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Show 9 t 1 4 - EDUCATION June Uintah Basin Standard Graduates enjoy fun activities Hv Al'l'iri ounty high schuols har liit wt-f- and scniora many nthi.T fun activities as Durhe-m-- f Acll Bobbie Brothersim, iinil -- .iliit.ii'iriiin hva Gillespie, Kpoke ,,t tin- Cni'iri High f'niduatj'i!). May ..I After gni'liiation activities in- I'i'li-'- i viili n- - and a dance, movies at - Run-cvc- Theatre, bowling at lt Howl, swimming at the lo- al mmiI and a breakfast in Urn Wist Stake Genter. Irie? that were Inini hn.tiniisii-.-i- . wircnts and were given away. In charge nf t hi I 'n ini i events were: Ibm- - 'd rnin-i-riii-- presi-li-n- l, Mirah Smith, virr president; t, Linsny Fonte.s'Wtary, ('undace hi.itnrian Taliiniia I ligh'i graduiitkm won also Basketball May HI in ami 'nach Ijm Ginea and Dav-piin- Ihim-IiuI- I I Ary . lu-i- r or-de- d were given away. Thompson School had its graduation, May 30. Michelle Holton was the in-v- m pi.ki i:rr attendance K ( 'lay lie I dilrcdgc, a sixth grader Middle School, has ,il Knmi-ycl-l ImiI hi ted attendance since lie stalled school in kindcigurtcn. Mc('laiic said lie sometimes comes to school wlicn lie is a little lut sick because he doesn't want to ruin Ills attendance record. Ilisgoal is toeoiitimie to have pci feet attendance until Ih- - ginduntes from high school. McClayne is the son of Kaiy and Alaysna l .ldtvdgc. . ALL IN Till-- r : I V ? aA a w-- jf .:-- v , ir -- . ij . V, Ltat - rrr 1 I .at Bryan D. Chau RJHS Student honored for five years of perfect attendance Bryan D. Chau, 13, has hit a milestone. The Rnoaevelt Junior High S'" grader haacompletedflveyearaof 100 percent attendance in school. He has a GPA of 3.5 or higher and was given an honor student award at the Roosevelt Junior High Rough Riders honor student bunquet. This goal of not missing a day of Roosevelt FFA students demonstrate the importance of water quality STUDENTS TEACHING STUDENTS to the Vernal Escape Club. The Junior High students then performed water testing procedures under the guidance of the high school students. j town. Bryan got upset. When asked why, he replied that so far that year hi! hadn't missed a day of school and he wanted to have 100 percent attendance at the end of the year. So every year since he has made this his goal and lias accomplished it. Other kids who know of his goal, asked Bryan if he ever got sick. Bryan said "Yeah, but I dont let it get me down. Bryan loves school and is afraid of missing nut op what's going on. Bryan will be a freshman next year at Union High. His parents are Lawny and Shirley Jackson 'V .&f AMILY m ,J- school was set by Bryan himself. The kids had extra dayB off in November and liiH parents wanted to go out of i ftAv t .. V n ' 4 iSi Tabinna principal Robert Park spoke during the ceremony. A dance wn.s held and several ull night activities that included a laser tag party in Provo plus breakfast at a restaurant in that area took plare. Altainnnt I ligh seniors May 110 in the gymnasium. I)r. Terry Buxton was the guest The senior sneak (nr AlLanimil was held at Seven Peaks. May JW. There at the was also bowling and a lock-ihigh school after gradual ion. Duchesne seniors were graduated. May IK) on the fooihall Held Afterwas wards they had a (lance. A Im also held for seniors and I guest s with free swimming and howling. A meal was smiisorcd by their parents and graduates played a four-hou- r of traditional games: (u combination of Fear Factor, Stupid Human Tricks and Lei's Make A Deal). Throughout the night gifts and cash with many ilonati-- by local guest speaker at the graduation vi ng fi ve sen iors. . Austin Check out our Classifieds! To order call lildredge, like his brother, , McC'laync. hasKXIperceni perfect allendance al scluuil since he began as a kindergarten student. Austin is the son of Kary and Alawna Iddrcdge. 435-722-51- 31 Wssm Who do you trust with the Dan Schaad, US Fish and Wildlife Service, shows students how to use spotting IDENTIFYING WATER FOWL scopes at the Ouray Wildlife Refuge. Students were amazed at the number of different water fowl they were able to identify. Year Tradition 30 Utah Girls State at SUU continues this week ment structure and citizenry ofa state. The training is directed and supervised by a staff of adult leaders from 8 the Auxiliary. "The girls receive a wonderful understanding of the processes of government and politics, Jane Comp, SUU'b assistant director of conference services says, through the experiences of organizing party conventions, enacting legislation, and ingout judicial (Unctions. Actual elected and appointed city, for some 30 years. Participants apply for the honor of county and state officials will speak to attendingGirla State and are selected the Girls State citizens. Question and competitively from their area high answer sessions followingthe presenschools and communities by local tations create a productive and revealing dialogue between the states Auxiliary units. leaders and current During the week on the SUU camgovernment officials in pus, the girls are divided into pseudopolitical parties, counties, and cities service. Comp adds that "Patriotic, social in which they will create the govern Girls from every region of the state at Southern Utah Univerfor Utah Girls State sity June which offers training in political procedures and local and state government operations. Hundreds of young women who will start their senior year in high school this fall will participate in the week of Girls State activities. SUU has hosted the event for the sponsoring Utah American Legion Auxiliary will gather 3-- i vtW - t iviTji v.v AvX ) wi - otrais&irt As Commissioner, Lorry Ross has worked closely with county employees to upgrade and modernize their equipment and to provide them with the needed tools and resources to fulfill their responsibilities to area residents. All this has scheduled throu ghout the week. Some of the traditional highlights include a talent show produced and performed by the girls and, the election of national officers who will return next year to preside over activities. Renee Ballenger, SUUs director of news services, remembers attending Girls State when she was in high school and says, I was delightfully surprised at how much more the experience of Girls State offered me than or was aware of. I can cite specific instances in my social and professional life since, in which I have implemented the knowledge and personal life skills I learned at Girls State. 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