December 2015

Nebo Coding Camp

Submitted by shauna.shepherd on Thu, 12/17/2015 - 15:06

Are you interested in learning how apps or electronic games work?  Or how websites or software programs operate? Are you interested in online computer coding?  If you are interested in learning the language of computers, Nebo District is offering coding camps beginning in January at different schools around the district.  These are after-school classes for students in grades 4-9 in various locations throughout the district.  Please click on the link for further information or to register for coding camps.

http://pub.lucidpress.com/nebocodingcamp/ 

 


Salem Witch Trials

Submitted by jennifer.dunn on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 15:48

There is always something crazy going on around the school. Just recently Mrs. Porter, a history teacher, had a Salem witch trial simulation with her US History classes. 

Attributions
Andrew Messenger; SJHS Staff Writer

Spotlight: Mr. Hansen

Submitted by jennifer.dunn on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 15:47

Mr. Hansen is a history teacher here at SJHS. According to Mr. Hansen, he has been teaching here for 29 years, and he went to school at BYU. He studied agriculture economics and communication, and he got a master’s degree.

He chose to teach history because it is cool to study and understand concepts and ideas about society, according to Mr. Hansen. Mr. Hansen gets along with kids, according to Crew Gandolph, a ninth grade student in Mr. Hansen’s class. “He’s really interactive,” said Crew.

“He’s funny and laughs with the class,” said Tyler Maccabee, a ninth grade student at SJHS.

Attributions
Cole Gierisch; SJHS Staff Writer

Small Animal Science Finds Their Animal

Submitted by jennifer.dunn on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 15:45

On October 7, the Small Animal Science class took a field trip to the Hogle Zoo.  They had to find the animals they were studying in class.  

According to Grace Brand, an eighth grader in the class, they had to find the animal’s habitat, eating habits, and whether or not they live in a pack.  Some of the animals that the students did were the Texas Tortoise, the Grey Wolf, the Harbor Seal, and the Golden Lion Temeranian.  

Attributions
Jenessa Crystal; SJHS Staff Writer

Student Council is Here to Help!

Submitted by jennifer.dunn on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 15:44

Here at Springville Junior High, we have a new 2015 student council! Student council is a student government that helps around SJHS and helps kids learn to be an ally! The student council does assemblies, Red Ribbon week, and many other things around the school.

To be in student council you have to make posters and be voted in. Kaitlyn Gee, a ninth grader on student council, said, “Getting in student council was a lot of work. All in all though it wasn’t too hard.”  

Attributions
Kinzie Lewis; SJHS Staff Writer

From Springville to St.George, Shakespeare is fun!

Submitted by jennifer.dunn on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 15:42

This is the fifth year that Ms. Clement, the SJHS drama teacher, has taken the Shakespeare Team to St. George for the Shakespeare Competition. On October 1st and 2nd the team watched a lot of Shakespearean scenes, were trained by professionals in workshops, and competed in group and solo competitions. 

This was the thirty-ninth annual Shakespeare Competition. It gives junior high and high school students from around the nation the chance to present material from Shakespearean times, in various artistic forms. The work is presented by professionals in their field, who offer various workshops for the students to go and learn and work on various acting skills. 

Attributions
Anna Birch; SJHS Staff Writer

Choir Concerto

Submitted by jennifer.dunn on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 15:41

Here at SJHS, we support many talents such as sports, and academic prowess.  Yet some of our favorites are singers, and they got a chance to showcase their skills in a concert on Wednesday, October 21.  In the first semester, the groupings of singers are Apprentice, who are seventh grade girls; Knightingales, who are eighth and ninth grade girls; and Master Singers, who are eighth and ninth grade boys and girls.  According to Mrs. Utrera, the choir teacher here at SJHS, students get nervous before these concerts, yet the payoff of having a full house applaud is great.

Attributions
Jakob DeLlamas; SJHS Staff Writer