600 and has eight runs batted in. learn how to improve their lives. Eagles athIn the last 10 years West Ridge has letic director Jamie Keefer is using his expewon seven Region baseball titles. rience to help his team’s players to succeed.

“We have had a great season,” Keefer “I think if we can get to the first round of said. “This group has bonded together. We the playoffs, we could win our games,” he have some great athletes. We have worked said. “When our kids first arrive (on campus) hard this summer, and I know our program they have issues. Then they start to get it is just getting better.” and turn things around. I see them learn and The Eagles head coach has also change their lives. For some of them, sports suffered hardships. Keefer had a kidney is part of that.” transplant in May. He had a hernia and Westridge Academy in West Jordan major infection and spent almost a has provided schooling and clinical care month in the hospital. He said his players for troubled youth ages 9–18. The program understand the recovery he is going includes assessment, outpatient services and through because they share a common counseling. The sports teams are members of goal to change. the Utah High School Activities Association Westridge Academy’s baseball team is having a successful season. It hopes to make an impact on the state playoffs this fall. (Jamie “It has been a tough recovery,” he said. and compete in Region 21 in Class 1A. West Keefer/Westridge) “I think I tried to get back at it too soon. I Ridge generally houses 20–30 students, connect with these kids very well. I have and they compete in boys baseball and girls developed a great relationship with them. and struck out 23 batters in three appearances this fall. He has volleyball in the fall.

For a team that is small and really not in the limelight we are lived on the Westridge campus for seven months.

Keefer said sports can be an important part of their therapy.

“He (LaLonde) ran into a little bit of problems here and there pulling it together. They are hard workers.”

Westridge began competing in varsity sports in 1990. The sports back home and came to us and has done a good job,” Keefer said.

The Eagles had only lost two games headed into what Keefer programs supports the school’s overall mission by building self- “He could get us the wins when he pitches. He is a great pitcher, described as tough road games at Dugway and Tabiona. They esteem, team bonding and encourage learning new things. has a good change up and throws about 84 miles per hour. He is are scheduled to close out the regular season at home against Senior Will LaLonde, a resident from Minnesota, was named a great young man and has turned a leaf and has worked hard.”

Telos. The 1A state baseball tournament is scheduled to begin Deseret News player of the week when he pitched a perfect game Jayden Hill is from Nevada and is hitting .667 for the Fighting in October. l

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ristin Sokol was so happy when she heard her daughters fighting with each other-—because without even realizing it, they were arguing in Chinese. It’s one of the perks of hosting a native speaking teacher in their home.

“It’s a real advantage to have the teacher living with us,” said Sokol.

The Sokols have opened their home to some of the Chinese teachers who teach at Foothills Elementary. The teachers live in their home, eat dinner with them, play with them and even go on vacations with them.

And the whole time, Sokol’s daughters, who are in the Dual Language Immersion Program at Foothills, are learning more and more Chinese.

“It is mind-boggling to hear your children speak in another language and laugh and carry on and play games and you don’t understand a word,” said Sokol.

The teachers tell jokes and play games with the girls, exposing them to the kind of casual interactions they don’t get in school.

Sokol said the teachers speak almost exclusively Chinese with the girls and English with her and her husband. They rely on the girls, who are in fourth and sixth grade, to translate when the adults hit a language barrier.

The Sokols have been hosting teachers for several years. Teachers stay in their home between one and three years.

“It’s like seeing the world through new

eyes, because they’re very excited about every little thing,” Sokol said. They are amazed at the size of the Sokols’ house, the amount of food in their pantry and the size of their minivan. The teacher they are currently hosting is embracing American food-—she takes pictures of almost every meal and is very impressed when they bake a cake.

“Everything is a ‘wow’ moment, every flavor is exciting and every meal is exciting,” said Sokol.

The Sokols’ reaction to Chinese food is the same.

“They just cook really interesting things that you would never cook,” said Sokol, who has encountered a bucket of raw fish in the kitchen and octopus tentacles hanging out the sides of a pan.

The teachers are excited about the new experiences they encounter living here. Their reactions make the Sokols realize how great their everyday life is.

“We don’t think about those things that they definitely notice,” she said. “Our life is easy.”

The teachers are amazed by the open spaces and large homes we have here.

“In China, everything is so confined, and there are so many people, and the air is not clean, and they can’t see the sun—ever,” said Sokol. The teachers are not used to seeing the sun, which is blocked by tall buildings and thick smog in China.

Living here has also provided them their first opportunity to see stars.

“I’ve never seen such exuberance,” Sokol said when the teachers were able to see the Milky Way for the first time.

“They’d heard about it, they’d seen it on science shows, but they’d never seen stars like that in their whole life,” she said. They were so overwhelmed; they were unable put together any sentences in English to express themselves.

As the self-appointed host family coordinator and Chinese teacher liaison, Sokol manages a network of families who regularly host teachers at Foothills Elementary.

