May 2012

SJHS Students Participate in FFA Competition

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:11

Andalyn Hall and seeral other students at SJHS have just participated in the State Future Farmers of America (FFA) Career Development Event. FFA is the largest youth organization in the nation. They learn about everything in agriculture. Andalyn said, “I love all the different events that I can participate in. There is something for everyone.” 

Attributions
Cassidy Bowers, SJHS Staff Writer

Parents' Entertainment Night

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:08

Parents' Entertainment Night is coming up on Thursday, May 17th. According to Mrs. Koriane Maughan, dance and English teacher, Parents' Entertainment Night is all about giving the dancers the opportunity to show their parents and family what they’ve been working on. Sam Allan, an eighth grader, said, “I am excited to perform for my parents.” 

Attributions
Luanei Mulipola, SJHS Staff Writer

Mrs. Persson is having a baby!

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:06

Mrs. Erica Persson, health, dance and aerobics teacher at SJHS, is having a baby boy. His name is going to be Seth Michael Persson. Mrs. Persson is about nine months pregnant, and she is due June first, a week after school gets out. Mrs. Persson said, “It’s all very exciting!”

This is Mrs. Persson’s last year at SJHS. She is going to stop teaching and be a stay at home mom to her two kids and her new baby. Her two kids are very excited to have a new baby brother. Her family is excited to see the baby’s “firsts” like first smile, first laugh,first steps, and first rollover. Mrs. Persson said, “I really enjoy being a mom.”

Attributions
Becca Dickinson, SJHS Staff Writer

Track Team Races to the Finish Line

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 07:56

On Thursday and Friday, May 10th and 11th, the SJHS track team left school to compete in the district track meet. The meet was held at Salem Hills High School, and all junior high schools from Nebo School District participated.  According to Anna Gurney, an eighth grader at Springville Junior High School, she likes to see schools compete and see who is best.

SJHS did very well at the Districts!  According to Mr. Strong, long jump coach at SJHS, they placed third overall, set many first places and also set a few district records.  Mr. Strong also said, “In some ways, District Finals is what we work towards all year. Everyone is really trying their hardest to do well.”

Attributions
Sarah Mitchell, SJHS Staff Writer

April Super Knight Assembly

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 08:44

Springville Junior High School recently held the monthly Super Knight Assembly. During Super Knight assemblies, two students from each grade who try their hardest in school and are also well behaved receive the Super Knight award. Ricky Moala, a Super Knight in eighth-grade here at SJHS, said, “It felt really good because I know that I did my best in all my classes.” The Super Knights of April were ninth graders: Jacob Rasmussen  and Anna Bunnell, eighth graders: Ricky Moala  and Cheyeann Peterson, and seventh graders: Sean Makin  and Ally Brunson.

Attributions
Sarah Mitchell, SJHS Staff Writer

Accreditation Review Team at SJHS

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 12:32

Front, left to right: Rachel Dockstader, Cassidy Bowers, Sarah Mitchell, and Betsy Vega.  Back, left to right: Camryn Rouse, Bianca Trujillo, Lexie Pendley, Becca Dickinson, Dr. Rhodes, Luanei Mulipola, and Katie Johnson.

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On April 23rd and 24th, an accreditation review team came to Springville Junior High School. They gave SJHS a very good report! According to Mr. Ken Van Ausdal, SJHS principal, they told SJHS that they were impressed with the wide variety of stakeholders involved in the process, the school leadership, and that the report from SJHS to the review team was professional.

Attributions
Sarah Mitchell, SJHS Staff Writer

Dissecting Worms in Science Enrichment

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 12:23

Mr.Shawn Hatfield, science and biology teacher at, has taught at SJHS for 20 years. Mr.Hatfield teaches everything from cells to biology and plants to worm dissection.

According to Cooper Halladay, eighth grader at SJHS, cutting open a worm is harder than most people would think. Mr.Hatfield’s first period science enrichment class had the gross opportunity to dissect worms on April 26, 2012. CJ Haynie, seventh grader at SJHS, said, “Worms are more complex than I thought.” 

Attributions
Katherine Johnson, SJHS Staff Writer

Ready, Aim, Shoot!

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 12:17

There is a brand new P.E unit at SJHS! The administration asked Mrs. Kelly Anderson, PE teacher at SJHS, one thing she wanted to teach, and she picked archery. This is the first time SJHS has done archery, and the students are very excited to learn a new skill. The PE department used grant money to buy the equipment they needed for archery.  Mrs. Anderson, said, “It’s been fun to see the students get excited about archery.” 

Sarah Christensen, eighth-grader at SJHS said, “It feels good shooting the targets and getting a good score.” Most kids seem to like archery, so the school hopes to continue this sport in the coming years.

Attributions
Becca Dickinson, SJHS Staff writer

Let the War Begin

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 14:29

On April 23, 2012, Mr. Greg Shields, an eighth-grade U.S History teacher here at SJHS,  started teaching his students about the Civil War. Mr. Shields got all dressed up for his lesson by wearing a navy blue Civil War uniform. As students entered into his classroom, they were surprised by his appearance.

Jailena Santiago, an eighth grader, said, “When I first saw Mr. Shields outfit, I thought he was going to play a joke on us.” Tanya Garibay, an eighth grader here at SJHS, said, “I thought he looked handsome in it.”

Attributions
Luanei Mulipola, SJHS Staff Writer

Teacher Appreciation Week

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 13:44

At Springville Junior High School, staff and students celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week at the end of April. Teacher Appreciation Week was a week where students and PTA parents did activities to show how grateful they are for their teachers. This activity was put together by the PTA parents.

Mrs. Wendy Chipman, the SJHS PTA president, helped with most of the planning for Teacher Appreciation Week. “I planned the drawing, prizes, and thank you notes,” said Mrs. Chipman. She was also involved in giving all the teachers bagels and smoothies.

Attributions
Bianca Trujillo, SJHS Staff Writer