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Show 1'aec 10 - February 20. 1996 Education fliittah Basin Standard HANDS ON LEARNING ABOUT DISABILITIES Students gain awareness at annual PTA health fair district conducted the By Cheryl Meeham East Elementary! students recently participated in a health fair hosted by the schools Parent Teachers Association (PTA). During the health fair students in kindergarten through 3rd grade were given the opportunity to learn about people with disabilities. PTAleaders, and volunteers from the nursing community as well as disabled individuals, and speech and hearing specialist with the school five-pa- rt learning stations where the children were educated in appearance, movement, attitudes, vision, and speech and hearing. Children were taught about the physical differences regarding the size and shape of bodies, birth defects and disfigurement. After a discussion where students learned its okay to look at people with disabilities and ask questions, kids took turns on a wheelchair obstacle course, handled prosthetic arms and EAST ELEMENTARY HEALTH FAIR-Parc- nts presented a puppet showstory about both seen and unseen disabilities. This took five or six different voices. Many relevant subjects were identified and discussed with the students. And we have to do everything in our power to give them this most Home and School: essential Vital Links of educational opportunities our by LILY ESKELSEN President, Utah Education Association Some kids need individual using their gifts to explore and attention. Parents and teachers discover. But then again, theres the should know who those particular kids are. If we can identify them, student who falls smack dab right O.K. kid. This we can targe t them for our special in the middle-t- he is often the student who falls care. cracks because theres Definitely i ihe list would be through the our academic struggle. Kids who no perceived crisis of failure nor dont get it the first time. Kids apparent gifts dneBS to nurture. who need it repeated again. And But this is the child who may also again. And again in a way that be a great leader, an organizer, an makes them feel alright that its artist or a communicator. It will taking longer for them. And we take just a little individual need to expand the curriculum for attention to draw out the qualities them so that we show them where hidden inside. And yes, the capable child who other talents may lie apart from the lessons that cause them so doesn't speak English needs that attention. The child whos confused many headaches. But its just as important to about losing a parent needs that focus on our gifted. Kids who pick attention. The high school boy who it up before its out of the teachers wants to impress his friends with mouth. These kids need to move his recklessness could use a little. on and keep challenged. They The second grade girl who gets need to do more then memorize picked on, the cheerleader with an times tables and states and eating disorder, the bully, the class capitals. They need spedal down, the shy, the angry, the to guide them into advantaged, the homeless all need atteir intr problem solving and just a little individual attention. time, our attention. The importance of reaching out to each and every child cannot be overstated. Not one can be overlooked. If we care about our children, we will all work together to humanize those overcrowded dassrooms and give them our time, every single one. A puppet show with dolls taught lesaons concerning individual attitudes by and about handicapped abilities peraoni, and what their can. Demonstrators allowed children to .try visual simulators to experience impairments and blindness, as well as speech and hearing difficulties. Altamont Elementary spelling bee winners Each year the Deseret News sponsors a spelling bee for etudents in grades four through eight Joint sponsors an State Office of Education, Utah Education Association, and State PTSA. Winners of the school here then compete in a district spelling bee. Each school is allowed to send one entrant for every fifty students at the school. One district winner then competes at state, and the state winners to on to the national contest Top speller at Altamont Elementary turned out to be 4th grader Daisy Lindsay, with he following students in order of placement Jason Swenson, 5th grade, 2nd place; Kabe Sorensen, 6th grade, 3rd place; Alex Monsen, 6th grade, 4th place; Celeste BrinkerhofF, 5th grade, 5 th place; Kerron Mitchell, 5th grade, 6th place. These six will represent Altamont Elementary at the Duchesne District Spelling Bee on Thursday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m., at Altamont Elementary. Virginia Brotherson, a 4th grade teacher at AES will chair this year's district bee. Roosevelt Middle