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Show A J I ) Page 12 - January 30. 19 Education :2iniali Basin Standard But Students Dont Like New Gates to sluff let them Bluff, get caught and then pay the consequences? School administrators pleased with increased student safety has seen less Earlier thia month Union High Administrators began School enforcing cloned parking by using three gates located on the east and north parking lota. While students complain about being "locked in", administrators feel it is necessary for the students safety. "Its just a big hassle", Jake Birchell, a student at Union explained. "If you ever had to get out in case of an emergency it would be a bad deal." But Union administrators feel the inconvenience is well worth it to keep the students safe. "It has been a safety issue all along", said Wayne Embleton, Union's police officer. "Hie gates are doing an excellent job ae far as the safety of the students is concerned." Some students felt they were not Roosevelt Middle School boasts healthy citizenship program be successful. Even honor roll students need to learn the discipline it takes to be successful A program in todays society." citizenship Students can be "written up if a implemented this year at Middle School is they are interfering with another Roosevelt producing good results, but also childs learning, being disruptive in confusion for parents, clast breaking the class rules, some speaking poorly of other students according to principal Bud Stone. and them down, or even "Hie program was designed to for putting swearing. teach children responsibility, "We want fhe citizenship respect for others, respect for program to be a positive thing, authority, and is an effort to teach maintained Stone. "Hie programs them how to work," he continued. intention is to provide a safe Stone expressed that the program environment where the students was not set up to frustrate the can feel and students nor agitato the parents. comfortable. There must be Hie schools citizenship program in the school This connate of a student carrying a disciplineis planned to provide the program daily "discipline tracking sheet" needed discipline in a caring and with them to their various classes which is submitted to the office at loving way."the first During quarter, 26 the end of the day. Hie sheet has percent of the students received an areas where the instructors can' in citizenship, which means write down any comments if a rule did not commit any rule they is broken. A student will be sent to infractions. Fifty percent of the the office if four comments are students broke the rules one only the course of made during the day. or two times during the quarter. Having four comments will also "A lot of kids an doing really lower the students citizenship well in obeying the rules," noastod grade. Stone. "Even though the statistics Several parents have complained are not yet available, the students that children attending the middle are doing even better this quarter." .school are dealt with too harshly, ' "Students' who are or feeling that the students overall absent from school will tardy not nave be could grade point average grades docked. It is illegal to affected by a lowered mail: in. their dock grades for such reasons. If a dtizeriefiip. student is absent, they usually Stone countered that "being a have make-up work to help them good citizen is critical in order to catch up in their studies, he said. By Mary AND THE WINNERS ARE-L- eft to Marshall, Ammon Parry, Steven Stansficld, Sharissa Carter and Deputy Jess. right-Robe- rt Altamont Elementary Students complete DARE courses By Edyihe Marett According to Deputy Brown, the DARE Program has proven to be Last week the sixth grade successful Presented to the students students at Altamont Elementary prior to their entering junior high, it marked the successful culmination shows the students some conditions of the DARE course of study with they will have to face as they grow an awards assembly for students, older, and it leaches them parents, and teachers. techniques of avoidance and refusal of harmful substances. Deputy DARE is an acronym for Drug Brown enjoys teaching the lemons Abuse Resistance Education, a because students will have more program of 17 weekly lessons successful lives as a result of this conducted annually by a member training. Greater success is achieved of the county sheriffs staff The when the parents discuss with their' total program involves school, children the experiences and police, and parents learning and techniques they leant with DARE Sixth-grad- e teacher Robert working together to promote lifelong abstinence from drugs and Marshall commends the producers alcohol. Sponsorship of DARE in of DARE for the emphasis the the schools of our country comes program gives on helpful alternative from Duchesne County and the choices for students. It suggests Uintah Basin Association of many positive courses of action which are preferable to use of Governments. At the DARE Culmination harmful substances. Students J.R. Moore and Virginia . Program Deputy Jess Brown asked students Ben Dunsmore, Grant Carroll expressed their positive Wilcox, and Virginia Carroll to feelings about the program. Moore read poems they had written in said he feels the classes were praise of DARE Winning Personal beneficial because he teamed ways of staying off drugs and alcohol, Commitment essays were read by and people who do this will be Steven Stansfield, Sharissa Carter, more successful in their lives. and Ammon Panv. Carroll said she liked the program and she was glad her participates in it She said it helps people stay alive, and helps them know how to make correct behavior choices. $250.00 Per Month Includes Water, Garbage & Yard Care References Required. No Pets. Contact Myton City Office Kathleen 22-2711 . ' ts Roosevelt Police report that no. citations have been issued in a recent vetbal altercation between a student and four parents during a dance held at Union High School the evening of January 12. Wayne According to officer Embelton, a fight after school hours involving six juveniles precipitated the incident. Principal Lloyd Burton broke up the skirmish and police . were called in, resulting in referrals to juvenile court for each student implicated in the dispute. Investigation into die incident and the cooperation of all parents and students involved, provided police with details of what occurred at the dance. Embelton says that the problem arose when the parents reacted to "miscommunication." According to police reports, the four parents went to the dance in search of a juvenile who they believed had been involved in the fight earlier, and was going unpunished. When they found the boy a verted dispute occurred, and al Brent