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Kincaid Garrett, 12, of Colt Elementary School, sets up his project on radiant barrier versus fiberglass insulation at the Davis School District science fair at the Davis Conference Center in Layton on Wednesday. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

Students try to answer real-life questions in Davis science fair

Last updated Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:59pm

LAYTON — Selected students enjoyed finding science in everyday aspects of their lives and presenting their results at Davis School District’s science fair Wednesday.

One of the most-viewed projects on display in the Davis Conference Center explored why animals cross the road in certain spots, sometimes leading to their deaths.

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Kaysville, schools join forces for sidewalks

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 11:26pm

KAYSVILLE — Students attending Snow Horse Elementary and Centennial Junior High may soon have a safer route to school.

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Crossing guard Dianne Flanders stops traffic so Madeline Clark and Isaac Kemp can cross the road safely near the roundabout at 1025 W. Smith Lane in Kaysville on Friday.

Fight for Kaysville students' safety not over

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 12:19am

KAYSVILLE -- From the time the school bell rings until her 13-year-old son arrives home, Emily Smalley worries if he is going to get home safely.

"My kid comes home and I think, 'Oh good, he made it safe,'" Smalley said.

A few weeks ago, her son Andrew crashed his bike in the middle of the road on his way home from Centennial Junior High School. Andrew claimed that the sidewalk, where he had been told to ride, was too full of pedestrians to accommodate his bike.