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Show mmmmsmm Page 14 - November 16. 1W ia EDUCATION Uintah Basin Standard Altamont Elem. Of Hbno observes Veterans1 Day bly was conducted by the Altonah Post 53 ofthe American Legion, at Altamont Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999. Col. Veari Tucker ushered in the group, who presented colors. He introduced a special guest speaker from the Utah Chapter of the American Legion, Randy Knight. Mr. Knight is the LTtah State Coordinator for the American Legion. Knight commended the 5th 6th grade students from Altamont Elementary letters to the for writing thank-yo- u American veterans for their service to our country. He plans to deliver these letters on Monday, Nov. 15, to the Veterans Rest Home in Salt , Lake City. The Altamont Elementary 5th 6th grade students sang a medley of patriotic songs for the assemblies at VETERANS ARE NOT FORGOTTE- N- Steffani Jensen (far right) display the letters written by Duchesne both Altamont Elementary and Lake. in Salt Veterans Administration the at Hospital Elemental students to veterans Altamont High. Mr. Knight stated that he had' had the privilege of having lunch with President Clinton at the white House, but the student letters meant more to him than lunch with the president. a iv frnft p Veterans from the Altonah Post 53 participating in this special A Veterans Day presentation were, By Amanda Jenkins Y Danny Knight, Jerry Thacker, Veari Erwin Rust, Billy Jessen, Tucker, Dalof Steffani Jensen, daughter m Ted and speaker Randy Kappen, of and Ilene Jensen las Altamont, recently organized several events Knight. The students at Altamont parto commemorate the sacrifices made in the tradition for Ameriticipated and by veterans in our community cans to observe two minutes of sito help others recognize the importance of paying tribute to our veter- - lence at 1 1 a.m. on Veterans Day in remembrance of American veter- Steffani visited with Altamont ana. Elementary students snd explained to them that, without the efforts of those who fought in various wars, Day we would not eryoy the freedoms we are granted every day in our lives. i U 'I'h She asked the children to each write To honor our veterans whose saca letter to a veteran. The letters will rifice and service held high the flag be taken to the Veterans Hospital and lifted the cause of liberty, the in Salt Lake City where they will be students and staff of Lapoint El that letters the Jensen show Steffani MAlL-Raand nJ) Knight READY TO given to veterans to thank them for ementary School held a community are packaged and ready to be taken to veterans in Salt Lake. their service to our country. Veterans Day program. Lt. Col. An assembly at Altamont High DeLoy Gardner, grandfather of stuon Veteran's Day was also orgadents John-KeitSammy, McKay, nized by Steffani, who was able to and Alice O'Driscoll, was featured have Randy Knight, Adjutant with along with the Vernal Elks reprethe Utah State American Legion, sented by Exalted Ruler Clif come and talk to the students about Harrison, Don Johnson and Marty the importance of recognizing our Kay. veterans for all they have done for Clif Harrison spoke about why our country. She also invited sevwe celebrate Veterans Day and the eral local veterans to post the colors contributions of our vets; how the and asked the students to recognize Elks support our vets and the need the veterans for their service. for Hides for Veterans' program Steffani instituted this.venture and how the leather is used; the an part of her Star Events project for gymbolisra of our flag and how to FCCLA (Family Career and Coth- - .how respect for it. m unity Leaders of America). It has Don Johnson and Marty Kay each been a follow-u- p to her project from read a patriotic poem on Old Glory 1997, where she asked local busiand those who fought for it and all it nesses to sponsor flags which were represents. Retired Air Force fighter hung in Altamont during times of pilot Gardner, who saw action in from the Altonah Post 53 who SPECIAL VETERAN'S celebration in remembrance of vetthe Korean Conflict and the Viet erans. Steffani will take her project Nam War, spoke as a grandfather participated in a special Veterans' Day assembly at Altamont Elementary to the state FCCLA Convention in to the students and remarked that are: Erw in Rust. Veari Tucker, Randy Knight, Jerry Thacker, Billy Jessen. March of 2000 in Ogden. Ted Kappen. Danny Knight. our veterans fought for the rights of freedom to attend the children school, to have shelter and food, and to pursue their ambitions among Verb Fill-I- n others. Gardner mentioned come of the Fill in the blanks below, and discover 12 verbs. patriotic songs and their composers that soldiers loved, and presidents N 1 1. HA E R G E 7. V who were snd are vets, noting that 35 of the pilots from his flight 2. E PE T 8. LAN school were killed in action. Gardner also said the happy faces 3. 9. G E S EF ATE of the children and those of future THE BOO BECAME 4. PE SU 0 10. w I E generations made the veterans' sacAFA5HCNABLE rifices worth it. HAK5TYIE M T05 Under the direction of music 5. 