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Show t r V Basin Standard (LUintah v?,: J PART THREE Computers at High and EDITOR'S NOTE: This U the aeries of third segment of stories on computers in Duchesne County School District. This part looks at' the computer labs st Union and UBAVC, their programs and plans. The final story of this series will cover the Districts plans and its policies about computers in the district. one puters In other classrooms in addition to computerized drafting equipment, Apple computers for other areas, and general bookkeeping uses. of two classrooms the UBAVC has for their computer classes. This shows the students at the consoles of the Televideo computer systems. There is also some IBM com- ONE OF TWO This is Reading Showtime USU gives salute to Broadway Showtime USU will be in Roosevelt this Saturday evening to present its Salute to Broadway. The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Union High. This exciting talented troupe of 18 seasoned performers is directed by Julie Hansen and produced by Nels Carlson of the USU Education Center Theatre De- . partment. month at Lapoint ' Group numbers done by the entire troupe included, HernanWhen You dos Hi draw ay, and Walk Through a Storm, Applause and Brotherhood of Man, were well choreographed and presented. After Saturdays performance. Showtime USU will be available for groups who need entertainment for parties and functions, etc. To schedule Showtime USU for your group 8 or call Julie Hansen, Nets Carlson fund-raisin- Tickets for this excellent show be purchased at USU Extension, Gales Office Supply or door.. The. .cost js 2 per . . w, rtPcraop.pf f ID fqr family, Kariene Young and Wayne Millet are Roosevelt performers featured in the production. Other members of Showtime USU are: Julie and Reed Hansen, Blaine Pierce, Kathy Jo Tucker, Mard Dick, Doug Barlow, Susan Ant-hoAltamonta Stlidentbody John and Debbie Ledkin, President, Rodney Ames, was Dennis Sharp, Claire Spencer, chosen as Altamont High Wendy Ownes, Myke and Robyn School's Stqdent of the Month. Laura HacSchaefermeyer with At a Farm Bureau Banquet king accompanist and Steve Tuesday Anderson on night, October 30, Ames the percussion was designated the Student of instruments. the Month. The criteria for selection involved ratings from In performances last weekend Farm Board members in the in Vernal, audiences were charmed by such individual numbers community as well as faculty as Reed Hansens, I Won't Send input, so the honor is significant Ames waa pleased and humbJulies Roses, Maybe This led by the presentation with time, Wayne Millets, Mama Look Sharp, Mard Dicks, "My County, State and National Farm Bureau officials in attendance, he Own Little Corner, Myke said. He stated he planned to do If I Loved Schaefermeyer's . Dennis Sharp's Surrey You, everything in his power to live up to the honor. with the Fringe on Top, Susan The categories of selection were Anthon'a Singing In The Rain, and Robyn's Old Man River. GPA, citizenship and leadership. An additional category of extraDuos from John and Debbie curricular commitments added Ledkin, Wayne Millet and Claire the selection process. Spencer, Kariene Young and her Mrs. Dastrup, Altamont backup men were well done and High's liaaon with the Farm enjoyed by the audience. Comedy Bureau Board, is largely responroutines by Kathy Jo Tucker, sible for getting the program Claire Spencer, and Doug Barlow started in the school thia year. were hits with the audiences. She staled that many students Next to Lovin, I like Fightin were well qualified but Amea Beat, and Big Spender, were came out on top of the list. audience favorites. 789-459- can 722-229- 4. n, Altamont Student of the Month The month of November has been proclaimed as Reading Month, by Uintah School Dis-trii'-l. Lapoint elementary school of the will be doing some following activities to increase reading awareness: Book Fair, November 5, 9: Oral written language contests, November Art contests, November Speed comprehension teat, November 26-3- 192a dsvslopcd by Dstroit policeman William L Pom in Now Open Country Comfort was Ames . Fa ri fasti c Prices Comfort Country E. ' ' 106 Lagoon medium also. 0 newer computers are used by students in the Union High Computer Classes, as are the older models in the background. With 70 students this semester and five classes these computers get used daily for learning and for teaching. UHS COMPUTER STUDENTS-T- he in the foreground and are but the UHS isn't the only computer program of several years extent. The Uintah Basin Area. Vocational School haa had a computer lab and classea for several years. One difference between the UHS and UBAVC labs ia the leaning of the Vocational aspects of computer technology in. the latter facility. They provide baric courses but also business application courses, like word processing and accounting. They are also looking into the computer drafting equipment, stated Kerry Denny. Some equipment is already being used in thia area but Denny feels with the way drafting firms are getting into the computerized assisted drafting, area students need experience in that area to get a job. Music teachers organize Chapter in Roosevelt Directors has received a making. The courses are designed to help directors learn about their heavy responsibilities as policy makers for member-owne- d associations. These courses are offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The rural electri- - Support . . . During this week, people are urged . to' visit and support Education Week schools. Educational excellence: Our Nation's Strongest Defense ia an especially appropriate theme for this week, which also observes Veterans Day. - The Roosevelt and East PTA reminds everyone of the American Education Week Ele-menta- y i 722-253- Program looks into the future and it was decided that in the future students will be divided in order to keep redials at no longer than one hour, Stringham