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Show 'IT' m I1"" IJ tir gr- jp 10A Emery County - tmyam rtf puyginryggjiiiama-aiigfun- Tuesday, October 25, 1994 Progress Bulldog bulletin Ribbon Week includes motivational speaker By Larry W. Davis Progress editor CASTLE DALE- - Students in the Emery School District were given an entertaining lesson in and healthy lifeVern Larsen, Utah styles by State Department of Education specialist in prevention education, during a Ribbon Week program last week. Mr. Larsen made presentations in schools throughout the district as part of the Ribbon self-estee- By Carisa Huntington SRJH reporter Ribbon Week started off when all the Peer Helpers handed out Red Ribbons on Monday. said. "They do it because others do it. This is peer pressure, or fear pressure." However, when he brought out a much larger trap, none of We would like to thank the cheerleaders for purchasing the pins and red ribbons for the entire school. Each day the office called out a few numbers, and the students with the volunteers wanted to put a fmger in the trap. "These are choices you make," he said. "No one makes them for you." He also discussed parts of the brain with the students and told them that they need to use a balance of right and left brain if they are going to make good choices in their lives. "Without the balance, stress creeps in and that could lead to rebel- m Week activities. At Emery High School he honored the school for its achievements on the national level as a Drug-Fre- e School. "You are doing great things here," he told the stu- the right numbers on their ribbons won a prize. Friday we had a great assembly given by the Emery High Peer Helpers. All week officers Wilberg, Harrison and Gardner, along with Enzo, the drug dog, visited Mrs. Lampo's classes. lion," he said. Our volleyball team recently played a game against Canyon View. We played three games, and the final score was Our game against Notre Dame was postponed. Last week we played the Helper Rams, but the final score was Furthermore, he demonstrated how kids can work together to accomplish positive things in life. Using volunteers, he had four girls, each using two fingers, lift him off a chair. The first effort failed, but after encouragement, they were able to lift him well into the air. "Sometimes we limit our- dent body. To illustrate how peer pressure can "trap" kids into making unwise choices, Mr. Larsen called on a number of volunteers to put their fingers in a small mouse trap. When the trap went off and the volunteer showed no pain, others tried. "That's what it's like," he 5. 5. Vern Larsen of the State Office of Education has fun with Emery High students during a Ribbon Week assembly recently. Larsen met with students from throughout the district in sessions dePhoto by Larry Davis signed to build selves," he said. "Don't give up on yourself." self-estee- Ferron students our annual We will be having Halloween Dance on Oct. 31 from 3 p.m. Admission will be $3. They will be taking Halloween pictures with your 1-- friends for $2. If you have a PTSA membership card, you will receive half off admission. Face painting will be $1, and pop and popcorn cost 25 cents. The high school will be our D.J.'s. We would like to thank the PTSA for sponsoring this activity. We have a new program at our school to encourage excellence and to give recognition to some of our best students who are chosen as Students of the Month. Each teacher has nom- inated the following: T.J. Barnett, Tia Bassett, Iris Bloomfield, John Clements, Brian Ellis, Steven Farrer, J ake Frandsen , Kade Hunting-ton- , Nora Israelson, Monica Jensen, Dannette Miner , Jar ed Monfredi, Chris Pace, Matt Nelson, Janell Seely, Carrie Sharpe, Kathryn Staley, Matt Thorpe, Daniel Tuttle, Nikki Ware, Brian Whiteleather, Casey Whitman, Hilary Wilson, Camron Winn and Glen Yost. Friday, all of these students were treated to a spcial pizza party in the media center. enjoy ribbon activities If FERRON- - Following a week of activities, Ferron Elementary students know more about keeping themselves healthy by making wise choices for a drug-fre- e you want someone To put away crooks, life. The week started when students arrived Monday to a school completely surrounded by red ribbons placed the night before by PTA volunteers. All four hundred students gathered in front of the school to listen to words of council by Deputy Jeff Thomas from the Emery County Sheriffs Department. Following encouragement from Deputy Thoinas , the students sang "The Choice Vote for experience, Not for looks. THINK THORPE for County Attorney Paid Pol Advertisement (:S . ' , - 'J&- Finally, a television system you can lim. with! FIXED DISH SYSTEM 150 CHANNELS - at Ferron Elementary gather on the soccer field to spell out "High On Life" for an aerial photo during Ribbon Week. life-styl- 18-INC- H J? Kids For Me" and then cheered as Deputy Thomas cut the Red Ribbon opening the gates on School Zone. the Drug-Fre- e Monday, students took red paper home for their front doors. Sharing their message with family members, students joined parents and siblings to e create a healthy poster for homes. Tuesday students decorated local busimesnesses with drug-fre- e assemsages, and enjoyed an bly with Verne Larsen from the State Office of Education. Mr. Larsen, author of the Prevention Dimension ftr - lum, shared rationale for healthy, happy lives. Wednesday students decorated classroom curriculum, shared rationale for healthy, happy lives. Wednesday students decorated classrooms and spread the message, "Just Say No!" On Thursday, students talked about ways to enjoy life without drugs. Then in the afternoon, they lined up on the soc- " cer field to spell "High On Life. A plane carrying 600 High On Life messages circled the soccer field, taking pictures and dropping the paper balloons. Friday, students watched a video of mystery voices from their communities give them reasons to live drug free. Students guessed at the mystery voices with seven of 20 classes getting all 10 voices right. The week contained daily activities like red math, red food, red prizes for wearing red ribbons, and the Preventions Dimensions curriculum. It would have been really hard to spend the week in Ferron and not get the drug-fre- e message. It's the of ribbon week, but a message school officials hope message will be lived every day. 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