Mrs. Brighton, along with her technicians, took her Life Skills students and some peer tutors to the Kid's Fishing Day hosted at Salem Pond. Students were able to fish, play at the park, socialize, and enjoy lunch with friends from multiple school districts. We are so grateful to King's Camo and the multiple agencies that help to make this day possible each year!
Our school bands did their last concert on Monday the 13th. They have been working hard all year long and it paid off. They sounded great. Mr. Stolworthy took time during the concert to recognize students who have played with the bad all three years of junior high and are now moving onto the high school.
We are looking forward to our End of School Spirit Week at Salem Jr. High May 13-17! While you try to incorporate each day's theme, please follow the dress code and do not use any face or body paint. The themes for each day are listed below.
Salem Junior won the district slam for the FIRST time ever last night. These three made the best team we've had yet. Their points combined put Salem at the top. Michael Langton won 2nd place overall. Although Sam Bleggi and Chloe Christiansen didn't place in the top three, the each got very high scores for their poems. If you see them today please congratulate them! I think they were shocked that they won but SO excited. (The giant pencil is the trophy that the winning school gets to keep until the next year.)
Last week, Mrs. Brighton took her Life Skills students and some peer tutors to the Special Olympics hosted at Maple Mountain High School. They were able to compete in some track and field events and had a great time.
The Spartan Showcase is going to be this Thursday, May 2nd. We will have a number
of things around the school that teachers have put on display to highlight what students
have worked on this year.
For our Spartan Showcase during the upcoming Spartan Target Conference, Mr. Shaffer is sponsoring an art competition. He wants to encourage students to submit art projects of all kinds, even if they don't currently have an art class. It can be something that they've done in a class or own their own. He is taking submissions until April 29. See the flyer for more information.
Tradition continues here at SaJHS as we hold our 6th annual school-wide poetry slam. Students began in their classes where some were chosen to advance to the school slam. Today the school slam was held and out ten finalists were chosen. The top three of those finalists will be advancing to the district poetry slam which will be held on May 7th at 6:30 at Spanish Fork Jr.
Congratulations to the top 3 students:
1st place: Michael Langton
2nd place: Sam Bleggi
Congratulations to our April SaJHS "Students of the Month"! We are proud of these students for being "Spartan Strong" in Body, Heart, and Mind. They are from left to right Emmalene Meyers 8th, Max Johnson 9th, Jayden Swartz 8th, Kimberly Bushman 7th, Makenzie Pugmire 8th, Savanna Vazquez 8th, Charly Christensen 8th, and Katey Carly 7th. They will be recognized at a breakfast with their parents and teachers.