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Show Uintah participates in National Vocational Education Week Students at Uintah High School will celebrate National Vocational Education Week, Feb. 6-12. The cultural and economic welfare of the citizens of our state, as well as the economic future of our businesses and industries, in-dustries, depend upon the opportunities offered through public vocational education educa-tion programs. There are more than 400 students enrolled in vocational programs offered at Uintah High School. Programs offered include business, marketing, vo-ag, drafting, draf-ting, auto mechanics, metal and welding, building trades, home economics, health occupations, and diesel mechanics. Co-op students in these areas are released from school early each day for on-the-job training that relates to classroom instruction centering on real-life real-life problems. Employers work with educators to establish program standards stan-dards and improved curricular to insure successful programs with the close supervision of a qualified coordinator. Student organizations affiliated with vocational programs are offered at Uintah Uin-tah High School. These clubs are designed design-ed to develop leadership skills and reinforce rein-force other aspects of the curriculum, decrease their rates," Glaim explained. The cooperative is facing a 27 percent increase from their other power supplier, Western Area Power Administration ( WAPA) , effective March 25. "We think we can absorb this increase," said Glaim. "We feel good about the situate 1983, especially since for the lastw-years lastw-years we have been talking ak:. creases coming annually. Howeve: next few years will no doubt see rat-crease. rat-crease. It is inevitable that theyr.; up when DG&T's Bonanza Plant k: on line. This may be tough for thee: term, but once we get over the he; absorbing the new plant into our;;: we will have a solid generating:, from which we can operate foryer come - and a secure energy fit Glaim continued. He pointed out that the Board . management will continue to won a changing world" to keep costs and rates as low as possible. |
