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Show 1 Page 12. July IS. 1987 dDintah E&asin EdUCOtlOTl Standard Cougarettes return with superior rating Union Cougxrettoa are back from USA Drillteam Camp. They performed a Military routine at Showtime USA and received Superior ratings. They got judged on a variety of things, with Superior being the highest, excellent being 2nd, and Outstanding being 3rd. , Each Cougarette went to three different classes every day and learned a military, dance or novelty routine. Then they got evaluated individually on each routine they had learned. The Cougarettes received an overall Superior Trophey. Everyone learned a camp dance to the theme This is Itl" They also learned a super strutter routine with moving dance steps. d There was also a that the Cougarettes participated in. Its a drill down that has to do with drill commands such as left drill-aroun- U .. Shakespearean days still have tickets . Utah Shakespearean Festival says it has sold nearly 80 percent of its tickets for evening performances, but that doesn't box office COUGARETTES Union High Drill Team arrived back Team camp. The girls had a lot of fun and learned in the USA Drill many skills at the camp on the USU campus. from Utah State with a superior rating of U tightens U academic standards University of Utah's new admis- sion standards requiring more academic preparation in high school will not adversely affect recruitment of minority students in the health sciences because we don't recruit students who cant meet those standards anyway," according to Herman Hooten, U Health Sciences Center minority student program director. Recruitment of minority students mirrors the general recruiting attitude of the University which is to attract above-averastudents who are in the top half of their class. Numbers are not as important as the caliber of the students, Mr. Hooten said. Beginning this fall, the University will require entering freshmen to have had four years of English, three years of mathematics, two years of a foreign language and two years of science, including laboratory work, in high school. In 1988, in addition to the new course requirements, the University will combine the students' high school with their scores on the American College Testing Srviee (ACT) test through a formula which predicts potential for success in college. The formula must produce a predicted University of grade-point-avera- grade-point-avera- TABIONA NEWS Connie Lee Mr. and Mrs. Ed Voda visited Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Brent Lee and family Sunday. They spent the holiday with a visit from Wyoming with their son Dave, wife and family. Daves and also Josephines brother Joe Smith, daughter son-in-la- wife and familv. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williams were Jodie Sagers and family. Jodie is the William's daughter. They attended or higher for the student to be admitted. Students now must make decisions in the seventh grade about which educational track they are going to follow: college preparatory, businesstechnical or vo2.0 cational. Parents should get involved early in helping them find their direction," Mr. Hooten said. Students who choose the college preparatory track, minority or not, will have to take the additional courses, keep their grades up and do well on the ACT test. High school students for whom the new requirements might cause some problems are those who change their career goals during high school or who have disciplinary problems and don't do well in school anyway. Students who change their minds and enter the 1 Another group which might may not offer enough foreign languages. But these problems will be no greater for minorities than for anyone else, Mr. Hooten said. The University's Minority Stu- dent Health Sciences Center Program, primarily funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Fund, helps minority students prepare themselves for under-graduate educational programs .eading to careers in the health professions. Most of its participants enter or programs at the University. We bring about 40 minority high school students to the Utah campus following the 10th grade for testing and assistance in working out their schedules. The top 20 come back college preparatory track late following their Junior year for nine of might have to catch up at a weeks college preparatory work and then they come back again for community college before entering the University. The preparatory nine weeks after they graduate," courses won't be taught at the according to Mr. Hooten. Our minority students will have University. We don't recruit kids who have no more difficulty meeting the new had disciplinary problems into the University admission requirements minority student health sciences than anyone else. It means a more program because it generally turns out to be an injustice to them and a serious academic course in high waste of our time, Mr. Hooten school for everyone," he said. 1 the reunion at Ogden and she will stay for a few days for a visit She lives in Southern Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Lee of Yakima, Washington visited three days and their son Dawane and wife Debbie and six children of Vancouver stopped and spent the night to say hello to the Lee's. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Turnbow was Jerry Turnbow, Lynn Turnbow and Marva and Marsh's children. They stayed for the holiday and went home Sunday morning. Mr. Burnell Turnbow went to Salt Lake for the weekend to see two grandchildren blessed at sacrament meeting. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Turnbow and Mr. and Mrs. Merril Turnbow. al Chet Jenkins, son of Demand Diana Jenkins, Roosevelt, was awarded the Academic All-Americ- an Scholar award his for academic success. Jenkins given award The National Secondary Educa- tion Council announced today that Chet L. Jenkins has been named an Academic The NSEC has established the Scholu Academic Award Program in order to offer deserved recognition to superior Visitors over the 4th holiday at students who excel in the Academic the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lee were Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Pace. Lloyd Pace and a friend of Linda's, Nadine, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lee and daughter, Jills parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Jackson all of Salt Lake and Ray Pace of California, e July 4, evening Cindy and Charlie Skewes and family brought a lovely picnic dinner up and had a lovely supper with the Lee's. Phone News Items 722-51- 31 Disciplines. The Academic Scholars must earn a 8J8 or better grade point average. Only Scholars selected by a secondary school instructor, counselor, or other qualified sponsor