Fieldsted Jeanne Jorgensen, daughter of John intervened, restoring order and and Louise Jorgensen and calling in police. Embelton says that security granddaughter of Edith Gentry of conditions at the High School will Ioka, graduated from Brigham be upgraded for future events, and Young University in December 1995. She is currently working an the county attorney will review her Masters in Education police reports and determine if Administration and is teaching in charges will be filed in the incident. the Provo School District vice-princip- By: of the day from Todd School for TODD SUPER STUDENTS-Stud- ent the month of December are: front Anderson, Hannah tt Serawop, Vickie Cutnose; middle Roybal Tyson Rich, Kellen ta Van, Dalvessa Wopsock, Guthrie Serawop; bade .Iorg, and Parrish, Duncan, Bush, Christy Unnih. Cassy Emily Wayne row-Dorot- row-Sco- row-Shie- Kara Thomas Hie Tsbkma High Student Body showed their school spirit by dressing up for spirit weak. Tabiona held their annual spirit week last week in order to gain extra support for the Basket ball games verses Altamont and Duchesne. Spirit week went as Monday-Com- e day, Tuesday-Bagg- y Wednesday-Ha- t day, you Hiursday-- education center aids Indian students in adjusting- Cottonwood Apartments NEW TEACHER-Ju- dy Murray of Roosevelt has been hired as a Music teacher at Todd Elementary, she will teach music to the kindergarten -2nd grade students. - After four years of planning, University of Utah professors and administrators have opened the American Indian Resource Center -a place they say will feel like home for Indian students. U. first-yeold student, Sage Cesspooch, the son or Myton resident Lany Cessppoch of Myton, has gone back and forth from the reservation to the city for most of his life. He has made the ( transition, he says, but many ocher American Indian students havent been so lucky. "Thcy11 crane here and be in a clash of cultures. They end up lost and wandering for the quarter and then go back to the reservation," he said. "I was exposed to a lot of other growing up, but if I didn't have the Intertribal Student Association, I probably would not still be here." Cesspooch, who graduated last year from Union High, has been d accepted into the U.'s He is also in ROTC and program. ' involved in the Native very American Student Association. Donna Education professor, Dcyhle said the American Indian ar Now Renting 19-ye- ar non-India- ns 2 & 3 Bedroom, ir gw turn 722-277- 2 an day, U. Salt Lake Valley GMC For Information Call: By Cheryl Mediant Tger Tafes and we will pay you $100.00. That's right, we will pay you $100.00. Over 300 trucks in stock. Drive a little and you will save a lot! 725 W. 3300 S., Salt Lake City, Utah. UB-l-- (Tax Credit Income JUmits Do Apply) Dispute sends angry parents to school fTs Deputy Jess Brown presents a DARE shirt to AES teacher Robert Marshall. The Best Deal In Roosevelt is not in Roosevelt. Come to Salt Lake City and see the huge selection of pickups, vans and sport utility vehicles in the intermountain west Take a test drive and receive a free tank of gas. Buy a new GMC from Low Income Family Housing co-o- GEFT-Shcri- Must Have Proof Of 2 Bedroom Trailer Jane Page a FOR RENT SeniorHandicapped Status that although he at the high school that was not the reason for the gates. "His gates have cut down on student traffic in town during school hours", Embleton stated. ae to why the gates "But that's not what they are for." Embleton explained that there were being put up. "We found out from the papers," Wayne Anderson are about 300 kids walking back said. "Hiey didn't really explain and forth between classes using the street east of Union. Traffic on why they went up." A majority of the students the street endangered student! walking from the math building to questioned thought the gates were the practice fields or the school the of out to up keep drugs Vocational Center. Hie gates have and keep kids in school, which is helped cutting down on certainly one objective of school through by traffic and making the offidsda. street safer for pedestrians. "It doesnt keep drug dealers "The gates on the east side of out, they can come at lunch or the school help control traffic", Ben student meet them at Emberlv Pittman agreed. "But Malnar said. "Hie metal gates wouldn't one gate take care of the dont stop anyone from coming in traffic problem?" she wondered. and those who cant eluff now end Principal Lloyd Burton is trouble in more class", up causing with the way the gates pleased he continued. nave been working so far and feels Student Mike Labrum also that "most kids find its not too thought the gates were up to keep restrictive". "If the students need kids in. to be checked out we are happy to "I think we are old enough to open the gates", Burton assured. school deride if we should stay in Parking permits are now .. or not", he said. "If they are going By Anne Colton NEW GATES AT UNION GET MIXED REACTION- S- Ben Malnar and Scott Barrett, two of the students questioned about the new gates felt they were just being "locked in". Many students were confused about the reasons for the gates. Officer Embleton explained the gates were installed for the student's safety. Embleton said required on vehicles using campus parking lots st Union High school and at the Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center. But, according to officer Embleton the real uproar from students will come in the be spring when the signs will lota the in parking placed designated for faculty, visiting and students. p "Once the signs are posted I will give out citations", Embleton said. 722-358- 1 8 290 East 20Q Sooth Located with.... Roosevelt, Office Phone Hod's Mini Lube & Utah 722-273- 9 Automotive pre-me- Twin day, and Friday-Dec- k it out day. We would Elia to thank 'everyone who dressed up and showed their school spirit!! Wa would also Eke to remind everyone to come and support the Drilfteam at region competition on Feb. 3, 1996. Hie Tigerettes will be competing in the Prop, Novelty, and Dance portion of the competition. Region will be held at the Col legs of Eastern Utah in Price. Good Luck Drilltoam! Resource Center will play an important role in recruiting students from the reservation ami in keeping them in school. Of some 27,000 188 are students, university American Indians. Organizers will offer those students a computer lab, turning and U.S. tribal newspapers. Beverly Sutteer, an Indian student adviser, has seen students come from the reservation and be overwhelmed by the urban pace of university life. The center, a two-stor- y brick building that once housed army officers, also will offer a library far researchers investigating practical academic topics such as Indian education, economic development ' and water rights. - |