April 2013

SJHS HOPE Squad Featured on KSL

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 10:07

On Tuesday, Nadine Wimmer of KSL interviewed three of our Springville Junior High students who serve on our HOPE Squad for a feature piece on channel 5. The feature highlighted a huge problem in Utah: teen suicide. During the program, Nadine Wimmer stated that students can play an invaluable role in helping to stop suicides among their classmates.  The students she interviewed were Jaqueline Bradford, Halle Acor, and Spencer Johnson. She asked them questions about what would surprise parents when it comes to depression and stress among teens, and what advice they have for parents.

Attributions
Courtney Droz, Counelor and HOPE Squad Advisor

Ms. Neeley: SJHS Teacher Of The Year!

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 13:28

Springville Junior High School's 2013 Teacher of the Year is Ms. Neeley, seventh-grade English teacher!  Ms. Neeley received the award on Wednesday, April 11 at Nebo District's school board meeting.  One teacher from each junior high and high school received the award; Ms. Neeley was the teacher from Springville Junior High that received it.   

Attributions
Paige Cook, SJHS Staff Writer

Triple Trouble!

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 12:25

What’s it like having a three kids the same age? Springville Junior High gets to have the opportunity to experience this. That’s right, there are triplets at SJHS. Their names are Amelia, Tim, and Andrew Killpack. They are in the eighth grade and most of their friends don’t even think they’re related. The triplets all have their different style and personalities. Even at a young age, the kids developed at different times. Amelia was born first, Andrew was born second, and Tim was born last. Being the oldest over the other two, Amelia said it gets very annoying. The triplets say it’s not very different from having siblings close to your age, and sometimes it doesn’t even seem like they were all born at once. Mrs.

Attributions
Alexis Pool, SJHS Staff Writer

New Freshman Student Council Elected

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 11:31

It’s that time of year again-student council elections started on April ninth here at Springville Junior High. Around 37 students showed up at the meeting to learn about how to run for student council. Betsy Vega, a ninth-grader on first semester’s student council, said, “The election is to choose who will represent the student body. It’s not a teacher’s choice contest; it is supposed to be people the students think will be well suited to the role.”  The students who were elected for the 2013-14 student council are Cortez Nelson and Sean Stapel as presidents and Tanner Allen, Clara Brotherson, Savannah Grant, Teresa Morse, and AnnaClaire Smith as vice presidents.

Attributions
Erin Caswell, SJHS Staff Writer

Quest Time Counselor Game Room

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 11:27

Two Wii’s, a pool table, a ping pong table, and foosball. What else could you ask for during Quest Time?  Four days a week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, all during quest time, the counselors host a game room in room 14.  Students at Springville Junior High School race to the counselors’ game room as soon as they hear the bell ending third period.  Mrs. Distefano, one of the counselors, said, “We just wanted to provide something fun to do for the kids.”

Attributions
Megan Skinner, SJHS Staff Writer

Track Season Begins at SJHS

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 14:15

Students are running to sign up for track at Springville Junior High School.  On March third, a meeting was called for all those interested in track.  The room buzzed with excitement as the coaches for this year’s track team patiently told SJHS runners all the details.  Practices started March eleventh, and meets started soon after, on March twenty ninth.  Track is a sport where kids get together and run for fun.  Some of the events include the one hundred meter dash, the long jump and so much more.  Julie Sumsion, an eighth grader in track, said, “Track is a great experience.  It’s a great place to meet and make new friends.”  Ms.

Attributions
Megan Skinner, SJHS Staff Writer

SJHS Hosts a Talent Show

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 14:13

Front, left to right: Danny Salazar, Bailey Bird, and Kenya Rodriguez.  Back, left to right: Kelsie Taylor, Reagan Park, Chase Kimball, Josh Clegg, Andrew Hoffman, Noah Andelin, Ciarra Snapp, and Quinn Gleave.

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Attributions
Austen Moon, SJHS Staff Writer

The Orchestra of Generations

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 11:37

Have you ever heard of adults and students playing together in an orchestra concert? Well the Springville Junior High ninth-grade orchestra did! They got the opportunity to play with the BYU New Horizons orchestra on March 28 at Springville High School. The BYU New Horizons Orchestra is a group that provides opportunities for adults to learn to play an orchestral stringed instrument. Dr. Tsugawa, the orchestra director at SJHS, said “This concert was the sixth annual Intergenerational Concert between the SJHS orchestra program and the BYU New Horizons Orchestra.” Most of the orchestra students were excited to play with people that are not the same as them!

Attributions
Clarissa Scott, SJHS Staff Writer

SJHS 9th Grade Band Goes To Nebo District’s Band Festival

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 11:19

On Thursday, March 21st, the ninth-grade band from Springville Junior High went to perform in front of Diamond Fork Junior High, Spanish Fork Junior High, Payson Junior High, Mt. Nebo Junior High, Mapleton Junior High, and Salem Hill Junior High!  They went to Maple Mountain High School and played the following songs: Infinite Horizons, Appalachian Air, and Southern Folk Rhapsody.  Each band was judged after they finished their songs, and received a score between one and five; one being the highest, and five being the lowest.  The judges also ran a short clinic after the performances where they would comment on what they thought the band did well in, and what they could work on as a group.

Attributions
Emma Whipple, SJHS Staff Writer

Journalism Tests Out New Chromebooks

Submitted by tiffanie.miley on Tue, 04/09/2013 - 13:25

In June of 2011 Google announced the Chromebook, a cheap, inexpensive laptop, designed for daily use in products like Google Drive.  In order to see whether or not this new technology could be helpful in our school, the journalism class is testing out a small Chromebook lab this semester.  Like Microsoft Office, Google Drive allows you to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, but it all works online. This allows you to access your documents from any computer at anytime. Google Drive is just one example of the things the Chromebook does. 

Attributions
Trevor Hollister, SJHS Staff Writer