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Show A12 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Vernal Express Uintah High School is number one in Latin in Utah What's the first person plural, plu-ral, future tense, of "conven-io"? "conven-io"? How might one answer the question, "Quota hora est?" Who became a Roman consul in 509 B.C., after the overthrow of Tarquinius Superbus? Whom did Apollo turn into a laurel tree? Last month, 22 first year Latin students at Uintah High School tackled these and other difficult questions when they competed in the National Latin seX. CUSTOM RIMS Special Spring Prices on our entire line up of Cooper Tires! DISCOVERER MS Squared Slpe Technology I Long wearing quiet perfoimonce. Excetenf tioctlonond performance on mow and ice! DISCOVERER ATR AN new design, xcewnt traction. tteodwear. very low noae, xceientrKM on and off the rood. 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Uintah High School finished first in Utah, with the highest average score and the highest percentage of students winning awards. Overall, 82 percent of students taking the exam (18 of 22) won awards. "This is an extremely high percentage," said Baden. He stated that half of the 55,000 students who take the test fail to win any kind of award at all. Senior Aaron Wood scored a perfect exam. He was one of only about 400 students, worldwide, world-wide, to do so. For his effort, Wood will receive a special award and a gold medal from the American Classical League, Don't Buy A Car Until You Read This... i fT7Timi T?ct Trv nr? o-vt rv i-v-vi-. a o t vit t a n tt a rT a xtt-v t rn n v cnivLvCa iu to the Public, Provo, Utah - Due to the national increase in defaulted automotive loans, banks and finance companies compa-nies are having to store and stockpile stock-pile vehicles. Brent Brown, Owner of Brent Brown Toyota, Chevrolet, Chevro-let, Buick, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep said, "they were asked for help in disposing of over 300 vehicles. Helping Banks, and Credit Unions is the right thing to do. After all, many times they loan money to our customers that were turned down at multiple lending institutions." institu-tions." Vehicles included in this three day event will be domestic and imported import-ed sports cars, vans, trucks, family sedans and sport utility vehicles, many still under factory warranty. This is a great deal for bargain hunters. Simply pick out one of over 300 vehicles that have been traded, repossessed, or purchased from around the country. Put down ??2S II W -r rt " - ' .-' A " L sponsor of the exam. Four other students, Eddy Fish, Oliver Wallis, Bryce Gessell and Jacob Schliesser, scored in the top 10 percent of all students world-wide and will receive gold medals as well. Six students, Brad Gessell, Christopher Knapp, Spencer Perry, Sean Kendall, Alex Shipton and Quayle Chew, scored in the top 20 percent of all students world-wide. They will receive silver medals. Another seven students will receive certificates of accomplishment. accom-plishment. "The comm. ..y should be very prow f all these students," Baden said. "Half scored in the top 20 percent world-wide. This shows that we have great students at the high school and we can compete academically aca-demically with anyone, not just in Utah but around the country and the world." Given exam results, Baden oulu ruj luw payments as low as $79 per mo. "Vehicles may be sold for pennies on the dollar!" -Brent Brown- as little as $57 or start making payments pay-ments a low as $79 per month. The banks are making the buy of a lifetime available to the public; making it very attractive for the person who wants a super clean late model vehicle at a fraction of its true value. This three day sales event will run April 28. 29m, & 30th! That's Thursday, Friday and Saturday! Sat-urday! It will be open to the public pub-lic and promises to be one of the biggest automotive events Utah estimates that the Latin program pro-gram at the high school is currently in the top 20 to 25 percent of all such programs world-wide. "I'd love to see us in the top 10 percent and there's no reason rea-son why we can't be there," he said. Baden hopes to teach first-year first-year Latin again next year, plus second-year Latin. The Latin class has been an experiment experi-ment of sorts, authorized by former principals Dixie Allen and A.J. Pease. Allen and Pease wanted to gauge student interest in Latin and also see how well students could do in the course. Said Baden, "I very much appreciate the opportunity that Dixie and A.J. gave me this year, along with the ongoing ongo-ing support that I've had at the high school and in the district office." 3y ur County has ever seen. It is recommended that you arrive early to beat the crowds. During this one time event, cars, trucks and vans that normally sell for five to ten thousand dollars will be sold for three to five thousand. Some cars will be sold for as little as $497. Banks' Reps will be on hand to help pre-approve you before be-fore the sale. Brown comments, "Even if you have slow pay or bad credit the banks will bend over backwards to make loans to good people with past credit problems, provided you are currently employed." Brent Brown Automotive Group of Provo is located at 1995 N. University Uni-versity Parkway, 2 blocks West of Lavell Edwards Stadium. Any phone calls should be directed to a Brent Brown dealership listed below. be-low. THIS SALE WILL BE HELD RAIN, SNOW OR SHINE. |