Van Zandt News (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 10, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 14, 1983 Page: 4 of 14
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• echools," Mt. Wilkerson Mid. "Most
• of them were there for many, many
year*.'* The other resident* lived
3 with their families or surrogate
j families.
'• ■' In 1979, the federal Mentally
Retarded Persons Act gave the men-
Ij tally retarded the rigi * to live in the
\ feast restrictive environment they
• are prepared for.
; Because of this, many of the men-
• tally retarded that lived in state
schools were returned to com-
• inunities. The group homes were
;1 established to help with that move,
Ms. Wilkerson said.
Most of the people from the com-
munity that have moved into the
- group homes have come largely as a
- result of it being their own idea, she
; said.
‘ "The siblings of the mentally
retarded have grown up and left
: home, and they want to do the
same,” she said. “They want to be
' on their own, or in other words to be
‘ away from mom and dad."
J • With others, the parents are
becoming elderly and arc concerned
. about what will happen to their
child when the they are gone.
I ; The group home also generally
gives the mentally retarded a better
opportunity to work than they would
otherwise have.
• ‘ When the residents are not at the
workshop, they are generally at the
group home. During the evening
they each have their own respon-
siblities. One begins to fix dinner
while another sets the table. Others
make coffee, water the garden, do
their wash or feed the dog. The
chores are done under the supervi-
sion of the group home staff.
"The group home is not run like
an institution or a nursing home,”
pointed out Frankie Davidson, one
of the home’s staff members. “It is
run as much as possible like a nor-
mal household."
At least one staff member is at the
home any time a resident is. Besides
supervising the residents as they
complete their household chores,
the staff members also give them the
training necessary to complete the
chores and give them instruction in
a variety of other independent living
skills.
“1 like the training,” commented
Linda Hurley waters the shrubbery at the women's group home in Can-
ton. Linda is a resident of the home. Operated by the Mental
Health/Mental Retardation Center of East Texas, the home provides
training for mentally retarded people. (Photo by Jack Walsh)
Marty jonnson, one ot the residents.
“I’ve learned time and money and
setting the table. And I’ve learned
how to cook and to talk on the
telephone.”
“And,” Ruth said, “they teach
you how to match your clothes. 1 like
that more than anything."
Gretta Powell, another resident,
said she was learning to work the
coffee machine and to use the
washer and dryer.
An individual plan is made for
each resident, Ms. Wilkerson said.
Each resident is at a different level.
Some of the residents leam to write
their names and to do the dishes.
Others learn to keep checkbooks and
to go shopping.
“For some of them,’1 said Ms. • needed
Wilkerson, "a group home situation
is the least restrictive living they are
ready for, and will probably remain
so for a good number of years.”
Others have developed or are
developing the skills necessary to live
in an apartment situation.
The ultimate goal of the program
is to prepare the residents to live on
their own and to prepare them for
competitive employment.
Some of the former group home
residents are now in a semi-
independent living program in
apartments in Canton and Tyler.
In that program, the people no
longer have the continual supervi-
sion of an MH/MR staff member.
However, a staff member drops by
occasionally to help the person as
Schools
(Continuad from paga 1)
ing in the Fruitvale schools: Stella
Fowler will be the elementary
resource teacher; Peggy Smithson
will teach science; and Paul
Smithson will be a coach and
physical education teacher.
Classes begin August 17. School
will begin at 8 a m. and end at 2:50.
Bus routes will be the same as last
year.
GRAND SALINE
Grand Saline schools have several
new teachers.
Bill Burgin is a high school
biology teacher and an eighth-grade
coach. Lyna Coleman will teach
high school English and will be a
girls’ coach. Brenda Fuller is the the
teacher for the elementary Title I
program. Kathleen Carson is a new
sixth-grade math and science
teacher.
Lunch costs 90 cents for students
kindergarten through grade 5, and
$1.05 for the upper grades.
There are no changes in bus
routes.
MARTINS MILL
The first day of classroom instruc-
tion for Martins Mill students is
August 24. Buses will run the same
schedule as last year.
The first bell will ring at 8 a.m.,
and school will dismiss at 3:20 p.m.
Hot lunches for students in
kindergarten through grade 6 will
cost 80 cents. Lunch for students in
the upper grades will cost $1.
New students enrolling in the
school may preregister at the school
August 17, 18, 22 and 23 between 9
a.m. and 3 p.m. Students enrolling
in kindergarten will need to have
their immunization records and
birth certificates. Students enrolling
in other grades will need to have im-
munization records and report cards
or transcripts from previous schools
indicating their grade level.
Martins Mill will have three new
faulty members. Robert Wyman will
be part-time principal and a math
and physical education teacher. He
has 22 years of teaching experience.
Glenn Tribble will be a secondary
science teacher. Joette Tribble will
head the home economics depart-
ment. Both Mr. and Mrs. Tribble
have two years experience teaching.
