February 2019

Kindergarten registration will be in the summer

Submitted by sam.mcgrath on

For those of you who may have kids entering kindergarten in the district next year:

Kindergarten Registration is Moving to Summer

Kindergarten registration, traditionally held in March, will be moved to the summer and combined with grades 1st -12th. More detailed information regarding summer registration for K-6th will be sent out to you before the end of the school year.

Director of Bands at BYU Visits Salem Jr. High Concert Band

Submitted by sam.mcgrath on

On Monday, February 25th, members of the concert band got an incredible treat having Dr. Don L. Peterson, Director of Bands at BYU, come work with them as they prepare for district festival next week. Mr. Stolworthy was very pleased with the better sounds they were able to produce and the progress they made with his help. Dr. Peterson praised the high attention to instruction and great focus of the students. 

Attributions
Daniel Stolworthy

Freshman Day at SHHS

Submitted by sam.mcgrath on

The freshman here at SaJHS have been invited to the high school on March 4th to learn about classes and clubs that they can join next year as sophomores. The high school always puts on a fun assembly with prizes and booths for all of the clubs and extracurricular activities. The plan is to take all of the 9th-grade students and walk to the high school, but they will need a signed permission slip to go. The permission slips have been sent out in an email, but students can pick up a new copy in the counseling office if they need to.

Girls Nebo Jr. High Golf Team

Submitted by sam.mcgrath on

Any girls who are interested in playing for the Nebo Jr. High Girls Golf team will need to attend a meeting tomorrow, February 26, right after school in the Salem Junior High library. The team will be made up of girls from Salem Jr, Mt. Nebo, and Payson Jr. High.

In order to play on the team, girls need to attend the meeting or talk to Mr. Roberts or Mr. Boyer.

Salem Junior Band Concert

Submitted by sam.mcgrath on

Thanks to Mr. Stolworthy who conducted our fabulous concert band and advanced percussion in their performance at SHHS this week. They performed a few numbers on their own, as well a piece with the high school band. We have very talented musicians at Salem Jr.!

Attributions
Cecily Yeager

9th-grade English students reading Animal Farm

Submitted by sam.mcgrath on

If you have a 9th-grade student at Salem Junior, chances are that they are reading Animal Farm in their English class. Mr. Haight, Mrs. Hansen, and Mr. McGrath are all teaching the book right now. After attending a professional development conference that talked about the role in education of teaching about and preserving democracy, the three English teachers decided to teach Animal Farm which talks about the dangers and potential corruption created by a communist government.

Congratulations to our 9th-grade high school wrestlers

Submitted by sam.mcgrath on

Our school wants to recognize and congratulate Dawson Wood, Luke Degraffenreid, Kanyon Rasmussen, and Monson Morley who wrestle at the High School and have qualified to wrestle at the state tournament as freshmen, which is no small feat. If you see them make sure to congratulate them for their achievement and wish them luck!

Good luck at State, guys.

UCHD & E-Cigs

Submitted by neely.mcewan on

The Utah County Health Department will have representatives at our Spartan Target Conferences on Thursday, February 7. They will have an information table from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. to give parents helpful information about e-cigarettes.

There will also be a presentation in the library at 3:30 p.m. and 7:20 p.m.

Please plan to attend and get the important information to help our/your students.

Student of the month for February

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Congratulations to our February SaJHS "Students of the Month." They were recognized at a breakfast with their parents and teachers. We are proud of these students for being "Spartan Strong" in Body, Heart, and Mind!

Hanna Hathaway 8th, Nate Jordan 9th, Cooper Nelson 7th, Cole Hartline 8th, Eloise Brown 8th, Makenzi Matheson 9th, Sydnee Nicholls 7th, Avarie Dain 7th