Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Utah’s Betteve It Or Not? The favorite TV show results may be more representative of Alta student opinions. The show receiving the most support was M'A'S'H, with 12% of those sur- veyed preferlng It above all oth- ers. Many shows followed with the percentage rates widely scat- tered. The next three shows with the greatest popularity, however, were Hill St. Blues with 8%, the News with 7%, and the A-Team with 5%. Utahns seem to be satisfied with where they live. The first question In the survey asked, “If you had your choice of living anywhere in the world, where would you choose to live? 63% said Utah. 13% responded with the West Coast. 4% said they would live in the Northwest, 3% wanted the Midwest or the South, and 1% said the East. There was even who said they didn’t know where they want- ed to live. What do you consider to be the Ideal family size? Alta students may have never thought about the question, but most of the Utahns surveyed definitely have. 28% re- sponded with 2 children and 27% with 4 children. Nobody said no children, while only said one child. Only 4% said that a large family of more than 6 children was ideal. While many Alta students may seem to be progressive, polls tend to indicate that they may become more mainstream as they get older. However, some students may eventually change Utah's Fa- vorite Things. What do Utahns like? KSL-TV recently tried to answer that question when they aired a broadcast titled Utah's Favorite Things The broadcast used the re- sults of a scientific survey con- ducted by a polling organization in December, 1983. The survey, how- ever, may not reveal the majority preferences of Utah’s teenagers. Since nobody under 18 was al- lowed to participate In the survey, some results may seem surprising to Alta’s students. Take the results of musical pref- erences, for example. Music tends to occupy almost everybody’s minds, and often arguments can be heard about what “kind” of music Is “best.” When the ques- tion “What Is your favorite music format?” was asked, the results indicated that perhaps Utahns think that slower-sounding music Is “best” Country-Western re- ceived the most support, with 30% of those surveyed pledging allel- gance to cowboy music. Next came Easy Listening, with 29% of Utahns listening to stations like FM 100 and KLUB. After that percentages Utah rarely grabs national head- lines — In fact, since not many re- cords are set or broken in Utah, the only time this state is men- tioned In national news Is when a major event or catastrophe oc- curs. All that changed in the past year, however. Although spring floods and nuclear radiation trials gained high publicity, Utah’s cities, and Sandy especially, re- ceived national attention as American record holders. When the 1980 census figures were released, most Americans only learned basic population fig- ures. But In the end of 1983, Ameri- can Demographics magazine compiled some figures from that dropped. While the pace of music picked up. Classical came in 3rd with 14% of Utahns choosing It as their preference. Rock followed with a 13% support margin. Next came Pop with 7%, Jazz with 2%, Religious with 2%, and finally Oth- er (whatever “Other” Is) with 3%. Profiting from the feet that Utahns consume twice as much ice cream as the national average. Dance Company scoops it out. census and published a report of other top rankings held by cities nationwide. The Associated Press picked up the figures, and In a na- tional news release from Washing- ton, D.C., announced that Sandy, along with other Utah cities, was tops In certain trivia figures. Sandy, they announced, has the lowest median age In the country. The youngest population, with an average age of 20.2 years, can be found in the Immediate area of Alta High School. Sandy also was first in another category. 85.6% of the homes In Sandy have married couples, giving this area the high- est percentage of married couples per population In one city. A Typical Utahn Is .. Extra Impi ■ 35

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 Devastating businesses, homes, property, tearing up city streets and highway, provoking sun tanned bodies to labor endlessly In the heat, the phenomenal flooding of 1983 wreaked merciless havoc, disrupted lives and made a lasting impression on everyone. It also reminded man of nature’s unquestionable power. The September rains came in record amounts, followed by an unusually snowy winter, and a mild wet spring that triggered what was to become Utah’s worst flooding disaster In history. Mo one realized the damage that was to occur later. The snow began to melt In May and the saturated soil began to slide. In Spanish Fork Canyon a mountain moved creating a lake that blocked a railroad and closed a highway. This was Just the beginning. Then came massive mudslides In Farmington and Bountiful, and it seemed every stream and creek flowing out of the Wasatch peaks was sloshing over It’s banks In succession. The call came for volunteers to sandbag and diverted the swollen creeks, and Utah residents responded with enthusi- asm. But soon the pressure was too great and Thirteenth South was turned Into a river. Then when the conduits on North Temple were dogged with debris, State Street from N. Temple to 8th South became a raging torrent of water as the flow was sent down the road. Footbridges were constructed over the muddy waters to handle sightseers and tourists who came to catch a glimpse of the newly formed attraction. Some even talked of making It a permanent part of the downtown area. Temporary automobile bridges were built to relieve Jammed city streets, and though the specta- cle was far from amusing, most were fascinated by the event which had drawn national media attention. When South valley streams went over their banks, still more people showed up to help evacuate and sandbag trouble spots. The Jordan River Extra Impressions ■ 37