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Show Operation Of Roosevelt Junior High Is First Sobo! To Operate Qn Jiiitkr High Level In Duchesne Co. The opening of the Roosevelt Junior High aciiool this school " term marks the first time a junior jun-ior high school has operated under un-der the Duchesne County School system, reports Supt. Dean C-Uhristensen. C-Uhristensen. Construction of the Union High School enabled the local district to use the Roosevelt High School building to house these junior high school students. stu-dents. This former high school building, which was built for a 350-stucient capacity was housing hous-ing 500 students under overcrowded over-crowded classroom conditions. Operation of the junior high school, which includes grades 7-8-9, enables these students not only to get the basic academic subjects, but also permits every student enrolled to participate in classes for industrial arts, home economics, music, physical education, and other extra cur-ricular cur-ricular activities, the superintendent superin-tendent said. Lawrell Jensen is principal of the Roosevelt Junior High . , School, which has a staff of 13 instructors. The additional room at the school allows sufficient space for an up-to-date library, which affords many educational advantages advan-tages never before available to I students of this age group in this school district. Students in the 7th 8th and 9th grades from the following communities attend the Roosevelt Roose-velt Junior High School: Amo-lope, Amo-lope, Arcadia, Bridgeland, east of the river bridge; Myton, j Pleasant Valley, Ioka, Montwel, I Monarch, Neola, Crescent, Hancock Han-cock Cove and Hartford. |
