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Show IPost high school orientation iprogram coming toBasin schools f Will it be a large university, a : vocational-technical school, or a small junior college? That's what many Utah high school seniors are pondering. To help them make up their minds, local : high schools will soon be having a post : high school orientation program. : Organized by the Utah State Office of Education, these programs feature ; representatives of 14 major post high school institutions which draw Utah students. Area Vocational centers are I also included in areas which they serve. j About 10 days before these programs, : all seniors should receive through their :,- school counselor, a booklet which gives : detailed information on the 14 in-, in-, stitutions, plus three area vocational 'C centers. It also discusses financial aid available and Utah's private vocational-technical schools. : All Utah high schools receive a visit i from this entourage some time before f Thanksgiving. Sometimes several :' smaller schools get together for the C presentation. The program includes a general meeting with a slide-tape presentation 'i about all of the schools. Various kinds of financial aid are then spelled out in ' detail. ; "Only about 10 percent of the : financial aid money available is in the ; form of scholarships," reports Dr. j Russell Whitaker, state guidance : specialist at the state education office. ,; "The rest of the money comes through . grants, work-study programs and j federal, state and local loans," he emphasizes. ' The students can then choose three of the fourteen presentations on the in- dividual schools. Dr. Whitaker 't recommends that students visit one i school from each of three groups. This way tliey get a wide view of what Utah has to offer. The first group is the big colleges and universities: Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Utah State University and Weber State College. The next group is the small four-year or junior colleges: Dixie College, College of Eastern Utah, Snow College, Southern Utah State College, and Westminster College. Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, is also included because of the large numbers of Utah students it attracts. The third group is vocational-technical vocational-technical and business schools: LDS Business College, Stevens Henager College, Utah Techincal College of Provo, and Utah Technical College of Salt Lake City. Four area vocational centers, Bridgerland Area Vocational Center, Sevier Valley Tech, Uintah Basin Area Vocational Center, and Davis Area Vocational Center are also part of the Post High School Orientation Program in areas which they serve. Utah has one of the lowest percentages per-centages of students who go outside of the state for post-secondary education. Approximatley 9 to 10 percent of Utah students who continue their education after high school choose out-of-state schools. "Utah offers almost any kind of schooling which is available in the nation," Dr. Whitaker says. The orientation will be given at local high schools as follows: Uintah High along with Manila, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 8:50 to 11:30 a.m.; Union High School, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 8:50 to 11:40 a.m.; Duchesne High School along with Tabiona and Altamont, Thursday, Nov. 20, 9 to 11:45 a.m. |
