Last Thursday, students here at SaJHS had a special speaker come to our school to talk to them about mental health and the importance of stepping away from their phones and making real connections with people. He encouraged them to talk to people and interact with their peers more often. In support of that, our counseling office organized a campaign for this week called Take a SELFIE.
Congratulations to our January SaJHS "Students of the Month." They are Gabriel McDaniel (8th), Ruthie Devenport (8th), Summer Ovard (9th), Mia Kindrick (8th), Zoey Spencer (8th), Stephen Strong (9th), and Gavin Johnson (7th)
They will be recognized at a breakfast with their parents and teachers. We are proud of these students for being "Spartan Strong" in Body, Heart, and Mind!
Attention: All boys soccer players, grades 9-12.
Are you planning on trying out for the SHHS Skyhawks soccer team this year? If so, you are invited to attend pre-tryout trainings in January and February.
Pre-tryout training information can be found on the free app Telegram. Sign up for Telegram on your device or a computer following the instructions here:
Congratulations to Holly Hickman who won first place in a school art contest run by Mr. Shaffer and the art department. The theme for the contest was Spartan Strong. Cooper Christiansen took third place and Paris Johnson placed second. Holly's piece along with her statement wowed the judges.
Here is Holly's statement:
On Wednesday, December 19th, the percussion classes were visited by recent University of Utah graduate, Cris Stiles. Students were able to see Cris perform solos on the timpani, marimba, and snare drum from his recent senior recital. Cris also taught the students about 4 mallet technique and timpani technique.
The Salem Jr. High Band held their annual Winter concert on Monday December 10th at Salem Jr. High. All band classes were involved in the performance which included the beginning brass, beginning woodwind, beginning percussion, advanced percussion, concert band, and jazz band.
Last week, the drama 1 performed plays in front of an audience of friends and family. They worked hard on these performances and did a great job. Our drama department always does a great job.
The pictures above are from the B2 evening performance of The Polka-dot Thief.
Look forward to a play coming in the spring. They will be performing Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Congratulations to our December 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!
Salem Jr High Faculty and Students are Collecting Quarters 4 Kids now through December 14th. The money raised will help local families that are in need for Christmas. Students will turn in their change to their math teacher. The money will be collected and counted daily until December 14th.
The classes with the most money (must be at least $50.00 to count) will earn a prize. The first place class will earn a donut and pizza party. The second and third place classes will earn donuts for each of their classes.
Although Thanksgiving is over, we are still encouraging students here at the junior high to focus on the positive. Every Monday morning we set apart time for what we call Heart of a Spartan. This is an exercise that asks students to focus more on positive aspects in their lives and less on the negative. We are hoping to train their brains to be more optimistic and more grateful.