May 2013

Les Mis Performance a Success!!

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:19

For more than one year the teachers of the band/orchestra, choir and drama departments of Salem Jr High School and Mount Nebo Jr HIgh School have been working on preparing for this night.  They have worked so hard to be ready for these two nights. With Rachel  Brooksby,  Jana Lee Stubbs, Laura Turner, Rock White, and Kaitlin Brady putting the whole thing together.  There were over 500 students participating each performance night.  Also there were a total of 25 songs that most of the students had to memorize.  Monday May 20, 2013 was Mt. Nebo’s actors to take center stage.

Attributions
Bailey Holdaway and Abby Workman

Lagoon Day!

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:10

May 17th our school had the opportunity to go to Lagoon. Our school had to take eleven charter buses just so we could get there. We loaded the buses around eight and got to Lagoon around ten. Everyone unloaded the buses and ran for the park entrance, eager to ride all of the rides. We all got through the gates and ran to try to be the first ones in line. While there, Wicked was the most popular. Everybody ran to that ride first since the line seemed to be the longest. After everybody enjoyed the rides we all sat down to grab a bite to eat.

Attributions
Sadie Johnson

Boy's Tennis Takes 2nd!

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:05

On May twenty-first, the tennis teams went to the High School’s tennis courts for a delicious barbeque and tennis games! There was a good turnout, lots of varsity and junior varsity players were there, with a good amount of intramural players. First, Coach Kellis welcomed everyone then dismissed everyone to go get their choice of steak, chips, and yummy dessert. After everyone got settled, Coach Kellis gave out awards to player who really shined this year.

Attributions
Ben Cromar

Thanksgiving Point Field Trip with Mrs. Miya

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 10:56

On Monday, May, 20th three of Mrs. Miya’s eighth grade classes had the opportunity to go to Thanksgiving Point’s “Museum of Ancient Life.” The opportunity was made available thanks to funding from The Target Corporation which provides grants for out of the classroom learning. Mrs. Miya applied for the grant in the Fall, and recently was awarded the grant. The original plan was to go to The Kennecott Copper Mine, but after the massive landslide there, Mrs. Miya had to come up with someplace different.

Attributions
Elizabeth Lindsey

Spring Captain's Academy

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 10:02

Congratulations to our Spring sports Captain's Academy attendees, Gammon Ashton, Kaylie Adams and Caleb Mulder. In addition to being great athletes, these students are excel in academics and are fantastic representatives of our school! Thanks to Gammon, Kaylie and Caleb for being great examples of good sportsmanship and dedication to their sport and academics!

SCC Elections

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 14:16

Thanks to everyone who was willing to run for the SaJHS election and to those who voted. We genuinely appreciate your concern and desire to serve our students.The voting was May 14 - 17. The results show Shawna Shelley and Laurine Jack as the newest council members for 2013-14 and 2014-15. 

Spring Band Concert

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 21:55

The Band Classes (with help from Mr. Stolworthy) put on a great final concert for this year. Every class played at some point, including beginning, concert, and jazz band with special songs by the percussion ensemble and the guitar class. The songs were very student involved, including familiar themes such as Harry Potter and Star Wars, and eventually ending with all the band classes playing Mission Impossible together. It was a very fun concert to end a great year at Salem Jr. High. Don’t worry if you missed it though.

Attributions
Ethan Mayfield

Orchestra Festival

Submitted by jolynn.ford on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 21:39

On Monday, April 29th, Salem Jr. High’s advanced and beginning orchestras had the opportunity to go and play at an orchestra festival at UVU.  They performed in front of judges who evaluated them on how well they played.  They were also judged on their professionalism, musical balance, tune, and more. When the orchestra finished their songs, the judges went on stage and either helped them on parts that needed improvement, or praised them for a job well done. I asked Mr. Wells, our orchestra teacher, what he thought of the festival.

Attributions
Abigail Hullinger