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Show Wednesday, February 1, 1989 VsfRjl ExffeSS 1 S Students enjoy spirit week If? m. . 9 i 7 V I rtl ffHLEY ELEMENTARY students learned the art of mime from ;' . . f . ' & : J' ' , ' JOE PITTI. Art.il ,n Rcs:dcncc. t3uh! A-Mcy s!jd s' e m triQ!C movcnicnts involved in mur.cr Guide dog club needs volunteers At pA 27 vrjfs sjjii. li f,,vl Cuiii lh-$ rrrf amcd la V,JJ..d (;,:, S.n K,UJd, lit rr i tf..,; tat fttij to .g ti-.r4 ia liJt, thtA t -J4l r a )r J t J ; f I c , i, t .C!fi (. i - li i Ms'.r.it t I :,r.J Frontier Travel Offers Hctlut'cri rales Co I)(4nvi'rf Los Angeles and Oaldancl C7 t s fcf ycuf . ; ; -: f : 1 1 r : t i j i . Mi-- r f 0 V zrr i mmwtJW.i lib. 4. t)V4 &'4 t.i'-.,'y it. le Cf. C'i.r.:4f V..g Vi:H :aH' thtrt it, U utiit 1 v,'i a t-':) ! w ih xv'J 3 f t.A t. r.:.. l-?l4 I- J t-i.r 1. t; 1 c t '. 4 I . la en c' :r. ;; f . JOYCE'S 1 Artist in Residence, Joe Pitti Art of mime explored by Ashley students Joe Piiti, Mime artist, has been teaching children ai the Ashley Elementary the challenging basics of mime. Upon his arrival at the school, Pitti performed for the students stu-dents to give them an understanding of his art. Following this performance, perfor-mance, Pitti personally visited each class and selected one or two students stu-dents to work in a Core Group with him each day. In addition, he worked with each individual class at Ashley. The sessions varied from one m four limes each as students were instructed in-structed in the art of performing mime. The Core Croup worked each d.iy for one hour and at the end J of the residency, Pitti and the Core uriHip performed fur t'iC p;irents and puMic m Thursday, Jan. Id and IHljy.Jaji. 27. lie An 4 In Residency pn'fjatn ( h funded L'ifouJt a pm (rum the Na'4tm.il Dsdo mcnt tif the Am, Hi Vuh Am Cimn and AMey Arthritis Self Help course to be offered J t f CV,'g I'M, i ; 1 5 . J If? .-t : t f n m V- lit It I-..-. Jif H, U '. J t 11 VSV: M . i. .1:-.. j j1-,. i;r ".I It"i I - M ;';; '..:.- " -i A 1 : ; Si : ., i -.:." - ' I i.i-t: it i. . t - 5 5: ';.-4 A v.?, .;.::'.., r : i, 4. 1 i.-;.- 3 i -i i, ; : .; .. U . 'Tl 3; cut ef fcttiiiy To combat the January winter blahs, students at the Vernal Middle School participated in the annual Spirit Week. This consisted of competition com-petition between the sixth and seventh sev-enth grades with points tallied each day. The grade with the fewest tardies and the grade with the fewest detentions were given a predetermined pre-determined number of points. Points were also given for various lunch hour competitions with the totals being announced each morning. The competition began with a basketball bas-ketball game on Friday, Jan. 20. The first quarter, the boys played; the girls played during second quarter. At half time, they switched ends boys played third quarter and the girls finished the game by playing play-ing the fourth quarter. A very close game was played with the seventh grade winning at the foul line. Throughout the week, each day was highlighted by a different acuv-ity. acuv-ity. Monday was "backwards day" with students wearing their clothing backwards. Lunches and some schedules were also reversed. Tuesday heralded Klondike Day. Students wore winter wear such as Pennies to help needy children Primary Children's Medical Center's "Pennies By The Inch-campaign Inch-campaign for charitable care makes a difference, providing hope for the hopeless, healing for the critically ill, a solution for many needy fami nes. In 1 988, over 1,700 children received re-ceived more than S2.9 million in charitable care for hospital expenses. expens-es. M.tny received life saving care, with inpatients coming from Utah. Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada and other western states and foreign countries. Volunteer will be calling at homes and businesses throughout live are J unt.l IVb. II. "Pennies Ry TJ,c lih" dafuiiuiis arc among a very mull minonty of contributions fc chatty in hih the entire annHjf.i f JicJ fr t'.e program iu!f and m pjvraiing ctjxnws. Or' ; ''699' 3 " f Super Capctcily rrmancr. ..... " " T ' .. . t t .. ;a7'2,t0 - r ? " . rat KLONDIKE DAY was heartily embraced by Vernal Middle bchool students during recent spirit week celebration. hats, mittens, earmuffs and boots. During lunch hour, sled races were held on the football field. Wednesday was set aside as aerobic day. Everyone including the teachers teach-ers wore sweat suits and teachers gave five to ten minutes of aerobic instruction during first and seventh period classes. Students were encouraged en-couraged to dress like skaters on Thursday. During the lunch hour, a skating demonstration was presented present-ed by skaters of the VMS Skateboard Relay Team. On Friday, with events winding to a close, the two teams were separated separat-ed by just 10 points. The final as Speaker to give tips regarding depression On Feb. 6, there will be a free public lecture by Tcrri Anne Flint, Interim Director of Uintah Basin Counseling, Inc. She will seek to help parents understand the causes of depression. In addition the symptoms symp-toms which indicate depression and the best treatment for the problem will be discussed. She will also address depression, as it affects adults, teenagers and children. The lecture will be held at the Uintah High School theater at 8:30 p.m. All interested persons and families arc encouraged to attend. Tlc lecture is one of the "Know Your Family" scries which has been NEWS ITEMS call your Hometown Newspaper Vernal Exprctt 789-3511 sv 1 ifJUMLifi, .r.: yV ' r r ' ,3 --.c -t r:-, - t ; - v.;---:. o MILT'S MERCHANDISE MART t sembly was held with all of the students stu-dents competing in a variety of events. "Shaving the Balloon" was won by sixth grade; "Salon Care" won by seventh; "Tug O' War" won by sixth; "PoisonLightning" won by seventh; "Yelling Contest" tic. Monday of the following week, points were added and surprisingly, the wccklong competition ended in a tic. Both grades will be rewarded for their efforts with a movie. Spirit Week was under the direction direc-tion of Rhonda Jones and Dr. Murphy. Students and faculty alike agreed that the week had been both fun and exciting. designed to aid in improving parenting parent-ing skills. Future lectures include: "Blues, Blahs and Blunders" by Tcrri Anne Flint LSCW-I d). 6; "The S Word and Oilier Biggies" by Dr. Susan Reichen March 6; "Cementing Relationships Through Family Communication" by Carolyn Henry, l.SCW April 3; "Children: Friends or Foes" by Dennis Stevens. LSCW M.iy j. All lectures will Jy held ;jt the UHS Little Theater at 7.30 p m. For more iriformaiioii on.uci t u u!i Hasilt Couiuli!!!!. Inc., 1'Jit.di SJtiyl Di I'jjh Si.iie Saul Services, Uu't Su:e Juscmle ('outl. ( t-w V. ' (. : "r y 1r ; i " - - 3 4 1 -; r r - |