Memories:
2003-2004
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Eisenhower business partnership
works both ways
Published in the Granite School District Newsletter,
December 12, 2003
Ken Donarski, director of the Taylorsville
Senior Center,
and Mike Roach, student body advisor at Eisenhower,
helped celebrate the partnership of the school and the center.
The real value
of Invest in Futures business partnerships cannot be measured
in money given or time spent serving a school's students in
a variety of ways. In many of our schools students are served--and
they serve. Such is the case at Eisenhower Junior High where
one of the business partners is the Taylorsville Senior Center.
Chris Spendlover, Eisenhower's
business partnership coordinator, says that the relationship
has been very valuable to the school. Senior citizens spend
countless hours providing one-on-one tutoring for students.
Recently, Eisenhower's cheerleaders and student body officers
returned the favos as they presented a variety show of skits,
dances, Christmas music, and cheerleading routines to bring
the Christmas spirit and their enthusiasm to the center. "Everyone
had a great time," says Mike Roach, student body advisor.
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Three
Eisenhower Teachers become National Board Certified
Published
in the Granite School District NewsLetter, December
5, 2003
Eisenhower's National Board Certified Teachers:
L-R: Mary Alsop, Debbie Cline, Dawn Hauser
In
1999, Hunter High art teacher Anne Quigley became Granite
District's first National Board Certified teacher. In 2002,
she was joined by Debbie Cline, social studies teacher at
Eisenhower Junior High....
...The certification process...requires
demonstrated commitment to students, subject and teaching
knowledge, risk taking, and additional contributions to the
school. Candidates must pass four 90-minute comprehensive
exams, submit portfolios which may take up to 120 hours to
complete, provide video tapes demonstrating their teaching
methods, and include letters of endorsement from colleaques.
The newest board certified teachers
are...Dawn Hauser, English teacher at Eisenhower Junior High,
[and] Mary Alsop, English teacher at Eisenhower. [There are
now ten teachers in Granite School District that are National
Board Certified.]
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Mega
Chain - World's Longest Paper Clip Chain
On March 26-27, 2004, sixty 9th Grade
students at Eisenhower Junior High School in Taylorsville,
Utah, constructed the World's Longest Paper Clip Chain. Named
"Mega Chain," the continuous paper clip chain measured
an incredible 22.17 miles long and used 1,560,377 paper clips.
The Mega Chain was 1.73 miles longer than the previous Guinness
World Records paper clip chain of 20.44 miles set in 2001.
This new world record was accomplished
by sixty ninth-grade students at Eisenhower Junior High over
a period of twenty-four hours. In accordance with Guinness
World Records requirements, sixty "chain gang" students
worked nearly non-stop to construct the 22.17 mile chain,
which was wrapped hundreds of times around twelve tall posts
positioned in Eisenhower's gymnasium. These 60 "chain
gang" students were supported by dozens of "special
operation" students who work in eight three-hour shifts
to encourage the speed of the "chain gang" students
and ensure the comfort of people coming to see the event.
The idea of the Mega Chain
came up in a 9th Grade Gifted and Talented Geography Class
and eventually turned into a large 9th Grade Class project.
The world record attempt-and its success--provided many students
with the opportunity to apply some of their education skills-including
those related to creativity, communication, organization,
logistics, mathematics and economics.
Many parents and companies contributed
to the event. ACCO Brands provided Eisenhower students with
2,000,000 paper clips-that had a retail value of $7,800--and
Pepsi Incorporated, Gunderson Architectural Woodwork, Little
Ceasar's Pizza, Papa John's Pizza, Pizza Hut, Printech and
Nu Packaging also made significant donations towards the event.
Faculty, Staff and Parent Advisors
for the Mega Chain were: Nancy Jadallah, Dona Harris, Alan
Parrish (Administrators); Clayton Brough, Tom Sharpe and Denise
Fiack (Faculty Supervisors); Tom Allen, Kelly Huntington,
Chris Moore, Larry Wilde and Malamene Wong (Faculty Support
Committee); Don Anderson and Fred Helbling (Staff Support
Committee); Don Mix, Cindy and Mark Moore, Jamie and Kevin
Nagle, Gary Nebeker, Brenda Schultz and Kellene Thompson (Parent
Support Committee).
Following the successful completion
of the world record event, Mayor Janice Auger of Taylorsville
City, Utah, presented an official commendation and proclamation
to the 9th Grade Class of Eisenhower Junior High School for
its efforts and success in constructing the world's longest
paper clip chain.
The continuous structure and
length of the Mega Chain was independently confirmed by three
professionals: Gerd S. Dixon, City Engineer for Taylorsville,
Utah; Timothy A. Fiack, Engineer and Maintenance Manager for
Hexcel, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Walter M. Cunningham, a
Professional Land Surveyor and Cartographer, Taylorsville,
Utah.
For more information and photos of this
successful
Guinness World Record click
here.
Videos
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On April 15, 2004, Eisenhower students
went to the Spanish Langauge Fair
at Brigham young University!
Eisenhower
Junior High Technology Team won the
Bronze Medal (Third Place) in Granite School District's
Technology Fair that was held on April 17, 2004!
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Dr. Christine Moore retired
in June after teaching for 30 Years
at Eisenhower Junior High School. We wish her the very best!
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