Mrs. Kellie Roberts was awarded the Crystal Apple Award during Monday's faculty meeting. Horace Mann representatives partner with local school administrators each year to sponsor the Crystal Apple Award program for recognizing teaching excellence.
Congratulations to Gabe Bullard for being a winner in the district's school breakfast art contest. Students illustrated why eating breakfast is important and Gabe's drawing was selected as a winner. He received a bike as a prize. Way to go, Gabe!
Yesterday, the Hope Squad kicked off their duties with an annual retreat.
The Hope Squad is a group of students that provide support, encouragement, referral and resources to students who may be struggling. It requires attendance to a monthly meeting and initial training for those students involved. Students in the hope squad have been nominated by their peers as someone they would turn to in a difficult situation.
For the PTA March Madness Fundraiser, the PTA offered an ice cream party to any class that could get 100% of students in the class to return the March Madness Form. Mrs. Huhtalas Class is the only class that earned the ice cream prize!
One of Mr. Dayton's classes won the pizza party grand prize by collecting $108.
All of the money raised will stay with our school's PTA to use for the benefit of Salem Junior High.
SaJHS is currently performing Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man Junior". There are two performances left: Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m. Cost is $4 for general admission, $3 for students, and $20 for a family pass.
The PTA is extending our annual March Madness fundraiser another week! We would like to remind that this is our only big fundraiser for the school for the year. We do not ask you to sell anything! We simply send envelopes home with the students and ask for at least $5 per family. The class that returned the most this week will receive a treat, and the class that has the highest percentage returned next week receives a treat. We encourage all to return their envelopes whether they can donate at this time or not.
The Jon. M. Huntsman Family is proud to sponsor the
On Tuesday March 4, for National School Breakfast Week, the cafeteria staff are offering the staff and the students a free breakfast. You will be able to choose breakfast pizza, or pop tart and cereal, with your choice of milk, also fresh strawberries and blueberries. They will begin serving at 7:00.
Read more about Aidan Dayton, 9th grader, and Ashton Grogg, 7th grader in a Daily Herald article titled Two budding Olympic-grade athletes attending Salem Junior High. Here is the link:
Track and Field is quickly approaching at SaJHS. Coach Blanchard and the assistant coaches are excited to help the SaJHS team be even bigger and more successful than last year. The SaJHS girls track team won the district title for the 2012-13 school year.
After school practices for SaJHS track and field begin March 12th at 3 to 4:30 p.m. Track meets are on Friday afternoons.