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Show IheSdlina Sun Wednesday. Anrii ?o, ipsa a Education The Salina Sun and Your Child: You Success in School by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President Language is the medium of the mind. Writing, in particular, exercises the intellect. The habit of good writing ... is virtually indistinguishable from clear thinking. Those are words from Bill Honig, California superintendent of public instruction. They make sense. Writing is work - and this work can be as tough as chopping wood or baling hay in the summer sun. Many writers tell us that the best way for children to learn how to write is to write. Thatmeansachild should write often. Another thing: Too many students sit down with paper, pencil, computer or floppy disk, and meditate themselves out of the mood to write. The remedy for that is an old saying: Dont fight it, write it! In other words, kid, put someon that paper, even if its just thing the words visiting Uncle Ray bores -- Ex-PO- me to tears. If you get writers block after that short passage, remember youre not the first 13 year old to write a paper. Okay, kid, why does visiting Uncle Ray bore you? Is it because there isnt anything to do? Is it because when you visit Uncle Ray, you never get to sec your friends? Is it because you get homesick for your mothers cooking? Ask yourself a few questions like that. Maybe after thinking about the subject for a few minutes you remember that riding horses, catching trout and getting a glimpse of that cute little gal who lives down the street from Uncle Ray, can be exciting. Y ou could actually decide that visiting Uncle Ray is fun. Its okay to change that first sentence to just say that speaks at elementary W Last week Thurlan Hampton visited Mr. Torgersens 6th grade Social Studies class and fold them of his experiences in World War II. He is an from the Bataan Death March. He asked that everyone remember Day on April 9. Mr. Hampton noted that they had gone through some hard times. The Japanese would put barbed wire around their wrists and down between their legs, and then do the ex-PO- Ex-PO- The Jr. Jazz Girls Team from NSMS 2nd in State The Jr. Jazz Girls team, from North Sevier Middle School, recently took on Brigham City at the SaltPalace to decide who would take the number one slot in the State. The local girls put up a great battle, but fell to the hard working Brigham City Team, making them the number Two team in the State. Awards were given last week at the SaltPalace in halftimeceremo- - MANNlNGTON nies of the Jazz game - with more than 12,000 people attending. Principal Boyd Gurney was just one of the many local people attending to see the girls receive their awards. They looked great - and they played a great season. We are really proud of them here at North Sevier Middle School, Mr. Gurney said. VINYDrsME Save 20 rections, in conjunction with Snow College, recently conducted two successful orientation workshops regarding future employment opportunities in the correctional facility that is soon to be built in Gunnison. These workshops were held on March 29 and 30 in Ephraim and Gunnison. About 60 participants in Ephraim and nearly 240 in Gunnison, were given an overview of the Criminal Justice system in Utah and a brief history and background of the field of Subscribe Today! 529-783- 9 Can you imagine arriving in town, casting 50 parts, and staging a musical and dramatic production complete with costumes and scenery following the audition. All students from Kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to audition. Roles to be cast include: in just 5 days? Thats what the Missoula Molly, Sally, Tabby, Prescott, SetChildrens Theatre will do as they Rupert, Wolf, Grampas Gang, AssisIndians and Appleseeds. return to Richfield to stage Johnny tlers, tant Directors are also needed to and 6 7. on May Appleseed the While Sevier County students work backstage and throughout week. will provide the actors and musiThe MCT residency in Richcians, Missoula Childrens Theatre field is sponsored by the Tri County provides two directoractors, all Guild. Music in costumes, scenery, and script For more information contact order to provide quality entertainSusan Taylor, ment for the public. Auditions for Johnny Appleseed will be held at the Richfield High School Gym, Monday, May 2, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m All those planning to audition should arrive at 3:30 p.m and plan to stay the full two hours. Some of the youngsters cast in the production will be asked to stay for a rehearsal at Jones Paint & Insulation 22 East 200 South Richfield - 896-849- 6 The National Secondary Education Council announced that Canisha Gurr has been named a Scholat-si- c All American. The NSEC has established the Scholastic All American Scholar Award Program in order to offer deserved recognition to superior students who excel in the Academic The Scholastic All disciplines. American Scholars must earn a 3.3 or ATTENTION AUR0RAT6ITIZENS Final and Interpersonal Relations, Abnormal Theories, havior, and Introduction Courses will be inology. rsonality for Aurora Baseball and Softball Teams is sign-u- p April 22 For Bovs Farm League (Ages 2 Kent Nielsen at 7-1- 0) call 529-723- For Bovs Little League (ages 1 8 Jeff Hallows at 10-1- 2) call 529-73- For Girls Softball League (ages 7 Reverlv Larsen at 529-730- 7-1- 2) better grade