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1 iwwm inursuay, aepienipcr 3 Keno evening uaieue Private, parochial schools booming in Reno varies from lower to higher grade levels and Is higher for non-Adventists. It may run from a low of s0 a month for one child to a high of $114 for tuition. The school teaches youngsters through tenth grade. The lower grades are filled, but the upper grades still have a few vacancies. At the moment, there is no waiting list, he said.

But what has surprised him was the number of phone calls from non-Adventlsts over the summer asking about the school. "We've had an unusual number of calls from non-Adventists, for whom we really provide education. I fear there is a lot of feeling about our public school system that they're not doing the Job. People are concerned about the education of their youth." Like the Catholic schools, his school stresses discipline. "But it's stressed with love, and I think the basic pettinesses are eliminated.

It's not a case of a teacher standing up here against all those kids out there. It's an attitude of we're all In this thing together, let's get the Job done. We let the children know we want them to learn to take their place on this earth and the earth to come). We want them to be viable, living persons who feel good about themselves. "I'm not saying we don't have discipline problems.

But we're not going to put up with a kid putting a rock through the window." Parents are actively Involved In disciplinary matters, and in seeing children get their homework done. "I guess one of the biggest things we have to offer are the smaller class sizes, and more emphasis on a one-to-one relationship between students and teachers. And we know that students get their homework done every day. We do offer religious training, too, which is why we're in business. Barker feels parents of public school students may have given up their responsibilities to their schools.

If parents would support their public schools better, they could have the same Job done in their schools. I believe the parents have strapped the public school techer. The growth problem here really seems to have hurt the public schools. "But we're getting the Job done. In our testing program, our students are way above the Nevada norms.

We're proving it's possible with this day and age's students." (Continued from Page 1 When the older ones were In Washoe County public schools, a lot of turmoil was going on In terms of student rights, dress codes, opening of campuses, and bo on. And if you were bright, and a bit bored with school, it was fairly easy to beat the system. "My son, I found out later, didn't go to school for a lot of his senior year. He had figured out how to get a pass which allowed htm to get away with cutting." One of the reasons she didn't realize what was going on was his grades stayed up. "Since then I've decided it's not enough to get Bs and because if that's what you're getting in this day and age, it means absolutely nothing.

The same is not true, she believes, of parochial schools. "The grading system means more and Is tighter there." She likes Uie emphasis placed on studying and making good grades. "In public school, my kids hardly ever had homework. My daughters have something every night, now that they're in parochial school." The final straw for the Lopers was their younger daughter's public school teacher's attitude about reading problems. "Our daughter had a bad first grade year.

She ended up with all As and Bs, yet she obviously couldn't read." Mrs. Loper suspected her daughter had a learning disability. The teacher pooh-poohed the Idea, saying nothing was wrong, she said. So Mrs. Loper sought help through the district's central administration, only to get nowhere.

Finally, she called one of the district psychologists at home a family friend who agreed to test her. Mrs. Loper found out about a reading clinic which uses local youngsters at the University of Nevada-Reno and was able to get her daughter In. "The people at the reading clinic said they rarely see kids as young as my daughter, but that the teacher really should have picked up on it." Mrs. Loper decided it would be best for her daughter to repeat first grade, but rather than put her back In the same public school, turned to St.

Albert's. She also likes the closer relationship slie and her daughters have with their teachers, and an attitude of concern. Sister Jean Celeste, superintendent for Nevada's 18 catholic schools, says a lot of emphasis is put on creating a Christian community that is, fostering tured. "Some people would call It strictness, but 1 think what we re aiming for is self-discipline," she says. "I think that's what might be lacking in the Kubllc system.

We insist on students doing their omework, for Instance, and we get the parent involved. They are paying tuition, and are making a sacrifice. They have a vested Interest In their child. So then the cooperation between parent and teacher is much stronger. That helps to form a discipline in the schools." Old-fashioned courtesies, such as standing when an adult enters a room and saying 'good morning', also help to foster discipline.

When outsiders enter a parochial school for the first time, they are often pleasantly shocked to watch the students' reactions to them. "If someone comes into a classroom, the students will stand and greet them. We've taken them Into legislative sessions, and in smaller sessions when legislators walk into a room they'll stand automatically. And they're (adults) shocked. They like It.

But sometimes our children will go into public schools and later tell us how funny they felt. But these are some of the niceties we can't forget." But it's important, too, for teachers to be informal with students and try to foster a rapport so that students won't be afraid of them, she added. Parental support in terms of volunteer help as well as financial support is essential to parochial education. Sister Jean says. "The tuition really does not take care of running the school." Parents are asked to provide transportation, volunteer In-class help when possible, and support fundraising efforts to benefit the school.

They are also encouraged to lobby and write letters in favor of the Tuition Tax Credit bill now being considered by Congress. If passed, it would allow a tax deduction to families who have children In private or parochial schools. At Reno Junior Academy, a Seventh Day Advcn-tist school, principal Keith Barker says he is not concerned about such governmental support. "We basically are very strong on separation of church and state. If the Tuition Tax Credit bill were passed, and parents wanted to take advantage of it, that's okay.

But we don't want public monies in any form, because we want to run our schools In our own way with no strings." Enrollment is up slightly in his school, which Is more costly to attend than Catholic schools. Tuition an attitude of caring concern among faculty and students. Both Mrs. Sebring and Mrs. Loper say the difference In altitudes shows in the atmosphere at school and the way the kids Interact with each other.

