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Show Page A10 (The (Ttmeg-Jnfrgpgnfre- Thursday, April 29, 2004 nt Students of the Month announced The faculty of Grand County High School (GCHS) is pleased to announce that the Students of the Month for April are Geveava Francis and Johnathon (Tex) Williamson. A junior at GCHS, Geneava is the daughter of Zeke and Maralee Francis. In nominating Geneava for Student of the Month, one teacher said, She sets a high standard for others to aspire to. She is involved and excels at all she does. Part of what makes Geneava an outstanding student is her enthusiasm for classes such as U.S. History. About it, she says, I find it fun and interesting. Ms. Brow nell is a great teacher who is very passionate about her job. That makes you want to learn. There are those classes even good students find challenging. For Geneava, chemistry is a tough one. As she says, It involves a new thought process. You have to combine math and science, but it is also fun because you are able to take what you know and apply it in an experiment. So, even though she finds chemistry challenging, she met the challenge and still has a 4.0 grade point average. (ieneava is also chal- Tex Williamson member of the National Honor Society, has helped with the Canyonlands Half Marathon, the Halloween Carnival at Moab Arts and Recreation Center and the local Christmas food drive. At this point, Geveava plans to become an elementary school teacher. She has just one thing she would like to see change at GCHS - that is more school pride and involvement. Johnathon, or Tex, as he is most commonly known at GCIIS, is a senior. He is the son of April and Robert Williamson. who The teacher nominated Tex said, He has a strong work ethic. He not only does the job but does it well. He has become a positive influence at GCIIS with fellow students. One of the classes Tex enjoys is physics, lie says, It is fun because of all of the experiments. It is also one of his most challenging classes, but because he learns a lot in it, it is still his favorite. lenging herself by taking college humanities. She says she took it because she be it would thought interesting and because it will help pay for college to take classes now with concurrent enrollment. One of the other things Geneava is involved in besides academic classes is student government. She has been on the student council for three years and is currently junior class president. She is also Texs interest in extracurricular activities varies active in sports including track, indoor soccer, w'idely. He soccer, been on the debate team drama and band. She lettered in soccer for three years and competing in congress, and beem a member of the peer mentoring group. Tex has been track for one year. Contributing to the community, Geneava is a I? a peer mentor since his sophomore year when it was counselor Peggy Nissen. He is proud of the growth of the group which is larger now that when they started. Outside of school Tex was a BMX racer through his freshmen year. That year he placed second in the City Rec. Race for his age group. Another place Tex is involved with the community is work. He works at Red Rock Trading Post, Helping people get jewelry and watching television, he says. After graduation this spring, Tex wall go to Utah Valley State College and study fire science. Ilis suggestion tests-- ' v; r , direction of Frank Vacarro. The high school coordinator is Joan Gough. The students are also recognized by the Rotary Club and Grand County School District Board of Education. The program was started by the Elks to recognize students who were outstanding in the areas of character, leadership, service, citizenship and scholastic performance. 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