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Show fc- Expressions :'3 (-':' Community Calendar ' 1 Dont accr c!x) towwwxancajol ' HT fcr JsifefeSStSloo-oir Csl Antt aarvkat tnSsHm UtstxhEatto. rami Basin Life pec(D)gini CvJaiss Shannon ppress Writer Years of working hard in school has finally paid off for 14 tenters at Uintah High School these students were nominated as Sterling Scholars based on excellence in scholarship, lead' erahip and citizenship. Many of these bright, young people aspired early in their school ca-ieer ca-ieer to one day hold the Sterling Scholar title, and all of them Ihink it an honor to be nominated. nomi-nated. I The Sterling Scholar Awards Were first organized in 1962. The purpose of the program is to publicly recognize outstanding high school seniors in the state if Utah and encourage the pursuit pur-suit of excellence. Nominated $tudents are eligible for cash scholarships and tuition wavers from participating institutions. '. The Sterling Scholar, program conducted independently in tve different areas throughout itah. Uintah High School is part Ef the Northeast region. Judges fcroughout the regions use the lame criteria to evaluate nomi- Every school in a region nomi- lates 14 students, one for each of me 14 categories. Nominees cre-Ite cre-Ite portfolios of their achievements achieve-ments that will be judged at the legional competition, where a iterling Scholar will be named m each cateeorv. alone with two runner-ups. UHS nominees will Be attending the Northeast regional re-gional competition on April 17. William Bo Harris Business and Marketing I Bo Harris said Sterling Scholar Schol-ar is "a great title." Even before graduating from high school, he has already successfully marketed mar-keted his creations not just in the United States, but in China is well He is currently working pn an entrepreneurship project where he is writing a business proposal for an optical company j8o plans to go to college and ventualy earn an MBA. Emily Anne Henderson I Family and Consumer Science Emily Henderson said being art of the Sterling Scholar pro-ram pro-ram is a really cool experience, he always got good grades in chool and strove to be a lead-r, lead-r, and now all the hard work las paid off. Whenever Emily space for an elective in her ule, she took sewing class- Although she enjoys sewing, has also been involved student council, soccer, drill and math club. She re lived a scholarship to USU in and olans to pursue a de- tree in engineering. Yes i -' : . ' -fl-.-. lhafi Furnishings J Kelti Kitchen Dance Kelli Kitchen said to be part of the Sterling Scholar group, and to have that title, is awesome. awe-some. She is passionate about dance and plans to graduate from BYU in dance education. Kelli already substitute teaches at Piner Academy of Dance on occasion and would love to run her own studio some day. Right now she focuses on ballet, but also enjoys other types of dance, as well as choreographing to favorite fa-vorite songs. She attended a two-week two-week dance camp at BYU last summer where she practiced modern and jazz. Kayla Lyn Batty Trade and Technical Education Kayla Batty is following in the footsteps of her sister, who was also named Sterling Scholar awhile back. Throughout high school, Kayla has focused on agriculture education, taking animal science, biology, nursery landscaping, and summer agriculture agri-culture courses. This particular field has greatly affected her, and she plans to continue her education educa-tion at USU in Logan. Kayla will also graduate this spring with an associate's degree in business busi-ness from USU in Vernal She has been involved in the National Nation-al FFA Organization, serving as Uintah Chapter President last year, and is currently running for State FFA office. Jennifer Elizabeth Daniel Speech and Drama Ever since junior high, Jennifer Jenni-fer Daniel wanted to be a Sterling Scholar. The speech and drama category was a likely choice for her as she has been involved in 14 productions since that time. Besides musicals, dances, and dramas, Jennifer has also participated par-ticipated in Model UN and mock trials. She plans to go to BYU, probably to pursue a degree in English, and be part of the ballroom ball-room dancing team there. I I Li it Derrick James White Science Derrick White said he was surprised sur-prised to be nominated a Sterling Ster-ling Scholar Science is one. of his favorite subjects, although he also enjoys math. Derrick is president of the math dub, a member of the swim team, and Model UN participant After graduating, he plans to go on a mission, and then he wants to design prosthetic limbs. He is still in the process of figuring out how to get there. Justin Conrad Eians Social Science Justin "Fuzz" Evans is passionate pas-sionate about the subjects in his category, and now as a Sterling Scholar, that passion has finally paid off. He said politics, economics, eco-nomics, and history are about all he talks of, and his interest started back in fifth grade in learning about the Constitution. Constitu-tion. Justin's future is well laid out He will go on an LDS mission, mis-sion, earn a business degree in economics from USU, and then a masters in finance to become a financial analyst He is excited to be in the Sterling Scholar program pro-gram with such amazing people and teachers. Parker Alton Huber General Scholarship Parker Huber said his Sterling Scholar nomination is a great honor, and he is both humbled and excited to be a part of this select group that has represented represent-ed UHS for many years. He feels that being well-rounded in all areas of school is important and has taken a variety of classes to help him decide his future field of study. Parker plans to leave on an LDS mission this fall and will