Mrs. Bell is one of the custodians at Springville Juinor High School. She has worked here for fourteen years, and she has worked for the district for a total of  24 years. Mrs. Bell would like to see more students respect the school more then they do now, but does not get annoyed by cleaning up after kids as long as kids don’t make a mess on purpose.

In this interview Mrs. Bell told me, “All Springville kids are good.” Mrs. Bell was actually a student here at SJHS. The thing she loves about her job is being around people. 

The things Mrs. Bell loves to do outside of school is to watch baseball or softball; she loves them both very much. She also loves to be with her family.

Hope Squad is ready to heal the hearts of students at Springville Junior High School. This year, the SJHS counselor who started Hope Squad was Mrs. Courtney Droz. She came up the idea of Hope Squad to help out troubled students at SJHS. The letters in hope stand for Hold On Persuade Empower, which is what Hope Squad is all about. 

Here at Springville Junior High School we have many elective classes you can take. There are classes like Art, Spanish, Science Enrichment and Peer Tutor. All of those classes are so much fun to everyone! Did you know one of the most popular electives is the Sewing elective class? Kids have been saying to people that it is super exciting and you get to make all of your own projects to take home. Students should consider taking this exciting class.

Mrs.Sue Tarin has been at our school for 3 years; she is the registrar ( the counseling office secretary).  “I register kids and get their paperwork done when they come and  leave.” Mrs. Tarin said.  Mrs. Tarin enjoys eating Swedish fish, hiking, being in nature, and running.  She has run 5 full marathons and 21 half marathons! Mrs. Tarin likes chicken cordon bleu, baked potatoes, salad, homemade rolls, and tin roof sundae ice cream.  

All of us at Springville Junior High School have individual interests. Some like music, art, singing, even exercise. There are electives for those listed, but there is a specific elective for those individuals who like to read. Reading for Enjoyment is the name of the elective. Ms. Tiffanie Miley teaches the Reading for Enjoyment class every 5th period. Reading for Enjoyment is a class for those who are avid readers. Every day there are book talks, reading, and writing of a short journal. Kids can share the books they are reading with those in the class, and their friends can do the same to them. The students also have the option to read whatever book they would like to. 

Top row from left to right: Sydney Hiester, Kayla Pexton, Ricky Moala. Second row: Jordann Wallentine, Delanie Mortensen, Shay Johnson, Camryn Rousse, Samantha Rasmussen. Bottom row: Jennifer Pizzaro. 

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Springville Junior High’s yearbook class is a full-year class with Ms. Rachel Neeley.  In yearbook, students  design pages on a online program, take fun pictures and learn how to deal with deadlines.  It is only a single period class, and it gives you a chance to be creative as well as some freedom to go along with that. 

Top, left to right: Rachel Dockstader, Lexey Anderson, Betsy Vega, Sarah Mitchell, Aaron Myers.  Middle, left to right: Camryn Rouse, Bianca Trujillo, Lexie Pendley, Becca Dickinson, and Luanei Mulipola.  Bottom, left to right: Cassidy Bowers, Katie Johnson.

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Welcome to the only place in the school where talking is encouraged, eating is a must, and having fun is just icing on the cake; yep, I'm talking about foods. Mrs. Natalie Luke teaches foods one and foods two all day long, and Mrs. Adrienne Murray teaches foods two, one period of the day.

Students who enjoy writing can take one semester of Ms. Rachel Neeley’s Creative Writing class. The class is all about being creative in your writing, and writing about the things that students find most interesting to themselves. “I love writing, and teaching Creative Writing is a way I can help students improve their writing, and learn to love writing,” said Ms. Neeley.