“I feel like this is the very least I can do because my kids are learning this foreign language-—for free,” said Sokol.

She said there is always a need for more host families.

“I wish people would be more open to sharing their homes and their lives for a school year or even a few weeks,” she said.

Often, all the teachers need is a family to help for their first few months in the country as they set up a bank account, find lodging and transportation, etc.

“The families that host always love it,” she said.

Sokol feels it is an eye-opening experience to see your culture through a foreigner’s eyes and come to realize how amazing the simple things really are. l

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Grappler and coach head to world finals

By Greg James | gregj@mycityjournals.com

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he story of U.S. grappling team member Koffi Adzitso begins at a young age when his family left Africa and settled in Utah as refugees. His new life would take him on a journey to the World Grappling Championships in Azerbaijan.

“Only 20 people made the team, lots tried out and two of us come from Utah. We get to represent the USA and travel out of the country as team members,” Adzitso said.

The World Grappling Championships are scheduled for Oct. 18-21 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Adzitso trains with Taylorsville resident and former grappling World Champion Brandon Ruiz. He began hand-to-hand combat training after graduating from Cottonwood High School in 2007.

While training he met Ruiz and began learning from him.

“I heard about wrestling my senior year and went out for the team. After high school I was doing MMA (mixed martial arts) and that is when I met Brandon. Every time I compete Brandon is in my corner. I have learned everything from him. This time I made the team with him,” Adzitso said.

He joined the Colts wrestling team his senior year and placed second in his weight class at the Utah High School Activities Association state wrestling meet.

He encourages kids to wrestle as early as they can.

“Wrestling teaches a lot of discipline and how to respect people. I learned to honor people and be responsible,” Adzitso said.

Adzitso and his family came to Utah when he was 11 years old. He moved from Togo, Africa. His parents got jobs at the airport to support his family.

“My parents really struggled to give us a good life here. They gave up a lot of stuff to come here and we settled in and became

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Because he is different he got into a lot of fights in school.

“I dressed different, did not speak English and looked different than everyone else. Back in Africa we fought a lot.

When I was bullied I would defend myself. Then I started wrestling and instead of fighting after school I was on a team. I felt this was it, and I knew it would keep me away from trouble,” Adzitso said.

Grappling differs from wrestling—it is wrestling to submission. This means a competitor is expected to submit either verbally or by tapping his opponent to admit defeat. Refusing to “tap out” can risk unconsciousness or serious injury.

His supporters have started a go fund me account to help him raise funds for travel while attending the championships. It can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/send-koffi-to-worldchampionship.

Adzitso estimates his trip to the world championships will cost about $5,000. He works for Intermountain Health Care in the purchasing warehouse.

He trains by riding his bicycle to work and working out with Ruiz his coach. He rides 34 miles a day and spends approximately 12 hours a week perfecting his skill.

He qualified for the team in April at the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials in Las Vegas. He finished fourth in the 84 kg class.

Adzitso is nicknamed “The Lion King” in Ultimate Fighting circles and began fighting in 2007. His UFC record includes 20 wins and 11 losses. He had nine knockouts. His last UFC fight was in 2014 when he began training for submission grappling full time. l

Koffi Adzitso will represent the United States at the World Grappling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Koffi Adzitso)

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Once, my sister stayed home from church pretending to be sick and heard (cloven?) footsteps in the room above her. She swore off Ouija boards and Black Sabbath for a month or two before returning to her demonic ways.

My dad was no help. He frequently added to my levels of hellish anxiety, especially when I yelled for him in the middle of the night, certain I’d heard a demon growling under my bed.

He’d stumble into my room, look under the bed and say, “You’ll be fine as long as you stay in bed. If you have to get up, I hope you can run fast. You should probably keep your feet under the covers.”

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room by watching “Fantasy Island.” I once caught my sister drawing pentagrams on her notebook and made my own version of holy water to exorcise any demons who might be lurking nearby.

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I pictured him sitting on his throne in the lowest level of glory (Mormons don’t call it “hell”), receiving an elegant hand-written note that read, “You are cordially invited to live at the Stewart home because Peri’s sister listens to Metallica pretty much every day.

Plus, Peri frequently forgets to say her prayers, she blackmailed her brother and she uses face cards to play Blackjack, betting Froot Loops and M&Ms.” I spent most of my childhood deathly afraid.

Sunday school teachers would recount true stories of children who snuck into R-rated movies only to wake up in the middle of the night to find either Jesus sadly shaking his head or Satan leering and shaking his pitchfork. I didn’t watch an R-rated movie until I was 46.

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have a tail and horns, but looked like an ordinary human. Occasionally, the Fuller Brush salesman would come to the door and I’d eye him with deep suspicion. Was it really a door-to-door salesman, or was it Satan trying to infiltrate our weak defenses.

At one point, I wished he would just show up so I could stop worrying about it. I imagined he’d knock on the door and, resigned, I’d let him in and tell him to find a place to sleep.

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