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Show tttpm VOL. 2 NUMBER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1996 5 Cody Strickland, Kacy Blackham are Top Templars quarter. The two students choMichelle Stokes As you know Manti High sen were Kacy Blackham and School has some great stu- - Cody Strickland. When dents. Among these students choosing Top Templars the are two that were chosen to be faculty considers the students citizen- Top Templars for the fall grade point average, ship, involvement in school activities, and the students attitude about school. As you will see, the students chosen for the Top Templars both e ered. Kacy Blackham is off to a good start with a cumulative grade point average of 3.93. Kacy is involved in student the areas consid- government and was the'com-mitte- e chairperson over ex-th- cel in all of Greg Dettinger succeeds Vickie Brandt as Templar Trumpet newspaper advisor On Monday, November 1 1 Mr. Dettinger took over as , the new newspaper advisor at MHS. He had been asked by Mrs. Brandt at the beginning of the month to take over the Dettinger specialized in working with troubled youth and gangs which instilled in him a strong desire to help youth. So when he was no longer able to continue in law enforcement, class so that she could he decided to go into teaching. concemtrate on her Yearbook class. In return, Mrs. Brandt took one of Mr. Dettingers Mr. Dettinger taught both at the high school and elementary level while finishing his Freshman English classes. dual credential in Spanish They both seem happy about ESL at Cal State San Bernarthe trade. Here is a closer look dino and upon the receipt of his credentials, he was hired at both of these teachers: Greg Dettinger was bom by Manti High School to teach and raised in southern Califor- English and Spanish. Mr. Dettinger has been nia. He is a graduate of in communications he involved Eisenhower High School, served a full time mission in his entire adult life. Besides Puerto Rico and the Dominiappearing on cable TV shows can Republic and he earned a and being involved with interviews, he wrote law Bachelor of Arts degree in th Criminal Justice Administration from Cal State University, San Bernardino. Mr. Dettinger has had a vast array of career experiences in his adult life. He served in the USAF as a Law Enforcement specialist and then he joined ranks with the enforcement safety articles. In high school he was the music reporter for his school newspaper. Also, since November of last year, Mr. Dettinger has been doing MHS sports for the Manti Messenger and the Ephraim Enterprise. Besides being qualified, Patrol Mr. Dettinger is very excited California Highway bilinto be the newspaper advisor. where he worked as a with the gual state traffic officer for 9 He is very impressed medithe paper improvement of years. In 1993 he was to imand wants and knee last from a to due retired year cally almore sustained a neck injury that he prove the paper even while in the line of duty. though it is a learning experifour years ence for him. He is grateful During the last of his CHP career, Mr. to Mrs. Brandt for her guid Homecoming. Kacy is currently starring in the school play Damn Yankees and is a part of the Manti High School and drama program. ance and for giving him this speech Kacy loves being involved opportunity. with as many activities as she As for Mr. Dettingers can. Kacy also realizes that family, he is married with 6 her school work comes first. kids ranging in age from 3 12 Because of that belief, Kacy to almost 14. become the social science has to the newspaing good-by- e Sterling Scholar representaper staff this year is Mrs. for Manti High School. Brandt, who is glad that Mr. tive Cody Strickland is well Dettinger has taken over the know around Manti High responsibility of the NewspaSchool for being an excellent per class. Of Mr. Dettinger she says, I think the staff is athlete, but what many dont know is Cody is also a good really lucky to have such a student. His first term grade capable man be their advisor. was a 3.86. Mrs. Brandt is in her 23rd point average While working hard to year of teaching. At Manti she achieve that grade point averteaches Yearbook and Enwas one of the he also age glish, but she has also taught most dedicated and hard English and French at Amerifootball players on can Fork High School and also working the Manti High School footEnglish and Special Education ball team. All of Codys hard at Dixon Junior High in Provo. work has helped him be sucMrs. Brandt received her cessful as he has lettered in Bachelors degree from Utah football his sophomore, junState in EnglishFrench and and senior year. Cody also received her Masters degree ior, forth effort into wrestling. from BYU in curriculum de- puts Cody did very well in wresvelopment. Mrs. Brandt went last year and hopes to on an LDS mission to France tling continue doing well this year. and Belgium. The faculty at Manti Mrs. Brandt is married School was unanimous with 5 sons, including two sets High in their decision for he Top of twins. Despite having her Mrs. Becky Kjar, hands full with her 5 boys, one Templars. the teacher over the Top of her favorite activities is to said, Ive never look after her neighbors trip- Templears that the staff has sure been so let girls. picked the right students for this honor. Kacy Blackham Sterling Scholars English & Literature Wesley Crouch Speech & Drama Rachel Lund Mathematics Sherri Jorgensen Visual Art Drew Soderborg Business Kylie Franz Music Jennylyn Kiesel Dance Rebecca Allen Social Science Kacy Blackham Science Daniel Smalley Foreign Language Janna Bateman General Adam Perschon |