March 2016

Ms. Distefano is one of the three counselors at SJHS. She is the main counselor for ninth grade students and affairs. Ms. Distefano has worked at SJHS for 12 years. According to Ms. Distefano, she became a counselor because in high school she felt like she did not have a lot of direction in terms of her future, so she wanted to be able to help kids find direction in their life. She likes getting to work with SJHS students. She also enjoys all the faculty, and there really is not anything she dislikes about her job.

On Tuesday, February, 23 2016 the ninth grade students took eight buses to Springville High School. They were taken to the auditorium and told about all the classes they can take during their tenth grade year. 

According to Mrs. Gleave, a math teacher, this is a great opportunity for the students to have a chance to see what the high school is like. Mrs. Gleave said, “I think the orientation day is awesome.  It gives students a chance to see the school while classes are in session.  That experience is quite different from attending a basketball game or school play.”

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Germany during World War II? Well, Hein Senior Tlustek was a kid during WWII. On February 26, Ms. McBride, an English teacher, had Hein as a guest speaker in her fourth period class. Hein was born outside of Berlin, Germany. Hein said that while others hid in bomb shelters, he sat on the roof and watched the bombs. He said that it looked like a light show.

Ms. McBride said that her class was learning about Anne Frank, and Jake Jackson, one of her students, mentioned that his grandpa grew up in Germany during that time. Jake said that Hein would be happy to come to Ms. McBride’s class. 

Have you ever had a question that is really hard to answer and you are afraid to go and ask someone?  Well the question “What is Master Singers?” is not a hard question at all!

Master Singers is an amazing choir class here at Springville Junior High!  To get into this higher choir class, you not only have to audition, you also have to love to sing and be determined. In Master Singers they do awesome tours where they go and sing at all sorts of places.  Master Singers do a lot more than the other three choir classes.  Not too long ago they sang the National Anthem at one of the BYU basketball games!

FFA Week is one of the best weeks that we have here at SJHS. FFA (Future Farmers of America) members did something called FFA week at SJHS on February 29-March 4 where they would do a different theme everyday. 

So what is FFA week for?  According to Mr .Rowley, the assistant principal, FFA week is to raise awareness of FFA and to have some fun as well. Mr.Rowley said that he enjoys FFA week because of the fun activities they do. “FFA is a very fun program at our school, and it is also at the high school as well,” said Mr.Rowley.

The Valentine's Day dance happened on Thursday, February 11 in the main gym. It had a 50´s theme and was for all students at SJHS. It cost four dollars without a school I.D. and was three dollars with a school I.D. 

Haylee Carpenter, a student a SJHS, said, “It was fun to be with my friends.” According to Ammon Elzinga, another student at SJHS, students could dress up in 50’s clothes. 

On Friday, February 12, the no tardy party was held in the SJHS cafetorium during seventh period. Students enjoyed the final moments of the school day eating pizza, singing karaoke, conversing with one another, and overall just living the good life. 

The no tardy party is a special activity reserved for students who went all term without a tardy. According to Mr. Rowley, the assistant principal at SJHS, no tardies are a big deal and something to celebrate. No one can argue otherwise! To celebrate their huge milestone, students gather in the cafetorium and for a party. 

SJHS has decided it is time to take a step towards the future. SJHS has decided to participate in NJHS (National Junior Honor Society). The NJHS is a program for junior high students in eighth and ninth grade. According to Ms. Dunn, an English teacher at SJHS and the NJHS advisor, NJHS is a program where students get together to perform service projects, and go on outings and field trips. NJHS is NHS(National Honor Society) just for junior high students.