We are excited to have Kevin Bateman as our new band director at Salem Jr. High this year!. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Brigham Young University. While at BYU, he was the president and trumpet soloist for the Cougar Marching Band, played lead trumpet in the Pep Band and Jazz Ensemble, assistant principal trumpet in both the Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony as well as being a member of
BYU’s Synthesis. Mr. Bateman attended American Fork High School, where he was the principal trumpet of their Wind Symphony and

We are excite to have Mrs. Holt join our CTE team at Salem Jr High this year! She loves doing puzzles, reading a good book, and spending time with her family. Mrs. Holt's family has a small family orchard in Haskellville (south of Salem) and this time of year they enjoy creating a lot of apple goodness like freshly pressed apple juice, apple sauce, apple butter, and apple pies. Mrs. Holt has 3 children, and 2 grandsons (grandson number 3 is due in December). She loves chocolate covered cinnamon bears and diet coke.

Want to Host Your Own Mini Reading Marathon?

PBS Utah is excited to offer support to small communities outside of Salt Lake County!

We want to help you promote the love of reading in your community. 

Libraries, schools, and non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply for support to host their own Mini Reading Marathon. Support ranges from $100-500.

Congratulations to our October Students of the Month: Alondra Garcia (9th), Bailey Beeson (8th), Kaylie Deschamps (9th), Erica Chandler (9th), Zeke Fowlke (8th), Mason Standifird (8th). These students were nominated by faculty and staff at Salem Jr High for being a Spartan in Body, Heart, and Mind. Keep up the great work!

Students at Salem Jr enjoy the Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City. They went to the Sound of Music as well as visit the old Adams theater on SUU campus, which is a replica of the Globe theatre that Shakespeare performed on. All had a fun time!

We are excited to welcome Mr. Sipherd to our Salem Jr science team! He enjoys running, hiking, fishing, hunting, reading, and spending time with his daughters. Mr. Sipherd likes eating fresh hot peppers and chicken out of a can. #nofrills

Before Salem he taught in rural Alaska for 3 years and says it was magical!

Our Fall captains were able to hear from Jordan Stevenson, a Navy veteran who was shot in his head in Afghanistan. Stevenson is a former division 1 athlete who was told he would never walk or talk again. He spoke to the student leaders about how we never stop believing in ourselves, take one step at a time, and just keep going. He can walk and talk because he just took it a step at a time and trusted in himself. What great advice to our students to not only help them throughout their education but throughout their life as well.

Youth athletic leaders from secondary schools in Nebo School District gathered for Captains’ Academy this week. This program is a powerful venue for students in leadership positions to increase communication and friendship among student athletes. Students are provided the opportunity to meet with their peers who are leaders in the same activities, discuss and plan how to lift others and encourage sportsmanship and leadership, and collaborate with one another to address shared challenges.

Suicide Prevention and Awareness Resources: All month, mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members are uniting to promote suicide prevention awareness. Follow this link for more information, training and resources from the state of Utah.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month: All month, mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members are uniting to promote suicide prevention awareness. Follow this link for more information, training and resources.