11. RE D Rl E YEAR AS 1HE NEED teacher Merrilli McKee, the student FOR BRITISH body then sang a touching rendition 6. TH N 12. EX L RE WOMEN R CUT of Salute to the Armed Forces and bCSt HASt SHORT waved flags during the conclusion. FOR WAR WORK PI peaa n siUM OI DcrrcrcREs ssang 6 ueu g sziue&o L wnu 9 mjq CREW DUd 4J & A special Veterans' Day assem- ri 3 0 SsQta Mi Jdlc School invited students and staff to WALL OF HONOR-Roosev- clt that they would like to honor on member of a family any bring picture veterans day. ' i Local student pays tribute to war veterans 4 W. tit mi at Veterans Lapoint Elem. JrSjnaRvVX. Altamont High Chapter of RAISING MONEY FOR DIALYSIS-T- he FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders ofAmerica ) have joined with other FCCLA chapters throughout the state to raise money to aid kidney dialysis patients. Students collect tabs from pop cans, and for every 100 tabs turned in, one kidney patient can undergo one hour of dialysis. The fundraiser is being done in conjunction with the Ronald McDonald Foundation. h, 's - S ajfuaa e apenswd PJ3 I WH1 uawsuy Antonym Match Match the word with its most appropriate antonym, or opposite, by drawing a line from the left column to the nght column. Get Your Passport Photos at the GEORGE M. COHAN WOT TVER INERT VNSPStE US. SOLDERS ON 1HEJR WWTJ1HE HGHTMGN EUROTE. ONMArzajcsm u&nzsooa A. Clear SOWN MOKUEMUSS WAS 2. Black B. Synorym 3. Antonym C. Support 4. Wary D. Minute 5. Murky E. 6. Immerse F. Clean 7. Dirty G. White 8. Oppose H. 0 9 i 'L 0 9 VS caii 722-- 5 Spanish: Italian: CARTA French: PAPIER German: PAPIER Latin: CHARTA WHAT 1 USU Horizons Class Careless H S C 0 USU Horizons class time change: Scanning Basics - learn how to scan i n old photos for family histories or scrapbook albums, calendars, etc.. Teacher - Erie Wilson, Friday, Nov. 19 7 - 9 p.m. and Saturday. Nov. 20, 9 a .m. - noon, at 9 4 Call ext 242 for more information. or 7 sjsmsuv picture: PAPEL Here ia an opportunity for you and your children to be involved in a once in a millennium event! The East Elementary school media center ia putting together a cookbook to celebrate the millennium and our choola 25th anniversarybirthday. Recipe papers were recently sent home with every student for parents and children to write their favorite recipe on and return to the etc. iO PAPER 3 East Elem. asks alumni & students to submit recipes word Thin USU-Verna- L English: 1 don media center. We would like to have all recipes turned in prior to the Christmas holiday break. Any recipes turned in after Christmas will not be guaranteed a place in the book. However, we will do our best to get all the recipes included. We are also having a contest to name the cookbook! So get your brains in gear, your pencils sharp Standard KfNNEPKIHESSIH 1. Fat Robb and Delmcr Hamblin were students A LONG TIME AGO-Shelat East Elementary. Betty Mart worked as the school secretary until 1988. Last week during East's 25 birthday party (hey chatted about old limes, including Justin Mart, Betty's husband. Currently. Sheldon Robb leaches 6th grade at Roosevelt Middle School and Delmcr Hamblin teaches Physical Education at East Elementary. WAS THE FIRST ANIMATED 789-368- 722-229- PSA - Fur Harvester Course PSA - Fur Harvester Education Course will be offered on Saturday, Nov. 13. The class is required before anyone born after Dec. 31 may purchase a Furbearer License. The class will be taught in the 2nd floor conference room in the State and County Building, 1 52 E. 100 N., Vernal from 10 a.ro. 5 p.m. with a short break for hinch. Those interested should call the Division of Wildlife Resources for a reservation, - CARTOON TALKING FCTUREf Ed brief Duchesne High Hello Dolly Z6I'IA0N NO XUVJHi ANOK SJUO SaOLMlN JV NM0M9 1SBM CVW MOM .3ITHM JWBV11S.JL3N XWAI Can you guess what the bigger picture is featured here? HMSNV WnMWT((V1MtV - Durhesne High Drama Department announces their production of Hello Dolly in the Duchesne High auditorium on Friday, Saturday and Monday, Nov. 19, 20. and 22. Doors open at 6:45 p.m all performances start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door. There is special discount pricing Friday night only for students and senior citizens. ened and stop by the school and drop your suggestions in the box thst is located in the media center. We want to encourage any past alumni, whether you have students attending East Elementary or not, to submit recipes for our cookbook. We hope to keep the cost of the cookbook under $10 but this will vary depending on how many reci pes we receive. The money raised tiromlthe sales will go to the media center for needed hooka, videos and computer software. SFour billion in earnings make FFA members stand out Those trying to explain to members of the business community just why FFA Members are so special now have some new research data. An independent study of a random sample of FFA New Horizons readers just released by Farm Progress Companies, Inc., reveals that the Nation's FFA members earn over $4 billion annually through their work experience programs, entrepreneurial activities and other part-tim- e work. Even mors dramatic is the revelation that FFA members earn an average of 258 percent more than all high school students combined ($9,000 vs. $3,500). One reason for this could be that FFA members are serious about career preparation. The study determined that members arc most interested in reading articles about Career Exploration (87), Technology (81), College Preparation (81), and Trends in Agriculture (78). Combined with the dramatic annual earnings, the research paints a portrait of highly motivated, business-savvstudents committed to developing their career y potential. |