attend BYU upon returning. return-ing. He is a drummer in the jazz band, a member of the percussion percus-sion ensemble, co-editor of the student literary magazine, and an active member of the drama program. Parker also participates partici-pates in Model UN, Envirothon, National Honor Society, and the math dub. , - . Imp 1 A Jessica Beth Waliis Foreign Language For Jessica Wallis, being nominated as a Sterling Scholar means that all her hard work in school has finally paid off. She started learning Latin just last year and said it has been easy for her to pick up because it is a lot like English. Jessica first heard of the Sterling Scholar program when she was in sixth grade and a teacher told her it would be nice to read about her winning as a senior. She would like to go into engineering or physics, but is still deciding where she wants to go to college. ' Mamta MuQibhai Chaudnari English Mamta Chaudhari always looked up to the Sterling Scholars Schol-ars and said she thinks her own nomination really, really cool. Her interest in English took off last year in AP English where she learned to love literature. Mamta enjoys finding the deeper meaning in poems, stories, and books. She is planning on going to college in the fall and has applied ap-plied to three different colleges in Utah. She is thinking about going into biology because she has been interested in it since taking AP biology last year. Mamta is involved in FBLA and Honor Society .. Brett Gregory Nieteon Visual Arts Brett Nielson aspired to be a Sterling Scholar for a long time, and so achieving that goal bat been a huge accomplishment for . him. He applied for several different dif-ferent categories, but won in hit favorite. He has taken Lori Gill-man's Gill-man's design classes and plant to continue learning commercial commer-cial design through a four-year program at Weber State University Univer-sity Brett starts track this week and said sometimes it it tough to juggle work, school and extracurricular extra-curricular activities. ; 7 SA ft o o i i t -A - . - Jartd Larry Jtsssa 1 Cftfufff TadateJssf ' ,; ' Jared Jensen t happy about his nomination and takt he is really proud of himself. He 4e signs a lot to Photoshop, and a few companies in town even use akgohecrBtsdtllkJennijer Ashby photography tm years of classes from Lori OiOman. commercial arts teacha; have helped him better his skills. He plans to own his own busineas somedax creating products like businesses cards and logos. He will be attending Snow CoUege in the falL going into graphic d sign. He is involved in yearbock; swim tesin,FLA, and seniinar Rachel Kan JcUy . Rachel JoQey enjoys math; and so to be nominated at Sterling Ster-ling Scholar in the tnathomatks category was special for bee She loves finding solutions to problems prob-lems because fokling the answer makes her feel fwwplfch'H Rachel knew the wanted to be a Sterling Scholar at a sophomore when she helped with the honor banquet She is involved in drill team, student council, and the math club, and plant to attend BYU In the fall, going into either pediatrics or dance. David Sullivan sakLht thinks it is twesometohavebera nominated nomi-nated u a Sterling Scholar, especially espe-cially in the music catesorji He is passionate about music and hat played the bany and alto saxophonee since sixth grade. Devid wantt to attend Ohio State Uiiivertity In fet fc2 tt-cause tt-cause of the schocTt issst band procram, and he is wtizi to hear bade on hit triqa He plans to double to music mu-sic ednfatiwi and rniictc iftfSaf-mance. iftfSaf-mance. Band hat pretty csA taken up hit 1 this jt & he was previously torched Ja musicals, 6m tuprov iud mock trial. - c - :.r. I I 1 w Id The Utah FkU Iimee of lishiralIIistorylsboc23fte y . Creak Aicaacsal: FYiroaiwywCiroci A caat Flaate call tSae araatiai BOrt vsssnsmuoii an o. or atop by C3 East MatmroaL Uintah Easto Sodety wCl heU their startles start-les ntatfcs at T pa. at tbt Ooldan As Center, ft. it free to afl. Contact Caade Vernal Junior Kisa School will hold their Parant Conftrtncet from 329 to 128 pm Please plan to eaae and vhit your ch&drm't taacaars. ; r Karen Coomba wQ toach a daw at 4 pjn, on Trinttog Opttom to PAF at the laauy History Center . , "Tamily Search Indexing Training" wtil ba tattt by Kathy Worthen at the Family History Center at 7 pjn. , re you afraid to tjeak In. publk Just need .p. fitjtk! bttttr? Vitlt W of tati Town' Toattmaater't at: the County EUj. hmdmsjii; at f pjn. lor more informal tton can Julia at 7mn ; Vernal Junkr HJtfi School! will hokl their Parentt Conftrtncet from SSO to QBw' pn, Please plan to coma and ' visit your children's teachers, j Uintah Hidi School' Cheer Review, Htfi School Oynmasium, 7 pjnv ' ISXS adottortioxanuy.: : ;' Jt - ''' . ' r. 1 - ".V ' j--. . ii " .' ' T 1 t- i -v " UI3 Parent fr Organization it tpaescg a "Spring Fling Craft fair to land variant project! the hii tchooL There will b niai crcftt and.'.kasd-: made ttemt for tale, at wen at baked goods "Some Bunny:'.-. Carat". canSet, iiffffipnt will bt effgrtd by variont local croapa. The hours will be I to B djb. on Friday, and t ajn. to 4 pjn, Saturday. Admission It free. :'c-'v - ' :v;-vi:-:.'-v.;v! iaacH4 .V-" The Uintah Easin Slndtt S0 -wffl hold a Break the Fast Potluck at 5 pjn. at tat Ashley Stake tod 4th Ward Cultural Han, O East C9 Lfia (UdwtS win tetoacV tog '' Besfantnf CocpCaw-! Part Tat the Fafiy iSatory; Center at 2 pan. Sljc ft) reottnnieiided. , j Karen Coomba wl teach "Censut-How Does It Work?' Can I Prod lay Fam&rT at. the Family History Center at' . . .- k &l5pjn. 'i "Creating a Family History in Ptttast Tut tat Part 4" wtabetaushtbyLCaCtthrea at 7pan. at the Family ISstory Center. SSstrup It mandatory. 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