SJHS News

Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer
Mr. Booth’s ninth grade band class competed in a district festival on April 16, 2010, at Spanish Fork High School. The ninth grade band has been preparing for this festival since before Christmas and has worked hard to get to where they are today.
The band played three pieces of music: Appalachian Morning, [...]

Hayde Blanco
SJHS Staff Writer
The jazz band is coming to SJHS after Christmas break. The jazz band is made up of ninth graders that are in Mr. David Booth’s band class. Mr. Booth, the jazz band conductor, said, “Jazz band is a fun way to give ninth graders more performing opportunities.”
Ninth graders that are in band [...]

Kenia Martinez
SJHS Staff Writier
Here at Spingville Junior High we have students with many different talents. And the school’s curriculum offers a couple of classes for those wishing to learn more and practice those talents.
The school offers a class called Creative Writing for those who love to write. It’s a class where students can practice not [...]

Mr. Booth playing the clarinet with the band students.
Sarah Jensen
SJHS Staff Writer
Mr. David Booth is the band teacher at Springville Junior High and has been teaching for 14 years at SJHS. “I’ve always been drawn to all kinds of music, rock, jazz, R&B,” said Mr. Booth. According to Mr. Booth, his high school wrestling coach [...]

Mr. Booth conducting the eighth grade band.
Jose Martinez
SJHS Staff Writer
Everyone knows that in junior high and in high school there is a Orchestra class, cheerleading, workout, and other special clubs, but one class that people forget is band. Band is a class that unlike orchestra, has modern instruments.
“I love teaching band, I’ve always been drawn [...]

Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer
Practice, that’s what Mr. David Booth, band director at Springville Junior High, has driven his eighth and ninth grade classes to do in order to prepare and attend a band festival held at the Utah Valley University (UVU). The eighth graders will be participating in the band festival on Monday, May 4th, [...]

Jaqueline Fry
SJHS Staff Writer
This year at Springville Junior High School, Mr. David Booth teaches band classes every school day. He teaches six different classes, which include grades seven, eight, and nine. Mr. Booth prepares the classes for concerts and festivals every year.
Mr. Booth teaches all three grades at the junior high, and the students enjoy [...]

Zachary Nemelka
SJHS Staff Writer
On December 11th the Springville Junior High Band will be having three concerts–one for each grade’s band. The bands will play in the SJHS auditorium. The seventh grade concert will start at 6:00 p.m. The eighth grade band will begin at 7:00, and the final performance will be the ninth grade [...]

Matthew Fitzgerald
SJHS Staff Writer
Jazz band, two words most of us love to hear. So full of solos, drum beats, and jazzy piano riffs all in one to create a fun piece of music. After Christmas break, Mr. David Booth will swing his SJHS jazz band into action.
“Jazz band is an after school performing group made [...]

Mr. Booth conducting the 9th grade band.
Abi Santiago
SJHS Staff Writer
Some kids like listening to music, students that are in band enjoy working with their hands and creating the music. At SJHS, Band is a class where you can learn music, then later on perform it for an audiance. “It’s a class where you can [...]