Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Victor Reading Justin Reber Kbnneth Reeves Sheryl Rice Ji Richardson Debra Riding Jett Riet Katie Robertson Bruce Roden Brian Roderick Rosa Rodriguez Russ Rogers Tami Rogers Todd Roper LeeAnn Roth Bruce Rowley Kevin Rundle Emily Sainsbury Lynda Saltzgiver Brad Sanders Lisa Sanders Susan Sanders Staci Savage Denise Schmidt Van Schmidt Curtis Schmitke Ray Sc hopper Emar Schow Charlotte Scott James Sebaske Glen Sedgwick Dave Servatius Matt Shadle Jolyn Sirrine Kayla Skinner 176 Juniors

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JUNIORS '81 Troy Nelson Roy Nielsen Stacy Nielson Beth Nohavec Kathy Norris Kristi Oakley Sherri Olney Brett Olsen Stocey Olsen Diana Olson Kurt Olson Dona Orgill Kelli Osieja Ron Ottosen Ira Owen Monty Owen Dawn Owens Charlie Pack Blaine Page Jodi Poige Tana Palmer Keith Paskett Nicole Pearson Todd Pearson Bunnie Pederson Greg Person Chad Peterson Lamar Peterson Scott Peterson Wes Peterson Martin Pixton Mike Potter Greg Powell Suzette Pratt Shauna Price Hailey Quinn Rob Quintana Paul Randall Scott Randall Tami Rasmussen Kathy Reader Stephanie Reading Juniors 175

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 Students Validate Competency Test For two weeks in September a number of Alta High School stu- dents, about half the number of each grade selected at random, took part in Jordan School District's effort to develop a standard com- petency test. The competency test is being in- stalled to meet state requirements for district schools awarding of di- plomas. A quarter of elective credit was offered to all students who par- ticipated in and completed the pro- gram To many, especially seniors, this came in very handy. Many oth- ers took part in the program even though they did not need the cred- it; the reason for this being that they wanted to get an idea of what the final graduation test would be like. And many more took part simply because they were chosen, The program consisted of two dif- ferent tests. The first part was the California Achievement Test. This test had been used in California as a requirement for graduation and was pretty much established. The sec- ond test was one that Jordan Dis- trict had designed. After the stu- dents had taken both tests, the re- sults were compared. If the stu- dents' scores were similar on both tests, the validity of the Jordan Competency Test would be prov- en. Also, those items which seemed out of keeping with the national standard were eliminated, along with any which showed cultural bias. While many commercial compe- tency tests were on the market, fairness to the students seemed to demand a locally developed test with every question related directly to the curriculum. Therefore, every type of question on the test had been once taught in the classroom- actually not once, but repeatedly Parrish Sly Michelle Smart Alan Smiley Charles Smith Derrick Smith Greg Smith Jamlyn Smith Lisa Smith Randy Smith Scott Smith Steve Smith Nathan Soderborg Jerry Sopiwnik Brad Sorensen Jan Soul ham Steve Sprouse Stocie Squires Kyle Steadman Junlort 177