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Show School SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 1996 American Legion Auxiliary 1996 Girls State Citizens A. Clair Ford Unit 69 held high school in Utah will attend this week of instruction on the their annual Girls State Tea on Sunday, March 17 at 4 p.m. at the home of Betty Thompson. Michelle Brown, daughter of Cheryl and Randall Brown is active in Drama and the singing at Kanab High. group She also sings in the church choir and works part time at Honeys way government works in America. There will be two District 7 Girls State Teas where our Girls State candidates will meet with girls from 11 high schools in southern Utah for information concerning Girls State. The first IGA. tea is at Beaver on April 20 at 1 Hayley Grover, daughter of p.m. The second will be held at Elaine and Gordon Grover also Kings Row Club House in Washand is a cheer- ington, Utah on May 11, at 1 sings with leader at Kanab High School. p.m. She has a part-tim- e job at the office of the Kane County Clerk. Lindy Linton, daughter of Charlyn and Dr. Loral Linton, in Washattended CLOSE-U- P D.C. last ington year, she is Womens President, and Young is on the Seminary Council. She is on the committee for this years Mrs. Heaton's first grade class have all received their Accelerated Reading Above is a picture of Mrs. Junior Prom, is very active in Mrs. first Kanab Librarian and Heatons class. violin Hafen, Civic with the Elementary grade sports, plays Mrs. Hafen has a program set up where the students can read a book and take a test for comprehension on a Orchestra and has a part-tim- e computer. Each grade level has a different number of points they are to receive. First graders are to earn ten points job at Dukes Clothing. All of these students have at least ten points. to receive a Honored guests at the Tea We appreciate all the parents and volunteers who have read with our students. were Cheryl Brown, Dr. Loral Linton, and a new member, Jeanette Shoemaker. Girls State will be held at X-Pre- ss ss rt. Home Southern Utah University at Cedar City from June 3 to June 8. 390 Junior girls from every Michelle Brown & School are vital links By Lily Eskelsen Teachers and parents share miles and miles of common ground. Parents are a childs first teachers. Teachers must use basic parenting skills to ac as victims of overcrowded classrooms, peer pressure, or a learning disability. Its not as easy to see them as victims of our own love and concern. When a child has a problem, tell him you know Do these words sound familiar? not my fault. I just forgot. Thats no fair. It was an accident. Its complish their tasks. We share he is capable of finding his soluthe joys and the pride and the tion. Praise him for the matu- hopes for our childrens accomplishments, but we may also share responsibility for the development of a serious and growing problem. School Do these words sound familiar? Thats no fair. Its not my fault. I just forgot. It was an accident. Im not suggesting that there are not valid reasons for a child to be in some sort of trouble. The problem occurs when we allow the excuse, valid or not, to relieve the child from having to find a solution to the situation. shoul-ba- r his on back When we see the child as victhe chip put der again. Do it again, I dare tim and ourselves as rescuer, we you! Again the big man put fail to develop the essential skills down his glass. With a snapping that will mean so much to that motion his open hand lashed child as an adult. When Jan out, caught the little guy along-gu-y spills her milk, when Kyle hasnt 10 7 side the head, knocking him to studied for the test, when a borthe floor where he came to rest rowed toy is broken, we rush in against the bar. The little man with a lecture on being more was game to the last and picked responsible. Then we tell them $16 $25 exactly how to solve the probhimselfupandheldontothebar for support. Trying to focus his lem, or worse yet, we take coneyes on the big guy, and looking trol of the situation and clean Tickets available from Drama Students ail around the room, he crowed up, fix, pay for, or complete whatbeen him the ever it was that had or JC PenneyJones Catalog Sales triumphantly, See, I got buffaloed. He does every dam topic of our lecture. You know. thing I,tell him to ioJViVy v. Jhe one on being responsible. It is so easy to see our children 3 Drama Presents Kanab High MW Hayley Grover (jesfe Chip on shoulder The little man strolled into a one niht, looked the place over, then strode over to the biggest and toughest hombre in the place. I can lick you, he edged up to the giant. The big looked at him like he was a gnat, grinned and turned away, But the little guy took a piece of wood out ofhis pocket and put it on his shoulder. Ya see that piece of wood? Go on and knock it oft I dare you! Slowly the big man turned, heaved a big sigh, and flipped the chip to the floor, The little one just grunted, get- ting madder and madder, then rity in taking control, and let him know youre there to help when he has made a decision. We wont always be available, watching on the shore, ready to jump in and rescue. Although it takes time to develop the skills, weve got to teach them how to swim so that when theyre in over their heads, they can find the way to safety all by Jfools JHortalg pe April p.m. Red Hills Convention Center Single , , Couple p |