December 2012

SaJHS Principal Awarded Utah Middle-Level Principal of the Year

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Wed, 12/26/2012 - 11:38

Earlier this year, our principal, Mrs. Kimball won a state award. She was nominated by the administrators for the title of Middle-Level Principal of the Year! (“Middle-Level” meaning the Jr. High level.) She was rewarded with a Snoopy trophy and a trip to Washington D.C. with her husband. All of the award winning principals from every state were there, too.While she was in D.C., she and her husband met with Utah’s senators, Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee to discuss education in Utah.

Attributions
Kai Hendry & Abby Hullinger

Spartan Basketball Pride: SaJHS Girls' Basketball

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Wed, 12/26/2012 - 11:16

Through a tremendous amount of effort and determination, the Spartan ninth grade girls’ basketball team, won an amazing game!  Full of tension and contained excitement, the game was one worthy of an encore.  At every toss of the ball you could feel your hopes fly with it, and your heart beat excitedly.  You could feel your teeth clench with worry and disappointment at the increase of points on the Guest’s board. A legitimate feeling of joy ran through your mind at every good play, and it was easy to join in the cheering and applause.

Attributions
Kylie Johnson and Yvette Lazarte

SaJHS November Students of the Month

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Wed, 12/26/2012 - 11:05

The Salem Junior High students of the month for November are:

Miranda Tarter, Brigham Hughes, Alyssa Jorgenson, Alex Baker, Karlee Bowles, Meagan Shelley, Abby Brown, Serenity Depalma, Sophia Jones, Sam Weeks, Morgan Draper, McKinley Roundy, Ben Fisher, Madeline Stocks, Parker Harrison.

Congratulations to these outstanding students!

Quarters for Christmas

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 12:32

We had a very successful Quarters for Christmas. Students and staff donated over $2,000 for families for Christmas. Stokes will participate with a discount on gift cards. (Thank you, Stokes!!) We should be able to help 10 families in our area. 

As an incentive, the classes competed for the chance to throw a pie in the face of the winning teacher. This event took place at lunch on Dec 19 and was great lunchtime entertainment! 

SaJHS Cross Country

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 09:25

The SaJHS Cross Country team had a great first season! When it ended in Oct, we took 5th place overall in the boys and 6th in the girls. Brodey Hasty took 6th and Chayden Zeeman took 2nd overall. They did great and had a fun time competing!

SaJHS Golf Team

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Sat, 12/01/2012 - 12:22

The Salem Junior High Golf team had a fantastic first season taking 2nd place at the State Championship!! The following athletes all did a wonderful job in representing our school with great sportsmanship and athletic skills!

 Steve Barton - won 1st Place and a Gold Medal

 Brooke Terry won Best Score of the year with a 41

 Thanks to our great athletes and to Coach Haskell for an outstanding first season!

 

SaJHS Students Attend Play at SHHS

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Sat, 12/01/2012 - 12:14

On November 7th, the students of Salem Jr. High School had the opportunity to watch the students of Salem High School perform the musical “Guys and Dolls”. This play/musical was based on a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, which was based off of two short stories by Damon Runyon, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser. It was written in the 1950’s and is about gamblers in New York finding love.

The students of Salem Hills High did a wonderful job a recreating this musical and bringing it to life. Many of the students enjoyed the play greatly.

Attributions
Audrey Miller