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Show Page 4 Friday, Sept. 8, 1972 The Ute Bulletin Whiterocks School Ute Indians Meet with Seminar Instructors To Discuss Area Problems Bi-Cultu- Two a on educators, were guest instructors at problems, seminar in school-commun- well-vers- ed ity Enrollment Drops ral mid-Augu- st. Dr. Helen Marie Redbird-Selaa Cherokee and Professor of Sociology at Oregon College of Education Monmouth, Ore., and Dr. Elnora (Sally) A. Old Coyote, Professor of Education, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., conducted the three-da- y seminar at Union High School, Roosevelt. Prior to the seminar the guest instructors spent a morning in council with several Ute people at Bottle Hollow Resort. They were briefed on Ute Culture, history and custom by Stella La Rose, Robert Chapoose, Elizabeth Duncan, Lucy Ashta, Delores Ashta, Glenna Jenks, Hanna Ashta, Carlene Ignacio, Daisy Jenks and Gloria Arrow garp. Uintah Basin Education Council hosted a luncheon for the group following the meeting. Superintendent Bill Streitz and Ron Egan, UBEC Coordinator, dined with them. The major goal of the seminar was to and student-teachImprove Community-schorelationships. Special emphasis was placed on developing a better understanding of the Indian student and his family and developing communicative processes which will enhance learning in the classroom and stimulate community interest in m, ol er Enrollment at Whlterocks Elementary School has dropped by 20 students this year, according to Principal Dale Harri- educational activities in the Basin schools. Thursday, Friday and Saturdays presentations were on subjects such as the concept of race, concept of culture, concept of disadvantaged, physical and cultural son. visibility, discovering factors affecting children and developing ways of communicating with parents and community for help in educational planning, developing curriculum materials, ways of adapting present curriculum materials to meet educational needs were Indeed exciting and stimulating to those in attendance. Other highlights of the seminar were the showing of two films produced by. Brigham Young University, 'Tomorrows Yesterday, and Not with an Empty The films preceeded a deliQuiver. cious pork barbecue Friday evening. About eight hours of the conference was recorded on vidio tape, which will be made available to educators, parents, and students through the Uintah Basin Education Council. The entire proceedings were recorded on casette tapes and will be transcribed for future reference. The Uintah Basin Education Council wishes to express appreciation to the many people, agencies, and especially to the educators and parents who attended the seminar, for their help in making the event successful. Dr. Helen teaching two years In Vernal, Mitchell Gerald has Principal returned to Todd Elementary. Mr. Mitchell served as principal nf Todd Elementary for three years, before Norwood he was assigned to Vernal. Hardy was principal of both Todd and West during Mitchells Interim in Ver- Retlbinl-Sela- m lecturing at Loeal Seminar el Uintah School Board Lists Dress Code for West Jr. High (EDITORS NOTE: The following is the High School by the Uintah School dress code for West Junior Gerald Mitchell Returns As Principal at Todd Elementary As New School Year Begins After Harrison accredits the decrease in enrollment to the fact that while 26 graduated from sixth grade last spring, only 15 began Kindergarten. Also, several families have moved out of the area and several children are on the LDS placement program. Total enrollment in Kindergarten through sixth grade is 135. Mr. Harrison is beginning his sixth His year as principal at Whiterocks. staff includes Mrs. Mary Ann Hall who is teaching afternoon Kindergarten and slxth grade in the mornings; Leah Daggett," first grade; Joanne Blazin, second grade; Marlene Kull, third; Keith Mair, fourth; Glenn Pratt, fifth and Mr. Harrison, afternoon sixth grade. New to the staff are Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Daggett, Miss Blazin and Miss Kull. Ute Language will be taught by Title Iperson-nagain this year. which has been set District Board of Education to be observed in the secondary schools under its supervision). Experience indicates there are sanitation and safety factors directly related to proper dress and grooming. Furthermore, experience indicates there is a real and reasonable connection between proper dress and grooming and the successful operation of the educational system with respect to the maintenance of school Childs and Richard Steinfeldt, sixth. Mrs. Shauna Hancock , who taught Special Education last year, will be in char .je of the new Resource Center where she Will assist children with learning disabilities. The child will be assigned to his grade level and will go to the Resource Center for help in his problem areas. Assisting Mrs. Hancock is Mrs. Ardith Allred, discipline. Therefore, the Board of Education specifies the following standards for nal. Also returning this year is Mrs. Shir-lee- n teachers aide. Van Leuven who taught at Todd Mrs. Sharon Birchell is secretarial approximately five years ago. She is teaaide to Mrs. Betty Bolton. Other aides include Mrs. Zola Allred, ching fourth grade. Miss Sally Graves, a graduate of the University of Utah, is Kindergarten; Mrs. Merlyn Uresk, second the new first grade teacher replacing Mrs. grade; and Mrs. Barta Jenkins and Mrs. Thelma Lee who retired. Jean Brisbln, first grades. Also on the staff are Mrs. Mary BurMr. Mitchell stated 50 children enGrace Mrs. Gardiner, gess, Kindergarten; rolled from out of the area this year but first grade; Mrs. Thora Mecham, se- approximately the same number left the cond; Mrs. Myrtle Cook and Miss Norma school so enrollment remains at approxiBale, third; Robert Reay, fourth; Mrs. Ann mately 300 students. Michie and Francis Palmer, fifth; John school dress and appearance. Guidelines: students shall