School spelling bee winners Thirteen Roosevelt Middle School students will compete in the Duchesne County School District Spelling Bee in Altamont on Thursday, Feb. 22. Sixty-tw- o 4th - 6th graders participated in the RMS Spelling bee held Thursday, Feb. IS. The winners are: 6th graders-Christ- y Gilbert, Lacey Denver, Kelly Duncan, Vanessa Miles, Bruce Francon, Megan Fieldsted, Staci Code; 5th graders: Tyler Hussey, Anne Marie Betts; and 4th graders Cassie Benson, Amanda Womack, Colby LeBaron, and Lauren Whiting. and tried to walk with crutch- - SPELLBOUND-AltamoElementary School spelling bee winners from left to right, Daisy Lindsay, Jason Swenson, Kabe S orensen, Alex Monsen, Celeste Brinkerhoff, Kerron Mitchell. nt PELL Roosevelt Middle School s&Identsrecenuy tool; their turn before judges the schools during spelling bee contest. Thirteen of the 62 students who entered the spelling bee qualified for district competition. School board passes voted leeway proposal By Cheryl Meeham Duchesne County School District board members voted to approve a proposal involving the use of voted leeway funds for school and teacher improvement at their last board mooting held Feb. 8. The school district receives approximately $136,000 annually in voted leeway funds, according to John Aland, school district superintendent Each school is allocated a portion of those monies baaed on student population. The fund waa created two yean ago when county residents agreed to a tax levy increase to generate funds to benefit the district schools. The proposal allocates the lee-- agfe Ta The Juniors have been selling suckers and Candy Grams for Valentines Day to earn money far their Prom, which is on Friday, April 26. The Candy (hams were notes with a sucker and balloon, that were delivered on Valentines Day to the special people. There was a soc hop during 7th hour, cm Valentines Day, where games were played and music for dancing. After school there was a Call or Stop FHA in Today!!! Uintah Basin 268 South 200 East 722-- 5 in Roosevelt 131 way fund into three areas; $30,000 is earmarked for individual teacher development; $81,000 is allocated to improve and enhance district schools; and $24,845 is in reserve for departmental budgets. Under the proposal each school will establish departmental budgets for science, math, language arts and social studies, solelyfor equipment, . supplies and material. The balance of dollars or unrestricted reserve, will be used for upgrading media departments, music services, and wages, according to Aland. 2nd term honor roll for Tabiona High root beer float party for all students who made the citizenship and academic honor rolls. Congratulations to all the students who made the honor rolls. The Seniors were the winners of the Adopt-A-Ha- ll contest for the first half or the year. They kept their hall free of garbage and hung up signs and posters. Thank you to all grades for helping out, keep up the good work. competes at area competition On Monday Feb. 12, 25 Angie Hooper, Anna Dee Hooper Duchesne High School FHA and Holly Hamilton for their members traveled to the Chapter Showcase Manual and University of Utah to participate Unae Wight, Echo Stokes, Megan in the Wasatch area competition. Lewis and Hannah Wight far their Sixteen of those students Chapter service program an participated in S.TAR. events Recycling. which are goal oriented The students will now go on to competitions designed for students compete at the state level on March 29-3- 0 in Salt Lake City. taking action for recognition. Those receiving goal medals for Uintah Basin STANDARD , their events were: James Wheeler, Shelly Argyle, Victoria Palmer and Cody Flint for Illustrated Talks, Dustin Madssn and Andy Gilbert for Food Preparation, and Shylo Jenkins, Amber Lewis and Danyelle Towe for their Bus Safety Program for focus on the children. Receiving auver medals were vfff I!80QM278(S79 Tabiona High School announces the following students receiving honor roll status for the 2nd term: Chase Rhoades, Shelly Price, Janae VanTassell, Kami Lazenby, Melissa Pratt, Lisa Stringham, Aubrey Levi Gines, Gina Tumbow, Schonlau, Annica VanTassell, Brett Giles, JCyl e Lazenby, Melody Park, Clifford Pratt, Jerry Rasmussen, Riley Roberts, Sam Rhoades, Trina Thomas, Jennifer Tumbow, Brandon Casper, Nique Brown, Kerri Gines, Shay Price, Anne Tumbow, Angela Fabrizio, Rauni Harris, Justin Lazenby, Angela Leflcr, Ralaina Roberts, Duane Schonlau, Kara Thomas and Jared Tumbow. Snow College fall Quarter Deans list The following students made the Deans list at Snow College during the 1995 Fall Quarter. In order to make the honor roll students were required to take a minimum of 15 hours and maintain a GPA of at leaat 3.5 4.0 A. Students from your area include: Carolyn Fiah, Heather Murray, Roosevelt |