Show West Jr High gears up for s school hool opening I West Junior High School will hold registration for new heW students to the ar area on Monday August and for returning students from West or last years year's graders fr from m Todd Elementary on Tuesday and Wednesday August and Upon payment of student activity fees of and incidental incidental incidental in in- minor lab fees the returning students may pick up their class schedule at that time School w will ill start Monday August West will start its third year under the of f Da Dan R. R Good who is excited about a banner year which will wig i tsee see ee new programs prams and arid new staff members Last ye years year's rs success with the quarter system in all subjects with the student required ired to a accomplish 15 specific goals to earn credit as aswell aswell well as the strict discipline p program will ill be continued AMONG TIlE THE new programs this y year ar will be a TE TEL L Teaching English as a Second Language under Title IV for Ute students being taught by Miss Susan Kindelspire who taught English and Spanish at Driggs Idaho last year Miss Kindelspire has graduated from Ricks College and BYU She is originally from Iowa John Hulihan assisted by Mrs Mm Thora Yack and Mrs Fern Collett will be implementing the Open Court Reading Program a traditional synthetic synthetic synthetic syn syn- phonics approach with the reading content selected mainly from classical literature with an emphasis on Fables supplemented with McGuffey's Readers Americas America's traditional basic reader for over a century and a half In addition to this reading program all teachers will be trained by Utah State University University University sity to be reading teachers This program piloted in the Provo and Gran Granite te Districts is called URea Reading ding in the Content Area Basically all reading assignments in science math history etc will also be pre pre- taught as a reading lesson Vocabulary will be previewed spelling tests on this vocabulary and its meaning Students will willbe willbe willbe be taught how to identify Important important important im Im- im- im ideas and facts from their r reading ading assignments as aswell aswell aswell well as other reading and study skills Tests have shown that when such teaching of reading by the academic teacher test scores improve an average of 30 to 40 percent in the subject area classroom module 28 X 44 feet plus two new teachers Mrs Laura Lee from New Mexico State University and Mr Glen a Cherokee from Northeastern Northeastern Northeastern Nor Nor- Oklahoma State University Mrs Joyce Bolton for many years school secretary has graduated from Utah State University and is 15 certified in inart inart inart art and will be taking over the teaching in that department Junior Hicks will return to the science department where he has taught for over 24 years at and West v- v n IB GUY JY COL Vo f I er resident of Ft Duchesne now of l Midway will take over the theco co coaching c ing and PE department of Arnie Anthon who is now the director of the Vernal swimming swimming swimming swim swim- ming pool Mr Coleman comes comes' highly recommended with main strengths in basketball track and gymnastics Mrs Laraine Dye will be the new school secretary replacing Mrs Lee Austin Also in the front office will be Lanny Pinola serving as Assistant Principal replacing Marlen Georgia who has accepted the of Aberdeen Elementary and Junior High School Aberdeen Idaho Mr Pinola has been active in the leadership of the Tribe of Many Feathers at BYU and is a Porno Tribal Member in California He worked with Superintendent Wayne Reid in Fillmore involved involved Involved in In- with the Indian students at Millard High School New courses of interest this year are three sections of Tribal Government taught by Mike Padeken t teacher acher from Hawaii The instruction will feature a number of guest speakers from the Ute Tribe explaining the vario various s departments and fun functions of th the Tribe as well as representatives from rom the BIA BlA For accelerated students an Algebra II class will be offered for the first time and Mr Good Principal will be teaching College German to selected accelerated grade students Other new classes being offered include Mythology Drama Writers Writer's Vocabulary Building Free-Enterprise Free vs Socialism Election 76 Visual Literacy and TV Script Commercial Art and Bible Dible Survey a released time religious instruction class offered offered of of- by the Episcopal Church at the Episcopal rectory across the street All students must pass a penmanship course before graduation TilE THE DECISION to enforce the policy of the Uintah School District of not allowing students to leave Junior High School without completing the state requirements of 18 unit credits plus the specified courses required has resulted in a cooperative effort by the Ute Tribes Tribe's Adult Education Center under the direction of Roy Chapman and Forrest Cuch Lurch to provide instruction during the summer The following students who failed to graduate at the end of the academic school year have now completed all the requirements requirements require require- ments for graduation and will graduate in a ceremony ny at Ft Duchesne on August Lanay Jennifer Cant Cant- Cantsee Cantsee see Penny Chapoose Fredella Conetah Gale Cuch Alex Cornpeach Doby Augustina Santio Marquist Santio Venita Bernadine Bernadine Ber- Ber nadine Denise Tom and Rhoda It is anticipated that other students in the future will vill recognize the example set and will realize that in order to receive a diploma from West th the work must be done Congratulations to these students for putting forth the effort and raising the standards of excellence at West TilE THE NEWLY elected student body officers John Brown president Tony Fausett vice- vice president Glenda Collins secretary and Chuck Daniels reporter are meeting frequently to plan student activities for the coming year Dress code of the Uintah School District will be more vigorously enforced in the coming year The administration administration administration ad ad- ministration and student body officers strongly urge girls to wear dresses at least twice a week to restore some feminine beauty jeans are discouraged for girls particularly particularly par par- those of masculine cut Absolutely no faded clorox split or frayed pants to be worn by anyone Wearing long hair will continue to be discouraged except for traditional or 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