"The cllqlshness you find In public school Is not there. Kids are encouraged to help each other, and everybody must play with everybody one is allowed to be excluded," says Mrs. Loper. "When the girls first came home from parochial school, they said 'Mother, you won't believe plays with everbody." "The relationships between teachers and youngsters, and between the kids, are a lot better," says Mrs. Sebring.

"The kids really do take an interest In each other. There's a general love for each other." Her oldest daughter had attended a kindergarten and first grade in public schools, going to Holy Child Day Home after school where her mother teachers. Mrs. Sebring's younger daughter has always attended parochial pre-school and kindergarten. But this year, both girls are in public school, because Mrs.

Sebring can't afford to pay tuition for both of them. "Both public and private schools have their strengths and weaknesses," she says, "but I prefer parochial schools." She likes the fact that her older daughter's public school teacher took a general interest in her students, and worked In small reading groups. But she wasn't there a lot of the time, "and the kids had a lot of substitute teachers who let them get away with murder." Discipline in parochial schools, she believes, is a lot better. "They don't let the kids get away with anything," and she believes that's important. "We're not Catholic, but I like the way things are run differently in Catholic schools," she says.

The fact that neither family is Catholic doesn't seem to bother the youngsters. Since we're not Catholic, the girls notice the difference," says Mrs. Loper. "But they love their religion classes, where the emphasis seems to be on Bible history. The only time it bothered either of them was when all the second graders were celebrating their first Communion, and my daughter didn't go through." Sister Jean says the religion program emphasizes individual worth and self-esteem.

She sees Catholic schools as being more struc Lake Tahoe casinos Reno Evening Gazette TELEPHONE NUMBERS General Information 786-898 Circulation 786-8744 Want Adi sources and Agriculture Committee which will most likely consider the TRPA proposal. The Sheerin committee considered that last round of proposed TRPA amendments during the 1977 session. "As far as I'm concerned, the control of gaming definitely won approval in the last session," he said. "There's no question that Nevada wants to control and stop the growth of gaming at the lake. The last Legislature did pass changing the dual majority from a negative vote to a positive one and that might get through again." Sheerin said the success of the new proposal depends on the makeup of the new Legislature.

He noted that the Washoe and Douglas County commissions and the Carson City supervisors probably won't be happy with the proposed expansion of the TRPA board, even though the commissions would get to appoint a member, because TRPA takes the control of the Tahoe Basin out of the hands of local officials. If he wins reelection, the Carson City senator said he would attempt to organize meetings between Nevada and California legislators before the two bodies convene in January to iron out differences ahead of time. He also said he is concerned about landowners who should be reimbursed for their property if they cannot develop It. Sierra snow storm (Continued from Page 1 But aside from Echo Summit, no other stations west of Reno reported snow. In 24 hours, Reno received .32 of rain.

Other rain amounts were: Verdi, Carson City, Fallon, Lovelock, .30, Incline Village, and Truckee, .07. Echo Summit had 1.01 Indies of prcipitatlon. Chains were required earlier today on the Mt. Rose Road, but were removed at about 9:30 a.m. There was no traveler's advisory except in the mountains of northeast Nevada this evening.

Scattered showers today were to give way to mostly clear weather tonight and tomorrow in the Reno area. There is a chance of frost tonight and Friday morning. The summer snows apparently caught many people by surprise as they hiked in the area of Mount Whitney, the nation's highest peak outside of Alaska. Search and rescue teams in Inyo County rescued several stranded hikers Wednesday as the storm, once Hurricane Norman, dumped up to five inches of snow In scattered areas of the high Sierra. "At this time, we have no way of knowing how many people might be in trouble," said Inyo County sheriff's deputy John Dorsey.

Three hikers reported missing In the Italy Lake area were rescued and reported in good condition Wednesday, said Dorsey, and some 21 hikers stranded in Mono County near Convict Lake and Mount McGee were also found safe. However, authorities said 17 persons who signed out for the back country around Mount Whitney were still unaccounted for. Carton City Newt Bureau 882-3333 Sports Line 323-4422 Missed Your Gazette? Call 786-8744 Before 6 p.m. The Reno Evening Gazette, a Gannett newspaper, is published every clay by Reno Newspapers, P.O. Box 280, Reno, Nev.

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And if no action is taken within 120 days, the development is also automatically approved. The new plan lengthens this time period to 180 days to allow TRPA planners to assess the environmental impacts of a new development and if ho action is taken within that time, the development would be automatically denied, instead of approved. The new compact would also require an environmental impact statement to establish pollution limits for the lake. These environmental limits would have to be observed by all federal, state and local government agencies. Stewart confirmed that attorneys for both sides are now drafting the final wording of the proposed document "page by page." Stewart has represented Nevada during the eight months of TRPA negotiations.

He cautioned that just because the two state administrations have agreed on a new compact doesn't mean it won't run into opposition. "I hope the two legislatures will look on it favorably," he said, "but the existing agreement had a lot of trouble (getting through the Nevada Legislature) and that agreement wasn't as strong as this one. There aren't any surprises in this; it's not different than recent news stories have reported it. It does differ from the existing compact." Stewart said his office would talk to legislators about the new TRPA proposal, although he said he couldn't predict what might happen when a new administration takes office in January. None of the leading gubernatorial candidates could be reached for comment this morning.

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