stated. Members were asked to think of ways to improve the recitals in the future. . Thia year they will be sharing teaching ' ideas, - aa well as studying ways of becoming more The chapter will professional. review method books, new publications, and ways of teaching relaxation techniques for piano. They are also looking forward to holding a master class. They want to help establish a concert series in our area with the help of teachers from Vernal aa they already have a successful biggest 11-1- Wednes- . The first student recital waa held October 15, at Union high school. Thia waa one of their fication program haa been experNew iencing significant changes. of the made are being demands people who are responsible for the decisions necessary to cope with these changes. These people must be prepared for the change and fondjtiows which will affect their cooperative. These courses try to provide thia background. Long received the award at the regional meeting in San Diego. from November first day of the month at 7:30 p.m. Novembers meeting will be at the home of Tammy Hariem. Students who enter the program are tested on performance, lechique skills, eight reeding, music appreciation, ear training and theory. Students are judged on a one on one basis withoutan audience. Anyone interested may 4 call Pat Stringham at information. for more Colton. Director completes training Of scheduled for the The Roosevelt Chapter of the Utah Music Teachers Association held their first meeting at the home of Pat Stringham. Seven pi embers were present. Officers for the craning year are, president, Pat Stringham; vice president, student achievement, Wendy Earl; secretary, Kenna Jean Marx; recital chairman, Tammy Haslem; festival chairman, Kareen Winder; assistant student achievement, Lou IMREC certificate completion for apeda-- . Used training in the area of policy . the ' electronic blackboard and televirion instruction from the USU campus in Logan. There are computer classes available through that . Board ! is Thia 0. . J: Basin. 19-2- 1: E. W. Long, SecretaryTreai surer of the Moon Lake Electric New & Used Furniture and Clothing : 12-1- selected as Altamont's Student of the Month by the Farm Bureau Board. wars The courses at the UBAVC are available for not only secondary student participation,-- but adult participation also. In the adult classea Utah Stats University credit is available if desired and the 150 or so adults already enrolled have the option of getting USU crediL, or not. The UBAVC also has the capability of lieing into the VAX system USU haa brought to the The computers that started out with four years ago were Commodore, but because of the amount of business software available in the IBM line, and because the chances are greater that a student will be working on an IBM machine after graduation, they shifted to IBM and Telvideo computers. Dennis Garner, Chairman of the. Business Department at the UBAVC, stated UBAVC classes lean towards information processing more than the computer science end programming type classes th hiah school teaches. When John Weight tells teachers at other Utah high schools he has 18 computers at Unions computer science lab the other teachers are in awe. Of course he doesn't usually mention that dozen or more are older models with only 6K capacity, but he is justly proud of the fact that Union has had computes for six or eight years - a fact that also stuns many of the other high school teachers that have only started in thia area. "The Administration at thia school was farsighted enough to atari the computer program years ahead of many huger schools in the state, Weight stated. That waa when a 6K computer cost more than the 64K ones do now, so they were able to only buy one at a lime, he mentioned. , '?'. r- UBAVC The first computer at Union that High was actually a TRS-8with Chess the Weight bought Club. Thia brought UHS into the computer age, but the students enjoyed it so much that in the first semester of 1984 there are about 70 students in computer classes. There are five classes thia Every student, teacher and year, an increase of two classes school employee will raid for from last year's offering. to each day twenty minutes Weight states he isnt the only the enjoyment of encourage one at Union using computers like to We would reading. either. Cheryl Winfield states she to' member each family encourage ia just getting into computers, also read twenty minutes each in her working with learning day. disabilities. She calls the compu-tftja- n Tta .activities will emphasize aidg, in grading, drilling, importance and 'enjoyment of&U1 etc.' are patient, Computers reading, as well as foster the Weight stated. Computers will desire to read. keep asking the same thing forever, whereas teachers arent always that patient and a computer wont put a student down," like some teachers could, he slates. The Union program haa had many students pass through it's instruction. We have had students that now hold computer degrees, Weight claimed. Some students have had game and program ideas published in national magazines, one even completed a special computer school in Texas. Rodney Traffic lighti r recitals aeries in Vernal. . . ,r . a A special look ip to the future, presented by Weber. State College, will be shown at Union high . . The program given by college professors called, 1984: Orwell in Retrospect, will be, hdd at Union high school, room 13, from 8:35 a.m. until noon.1"' An intellectual panel discussion will follow the presentation. The program should prove to-b- e informative, interesting and worthwhile, mentioned Shirl - Any teacher interested in entering tneir students in the student achievement program are invited to attend their, meetings,' before deciding if they would like to join UMTA. Monthly meetings are J school. t. Rawlings, teacher at Union. Many students win be attending the program and the entire .community has been invited to come. m 1o. s i f ( - |