Schools & Sports PHS Sports Sidelines

by Mack Oetting

Bobcat wrestlers defend championship title at SVC, basketball season is coming to an end, with Region in Panguitch this year on the 17th and 18th

This weekend, the mighty Bobcats wrestlers go to Sevier Valley Center (SVC) to defend their title as three-time champions. Twenty-five out of twentyseven wrestlers qualified for State, and the points they earn will go a long way in their repeating their win. Even though their season seems short, they put a lot of hard work into all of those tournaments.

You can wrestle as many as ten matches in some of the bigger tournaments. Good luck, Cats. All of that hard work that you put in will pay off with another championship. Speaking of the seasons coming to an end, the girls and boys basketball teams only have one more game left apiece. The Lady Cats, again, had a split week starting with a home loss to Piute. The T-Birds came with a big following and took out the Cats, 51 to 34. At half time, the game was really close, with the Birds leading 20 to 19. But in the second half, Piute outscored the home team, 31 to 15. Mallory Henrie and Adelaide Englestead both finished with nine points. In the double header with the boys team, the Lady Cats did real well against the Milford Tigers, taking them down 51 to 37. Mallory Henrie had 13, Tabe Henrie had 11, and Adelaide Englestead had 10 for a good team effort. The ladies had one more home game and that was the 8th. It was their last league game for the year, and it was against the 3rd ranked Valley Buffalos. They have evened up their record for the year at 9-9. Region will be here this year on the 17th and 18th. Then it will be March Madness, with the championship games being played at SVC on March 1 - 4. What is so nice is that the boys and girls games, both at region and state, will be played on the same days.

In the double header, the boys played Milford in the final game. The Cats are really a team with everyone having a hand in the winning games. I think that over the years of watching the Cats play, there have been better players, but I feel this team contributes to their wins. The Cats started off the season 3-3, with losses to two 3A teams by just a point here and there. Since that time, they have won 12 games in a row. They refuse to play down to their competition, and Milford was one. They beat the Tigers, 78 to 41. They also have their 3-point shooters hitting outside shots to open up the inside for the taller players. Cache Eyre made five 3-pointers and finished with seventeen. Tucker Chappell had 14, with 10 rebounds. High scorer for this team changes each week; they are really good. The Cats had one last home game last night against Bryce Valley.

Garfield County School District Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Child Find Notification

In accordance with Part B requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 04 and with the Utah State Board of Education Special Education Rules, Garfield County School District offers free assessments and evaluation for children, aged birth through 21 whose parents, teachers, or others suspect of having an identifiable disability.

Garfield School District is committed to ensuring that those students are identified, located, and evaluated, regardless of the severity of the disability, to identify if the student is in need of special education and related services. This child find requirement and practice also applies to those students enrolled in private schools.

If you suspect that a child who is not currently receiving special education services is in need of an evaluation to determine if that need exists, please contact either Phoebe Wiseman, Garfield School District Special Education Director at 435676-8821 or the special education teacher at your neighborhood school.

Acta de Educación para Individuos con Discapacidades del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Garfield (IDEA 2004) LA BÚSQUEDA DE NIÑOS

De acuerdo con los requisitos de Parte B del Acta de Educación para Individuos con Discapacidades de 2004 y con las Reglas de Educación Especial de la Junta de Educación del Estado de Utah, el Distrito Escolar del Condado de Garfield ofrece valoraciones y evaluaciones gratuitas para niños, desde el nacimiento hasta los 21 años cuyos padres, maestros u otras personas sospechen que tengan una discapacidad identificable.

El Distrito Escolar de Garfield está comprometido a garantizar que esos estudiantes sean identificados, ubicados y evaluados, independientemente de la gravedad de la discapacidad, para identificar si el estudiante necesita educación especial y servicios relacionados. Este requisito y práctica de la búsqueda de niños también se aplica a aquellos estudiantes matriculados en escuelas privadas.

Si sospecha que un niño que actualmente no recibe servicios de educación especial y necesita una evaluación para determinar si existe esa necesidad, comuníquese con el maestro de educación especial en la escuela de su vecindario. O comuníquese con Phoebe Wiseman, Directora de Programas Federales y Educación Especial del Distrito Escolar de Garfield al 435-676-1313, phoebe.wiseman@garfk12.org .

Antimony Elementary School, 435-624-3221

Boulder Elementary School, 435-335-7322

Bryce Valley Elementary School, 435-679-8619

Escalante Elementary, 435-826-4247

Garfield Online K-6, 435-624-3221

Panguitch Elementary School, 435-676-8847

Bryce Valley High School, 435-679-8835

Escalante High School, 435-826-4205

Panguitch High School, 435-676-8805

Panguitch Middle School, 435-676-8225

Garfield County School District Teacher Highlight

by Shawn Caine

PANGUITCH - Angie Bailey was raised in southern Utah and has lived in Garfield County for six years. Prior to moving to Panguitch, her family lived in Connecticut, Arizona, and Nevada. She enjoys mountain biking, going out to lunch with friends, being in the sunshine, and playing board games with her family. She and her husband have three children. One attends Panguitch High School, the next attends Panguitch Middle School, and the youngest goes to school with her at Panguitch Elementary School. Scratch and Scratch Jr. are always the favorite programs in Bailey's Computer Science class. Students use their creativity to create games and code characters for their own stories. This year, her students are learning how to describe and answer basic hardware and software problems. They are also learning how to apply, describe, debug, create, and use algorithms to solve problems. By the end of the year, they will learn and practice each of the computational thinking skills in Computer Science: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithmic design.

"I am continually amazed at the rate we are moving forward with technology and how new technologies are changing the world and influencing cultural practices," said Bailey. She hopes her students will always remember how fun it is to program and create code. And how good it feels to "try, try, and try again" until their code is "just right!"