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Class of 2009 will graduate with the largest number of students, 132
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WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS • says the Juab High School class of 2009 at they practice tossing their mortar boards last week. Graduation is tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Juab High School auditorium and 132 grads will participate. Be sure and check out the graduation supplement included in this week’s Times-News. It includes individual photos of the class, Top Scholars, Class Officers and members of the National Honor Society. Photo Kimo’s Kamera
By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
There are 132 graduates this year which is the largest number of students graduating in the history of the school.
Juab High School counselors, Derrin Owens and Catherine Bowring, met with the school board to discuss the status of the class.
“Of the Class of 2009, 21 students left the school without graduating and did not transfer to another school,” said Bowring.
Thankfully, to date, there have been no deaths.
“Five students are in school but have not met the graduation requirements,” said Owens. “We suspect that three or four will make it to graduation.”
As for how long students have to graduate, following the end of the school year, it is indefinite, said Kirk Wright, superintendent.
“As soon as they finish the requirements for graduation, they can receive a diploma,” he said.
Owens said there were 12 students who did not pass all of the UBSCT (Utah Basic Skills Competency Test). Of the 12, seven were special education students. Those students can design an educational plan and, if they meet their IEP (Individualized Education Plans), they can graduate.
Four of the 12 did meet those requirements.
Five were non-special education students who did not pass. One of those was in writing and four were in math.
“Four Juniors will graduate with the Class of 2009,” said Bowring.
Two of the Seniors, Teisha Shepherd and Victoria Carlton, are receiving Associate Degrees.
“We expect to see more students achieve this goal in the future,” said Owens.
This year alone, Juab students have earned 547 college credits through concurrent enrollment courses taught by master level JHS faculty including: Humanities 1010, English 1010, Trigonometry 1060, College Algebra 1050, Calculus 1210, Commercial Art 1010, and a selection of drafting classes, said Bowring.
“By the end of the spring semester, Ednet courses will have generated 670 credits this year,” she said.
“Combining all college level classes, at the approximate market rate of $300 per credit, represents a savings of approximately $365,100 to Juab High students,” Bowring said. “This does not include CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) class.”
Those classes represent six college credits. There are, currently, 19 students attending.
“Nursing is one place where a qualified person can still find a job today,” she said.
The ACT, or American College Testing, a standardized collegiate examination, similar to the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is used as an indicator of academic aptitude and readiness to enter college.
There is little reason for local students to take the ACCUPLACER tests which are used to provide information about academic skills in math, English, and reading is a college placement test. For example, said Owens, those who leave to serve an LDS mission would find the results were outdated and they would need to retake the test.
There were a number of scholarships being offered to members of the Class of 2009, said Bowring. Local scholarships varied in amount from $100 to $1,000.
Several students also received university scholarships worth several thousand dollars each.
“Top scholars must complete four years of language arts, three years of math, and three years of science,” said Bowring.
There are 12 students graduating Cum Laude (with distinction). Those students must also have a minimum ACT score of 24 and a G.P.A. (grade point average) of 3.75. To graduate Magna Cum Laude (with great distinction), students must have a minimum ACT score of 28 and a 3.85 G.P.A. There are four students receiving this award.
“No students failed the UVU (Utah Valley University) tests,” said Owens.
Be sure and check out the special section in this week’s Times-News with photos of all the graduating class, along with photos of the top students, class officers and National Honor Society members.
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