January 2012

FFA Competition

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 21:08

Springville FFA members recently competed in an FFA Area Contest in order to prepare for the state competition in March.  SJHS ninth grader Caitlin Dinkel came in first place in the Creed Speaking Contest.

Welcome Ms. Cottle!

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 20:52

Springville Junior High School would like to welcome Ms. Amanda Cottle to the SJHS administration! Ms. Cottle received her undergraduate degree from Arizona State University, and is currently working her Master’s degree at Brigham Young University. Before Ms. Cottle became an administrative intern she taught sixth grade in Mesa, Arizona for seven years and third grade for one year. Ms. Cottle started the school year as an assistant principal at Hobble Creek Elementary school in Mapleton, and is now working with us, here at SJHS.

Attributions
Demmi Nava, SJHS Staff Writer

The most popular sport at SJHS

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 20:36

According to Mrs. Kelly Anderson, girls P.E. teacher at Springville Junior High, badminton is one of the most popular sports among students at SJHS, which is why she holds a badminton Enrichment class every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during Quest Time. Badminton goes on as long as the nets are up for the different sports they play in girls P.E.

Mrs. Anderson said, “More kids come for badminton than for any other sport.” The students rotate courts about every eight to ten minutes, and play four to five games every Quest Time period. 

Attributions
Chase Kimball, SJHS Staff Writer

Agriculture Class Visits Local Farm

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 18:13

On Tuesday November 20th, the students of the Agriculture Science class went to ninth-grade student Andalyn Hall’s farm. Mrs. Hall, Andalyn Hall's mom, said, “The FFA class came to our farm to help Andalyn, my daughter, and a student in the Agriculture Science Class with her science project. 

Caitlin Dinkel said, “I had fun on the field trip, and we learned the best way to shave an alpaca.” Although they did not shave the whole alpaca, they learned the correct way to catch and shave the alpacas.  

Attributions
Sam Hall, SJHS Staff Writer

The Seventh Grade Pod Takes a Field Trip to BYU

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 16:27

On December 4, 2011, the seventh grade pod took a field trip to several different places on Brigham Young University campus in Provo.  “We wanted students to understand the real world application to some of the things they were learning in math and science,” said Ms. Rachel Neeley, a seventh-grade pod English teacher. 

Attributions
Claire Davis, SJHS staff writer

Spotlight: Mr. Booth

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 20:35

Mr. Booth loves music. It’s a fact. In high school Mr. Booth played the trumpet, baritone and valve trombone, and later learned to play the flute, clarinet, and the drum set and can half- play several other instruments. According to Mr. Booth, his high school wrestling coach, Mr. Hilderman, inspired him to become a teacher. Mr. Booth went to school at Eastern New Mexico University, BYU, and Rick’s College. He decided to become a band teacher halfway through college. Mr. Booth was in a band called the Desotos for several years, where he sang and played the drums. The band performed all over Utah and some in Nevada.

Attributions
Chase Kimball, SJHS Staff Writer

History classes learn about the Declaration of Independence

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 20:25

The history classes at Springville Junior High School are learning about the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Shields, history teacher, is teaching the students about how the colonists in America wanted to be free from the British government.   

Mr. Shields said, “I love teaching about the Declaration of Independence. It is such an important document, and sadly many Americans don’t even know what it is, let alone what it says.”  The Declaration of Independence is important for students to learn about so they can know about the wars that happened and why they happened. How many different strategies that the Americans and French used against the British to declare their freedom.   

Attributions
Maria Peralta, SJHS Staff Writer

CTE classes switch things up

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 20:12

Recently, the CTE Introduction classes at Springville Junior High switched thing up a bit.  CTE is a year-long course that teaches business, family and consumer science, and technology.   Every trimester (one third of the year or 12 weeks) the seventh-grade students are transferred from class to class so they can learn each subject.  

Attributions
Emma Johnson, SJHS Staff Writer