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Lapoint Elementary is “leading the way” in new direction by Ryan Collins rcollins@ubmedia.biz
There’s a sign that hangs in Elizabeth Peterson’s class that reads, “If I couldn’t fail I would...” The students in her class have completely filled the sign with all the things they would aspire to do if they knew they couldn’t fail. One student wrote that they would swim to the bottom of the ocean. Another wrote they would be an army general, and another wrote they would ride a dolphin. Some of them are funny, but a big part of Mrs. Peterson’s fiveclass rules is don’t be afraid to make
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can be modified by the county commission if they choose to allow the modification. Any modifications to the conservation overlay zone will also need to go through a vetting process that is approved by the conservation team. The conservation team consists of federal, state and local representation. There remain only a few members of the
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Mrs. Peterson’s third grade class at Lapoint Elementary makes ultraviolet bracelets as part of Project Lead the Way at Lapoint Elementary School on February 1. The bracelets changed colors when exposed to ultraviolet rays. The students were able to witness a visual representation of something that cannot be seen with the naked eye. mistakes. She wants her students to learn from their mistakes and not to be afraid
of them. “That’s how a lot of our inventions have been created, because
of mistakes somebody made,” Peterson said. “I tell them, it’s ok to make a mistake in
planning and zoning commission who were on the commission when the conservation overlay zones were put into place in Uintah County four years ago, and there are no commissioners who currently are on the county commission who were a part of the original agreement. All of this may seem a little overboard considering personal property cannot be used for many uses because of some flowers. “From the prior administrations until
now, they have been very aware in trying to protect the rights of private property owners through this process, understanding that private property in the areas are surrounded by a sea of federal land,” Stearmer said. “When you have severe restrictions on federal land, that can negatively impact private ground if they need access for a power line, or an air permit, or something like that. The county has gone to great lengths to reach out
to private landowners to make sure they are aware of what is going on.” The county has consistently treated it as their responsibility to protect private property because there is so little of it, according to Stearmer. “All the county needs to do is to carry out its responsibility to take this, if it chooses to, to the conservation team,” attorney for the two landowners, Gayle McKeachine said before the commission.
here.” Another thing the students are encouraged to do is to always ask questions and to use their creativity. “We try to teach them that it’s ok to ask questions,” Peterson said. Mrs. Peterson is the teacher that heads up Project Lead the Way at Lapoint Elementary. She teaches all the student in the school, grades one through five throughout the course of the week. Project Lead the Way is a relatively new project the school first implemented at the beginning of the school year.
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McKeachine also said he has personally been made aware that there are other areas, since the agreement, that have been found with the penstemon species that are not apart of the zones. The county commissioners ultimately decided to table the request by the two private landowners to remove their properties from the conservation overlay zone and will make a decision on the matter in the coming weeks.
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