Martins Mill students will observe
the following holidays: September 5.
Labor Day; September 26, teacher
inservice day; November 24 and 25,
Thanksgiving; December 21
through January 2, Christmas-New
Years; January 16, teacher workday;
February 6, teacher inservice;
March 12 through 16, spring break;
and April 20 and 23. Easter.
The last day of school will be May
24.
Parents or guardians with ques-
tions concerning the school or
enrollment procedure may call the
school for information at 479-3234
or 479-3706.
VAN
Van students will begin school
August 22. There will be no im-
mediate change in bus routes.
Several new faculty members have
been hired for the high school.
Leo Farrar will coach tennis and
teach health and biology. Jimmy
Parish will coach boys’ basketball
and teach health and physical
education. Scott Cluiss will teach
biology. Last year he taught life
science in the junior high.
Brian Anthony will teach
workshop, and Susan Echols will
teach choir.
New teachers at the junior high
level are Bruce Currin, Teresa Huff-
man, Diane Rhodes and Cynthia
Williams.
Currin will teach earth science;
Miss Huffman will teach girls’s
physical education and be a coach;
Mrs. Rhodes will teach reading; and
Miss Williams will teach girls’
physical education and athletics.
In the elementary school, Susan
Hardy will teach fourth grade, and
Betty Parish will teach fourth grade.
Janet Goff is being moved from be-
ing an aide to being a remedial
teacher for first and second grades.
Helen Rushing was moved to
third grade.
Other personnel are Janet Berry,
speech therapist; Dyanne Fowler,
special education aide; and Sue Nix-
on, remedial teacher for fifth and
sixth grades.
WILLS POINT
A new bus route is planned for
Wills Point School District students,
but the first few days there will be no
changes from last year, until it is
determined where the new route is
needed.
Wills Point schools have several
new teachers.
In the high school, William
Calloway will teach vocational
agriculture, Richard Carruth will
coach and teach English and Donna
Hill will teach social studies.
Brack May will be the assistant
band director.
At the junior high level, Ginger
Hess will teach remedial reading,
Casey Kindle will coach and teach
social studies and English, Sandra
Adair will teach occupational in-
vestigation and Kay Ann Flint will
teach social studies and girls
athletics.
New elementary teachers are
Gladys Calloway, fourth grade; Ola
Coker, remedial math; Paula
Tawater, fourth grade; Sharon
Jackson second grade; Linda
Vickery, third grade; and Karen
Stacey, remedial reading.
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AUGUST 17, 18,19, 20
Schedule of Events
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 (Senior Citizens Night)
8:00 a.m. to Noon..............Entry time for Adult Domestic and Creative Arts,
Youth Home Economics and Arts, and Horticulture Exhibits in Exhibit Building
10:00 a.m.......................................Open Livestock Show In
1:00 p.m..................................... Judging in Exhibit Buildings
5:00 p.m.................................................Gates Open
6:00 p.m......................................... Open Livestock Show
7:00 p.m..........................Entertainment Showcase - Local - On Stage
8:30 p.m.....................................................Rodeo
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 (Youth Night)
9:00 a.m...........................................Open Livestock Out
Noon to 5:00 p.m....................................Jr. Division Cottle In
4:00 p.m............................................. Broiler Weigh In
5:00 p.m..................................Exhibit Building and Gates Open
6:00 p.m.................................Foir Parade — Downtown Canton
6:00 p.m.........„............................. Broiler Show — In Arena
8-.30 p.m...................Van Zondt County Foir Queen's Contest — On Stage
8:30 p.m.....................................................Rodeo
9:30 p.m.............................. Presentation of Outstanding Citizens
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
. Market Hogs Weigh In and Entry
.......Gates and Exhibits Open
7:00 a.m......
5:00 p.m........
6:00 p!m.............................................Market Hog Show
7:00 p.m................................................Rabbit Show
7:30 p.m.......................................Gospel Singing - On Stage
8:30 p.m.....................................................Rodeo
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 (Country Wostom Night)
8:00 a.m.................................................Gates Open
9:00 a.m........................Jr. Livestock Show and Trophy Presentations
9:30 a.m. to 11130 a.m...................Sweet Potato Cooking Contest Entries
Free State Community Center
Noon................................Sweet Potato Cooking Contest Judging
Free State Community Center
3:30 p.m.......................................Pet Show — Show Arena
5:00 p.m...............................Junior Auction and Buyers Barbecue
8:00 p.m........................Borderline Band — Entertainment and Dance
Stage and Pavillion
8:30 p.m..................................................... Rodeo
CRABTREE AMUSEMENTS
THROUGHOUT FAIR
Rodeo Each Night — 8:30 p.m.
Fairgrounds Located 1 Mile tost of Canton at
Intersection of Hwy. 64 East and 243 East
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Van Zandt News (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 10, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 14, 1983, newspaper, August 14, 1983; Wills Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth990487/m1/4/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.