point average. Only Scholars selected by a secondary school instructor, counselor, or other qualified sponsor are accepted. These scholars are also eligible for other awards given by the NSEC. These are awards few students can ever hope to attain. Canisha who attends North Sevier Middle School was nominated for this National Award by Mrs. Jackie Burr. Canisha will appear in the Scholastic All American Scholar Directory, which is published nationally. Recognizing and supporting our youth is more important than ever before in American history. Certainly, winners of the Scholastic All American Awards should be congratulated and appreciated for their dedication to excellence and achievement, said Dr. George Stevens, Executive Director of the National Secondary Education Council. The Council selects Scholastic All American Scholars upon the exclusive recommendations of teachers, coaches, counselors, and other qualified sponsors. Once awarded, the students may be recognized by the NSEC for other honors. Canisha is the daughter of Alan and Elaine Gurr, Aurora. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Gurr of Salina and Mr. and Mrs. Philo Rasmussen of Redmond. call Subscribe today! Call 529-783- 9 PeBe- to Crimprimarily offered in the evening and plans arc to offer them both in Gunnisonandon the Snow COllcge Campus in Ephraim. Job applications will be taken the Department of Corrections by hirbeginning may of 1989. Actual ing will begin about October or November of 1989. It is anticipated that inmates could be moved into the new facility in March of 1990. Workshop planned at Fremont State Park of The Fremont Indian StatePark has planned the first in what is hoped to be a series of workshops on the possible meanings of rock art. g The workshop will be held Saturday, May 14, at Fremont Indian State Park. LaVan Martineau, author of included not only an inventory rock art sites but many possible meanings of the petroglyphs and pictographs found in the park, The workshop will have a limited number of participants and will involve some mildly strenuous hiking as well as an indoor lecture. Reservations should be made TheRocksBeginToSpeak.willbe life made a has He leader. early. Cost of the workshop will be workshop in the not of rock art $20 per person. only long study For more information contact southwest, but around the world. Under contract with the PaiuteTribe Gordon Topham, Park Supt. Freof Utah, compiled a Clear Creek mont Indian State Park, 1 1000 Clear Project report on the rock art of Creek Canyon Road, Sevier Utah, Clear Creek Canyon. The report 84766; or call in-pa- rk day-lon- 5. 527-463- 1. an on over 1 00 Sale ends May 7, 1988 were encouraged to take these courses and any other course that might lead to an Associate or Bachelors degree as a way of enhancing their chances in the job selection process. The first course entitled Introduction to Criminal Justice is scheduled to begin in June. Depending on the numbers of students who ultimately enroll, several sections might be available. This course will be followed in future quarters by other Introduction to classes including: Civil Liability in Corrections, Communications Government, Canisha Gurr named Scholastic All-Americ- patterns! Corrections. Information was given as to what kinds of jobs that would be available, pay scales, benefits, and what would be required in applying for future positions. Department of Corrections officials strongly encouraged attendees to be educational and career minded in their pursuit of a job with Corrections. Educational opportunities would include a series of seven courses (24 credits total) in the field of Corrections that will be offered by Snow College during the next 18 months. Potential future employees 896-813- Rushel Holt, Botany, 3rd Mike Forbush, Earth and Space Science, 3rd Angie DeMille, Engineering, 3rd. Call Classes set to train for Prison jobs Students invited to audition for production Students from NSMS place at SUSC Regional Science Fair North Sevier Middle School reports that of the six science projects entered in the Southern Utah State College Regional Science Fair on April 12, the following three projects placed: Students from Salina Elementary recenty participated in a fire drill. The students were working at their desks when the alarm went off. In just a short time all students, teachers, and other The State Department of Cor- same to the next in line. If one person fell, it would make barbed wire cuts on all the othcrpeoples wrists. They buried their dead, and were not fed very good food. They would fight like dogs to get a little fish head soup. Some of them wished they could get rid of all weapons and stop the war. The members of the 6th grade listened with interest to Mr. Hamptons remarks, and thank him for visiting their class. staff were out of the building and in their assigned areas so that it could be determined if anyone was missing or still inside the building. FIRE DRILL: only Independent TJ nique: The one and Sevier County! Bank in Individulized: To consider individually all your banking needs. finking: Banks are banks, others are not. although many financial institutions are not banks, would like to be. Snme even up institutions financial And all t1 $WOnOOO do. Banks pay property, banks as tax do not state and local nd other taxes to support our AH judban ptioTof frdepositers. n INDEPENDENT BANK iElitb S' INSURANC |