maintain their hair in a clean and manner. Male students shall wear their hair so that it does nit hang below the collar line of a dress type shirt. Obscure the lower half of th 3 ears, and must be above the eyebrows ii. the front. Male students shall be clean shaven with the sideburns not lower than the bottom of the ear. Mustaches are to be properly trimmed. students shall be required to wear clean clothing. No mutilated or Immodest form or manner of dress shall be allowed, e.g. frayed levis, shorts and other similar attire shall not be worn, nor shall any clothing be worn which is so conspicious, extreme, or odd that it may draw undue attention, disrupt or tend to disrupt or interfere with the learning atmosphere at school or at school functions. Jackets or clothing with shirt-taishall be tucked in except for those of square cut. Girls shall not wear slacks, culottes, cutoffs, shorts, pantsuits, levis or other similar apparel. These Items are often worn too tightly and tend to draw undue attention. Because of these, potential attutudinal and discipline problems may interrupt the regular routine of school. It is suggested that the overall interests of the school can best be served by restricting the wearing of these items except as otherwise authorized by the principal on appropriate occasions. c In the interest of the educational endeavor of good hygiene, stockings or socks with proper footwear (shoes) shall be worn at all times. Girls sandals excluded from the above statement. a--- well-groom- ed -- b--- Ute High School Students Depart for Boarding Schools in Five States to Continue Education Ute students left by commercial bus lines the latter part of August to enter boarding schools in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Ac- - Six Teachers New to Yest Junior High Norwood Hardy returned to West Junior high school this year to serve his third year as principal. He announced six new teachers on the staff and 21 students enrolled from schools other than Todd and Whlterocks Elementary. New faces behind the teachers desk Include; Marlen Georgia; counselor; Darla Chevalier, Music and Art; Ronald Jolley, Kjar, Social Studies; English; Merwin Errol Merkley, Math; and Pam DeVries, Reading. Veteran teachers include Vlrga Asay, Special Education; Clinton Baxter, Boys Physical Education; Marlin Buchanan, Shop; Junior Hicks, Science; John Jorgensen, Typing and Commercial; Mary Kerr, Girls Physical Education; Carol Latham, Home Economics; and Linda Thatcher, Librarian. Joyce Bolton returned as secretary and aides are Betty Alexander and Thora Yack. cording the BIA Education Office, the following is a list of students and schools; Sherman Indian high school, Riverside, California; Delia Duncan, Clara Pat Navanick, Cheryl Myore, Mary Frances McCook, Danny SantioJr., Merla Wopsock, Aletha Kaye Large, Casey Sow-sonic- ut, Santlo, Ann Santio, Hope Serawop. Phoenix Indian High School, Phoenix, Arizona; Venice Shavanaux, Huberta Jack, Aldora Lee, Gilford Lee, Loretta Nephl, Ramalda Everett Dunca, Cesspooch, Tamblin Mills. Stewart Indian High School, Stewart Nevada; Everett Serawop, David Wopsock, Farrell Cuch, Robert Redcap, Melvin GeorWade Large, Redcap, gina Cesspooch, Susan Serawop, Woodrow Myore, Cathleen Unca Sam, Theodore Wy-ask- et. Albuquerque Indian School, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Andrea Nephi, Melvin Cesspooch. Chllocco Indian School, Chilocco, Okla.; Mildred Burson, Lillian Wyasket. Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DeVere Manning. Two students, Minnie Carol Grant and Cllftene Marie Duncan left the first week of September to enter Kemper Hall in ls hot-pan- Lets go to the ts, Fair Indian Day Sept. 24 State Fair, Salt Lake City See Recreation news for details dScliool officials may require students certain types of clothing for health reasons in connection with certain specialized activities. e Clotliing with the insignia representing the Armed Forces of our country and symbols of controversial groups shall not be worn by students as casual clothing to wear on the school campus. Head Start Highlights With the busy them, Head Start pre-scho- ol days behind teachers and staff mem- bers are in the swing of school days for the sixth consecutive year. Personnel reported to work Aug. 16 and began the project of recruiting children for the five centers. According to Jason Cuch, Head Start Director, quota for the five centers is 1 55 children, 85 percent must be from families. The sponsoring agency for Head Start, the Ute Indian Tribe, has applied for a grant for the fiscal year beginning Sept. low-inco- . and ending Aug. 31, 1973. Application has been made to fund a proHead Start for younggram of half-da- y sters in the areas of Whlterocks-Neol- a, Randlett, Myton and Fort y, Duchesne and for 45 children at the Head Start (Day Care) center at Fort Duchesne. Funding for the program is obtained through the Indian and Migrant Program Desk of the Office of Economic Opportunity to the Office of Child Development of Department of HEW. Salaries for staff, food, classroom supplies and equipment and some medical and dental attention forA each child comes through this funding. V The Ute Indian Tribe provides contribution in the form of office and 1, 1972 Lapoint-Missio- n, full-da- full-ye- ar in-ki- nd classroom spaces. AGE REQUIREMENTS Children enrolled in the program must be 3 years old by October 31, for those living in Uintah County and September 30 for those living in Duchesne County. All children who are five years old or will reach that age by the dates mentioned above should attend their local school kin- dergarten program. Teachers for half-da- y Head Start recruited from house to house. Parents who feel they may have been missed may Ext. call the Head Start office, 3, 722-226- 40. Some vacancies exist in the full-da- y program m program but participants must meet eligibility requirements and have both parents employed or in training. |
