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Show orensics Capture Second ;weepstakes In Meet Dixies Forensic Squad aptured one of three dur-aweeps take awards last weekends Cac-U- s Classic in Central ZZ g a. The competition schools from deluded states iCalifornias alomar College and its hsadena College ;SUSC our and Dixie College Utah ;and Southern iom he College of Southern Idaho from Idaho. Also 'EU participating was Arizonas ASU, and Northern Arizona University, Grand Canyon College, lit Phoenix, Central Arizo na, Scottsdale mty College, Commu-Glen- - and dale. red The third place finish Rebel squad gave 13 by the ep S3l them their second con- - Volume XIV Number 15 Dixie College, St. George, Utah 84770 their events and have I think it is signifigiven us a great deal of cant, indicated Donald confidence in the future. Hinton, another ForenOur real goal is to cap- sic Director, that our ture first place in Region finish placed us nearly playoffs again this year, fifteen points ahead of and then do even better the nearest team in our at Nationals. region, including CEU. secutive sweepstakes vie- tory. First place went to Palomar Community College from San Diego, California, and second place was awarded to Northern Arizona University. Dixies performance was anchored by capturing first place in readers theatre with their production of "A Tribute to the American Pioneer Woman, by Brooks ished second with his entertainment speech, an outstanding performance, considering that this was his first competition of the year. Kayleen Bundy secured a second place win in Rhetorical Analysis. Lauren Merkle placed fifth in Informative Speaking, Tina Campbell finished fourth in Oral Interpretation. The win was definitely a team effort, Michael Washburn, Terri Willi- commented ams, Tina Campbell, Woodward, Forensic Di- Eric Young and Kayleen rector at Dixie, many of the other squad mem- Bundy. Eric Young also fin- - bers showed up well in February 13, 1981 To do that, we had to defeat three other four-yea- r institutions. Their next meet will be with a very small squad in California to compete against Cerritos College. DECA Places In Regionals Cindi Schmidt, leges in the state. The DECA club re- cently represented Dixie College in their competition at the Hilton Inn here in St. George. The annual Career Development Conference involved all two year colleges and some four year col Students competed in various marketing areas. Those winning awards were: Brent Clark, Kerry Bushnell, Chris Roberts, Ray Odette, Chuck Spil-keKevin Jorgensen, Craig Terry, Mike Alger r, Laurie Russell, Chad Bird, John Zark, Steve Turner and David Lamoreaux. Many of the finalists and place winners will be competing for national honors next month in Las Vegas. rs Fe TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO DROP CLASSES WITHOUT INSTRUCTOR PERMIT 3 ebt Career Day e workshops featuring over one hundred career specialists Eighty-fou- r ,.e; were held during Dixies Career Day last Tuesday. The workshops were scheduled from 10 a m. until 3 p.m. and covered a variety of caannual reer possibilities from Nutrition Over 1,500 ranging to ended from f sr V 'i IK I VV i? Ml att- S i. s r 4 I Im f 4 Parowan and high schools. Presi- there K are very few people who are extremely happy in what theyre doing, adding that he was one of those few. He further elaborated stating that during his 21 years of professional experience, had not been morning when he nt had wanted to go to work. Of course there are discouragements and challenges, he added, hut that did not take away from the excitement he felt towards going to work very morning. President Wade en- couraged students to coaden their visions on gr v V Fredonia, In his remarks, dent Wade stated there f i Sur-teyin- seniors Mrs. Young also stated that Dixie College is A doing a better job of interrelating the Liberal Arts program with the Vocational Education programs than any other school in the state. Of all the new jobs created in the 1980s, seventy percent will be in the vocational area, and will not require a B.S. destated Young, gree, adding its not a disgrace to work with your She clarified hands. this point by citing the example of obtaining a $1.00 piece of metal and manufacturing a watch spring worth 550,000. Mrs. Young encouraged students to have basic reading and writing skills when seeking employment, as well as a willingness to do the job assigned. The item that Mrs. Young felt was the biggest secret to success, but as vital contributors was to give the employer to the family income. extra overtime without Young projected that 70 compensation. Give exshe urged, and percent of women would tra someday join the labor youll make a real contribution to the world. force. A good life starts with a Give more than youre good job, commented required and youll be a Young, however, she phenomenal success. On a concluding note, emphasized the imporMrs. Young once again tance of choosing a career that had a promi-in- stressed the importance employment outlook of attending workshops Its important that you and encouraged students go into a career where not to go to sleep, cut out, or go downtown. youll have a job. A, (r Virgin Valley, Dixie, Escalante, Lincoln County Enterprise, Beaver, Milford, Kanab, Moapa, Bryce, A Success 81 4 'i ' xtu the occupational outlook. In reference to occupaone tions, he stated of the saddest things in the world is to get into something one doesn t like. The keynote speaker, Sue Marie Young, also commented on the fact that occupational outlooks needed broadening commenting that as busloads of students arrived enfifty students would or two and the ter gym A JiW. Hus three others would leave to go downtown. Mrs. Young stressed the importance of at tending workshops, and stated theres reality in all this, but the important issue, she added, is to dispel the Im not myth. smart enough to on went She say that educators are finding that students and concepts must be changed, and that students can excel in A areas they dont even realize they have the potential for. Change your way of thinking, she encouraged. Its important that you will understand that you in the labor force. Mrs. Young also pointed out that although the men may be the bread winners, 51 percent of American women are now in the work force, not merely as income supplemented, be 4& g |