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Show Page 14 - September 18. EDUCATION 2QQ1 Uintah Basin Standard students who made hurtful choices WORKING THINGS OUT- - Bart Stevens is a holdings meet ing with a couple of and are working through them. ASK ME, ASKME! West sixth graders are all eager to be in the picture. This is only one of the classes that has become a safe respectful learning enviomment at West. Putting on a New Face West Junior High works to over come the onslaught of community judgement By Katie Hansen With the start of a new school year the BtaiT at West Junior High is dili- - Pictured are: Tony Wilson, horse ride on July 23-2FFA HORSE RIDE- Union I ligh FFA members went on a two-da- y Mr. Amanda Adam Jonathon Wood, Marcie Wood, Shurtlcff, Johnson, Wood, Quentin Goodrich, Morgan Ivie, Trent Farnsworth, Ben Crowley, Kianna Duncan, Levi Duncan, Amanda Ercanbrack, Barbara Baker, Tara Duncan, Jamie Duncan, Tai Duncan, and Ralph Duncan. Not pictured are: Dusti Crowley, Jaime King, and Mrs. Wood. 4. Duncan, Tara Duncan, Amanda members enjoy horse pack trip and exploring FFA members of the On July 23-2- 4 Roosevelt FFA went on a two-da- y horse ride up to West Fork trail head. The firstday, we saddled upand rode uptoQueant.thentoCleveland.When we ram-juiQimant, apt ClnypUnd. some of the members went fishing, while the others relaxed in the shade. As we headed down the mountain, we decided to take another trail. Unfortunately, we were lost, but we kept going. After about two hours of d Ercanbrack, Trent Farnsworth, Adam Goodrich, Morgan Ivie, Amanda Johnson, Jaime King, Quentin ShurtlefT, Tony Wilson, Jonathon Wood, and Marcie Wood. The chaperones, were: Mr. Wood, Jamie Duncan, Mrs. Wood and Ralph Duncan. We would like to thank all the members and visitors who went. We appreciate them for participating in this event. riding, we found the road, which was now three miles away from camp, When we arrived back to camp, some 0f us were quite sore. We rested up and were ready to ride again. TtienertHny. wawentuntharoad and explored part of the mountain, Despitegcttinglost,itwasfeallyfiin, All those who went were: Barbara Baker, Ben Crowley, Dusti Crowley, Kianna Duncan, Levi Duncan, Tai The nectarine Is a cross between a plum and a peach. gently working to show community members that the school has grown out of its troubled image and is con for the better. tinuing to change In the past, thei school has taken scufTfor rowdy students, lack ofclassroom supplies and school programs. Weve changed a lot of things, explained Dr. AJ. Pease, who took over the schools helm as principal a few short months ago. Changes have come from community members asking questions and making requests, "detailed Pease, adding that the school needs community input, questions and suggestions to be the best it can be. The lack ofelectives was one of the mqjor concerns voiced by westaide ' Uintah County parents, who were mandated by the Uintah School Board isendttheir children to West Junior High, rather than Vernal ior High. Pease and hia staff listened to their concerns and came up with a different schedule. This year West students have a few more class options. The schools schedule has changed from six class periods and no electives, to eight class periods and several elective choices per grade. Seventh graders have 12 electives to chose from; eight 't graders, have 14 electives available; and the ninth grade class at West Junior High can select from a total of 22 electives. Pease related that West probably . those problem has changed. Pease maintained that the school is willing and ready to work out any problems that may arise, however, he stressed that problems can t be addressed if has a greater expenditure per atu- dent than any other school in the district. The school, which has a Com- - prclionalve School Reform Develop- ment grant, also has additional Title One funds. Some of the electives offered at West include a music program, with both brass and string instruments, a yearbook class, three art classes, chorus, Spanish and several technology program to deal with them. In an effort to change public opinion about the school, Pease and Stevens have placed public service announcements on the radio, aa well as inviting the media and parents to come aview the changes at the school. We are a community school," related Stevens adding that if any one has questions, doubts or concerns about the school all they need to do is call. He encouraged the public to come to West and get answers for themselves. claases. Electives avnilnhlc to ninth grade students will soon include classes at the Uintah Basin Applied Technol- ogy College. WcstHtudents, who chose to take cloctivcs, such as welding, at the technology college will be bused to the school purt of the day. The UBATC elective program will begin in October. Pease and Burt Stevens, who serves as Wests Drug and Violence Prevention coordinator, both expressed their excitement at the access the UBATC will offer students. Other changes within the school include an new heullh program, and the choices program. The choices program teaclics students safety, respect and Icamingby making them accountable for their own actions. Itahowsstudents how to work out tho choices they make, whether they are good or bad. Students are taught from The Choice Book on a duily basis.' The book, which is a theory nn cl i (rices ,was written by Pease, and has been used in schools around tho nution. Ifaatudentmukesaholprulchoice, they are allowed to stay in school. If a hurtful choice is made there is a series of steps- - during which the student makes choices Hint cnuhlc them to return to a school setting or step aside. Students at Wes to re encouraged and expected to make their school a safe, respectful, leamingplucc. There is nothing in our minds that comes before safety, noted Pease. Becauaeofthehighrateofjuvcnile onset diabetes across the nution, Wests physical education classes have been changed to fitness and healthy le classes. West is assigned a fitness educator, who team teaches with teacher two frill days a week. Pease detailed that the fitness educator is bringing in initiative in the health area. Although the changes are evident at West, the school, likeany other, has had a few problems. However- - the attitude that is used to deal with TheSp feature "Media Self Defense: Teaching Children (and adults) to be Ac-- 1 tive, Critical Thinkers by Dr. Dennis Cutchins on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Duchesne County Library. Dr. Cutchins is an associate professor of English at Brigham Young University jig bgcfemAmeri- can and Western literature as. well as film and literature. Cutchins presentation is aimed at giving parents and educators the tools they need to competently and confidently discuss media with children and youth with the goal of helping them become active, critical viewers. He says kids are constantly bombarded with visual media and it's easy for them to become media victims," thus, providing them with the tools for critical viewing is not simply an educational or parenting goal but a cultural im perative. Cutchins earned a PhD in American literature, specializing in contemporary Native American novels, from Florida State University in 19U7, and he has published several articles on American and Native American literature. He is presently working on a number of prefects including a textbook for using film in the classroom. 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