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LEFT: Students in Mrs. Monique Ailor’s South Weber Elementary class sit under their desks during an earthquake drill in South Weber on Wednesday. (REYNALDO LEAL/Standard-Examiner)

What do you do in an earthquake? Great ShakeOut provides answers

Last updated Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 6:12am

SOUTH WEBER — Though she was merely 2 years old at the time, Nicole Sargent remembers being in an earthquake.

“Our family was in Chile visiting one of my dad’s friends, and I remember it happened while we were sleeping,” said the South Weber Elementary School fifth-grader. “The next morning, my mom said we couldn’t go outside until they said it was safe.”

On Wednesday, Nicole and her classmates practiced the drop, cover and hold earthquake drill with the rest of the state, as part of The Great Utah ShakeOut.

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Students go to Mars

Kera Williams

Last updated Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 11:24pm

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Jennifer Fritz talks to students while dressed as the White Witch from the Chronicles of Narnia at South Weber Elementary School Thursday. the school is having a Narnia day with volunteers dressed as characters from the book teaching students curriculum.(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

South Weber Elementary students get lost in the land of Narnia

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 25, 2012 - 8:10am

SOUTH WEBER -- Students at South Weber Elementary School spent a full day lost in the land of Narnia.

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Some fear new South Weber charter school will hurt elementary school

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 12:49pm

SOUTH WEBER -- What affect will a new charter school have on the only existing school in the city?

That's the biggest concern surrounding HighMark Charter School, which will open in August of 2012. The public charter school will serve kindergarten through eighth grade the first year, and ninth grade will be added for the 2012-2013 school year.

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Natalie Walker Garritson

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 9:48pm

Natalie Walker Garritson, 37, died Sunday, October 16, 2011. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2011, at the Porterville chapel, 2700 S. Morgan Valley Drive, Morgan. Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Walker Mortuary, 45 W. 200 North, Morgan, and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Porterville church. Interment will be at South Morgan Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, take your sweetheart on a date. Post condolences to the family at www.walker-mortuary.com To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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(KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner) Construction on the ship-shaped South Weber Elementary School wrapped up in April. Solar panels, seen above on the left, heat the water used throughout the school. They also help to teach students about solar power, not only in the K-2 building but also in the nearby school building that houses third through sixth grade. A wind turbine, seen above on the right, is also used as a teaching tool. It monitors the speed of the wind, and students are taught how to compare the data. Skylights on both floors of the facility allow the sun to shine into the building, and sensors dim the lights in reaction to how much natural light is coming in. “The technology and computer labs are up to date. We talk about solar power and energy from the sun,” says first-grade teacher Cara Toomey. “Every day, we talk about the weather.”

South Weber school stands out in more ways than one

Ruth Malan Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:53am

SOUTH WEBER -- Solar power heats the water at the new South Weber Elementary School and K-2 Center, and windmills are a teaching tool to help students learn about wind power. The school, built in two phases, is the only one of its kind in Davis School District in more ways than one. The school is the only school housing kindergarten through second grade separately and uses innovative methods for heating.

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Darth Vader (left) and Obi-Wan Kenobi battle while third-graders cheer during Jedi Day at South Weber Elementary School in South Weber on Tuesday. Below, Darth Vader, Asajj Ventress and Count Dooku greet third-graders, or Padawans, who are Jedi Knight apprentices.

'Star Wars' lands in South Weber

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 9:08pm

SOUTH WEBER -- The Force is strong at South Weber Elementary School, especially for the third-graders who donned Padawan robes in hopes of becoming Jedi Knights.

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Rodney Gene Pollard, Riverdale

Obituaries

Last updated Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 6:20pm

Rodney Gene Pollard, born Sept. 18, 1931, in Sandy, died at his Riverdale home Wednesday, May 18, 2011, after a long battle with arthritis and pulmonary problems. A funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Riverdale 2nd Ward Chapel, 5500 S. 1175 West. Friends may visit family from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. before the funeral. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, May 23, at Leavitt’s Mortuary, 836 36th St., Ogden. Interment, Aultorest Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to your favorite charity.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Michael Plowman, a branch manager from Zions Bank, teaches first-grader Aurora Slater about saving money at H. Guy Child Elementary School in South Ogden recently.

Top of Utah elementary students taught how to save money

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 11:57pm

OGDEN -- How many pig-embellishing stickers can you buy for 10 cents? What's the best way to plan a lemonade stand capable of raising $20 for charity?

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