HEAD START HIGHLIGHTS Special Program Encourages Reading Skills Whiterocks Center Adriana Ignacio, Gloria Little Bird and Glorias two little girls visited the Whiterocks Center on March 12. During the week of March 19 - 23. Douglas Vanderhoop, teacher, attended a workshop in the Stae of Washington. The workshop dealt with Administrative management. May Lee Mountain and Irene Gardner were on their way to attend a State Career Development Association meeting, but were unable to attend due to a bad snow storm in Salt Lake and through Strawberry. The meeting had to be can- A friendly little douse and daily goals ' have done wonders with reading readiness in the Whiterocks kindergarten, according to Mrs. Mary Ann Hall, kin- dergarten teacher. Left to right progression, following directions, visual discrimination, listening skills, letter sounds presented in word context and associated vocabulary are included in the reading program. Reinforced Readiness Requisites" was written especially for Indian Children and is published by the Southwestern Cooperative Educational Laboratory. Careful research was done to determine the needs and experiences of Indian children beginning reading in public schools. The children work together as a group and receive their rewards or tokens daily as a group. All children must perform together in order to be rewarded. Certain criteria must be met each day and accomplishments are recorded on a large wall chart. Material rewards have been replaced with affection and praise as the program has become established and children have seen the results of their Drngs-- A Basin Problem-Ne-ar had successful results in Whiterocks PRAISE AND ENGOURAGEMENT-Ha- ve Ann Hall and aid Delilah Reyos are Mrs. Teacher Mary Hememtary kindergarten. very enthused about the reading program which has been designed for Indian Children. Charts and flbstrathm such aa those pictured prompt the children to do their beat and record their progress each day. Whiterocks Elementary School Accents Art in Five Concepts initiated at More than 800 artistic creations of the Whiterocks School as a follow-u-p activity students of Whiterocks Elementary of the Seminar conducted last School lined the halls last week during fall Union at High School with Dr. Helen Art Fair. Redbird-SelaThe program is sponObvious by the number of creations sored by the Uintah Basin Education completed by less than 140 students, the Council. stress has been on art this year. Following the Sequential Art Program" developed by the Utah State Department of Education, the teachers taught the classes stressing art concepts of line, shape, texture, value and form. The entire faculty is involved in the program and students receive the special art instructions three days a week. Through learning basic concepts the child's creativity is greatly enhanced as is his ability to appreciate art. The About It April 17 Ikn Abuse is a problem in the Uintah Basin. The effects of drugs will be depicted by the Kenwood Players of San Antonia Tex., during a Basin-wid- e drug abuse program slated for Tuesdy, April 17. The new Uintah Basin Community Building at Fort Duchesne has been selected for the program and the presentation will relate the why's of drug abuse, what happens while on drugs and how to kick the habit. The Tribal Business Committee has given support of the program and a special invitation has been extended to all parents as well as teen and children. Additional information will be announced in each community. Coordinating the presentation are Dee Wilcox, chairman;, and Larry Black, Lloyd Arrowchis, Frank Adreasen and Dennis Mower. art program was pre-teena- Student of the Month Student Thinks In Poetry Ute Students Cop Honors For March by Darlene Nephi This earth is miue, my spirit, my sky, My forest aad most of all my Cutare. I am neither friend nor foe to my brothers sisters but to earn my efforts They must do more than to be born red, bemuse honor Is a thing to be earned, I shall cheese my friends men, but neither slaves nor red apples. I shall not command nor obey, for the word We" must never be spoken, by one choke unless you consitiuents can hack you. What is my Joy of being red, if all hands, even the nfi can reach into it? What is my life if I am to bow to agree to obey. eat out Randlett Center The big news for Randlett this month was our benefit movie and bake sale Friday, April 6. Our parents sponsored g the activity to raise money to take the children on a field trip to the zoo. We also raffled a Pendleton blanket at $1.00 a chance. We have three children with birthdays this month. They are Roger Small, Jerry Lester and April Wissiup. fund-raisin- Lapoint Mission Center On March 13, the LapointTridell center traveled to Vernal to Mike's Market Basket to view his great variety of Tropical fish. His collection includes: Piarana, Crawdades, Angel Fish, Albino Catfish, Salamanders, Red Tailed Sharks, etc. The children had a good time and were very excited over the different types of Jerry Tapoof This earth is mine, my spirit, my shy My forest aad moot of all my Culture. My Happiness is It's goal, it is its own celled. On the 27th of March the Whiterocks Head Start Center had a picnic lunch. While the lunch was being prepared, one of the children heard a strange noise and looked up to the sky and saw several flocks of geese. He called attention to the other children who were playing at the moment We watched the flock of geese while they made beautiful designs in the sky. Friday, April 6, the Whiterocks Head Start Center will be going to the Prescott Farm in Hayden where the children will feed the new lambs after which we will ha Reed sf the Meuth Coed Easter Celebration are underway for an Easter Celebration doted for Easter Sunday, April 22, at the Plan Uintah Basin Community Building inFort. Duchesne. The tentative .schedule includes: An Easter Egg hunt sponsored by the Recreation Department; 3 p.m. Easter service conflicted by the Reverend Gerald Mason; 4 p.m. Feast sponsored by the Tribe; and at approximately 6 pjn. Pow wow sponsored by the White River Two Ute students captured the titles of Student of the Month for March. Voted by the faculty of West Junior High SchooUhe titles are given to a boy and girl who have made the most improvement in their subjects during the month. Ina Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bush Reed, received the honor last month. She is in the seventh grade. Jerry Tapoof, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tapoof of Whiterocks and a ninth grader, was named most improved boy. Word was received last month of the graduation of Mary Chimburas from the American Indian Career Center in San Diego. Mary has been living at the Center for two years while attending beauty school. She recently received her California Cosmetology license and is employed at The Adorable, a beauty salon in San Diego. She and her two children, Jacqueline and Carlos, are now residing in an apartment in that California beach city. fish. A bubbling Skeletons chest was purchased and placed in their aquarium back at the center where all can enjoy it and be reminded of our visit with the Tropical fish. They were accompanied by their teachers Elizabeth Esplin and Thelma Lamb, bus driver Dennis Goodrich and two parent helpers, Lina Taylor and Sharen Bergstrom. Teen Talk By Vicky Chapoose Union High Reporter The Senior Assembly has no di date yet, but it will be sometime the last week of May. The theme assembly will be 1983". If any s wish to participate, please contact J Shields m the near future. Family Variety Night This year Unions Drill Team sp ed a family variety night at Union auditorium. Students from Unioi from the community participated show. Famdy tickets were sold with individual tickets also sold at Twenty-fou- r students from Uni. tended the Region Nine Comm Meet last month. Nine Schools fra region were in attendance at S Henager College. Salt Lake City, i i SU3?