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Show Thursday, June 8, 1972 The Ute Bulletin Two Ute Indian pm 5 Girls Chosen To Tour Washington, D. C.; Take Citizenship Course 4-1- 1 The girls applied for the tour and were chosen from a large field of applicants, I Susan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom' Chapoose, is 17 years Old and a junior at Union high school. She is active in Friendship Club and in her church activities and is a recent three year seminary graduate. Jayleen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Willy of Fort Duchesne, she is 15 years old and is a sophomore at Union high school is a member of Future Homeof makers America, Spirit club, Friendship club and Drama club. She is also active in her church and recently received a superior rating for a speech she presented at a IDS youth conference in Castledale. She received an excellent rating in talent at the same conference. , teen-ag- America first." Susan IX C. are "seeing Ute girls ed Chapoose and Jaylene Willy boarded a bus in Salt Lake City last week and began a tour which will take them to Washington D. C. and points east. The tour, sponsored by the H clubs and Utah State University Extension Service, will include a short course in citizenship at the nations capitol. The girls are among 34 H members from Utah who will participate in the tour. Other states represented Include Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and Montana. In Washington they will visit Washington National Cathedral, Embassy Row, Arlington National Cemetery (where they will see the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 4-- 4-- 4-- Mansion, and Kennedy Grave-sites- ), Marine Memorial and Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Capital Hill, National Archives, National Historical Wax Museum, White House, Bureau of Engraving and Printing and Smithsonian Institute. Enroute they visited Denver, Kansas City, Springfield, Mo. On the return trip the tour will Include New York, Niagara Falls, Chicago and Omaha. The bus will and eight grades at West Junior high. He Leading the studentbody at West Junior also is 14 years old, going into the ninth high school next fall will be a Ute stugrade and on the wrestling team. dent from Fort Duchesne. Secretary-treasuris Luann Gibbons, Richard Jenks was chosen president in of Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Gibbons daughter recent student body election. The ninth grader is the son of Mr. of Gusher. Luann, also a ninth grader in the fall, belongs to the Ecology Club and Mrs. Richard Jenks Sr. Richard is also president of the Eco- - and is a member of "Spirits, the Junior club. ogy Club at West. He is active in sports high pep as a wrestler and his outside hobbies Assisting Richard with the school lea- dership will be Sam Charles as vice president. Sam is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Charles Sr. of Ganado, Arlz. He is living with Mr . and Mrs. Lester Bartlett in Tridell and has attended seventh e cover approximately 4891 miles. Ute Indian Student Captures Presidency Of West Junior High School Stndentbody er 4-- Custls-Le- vice-preside- 4-- Jayleen Willy Touring: Washington, Two Miss Chapoose attended Todd Elementary and West Junior high school. She has been active in H work six years and is a leader of a cooking club. Miss Willy completed elementary school and junior high in West Jordon. An active for two years, she leads the Sassy Papooses, a Fort Duchesne H group The girls will return home around June 15. LEADERS At Went Junior High School are (from left) Richard Gibbona and Sam Charles. Richard wan elected student body presiLuann Jenks, and Luann serving aa secretary-treasure- r. dent, with Sam as hia A reporter will be appointed to the executive board in the falL STUDENT "est- ablishment plus her participation in school activities and winning ways with her fellow students has won a citizenship award for Pearl Black. i The daughter of Mrs. Ruby Black was presented with a gold pin at the awards assembly May 26 She will be a ninth grader in the fall. Pearl represented her class on the Student Council during her eight grade year. 'She was a member of the basketball and volleyball teams.'. Also cited at the assembly was Blaine Cuch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cuch who was presented an award for highest scoring player on the basketball team. . Classes will meet five days each week and include reading, math and Ute language. The language class will be taught by Mrs. Daisy Jenks. According to Mrs. Norma Denver, Title I Program, students who have 98 attendance for the first three weeks of classes will participate on a field trip to Salt Lake City. The highlight of the trip will be a special showing on Indian mythology at the Hansen Planetarium and other points of interest. The following is the bus schedule for the summer classes: 7 a.m. Randlett; 7:10 a.m. Fort Duchesne; 7:20 a.m. Todd School; 7:35 a.m. Lapoint; 7:45 a.m. Tridell; 8 a.m. Whlterocks; and return starting point at noon. Ute Girls Win Basin Science Fair Honors ideas. students .were enrolled at the three schools. Parents interested in enrolling their children in Ute classes in the fall should contact Mrs. Jenks, Mrs. Denver of the schools. Ute Cyclist Races In Ouray Smoke Runs Tribal Judges Meet In Salt Lake City Judges from neighboring tribes joined Judge Henry Upchego and Associate Judge Norma Jean Gray for a training session in Salt Lake City. Also attending the May 25-conference froni the Ute Tribe was Elwyn The group met in the new DuShane, offices of Steve Boyden, tribal attorney. On the agenda' for discussion were the Code Federal regulations, civil rights, Indian Bill of Rights, unemployment, alcoholism, and various pluses of criminal law. The training session throughout the west will be climaxed with a general meeting scheduled for September in Arizona. 27 The hazards of dope illustrated in a science project won a second place ribbon for Verlaine Cuch and Sue Ann Nephi. The girls, sixth graders at Todd Elementary, captured the ribbon at a recent science fair at Duchesne high school. They were competing with elementary and junior high students throughout the Basin. Verlaine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cuch and Sue Anns Parents are ' Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Nephi. Clay Monday. phonetic alphabet and book of Ute words for use in primary grades. Title I employees and Robert Chapoose, Tribal education coordinator, have been invited to visit the Ute language program at Cortez sometime this month to exchange Ute Language courses were initiated at Todd, West Junior high and Whlterocks schools at the beginning of the second semester, with Daisy Jenks teaching at Todd and West and Velman Johnson instructing Whlterocks students. The students were treated to grease bread at the conclusion of classes. Sixty ATnmriavr Oil Summer school classes will start Monday June 12, and continue until July 21 at the Whlterocks Elementary School. Registration will be conducted at the school The Ute language may soon be written. According to Daisy Jenks and Norma Denver of the Title I office, two gentlemen from Cortez, Colo., have devised a Suitan Chapoose On Washtington Tour Her excellent attitude toward the ... A Good Citizen f)npn a Ute Indian Language Taught; May Soon Be Written Good Attitude Wins Pin for Pearl Black Pearl Black Slimmer SchOOl Ed Secakuku has joined the ranks of winning cycle racers. Last Sunday Ed entered the "Smoke Runs south of Ouray and placed third in the 175 class. The run was 20 miles long with contestants racing from one fire to the smoke of another as soon as it was visible. Three fires were built to mark the course. The races are sponsored by the Uintah Basin Motorcycle Club. CONGRATULATIONS Listed among graduates from the 9th grade at West Junior high school are Arrowchis, Mildred Burson, Thome-sen- a Appah, Lorenzo Black, Nina Cuch, Pauline L&Rose, Woodrow Myore, Jackie Nephi, Lornle Pinnecoose, Jolene Redfoot, Timothy Serawop, Uletta Simmons, Angela Tabbee, and Keith Tahonnle. La-R- ee |
