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Show Five BY High students attend classes at BYU By Nancy Cannon classes Brigadier Editor while others the class into The students and the classes they are participating in for the first semester are Rosemary Haffner. junior, French: Scott Card, junior. Spanish; Christeena Richards, senior, dancing: Paul Christensen, senior, math: and Kevin Moss, senior. A total of 13 students were eligible to take college classes: students five however, only Severthe courses. for signed up al students will be taking college semester, to fit Mr. Wootton president-elec- t of ASCA Mr. Penrod represents BY at UEA confab Mr. Richard Wootton, counselor at BY High, has recently been The annual convention of the Utah Education Association will be held tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday in Salt Lake City, according to Mr. Wallace Allred assistant principal. No school will be held. Vol. 25, No. Gary Penrod, history in of the structor, is president-elec- t BYEA which will represent the BY High School, junior high, and elementary at the convention. The BYEA also includes the university. but that convention was held earlier in the year. Attending tomorrow's convention will be high school, junior high, and elementary instructors from throughout Utah, and state officials interested in education such as members of the Utah Board of Education and the Department of Public Instruction. All participants will meet in general session and departmental groups to discuss education in general, plans for the year, and in relationships er Utah. Football at Pleasant Today Grove, 3 p.m. FHA Fashion Show, Tomorrow 7:30 p.m.. College Hall Oct. 5-- Oct. 10 Oct. 11 7 No school U.E.A. meetings Plays in Little Theater Marching Band at Carbon Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. Oct. 18 19 E, 7:30 p.m. Plays in Football at Spanish Fork r 2:30 p.m. Alumni Assembly Homecoming, football at American Fork Homecoming Dance at Smith Faily Living Center Next issue of Brigadier. 115 Drama Department to present two plays prepared by classes Why I Am a Rich Man, Poor will be presented Oct. 10 Man 12 and by the second and seventh period BY High drama classes respectively, according to Mr. Kenneth Bowthrope, drama coach. The plays will be presented during the school day for students who can attend and also at 7:30 p.m. for the general public. Starring in the first play, Why I Am a Bachelor will be Debra Orton Linda Egbert as the lecturer, Thomas Nibley as Algernon, and Terri FisherMary Jo Cunningham as Henrietta. Managing the play will be student directors Terri Fisher and Linda Nib-leEgbert, stage manager Tom Twto plays Bachelor and y. assistant stage managers Cheryl Crowton and Mary Jo Cunningham, and business manager Terri Fisher. Stars of Rich Man. Poor Man will be Cheryl McKinnon Lani DeHart as Emma and Mike 'Joseph West as Peter. Managing the play will be student directors Natalie Taylor and Joseph West, stage manager Ah-land- er October 4, Brigham Young High School, Provo, Utah 3 hate Slate Mr. state-teach- le classes on the advanced program. The students must be cleared by the laboratory school administration and counselors, as well as Dr. Glen Ovard, coordinator of the education experimental program. Students remain in their high school program under the director of the high school administration. The students are not actually admitted to the university, but they do receive college credit. During the students first semester under this program, he will not be allowed to take more than one class, although he may be eligible in more than one area. High. classes) and Paul Christensen, standing. Missing is Christeena Richards. (Larry Ford photo) second were--unab- their schedules. Many qualifications are necessary for the students to take Five students at BY High are guilty of leading double lives." Two junior and three senior students are presently enrolled' in classes at the Brigham Young University. They are also taking a full schedule of classes at BY Taking classes at Brigham Young University this semester are BY High students Rosemary Haffner and Scott Card, seated; and Kevin Moss (two the Mary Cox, business manager Valerie Yorgason, and business manager Laurine Black. Exam slated for college applicants Seniors at BY High are begin- ning to sharpen up their minds to take the ACT test. The ACT (American College Testing) test is given this year during the months of October, and April. All sen- who wish to attend colleges iors in Utah and most Western states arenequired to take the test. The ACT tests are administered in testing centers throughout the country. Some tests will be given chosen as president-elec- t of the American School Counselor Association. He is presently active in that position. Members of the association, which includes approximately 15.000 school counselors, annually elect officers. Mr. Wootton is the first counselor to have ever been nominated and or elected to the position of president from this area. "The American School Counselor Association is a professional association for the upgrading of counselors," stated Mr. Woot- 1967 Two named National Merit By semi-finalis- ts Margie Dixon Newland and Paul Christensen, seniors at BY High, have been announced as semifinalists of the National Merit Scholarships. The National Merit Scholarship test is given annually. Paul and Wilbur took the test last February. They will take another test, the SAT (Scholastic Aapti-tud- e Test), which wall be administered in December at the University of Utah. This test is used for college entrance in the East. "Even if Paul and Wilbur do not get any further in the SAT. they will still receive very good said Miss scholarship offers, Wilbur Students hear Packer's address Donna Turley, counselor. Finalists are based on other things recommendations and writings besides their test scores," Miss Turley added. Only students who pay a special fee are eligible to take the test. Tenth graders can take the test for practice, but they cannot become a "Less than 1 per cent of high school seniors reach the semifinals: therefore, we are very proud of Wilbur and Paul, said Miss Turley. Two years ago, three students at BY High reached the finals but did not get scholarships. A'though they were not acknowledged in this way. BYU ofered 10 honor scholarships of which two were given to the three BY High finalists. Last year Joe Andrus and James Holtkamp were ton. Woottons jobs as are to organize committees to discuss and bring forth solutions that will benefit the field of counseling, and to give speeches dealing with the ethical behavior of counselors. Mr. Wootton will have to travel rather frequently to fulfill his job. He has already visited Minnesota and South Bend, Ind. During the first two weeks of October he will attend meetings in Chicago and Miami. Because of his extensive travel and meetings, Mr. Wootton will e be on a basis next year when he becomes president. A few of Mr. president-elec- t semi-finalis- t. half-tim- The address to the BYU by Elder Boyd K. Packer, assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles, last Tuesday in the Fieldhouse was heard by the students at BY High over intercom systhe tem. Elder Packer was recently ap- Pointed dmhinif aU,ve newly-installe- d Cu"cl1 o'8,his life people ygservad votedjiuchj wlll e to working of the "'rld- (He ,has ary instructor coordinator of dian Affals at he Intermountain - India" S'0,0 ,n Bnhanof semi- and Supervisor and ,nstltutes for the Church, In the past there has been a desire of BY High students to at-tend some of the devotionals and BYU. All seniors who individually ap- - forums at BYU w;hen there have ply to Illinois to take the test been important people speaking,' stated Principal Lowell Thomson, arid pay $4.50 are eligible to take Because of this desire, the the tests. They may take the . university has made it possible test twice. All colleges have certain some of the speeches to be s els of scores which the student"broadcast over the intercom to pass to be considered for tern at the school this year." Elder Packers main message the school." stated Miss Donna to think clean thoughts. was Turlev. counselor. "as. at levfor sys-ha- National Merits Scholarship Paul Christensen, left, and Wilbur Newland take a "breather" with their favorite magazines found in the BY High Library. tests will possibly make them finalists. Semi-finalis- ts g |