October 2013
SaJHS student places first at district cross country finals
Brodey Hasty, 8th grade, took first in the district cross country meet at the beginning of October. The boys cross country team took second overall. Summer Johnson, 9th grade, placed seventh individually as the girls team placed second overall.
Our Choir ROCKS!
Our school choirs performed at the "Fall Pops Concert" on Monday, October 21st. The choirs performed many songs, including Bohemian Rhapsody and Radioactive. Visit http://youtu.be/Js-FyK_l2UA to view their final number. All 238 students (all 4 choirs combined) were on stage.
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE POSTER
VOTE online at www.utahcountyhealth.org/radoncontest
Salem Junior High has 27 art students participating in a poster contest advertising the dangers of radon, a radioactive gas that can be found in homes. (If you want to vote for one of our students, they are entries: 102, 170, 191, 192, 195, 201, 227, 264, 266, 277, 278, 279, 280, 301, 302, 315, 316, 317, 319, 388, 389, 390, 419, 439, 440, 450, 451.)
September students of the month recognized
Two students from each grade are recognized each month for being outstanding students. Students of the month are nominated by teachers during the last week of every month. Students are recognized with a certificate, a letter sent home with quotes about the student's exceptional behavior and academic progress, a small treat, and a vinyl sticker. Congratulations September Students of the Month! (Back row left to right) Jacob Rolfe, 8; Garrison Barnes, 9; Katherine Clare, 8 (Front row left to right) Finlay Lofthouse,7; Rachel Harb, 9; Nikki Taylor, 7
SaJHS hosts special education extravaganza
Standards-based grading scale enriches student's education