October 2012

On Wednesday, October 10, the Springville Junior High School cross country team participated in the cross country district final. After school, around 3:00, the cross country members all traveled to Mapleton Junior High School to race against the other cross country teams in Nebo School District. The race was one and a half miles long, and all of the Springville competitors ran their hardest.

Once upon today, there is a little school district called Nebo. And in Nebo School District there is a symphony band.  A symphony band is a program that combines orchestra and band together, and it is for kids who are in the ninth grade and up. But kids can also be invited if they are in seventh or eighth grade. The program runs through the whole year.

Front row, left to right: Ceci Sumsion, Caitlin Fulkerson, Sadie Mangum, Sadie Clark, and Marin Rosenberg.  Second row, left to right”: Chloe Wilson, Bailey Patterson, and Maryn Giles.  Third row, left to right: Tanika Farrar, Allison Clisbee, Allyson Smith, and Marynda Chipman.  Back row, left to right: Austen Moon, Tiana Spencer, Samantha Sorenson, Zoe Dalley, and Abi Maccabee.

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When you are trying to become a teacher, it can be very hard to get an experience with students in a classroom.  Usually, you have to learn on the job.  But sometimes, college students get the opportunity to come into classrooms and learn from what the teachers do.  We now have two such teachers here at Springville Junior High.  Their names are Ms. Gardner and Ms. Rowley, and they are BYU students looking to become math teachers.  They are here at SJHS to teach and learn in Mrs. Gleave’s room.  According to Ms. Rowley, BYU asked Mrs. Gleave if she wouldn’t mind “mentoring” a couple of student teachers from BYU, and Mrs. Gleave agreed.

Orchestra is back for another successful year at Springville Junior High School! Orchestra is an elective class that all grades at the junior high can sign up for and learn how to play an instrument. Specifically, students can learn how to play the violin, viola, cello, or bass. 

Here at Springville Junior High we would like to recognize some of our great and  talented singers. Most of these students have been singing for as long as they can remember. They also have been singing in choir since seventh grade with Mrs. Walker, the choir teacher at Springville Junior High. They sing almost everyday and are natural born singers.

Spencer Johnson, an eighth grader, said, “ You don't really learn it, just comes naturally,and I sing everyday.”  Spencer Johnson now in the Journeymen choir.  Last year he was a Apprentice Singer.  

The boys’ basketball season at Springville Junior High is coming up! Tryouts are November fifth and sixth, and all ninth grade boys are eligible for the junior high team. About 45 boys usually try out, but the coaches can only keep 11. To prepare for tryouts, open gym for basketball runs for two weeks. According to Mr. Chambers, assistant coach of the upcoming basketball team, he and the head coach look for guys that have good grades, good behavior, and athletic knowledge. 

As many students may know, Springville Junior High has a different virtue they focus on each month. October’s virtue is courage. SJHS does monthly virtues to incorporate special attributes to the students lives, and to encourage students to think about them. These virtues are also qualities that SJHS faculty and staff look for in Super Knights.

During the week of October 8-10, Springville Junior High School had Red Ribbon Week.  Some students think of Red Ribbon Week as the chance to dress up, which is true, but the real intent of Red Ribbon Week is to make students become aware of the dangers of drugs and alcohol.  According to Jacqueline Bradford, student council president, Red Ribbon Week is a fun way for students to commit to not using drugs.  

On Thursday, September 28th, Springville Junior High School held their first assembly to honor the school’s Super Knights. Super Knights are students that are chosen because they are hard workers, friendly to others, try their best, and are all-around good students. They try to be examples of the school’s DRSL’s (Desired Results for Student Learning): effective communicators, responsible citizens, and successful learners. Teachers nominate these students. Only six students are nominated every month: a girl and a boy from each grade. The seventh grade Super Knights are Chloe Wimmer and Jake Distefano. The eighth grade Super Knights are Kielle Popham and Stone Harding.