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Show Wednesday, December 8, 1999 Vernal Express 11 Concurrent -1 Counselor Corner I J- f - ' I. offered at Uintah High School Uintah High School students have an opportunity to take college-level classes at the same time that they are attending high school. Qualified students can either take these concurrent con-current enrollment classes at the Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center (UBATC), or the Uintah Basin Branch of Utah State University (USU), or Utah Valley State College (UVSC). After completing com-pleting these courses, students receive high school credit on their transcripts at the same time that they are getting credit through UBATC and USU. The UBATC is located east of the high school and is a short walking distance through the teachers' parking park-ing lot. Students can take classes in business, medical, building trades, diesel, and welding. Many of the classes are offered during the school day, but students can also take night classes or summer classes class-es free of charge through the center. The business classes include courses cours-es in Covey leadership, accounting, 10-key calculator, filing, and Novell certified network administrator (CNA). At the end of the three-trimester three-trimester CNA course, students take a certification test, which can qualify quali-fy them for certification and excellent excel-lent job placement opportunities. .. The medical classes at the UBATC include sports medicine, medical anatomy & physiology, nursing assistant, and EMS (Emergency Medical Services). Students also have an opportunity to take classes in the building trades where they learn basic and intermediate interme-diate construction skills, with hands-on experience. Welding and diesel classes are offered during the day at UHS as well as at night through the UBATC. Utah Valley State College awards concurrent enrollment credit when students complete business communications commu-nications (A and B) and Word Processing 1 in the Business Department of Uintah High School. To receive the credit, students must make application through the high school teacher. Mrs. Shipton. USU classes are offered to juniors and seniors, and the criteria for students stu-dents to automatically register for USU concurrent enrollment classes is to have a 3.5 grade point average; however, a student with a lower GPA should check with hisher counselor to request approval to enroll. If it can be determined that the student can benefit from a USU class and also has the ability to succeed, suc-ceed, the counselor will make a request from principal Dixie Allen for approval to enroll. Included in the daytime 1999-2000 USU concurrent con-current enrollment classes are photography, pho-tography, chemistry, astronomy, biology, English composition, great literature of America, western civilization, civi-lization, American civilization, and understanding theater. Uintah students stu-dents can also take night classes and summer classes through USU without tuition fees (students purchase pur-chase their own books). Another opportunity for students is the New Century Scholarship. This scholarship is available to students stu-dents who earn an associate degree from USU by Sept 1 of the year that they graduate from high school. The award is equal to 75 percent of tuition costs for up to 60 credit hours at any of Utah's state-operated institutions of higher education offering baccalaureate programs. Scholarship recipients will have four years after their high school graduation date to use the award. Next year, the Uintah Basin Branch of USU will offer additional concurrent con-current enrollment classes to support sup-port the concept of earning an associate asso-ciate degree while in high school. Interested students should contact their high school counselor and an academic advisor at USU to begin planning their educational curriculum. i -,'v, . r.v" hJi . tZJ M- V-ufA'f v vr.y t-: vr ' "l J fr- J ill rl n 7 V j Nurses who completed their bachelor of science nursing degrees include Helen Bemis, Sandra Holmes, Brenda Hayes, Patti Lamb, JoAnn Durbin, Pennie Johnson, Mary Jean Allen and Kristen Allred. Ui ra ft a fa Basin Outreach nurses complete degrees Klow can D Ibeftfteir budget ffoir ft Hue holiday season Weber State University. College of Health Professions is proud to announce the graduation of their Uintah Basin Outreach BSN program. pro-gram. Eleven nurses from the Uintah Basin have successfully completed their bachelor of science nursing degrees. The eleven include: Helen Bemis. Sandra Holmes, Brenda Hayes, Patti Lamb, Jo-Ann Durbin, Pennie Johnson. Mary