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Show V B1 Wednesday, December 5, 2007 SKptessiong V -r N. i' I. , .1 ; y --an , v K Kristi Gilman waits while her mask dries. Many students used hair dryers to speed up the dryinq process Once the ma.k i rmn,oH f , mounded newspapers so it maintains the shape of the face process, unce the mask is removed from the face, it is set to dry on By Marleah Jacobsoim Express Writer Not everyone can say they've had a mask made of their face. But the 42 students in Marsha Forsgren's senior advanced English class at Uintah High School can claim this distinction. Forsgren has been having the students in her senior advanced English classes make paper mache masks of their faces for the past six or seven years. It takes about two weeks from start to finish for the students to complete the masks. "But I really think the time is worth it," Forsgren said. "A lot of students will . come back years later and say, 'I still have the mask and it means a lot.'" UHS media specialist Wade Olsen assisted the students in creating the masks. He mixed the paste which was used to stick the paper to the students faces. Once the paste has dried along the edges of the mask, the mask is removed from the student's face and set aside to dry. The next day, students have the opportunity op-portunity to smooth the surface of their hardened mask and add colored paper or paint. Then students decorate the outside out-side of the mask with pictures or images that symbolize how they think the world views them. On the inside of the mask, students put pictures of how they perceive per-ceive themselves. "The ultimate purpose is to help students stu-dents write their college entry essays and scholarship essays," Forsgren explained. "Many college applications have a question ques-tion that deals with who are you or why are you special or why are you important. And ultimately the process of making the masks deals with that question." Students also learned trust through making the masks. For approximately 45 minutes, students' eyes and mouth were covered with strips of paste-wet paper. They had to rely on their friends to guide them to a chair within reach of the blow dryers which were used to speed up the drying process. "Other reasons we make the masks is because it brings a unity to the class," Forsgren said. "Making the masks deals with issues of trust and helping each other during a common experience." Once students have completed the masks, they present their mask to the class and explain what the various pictures pic-tures and images they have placed on the mask represent. Then students write a reflective paper detailing what they have learned about themselves and others through making - and then presenting - the masks. After all the masks are completed, the decorated masks are hung from the ceiling ceil-ing of the classroom until the end of the year when students have the opportunity to take their masks home. "We have a lot of fun doing it," Forsgren Fors-gren said. "It is only for that one special class." - -4 First the face needs to be prepped.. ' ""'" i ni . i n i.,.,iiK)piiiii Then add paper mache until the face is covered just right... 3 "-, Sean McCrae and Sean Remington, dip red paper in paste before placing it on Caleb Scleisser's " " layered face. Students had the option to choose colored paper for the final layer of their mask. Or Afterward, comes drying and decoration they could paint the masks with a color of their choice once the masks had dried. Conmuuvity 'or Don't face cancer alone. Call 800-ACS-2345 or log on to www.cancer.org 247 for information or to find free services available in the Uintah Basin. December Uintah Recreation District fall and winter programs for youths, teens and adults. Call 781-0982 for more information. Golden Age Center Dances, 155 S. 100 W. Vernal. Every Friday night 8to10p.m. Kays Band, all are welcome. TOPS meets Thursday at the city offices, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fall Kundalini Yoga classes. Wednesdays 6-7:30 6-7:30 p.m. Call Maraqret 781-8711 for more information. Vernal Family History Center classes everv Wednesday. Call 789-361 8 for times at the VHC. Uintah County Library. Toddler Story Time Tuesday 10:30 a.m. & Tot and Mom Book Club Thursday at 11 a.m. Call 789-0091. Ski Bus-The Canyons. Uintah Recreation District, 12-18 (high school), Dec. 15, Jan. 12&26, Feb. 9 & 23, March 8. Wildlife of the Uinta Basin exhibit, Utah Field House of Natural History, 496 E. Main, Vernal. Call 789- 3799. Christmas Holiday Fabric Display at the Western Heritage Museum, 328 E. 200 S., Dec. 4-21. Call 789-7399. Western Heritaae Museum, Dec. 4-21. Handmade Christmas Holiday Tapestries, etc. Call 789-7399. December 5 ChristmasStringsConcert Lynnette Thredgold and Vernal students, 8 p.m., World Assembly of God Church, 440 W. 400 N. Vernal. --v. . A Ul CTw.; o n : . i - T-i i iajjcsi i ex revifcfw Meeting, USU Extension Office, 3rd floor County Bldg., 152 E. 100 N. at 6 p.m. RSVP 781-5452. Dinner will be served. December 6 Angel of Hope 2nd Annua Christmas Box candleliaht ceremony, Vernal Memorial Cemetery, 7 p.m. All invited to attend. December 8 A Capella Concert, Uintah High School, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Voice Male will perform a capella. December 13-15 Uintah Basin Christian Academy, "There Heretofore Never Told Story of the Second Christmas", Dec. 13 & 14 at 7 D.m. and Dec. 15 at p.m., Vernal Christian Church 1845 W. 750 S. December 15 Ouray National Wildlife Refuge Christmas Bird Count, starts at 7:30 a.m. meet the Refuge Headquarters on Hwy 88. Visit http:www.audubon. orgbirdebe for more information. December 17 The Big Fix Mobile Spay Neuter Clinic at Milt's Ace Hardware, 690 W. Main, Vernal. Online reservations only www.utahpets.org. Call 1-866-738-7349 ext. 13 for more information. December 19 Uintah County Library, Santa Claus will be visiting tie library between 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Call 789-0091. December 22 Breakfast with Santa. Western park, FREE. From 8 -10:30 a.m., sponsored by Vernal City, The and Western Family. Elks v tion;t Furnishing 5 t ji $cr U;r LjV.V . am I.' m i . 1 .1 1 D jn re, C i V :f r i l SOURCE YOUl NllOHIOIHOOU |