Show Vernal Elks award four scholarships to students Among one of the scholarships scholar ships presented at the Special Awards Assembly Friday at Uintah High School was made available by the Vernal Elks Lodge According to Art two first place full tuition scholarships valued at each were awarded to Uintah High senior Jeff McClennan and Donna Hayes of Duchesne Jeff is the son of the Larry of Vernal Verna TWO 10 SECOND place scholarships went to Jean Hunsaker and Jeff Carpenter both of Uintah High daughter of G. G Ray and Sally Hunsaker and Jeff Carpenter son of the Don Carpenters The students are chosen by the lodge in a Youth Program based on a Valuable Student contest that is based on community com cons leadership ability scholastic ability and need Each o ach of the two winners had previously won presented by the Utah Elks Association and the full tuition scholarships followed Materials and information in information in- in formation is made available to the schools in early December and the contest runs through March The IThe Elks Association sponsors one of the largest scholarship funding programs in the United States said Mr Scholarships have been awarded in the amount of To obtain one of these local winners are sent to state and if they win there they enter national competition IN SP SPEAKING AKING to the student body at Uintah Mr told the students Now that youre you're a graduate dont don't think youre you're going to face a lot of big youve you've been living in inthis inthis inthis this world for 18 years and you should be adjusted Start taking advantage of the opportunities that are here now and to those of you who have not reached this point decide early on what you want to do with your life and work toward that t goal Make up your mind and do it- it determination is the key Art said he believed that the higher education syndrome had lessoned and that educators are beginning to realize that skilled labor and technicians were just justas as necessary as higher education degrees |