Jean Allen, Kristen Allred. Carol Allred, Mike Hartman and Mark Bertoch. Degree requirements were met through Weber State's RN to BSN program. This is a two-year program which provides registered nurses licensed in the state of Utah the opportunity to obtain their bachelors degree. The program combines upper level nursing courses with more general education and science requirements that enhance the nursing expertise and knowledge base of currently practicing registered nurses. Clinical course required the completion com-pletion of clinical practice hours at health care facilities throughout the Uintah Basin and on the Wasatch Front. Weber State University's main campus is located in Ogden. The WSU nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Cooperation with Utah State University has allowed local students stu-dents to attend classes instructed by WSU faculty at the USU Roosevelt Campus. BSM graduates will be honored in a ceremony to be held on December 9 at 6 p.m. at the USU Roosevelt Campus. Answer by: Barbara Rowe, USU Extension Family Resource Management Specialist For those presents you decide to purchase for the holidays, here are some tips to help control yours spending. Shop early. Last minute shopping shop-ping can lead to higher costs when the search is on for something anything that will do. Before you go into the stores, do a little studying, searching and planning. Shop catalogs and news-' news-' paper ads first. Doyour best to find out what would be helpful and useful use-ful for the people on your list. Try to time your shopping for off-hours early morning or later in the evening, when stores are less likely to be crowded. Avoid lunch hour shopping or take your lunch hour early or later than noon to 1 p.m. Allow yourself enough time to practice sound consumer strategies. Comparison shop. Look at price, quality and warranties. What are the store's or manufacturer's return policies? Read use labels, care storage stor-age tags, etc. Watch for sales. They used to be unheard of during the holidays, but no more. Now many items such as toys, small appliances, beautygrooming aids and sporting goods are sold at reduced prices in November and December. Learn 1 sales terminology. "Irregulars" are imperfections in color, weave or size that may or may not affect service ser-vice or use. "Seconds' usually have some fault, mend tear or color loss. Merry CttfJstosS, ft. Jay Hcrtfs Orttofettts &rs Sdf Ertcsa Team worfd Cce to wbh all of their patients faclla a MERRY CKISTMAS1 Creating smiles for years to comew Complimentary Evaluation 435-7S9-4669 Make a difference for your future trust your $m3e future to H Jay Hurst W.S.M.S. toard Certified Orthodontist l5IW.I50Sa-Ycrtd-7ll-4S9 "As is" puts the responsibility on the consumer for determining the condition of the article. Above all, watch for the warning signals that you are overspending. It's dangerous if you begin to arrange cash loans on bank cards or use credit cards impulsively. To keep credit in check, use only one credit card to do your holiday shopping. shop-ping. It's easier to ignore growing debt if it is spread among many cards. Keep a total of all credit card charges: Clip each credit card to a 3x5 card and add each amount you charge. Just looking at the total may stop you from charging more. A realistic budget should always be an integral part of your holiday plans. Stick to your game plan and let the holidays be a time for loving, sharing and learning the things that money can never buy and are all the more precious because of it. For current UDOT 24 hour road conditions report IDEAL l-OOO-492-2400 if w 1 ) v m II Mi IP J 133 HBO !kii tn&ilifr ligasE (jsp iki RENT THIS TERRIFYING THRILLER! Diving off the board and showing how it's done is Kevin D. from Todd Elementary New Dermatologists at AVMC Ashley Valley Medical Center announces the addition of a new dermatology group; Dr. Kraig Jenson, Dr. Warren Peterson, Dr. Brent Goodsell, and Dr. Byron Edwards will bring their Orem-based Orem-based practice to Vernal beginning December 29th. Their office will be at 75 North 200 West, in the same building as the podiatrists. Call 789-3342 Ext 136 for appointments. December 29, 1999 I in mm Arc you thinking of attending Utah State University Uintah Dasin Branch Campus Spring Semester? Are you interested in a scholarship? APPLVNOW! Uintah County Resident Scholarship applications are available at the Vernal Campus 16C3 VI. Ihvy 40 Vernal, Utah. Or call (433) 709-6100. Limited to students that have not received a scholarship this year. 4 Vr t S" At 1 .I'N 4 f :.l G0A69iJ0G8 1J- mm IgUVjliLl 1 1 LI 1 1 )UiluLl r, 1 Tyspsrn5nogCT 7n2ujzty |