are accepted. These scholars are also eligible for other awards given by the NSEC. These are awards few students can ever hope to attain. Jenkins who attends Union High, was nominated for this National Award by Dave Hunt, Math teacher. Jenkins will appear in the Academic Scholar. Directory, which is published nationally. Jenkins is the son of Dennis and Diana Jenkins. Ridley Rodeo Stock Rodeo July 3rd and 4th Thank You Sponsors ' Smiley and Melody Arrowchis, Buckle Cow Palace, Buckle Roosevelt Big O, Buckle ; Val's Body and Paint Shop, Buckle Pepsi Stewarts Country Market Hilltop Wood - N- - Design Custom Cabinets Built to your specifications Kitchen Cabinets Bath Vanities Commercial Counters and cabinets Gun Cabinets For a free Estimate Call Ray Grant Shop Days 722-407- 5 Evenings 722-920- 2 avai- City without purchasing their -' pre-dent- mean good seating won't be lable for the summer festival, according to Courtesy Booth Mana- ger Sharon Harrison. Even when a performance is entirely sold out at the box office, Harrison says Courtesy Booth often has good tickets available. The Courtesy Booth is a service to the public that was set up by the festival Gnild about five years ago, Harrison said. People who have purchased their tickets in advance can bring them to the Courtesy Booth, if they aren't able to attend, and we will make an attempt to sell them for them so we can refund their money. People who come through Cedar experience problems is students from rural high school where they said. face, right face and about face, etc. 'On the last day of camp they had finals withall the 1st place drill down winners. About half of Union's drillteam was in the Stephanie Harms ton was the final winner of the drill-dow- n competition. Each USA teacher gave out a super sensational ribbon in each class. A super sensational ribbon goes to the girl who has tried the hardest and has had good showmanship ever since the first day of camp. There were four girls from the Cougarettes who won. They were Shelley Prichard, Shelly Rich, Nicole Carlson and Jill Goodspeed. Although working in the sun for four days was hard work, it all paid off in the end. Meeting new people, learning new routines, and watching our drill team grow closer together waq a great experience we will never forget. Molly's Prime Cut Westland (Triangle Oil) Shanna Murphy, Marcia Hanberg Ridley Rodeo Stock Contractors Basin Pawn, Buckle Thanks for Help Lloyd and Tamra Mecham, Announcing, Timer Doctor Buxton, Arana, Medical Services Nowell Christensen, Pickup Man Zane Christensen Monte Roytting, Judge All Chute Help Doc Jenkins, Steers and Calves Concession Stand Uinta Basin Concrete, Water Arena All Contestants Dan Dearth and Family, All Around Dr. Duncan, Ray and JoAnn Murray, Corrals Bill (Willie) Wood. All Around Veterinary Services Don and Mary Jane Davies, Timers . tickets will often be surprised, because the box office will be sold out," Harrison said. So they can come down to the Courtesy Booth and purchase the tickets we have. It doesn't cost them anymore than the box office tickets, and it gives the people who cant use their tickets an option besides just losing out on the money that they paid. She said that several times last year there were long waiting lists for tickets, but some seats were empty during the performances because people who had tickets but couldn't attend the play didn't know about the Courtesy Booth service. The Courtesy Booty charges a $1 per ticket handling fee for selling the tickets. Aa of the end of June, tickets remained for only two performances of Much Ado About Nothing, and tickets for the other two plays - Richard III and The Comedy of Errors" - were selling briskly. Utah Shakespearean Festival Box Office Manager Fern Hunter said that even though sales are ahead of last year, good seats are still available for many plays, especially matinee performances. - Last year the festival plays performed to nearly 99 percent capacity audiences. Harrison said there la no formal connection between the box office, which ia run directly by the festival, and the Courtesy Booth, which ia operated by the Utah Shakespearean Festival Guild. The Courtesy Booth ia open from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, through Friday. People can either come to the Utah Shakespearean Festival Once the theatre or call playa open July 16, the Courtesy Booth will additionally be open from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. 588-779- Council calls for 'Works on Paper' The Utah Arts Council has issued a call for entries in the Utah 87: Works on Paper" Statewide Exhibition, which will open August 7, at the Salt Lake Art Center. Entries will be accepted at the Salt Lake Art Center on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18, from 10 to .5 p.m. Entry forma can be obtained from the Utah Arts Council, 617 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Up to $5,000 will be available to purchase works from the exhibition for the Utah State Fine Art Collection, which ia administered by the Utah Arts Council. Entries 533-575- selected for Utah 87: Works on Paper also can be made available for sale during the show, if the artist chooses. There will be no commission. Entrants must be Utah residents and are limited to a total of three works in the competition. Works more than two years old or that have been previously accepted in a juried exhibition sponsored by the Utah Arts Council will not "be eligible. The exhibition will be judged by Robert Henning, Jr., who has been chief curator at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art for five years. Bellon receives award The National Secondary Education Council has announced that Alayna Bellon was named an Academic The NSEC has established the Academic Scholar Award Program to offer deserved recognition to superior students who excel in the academic The Academic Scholars must earn a 8.3 or higher grade point average. Only scholars selected by a secondary school instructor, counselor, or other qualified sponsors are accepted. These scholars are also eligible for other awards given by the NSEC. Bellon, who attends Altamont High School, was nominated for this national award by Brent Brother son, counselor at Altamont She will appear in the Academic Scholar Directory which ia published nationally. She was also named by the United States Achievement Academy as a National Award winner in scholastics and speech and drama. Bellon is the daughter of Delyse and the late Steve Bellon. Her grandparents are Steve Bellon of Roosevelt and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hansen of Arcadia. Alayna Bellon Genealogy library day closed Koosevelt Genealogical Library be dosed July 20 to July 24 and August 3 to August 7. will Phone News Items 722-513- 1 |