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Show Computers stay after school at Vernal Jr. High "Everything is involving computers," com-puters," so commented Leon Hoyt, mathematics teacher at Vernal Junior High School and one of the instructors of a computer science class being offered of-fered to outstanding students at the school. The six week course will be for two hours two days a week after regular school time. Sixteen students are signed up for the first course, which will be followed by at least two more six week courses. In the class students will be introduced in-troduced to computers, learn basic computer language and explore how to develop programs. "Basic computer language has only been around for fifteen years," says Hoyt. "These students know as much about computers as the teachers." During school hours the four junior high computers are used in resource and remedial areas for learning skills. Two teachers at the school are computing com-puting their weekly grades and attendance at-tendance at junior high is being kept on a trial basis on computer this year. Computers can be used to promote skills in English, mathematics, business fields and even music, commented com-mented Hoyt. "Computers are doing the work and also the play. Computer games are fascinating. ' "Using a computer also requires a student to brush up on his typing skills, as the keyboard is the same as a typewriter," says Hoyt. A regular class in computer science is being offered at the Uintah High School for the first time this year. It is being taught by Curtis May. Others assisting Hoyt with the Vernal Junior High computer classes are Cindy Brougher of ' the English department and Leonard Sullivan, mathematics teacher. "From the response to (his class the students are excited about the possibilities involved," said Hoyt. "We hope to gain more computers and give more students this exciting opportunity." |