Volleyball. A fun sport that is great for all ages! But where do the athletes of Springville City go to practice and play this sport? Well, the Springville City Volleyball Program of course! The program has games every Thursday and sometimes on Tuesdays at Cherry Creek Elementary School. But that’s not all, they also host clinics on the Tuesdays that they don't have games, also at Cherry Creek, to teach the girls basic skills they need to know before they can play, which makes it so even beginners can sign up. 

What in the world is winter guard? Well, winter guard is a competion dance group for high school students. Students will learn how to dance and skillfully spin flags. They might even learn how to rifle! They also have other equipment such as sabers. Winter guard has two seasons. One of the seasons takes place during summer and fall with the SHS marching band. It is called color guard. The other one takes place in the winter. (Hence the name “winter guard.”) Each year the team decides on a song they will dance to for the rest of the year. They will go and work on their dance, until it is perfected. This year the song they have chosen is “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” by Cher.

“I am thankful for my family,” said Paige Cook, an eighth grade student at SJHS. Nicole Metler, another eighth-grade student at SJHS, agreed and said, “I am also thankful for my friends.” During the month of November, students and staff members shared what they were thankful for.  “I am thankful for a wonderful family, freedom, good health and a beautiful world!” said Mrs. Carpenter. 

Students also shared how they show their thanks. Paige Cook said, “Some of the ways I show my thanks at home I try to help make, and clean up dinner.” Nicole Metler said, “When showing my thanks at school I try to be quiet and respectful during class.”

At Springville Junior High, the administrators have established something that students can strive for--a monthly virtue. Lucas Delgreco, a seventh-grade boy, said, “To me, tolerance means that you should always accept someone for who they are, no matter what they look like, how they talk, how they dress, or where they are from.”  The administrators have chosen tolerance as December’s virtue at SJHS. The dictionary definition of tolerance is: “a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.” Mr. Mikesell, the Dean of Students, said, “Tolerance is being kind to others NO MATTER WHAT.

Joining the Springville High School swim team is a great way to get in shape, set goals, and make friends according to a several ninth graders at Springville Junior High. At SJHS, only ninth graders can join the team, but it is worth the wait. Matt Duncan, a ninth-grade swimmer, said, “It’s fun, and you get buff!” The practices are after school at the Springville pool. The swimmers are working hard to make sure they are ready for their upcoming meets. 

At Springville Junior High School on December 13th, there will be a Christmas dance that students from seventh through ninth grade may attend. At these dances there is music that students can request, bleachers for when students need a break from all the fun, and food and drinks that students can buy for when they need a refreshment!

“I am looking forward to the Christmas dance because I love having fun with my friends after school,” said Destinie Higgins, an eighth-grade student at SJHS. “The school dances are great ways to meet friends. At dances, students can show their real personalities so others could possibly relate and become friends.”

On October 23, the Springville eighth-grade football teams and Salem Skyhawks had a super bowl. Springville Reams Badgers defeated Salem Skyhawks in the super bowl. At the end of the game, the score was 19-6. Everyone playing for Reams was really happy when their team won. Mikinna Mchoes, a football player on Reams at SJHS, said, ”When my team won, I was really happy because all of my hard work really paid off.” The seventh-grade teams from SJHS also won their super bowl. 

At Springville Junior High School, there is a teacher that is a really hard worker and has worked at the school for quite some time. Mrs. Caras has been a science teacher at SJHS for 13 years, and is still teaching. 

Out of all of the teachers Springville Junior High, there are two teachers who have served the longest who still work here today. Those two teachers are Mr. Krebs, who teaches math, and Mrs. Anderson, who teaches girls’ PE. Mr. Krebs said, “I started teaching at SJHS in 1984 and this year will be my 29th year here at SJHS.”  Also, Mrs. Anderson, said, “Twenty nine of my 30 years teaching have been right here at SJHS.” This goes to show how much both of these teachers love their jobs. 

Mr. Mikesell is the amazing dean of students here at SJHS. He became the Dean two years ago. Before that, Mr. Mikesell was an English teacher for five years until he started working on a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. According to Mr. Mikesell, he wanted to become an administrator so he could have a chance to help a lot of people and become a bigger influence.