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Show Wednesday, April 20, 2005 C5 "A n Vernal Express IK - f L 2005 Uintah High School Sterling Scholars L to R: Katie Lynn Wackowski, daughter of Ronald and Sally Wackowski; Elizabeth A. Snow, daughter of Neal and Adream Snow; Marlynn Chew, daughter of Scott and Tamara Chew; Sarah Kate Richards, daughter of Ben and Rebecca Richards; Ouayle M. Chew (front), son of Allen Chew and Grace Chew; Joseph David Ipson (back), son of M. David and Ruth Ann Ipson; Rodney Mitch Bristol, son of Rodney and Michelle Bristol; Loni Ray Edwards, daughter of Rex and Lynn Edwards; Lance Tyler Pflieger, son of Dennis andDebbie Pflieger; BreAna Marie Hansen, daughter of Linden and Sandra Hansen; Jennifer Lynn Ellsworth, daughter of Joseph and Leesa Ellsworth and Kenneth Lee and Mary Jo Warren; Natalie Jane Morlan, daughter of David and Jeni Morlan and Bill Lori Englert Robinson; Nicole Gardner, daughter of Rick L and Mary Ann Morrison Gardner. 1 " Miss Kay Baker, Chair Person for the Uintah High School Sterling Scholar Committee honor the scholars along with many other speakers involved in the program. Miss Baker upon giving the cap note address for evening. hosted the evening to was especially touched 2005 Uintah High School Sterling Scholars honored - m ( : , K : My - j Miss Baker congratulates Nattie Morlan for being chosen the recipient of the first annual scholarship from past UHS Sterling Scholars. This is significant sig-nificant as well because this is the 25th Anniversary of the UHS Sterling Scholar Program. Monday evening was a night of ' celebration for thirteen students, parents and educators educa-tors involved in the Sterling Scholars program. The evening was started with a welcome from Principal -Mark Dockins who told of his many positive experiences with these accomplished students and their parents. "We are here tonight to celebrate those who have been driven to the top by their own determination," said Mr. Dockins. Miss Kay Baker is the chairperson chair-person for the Sterling Scholars program and has been involved for the last 19 years. She also welcomed the students, parents and educators to the evening of dinner and conversation and thanked them for their hard work and participation throughout the school year. Cameron Beech, student body president introduced the Sterling Scholars and their parents to those in attendance. Those honored stood and were celebrated with applause. i Next was the presentation of the Uintah Schools Foundation Showalter Award to each of the Scholars. This particular award has been given by Mr. and Mrs. Gary Showalter for many years and students feel gratitude for their generosity. Dr. Robert Behunin, Robert D. Pearson and Dr. Guy Denton of Utah State University presented pre-sented the students with their scholarship awards. One by one the students were called to shake hands with the men and receive their scholarships. The students were congratulated for their accomplishments and Miss Baker asked each one of them to raise their hand if they had been involved in a college col-lege class throughout the last few years each one of them raised their hand. She then asked the students who would be receiving their associate's degree next month along with their high school diploma to stand three students stood. "These are amazing students, as you can see," said Miss Baker. After the main scholarships scholar-ships were awarded, Mr. Kreg Augustus was welcomed to the podium to present the Augustus Academic Achievement Award to one of the scholars. Chosen for the scholarship was Sarah Kate Richards, Sterling Scholar in Music. "I am truly honored to present this award and I wish I could give one to all of you. You are all so wonderful and each truly deserve it," said Mr. Augustus. Mr. Jayme Leyba, assistant assis-tant principal at Uintah High School was invited to the podium podi-um to give the administrative address. He told how, throughout through-out the week, he had thought and thought of what to say during dur-ing this speech and then came to the conclusion that he would look through the student's behavior logs to come up with some ideas, which got a laugh from everyone. He told of some of the mischievous mis-chievous things the students had been involved in throughout through-out their school careers including includ-ing throwing snowballs and intimidating football players, which everyone thought was laughable. In closing Mr. Leyba told of the positive influence these students have on the high school experience, how special they are and how glad he was to get to know them. "You currently have just 29 days until , graduation. Considering you have been in school, if you , -went to kindergarten, kinder-garten, roughly 2200 school days throughout your life, this is a very small number. Have fun, enjoy every minute, laugh, cry and remember it all," said Mr. Leyba. Closing the evening was once again chairperson Kay Baker. She pointed out that much like chemistry takes three ingredients ingredi-ents to make a good combination, combina-tion, to make a high achieving student takes three ingredients as well educators, parents and the student. Seated at each table with the scholars were their parents and one educator, chosen by the student, that they feel has significantly affected GED Test offered Uintah School District will be offering the Ged test April 29 and 30 at the Uintah School District Office, 635 West 200 South. The test will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, April 29 and continue con-tinue Saturday April 30. Those interested in taking the test need to fill out an appli cation by 5 p.m. Friday, April 29. The test administration fee is $55 with retakes available for $llsubtest. For questions, contact David John or Elaine Gardiner at the Ashley Valley Education Center, 781-3100 ext. 1013. Book by local writer published Announcing the publication publica-tion of "The Mantle Ranch: A Family's Joys and Sorrows in the Remote Yampa River Canyon," by Queeda Mantle Walker. A brief description of the book states in 1918, fresh out of the U.S. Calvary and in search of a place with plenty of room to swing his hat, young Charley Mantle found just what he was looking for in the canyon country coun-try of northwestern Colorado, where the Green and Yampa Rivers merged their waters. Situated within the boundaries bound-aries of Dinosaur National Monument, the spot chosen by the cowboy was bordered on the north by the red stone cliffs of Douglas Mountain and on the south by the land mass known as Blue Mountain. Charley Mantle was a horseman. horse-man. From the time he was out on his own at age thirteen, he learned about horses and how to handle them. When he left the U.S. Army, his one dream was to raise horses in this beautiful beau-tiful but forbidding land. In 1921, Charley met and fell in love with Evelyn Fuller, whose family had recently arrived in the canyon country. In no time at all Evelyn found herself in love with this young horseman. In 1926, the two were married and so began the remarkable story of the Mantle family. Five children were born to Charley and Evelyn: four boys and a girl. In those early days, there was no road into the area and when Evelyn's time to give birth arrived, she and Charley had to ride out and over Blue Mountain, some twenty miles to Vernal and the nearest doctor. doc-tor. During more than three decades in the Yampa River canyon country, the Mantles survived blazing heat, bitter cold, snow, flooding and hordes of grasshoppers. In this warm, compelling account of modern pioneer life, author Queeda Mantle Walker, raised on the Mantle Ranch, tells the story of her family and of their incredible life. their high school experience. The educators were asked to stand and were then honored by the attendees. Natalie Jane Morlan, who was chosen as the Sterling Scholar General Candidate, was awarded a scholarship from past Sterling Scholars in honor of 25 years of the Uintah High School Sterling Scholar Program. Miss Baker told of the anniversary and how ironic it is that 25 years is also the silver sil-ver anniversary, like Sterling Silver. Natalie was chosen because the past scholars felt, among other things, she was most inspirational to the program pro-gram and the school. Miss Baker went on to discuss dis-cuss the accomplishments of the students and how adept they are for their age. "These students are going to be able to walk out into society and have any job," said Miss Baker. "They have let themselves be taught and we as educators have to remind ourselves at times that they are just in high school." They are just so far ahead." .wi mmi:m 1 V ill J . ; w a v J l6rtvf tfU- ScKool He doesn't care what his children say. Or his grandchildren. grand-children. Or any of his friends. 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