October 2020

Utah County Health Department Offers Additional Mobile COVID Testing Site

Submitted by tara.pina on

Intermountain Healthcare’s mobile testing unit will be in Payson at the Wasatch Behavioral Health site. Utah County Health is not targeting specific zip codes or populations, all are welcome. Utah County Health does not require any documentation. See attached flyer.

Wasatch Behavioral Health  (Payson)
Friday, October 30th - 12 p.m. Noon to 6 p.m.
285 North 1250 East, Payson, UT

Link to flyer

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Lana Hiskey, District Community Relations Specialist

Amazon supports the Nebo Education Foundation

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Did you know that when you shop for the holidays at  smile.amazon.com/ch/87-0546418(link is external), AmazonSmile donates to Nebo Education Foundation? Nebo Education Foundation has received $3,875 through this program.

One hundred percent of these monies fund teacher grants to help supplement equipment and supplies for students. 

Thank you for supporting the Nebo Education Foundation by shopping at smile.amazon.com instead of just Amazon.

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Lana Hiskey, District Community Relations Specialist

Info for the week of 10/26/20 -- Información para la semana del 26/10/20

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Dear SJHS parents and guardians:

Happy Friday afternoon! The end of the term is next Thursday, October 29. School will not be held on Friday, October 30.

Information about attendance and grades is available in the student and parent Infinite Campus portals. Students can also find information about missing assignments in Canvas and Google Classroom. Teachers are posting information to the learning management systems for students who are absent, and students are very familiar with both Canvas and Classroom.

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Tiffanie Miley, Principal

Getting to know Kiva VanAusdal

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Kiva VanAusdal is one of the many great 8th graders here at Springville Junior High. One of Kiva’s favorite things to do is bake, and if she could learn to do anything she would want to learn how to draw. “My favorite part of school is sewing class, lunchtime, and being with my friends.” Her favorite class is sewing because she has a bunch of friends in that class, and you get to do a bunch of fun projects. Kiva has always looked up to her parents. Kiva’s favorite place she has ever traveled to is Hawaii.

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Article written by: Delia Thompson , student reporter

All About Janice

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Many people enjoy their life. One of these people is Janice Davis.
When asked what her favorite thing about being in SJHS, she said social interactions. “If I don’t have human interaction, I go crazy!” she said. Her favorite subject in school is History. She likes history because she thinks it is fun to learn about our history. If you were to ask if she plays sports, the answer would be yes! She plays soccer and tennis now and plans to do track in the Spring. She plays tennis with the school and will do track with the school when the time comes. She plays club soccer with Shooters.

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Article written by: Emma Schmutz , student reporter

Allie Fowler: Competitive but helpful!

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If you ever go against her just be ready for her to go full out. She is a hard worker in school and with her sports. Allie Fowler is willing to help out others, and she is a nice person to talk to.

She loves to help and she is always a great friend. She is loving and welcoming to all and she loves to have new friends. Allie is someone to know and to become friends with. Allie will make you laugh all the time. Allie is one of a kind. She is sweet, caring, and funny. She will make you smile and be there for you. Allie might be competitive on the field, but she is one loving person.

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Article written by: Addy Roylance , student reporter

Lillian Miller does one more push-up everyday since January!

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Lillian Miller loves being athletic. She is the setter on the Springville High School sophomore volleyball team. She loves to play because she has worked really hard to get this far. She said “It's cool to be on a higher level.” which is her favorite thing about being on a high school team. “Game days are something to look forward to during the day.” Lilly recommends playing a sport because “It keeps you active.” So does doing push-ups. Every day since January her family has been doing a challenge. “You have to add one pushup a day.” As of October 9th she is at 283 pushups. On the 10th she will do 284 pushups and so on and so forth. The idea for the challenge came from her aunt and now only Lilly and her brother are left.

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Article written by: Aspen Cook , student reporter

Jocee Blakely: Ready, Set, Run!

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As fast as she can, she pushes herself to run across the finish line. Satisfyingly she stops and catches her breath. She may not have gotten first place, but she won.

Jocee Blakely is a 9th grader here at Springville Jr, but she also runs on the Springville High school JV cross country team. She’s been running cross country since her 7th grade year. Besides that she likes running, she also said that she likes the team aspect of the sport. The team cheers the others on, no matter what. They practice Monday through Friday at the high school, and then go 8-10 miles alone on Saturday.

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Article written by: Megan Conrad , student reporter

Student Spotlight: Kenley O’Bannon

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Jesse Owens once said, “We all have dreams but in order to make dreams into reality it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” I think this is a perfect example of one of our seventh graders, Kenley O’Bannon. Kenley O’Bannon is a seventh-grader here at SJHS and is certainly a bright student. She is very eager to learn and is always looking out for others. She is really liking Jr. High so far, and she really enjoys how much positivity, kindness, and equality that is shown at school.

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Article written by: Francesca Campbell , student reporter