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Author Chris Crowe visits Springville Junior High

Classes, School Activities, Student Life April 2nd, 2010

Chris Crowe, author of Mississippi Trial 1955
Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer
In Mrs. Bass’s ninth grade English classes, they have been reading “Mississippi Trial 1955,” by Chris Crowe. As part of their learning experience, Mrs. Bass’s classes invited Dr. Crowe, an English Education professor from BYU, to come and speak to them about his book and the [...]

Mrs. Bass Cool English Teacher at SJHS

Faculty and Staff Spotlight, Student Life February 8th, 2010

Mrs. Bass
Morgan Bowser
SJHS Staff Writer
SJHS has many amazing teachers. One of them is Mrs. Elizabeth Bass. Mrs. Bass teaches eighth grade English. “I have a passion for ideas, knowledge, and feelings. Words when they are strategically expressed, can make me laugh, bring me to tears, help me see the beauty in the world and the [...]

Shakespeare is Back in English Classes at SJHS

Classes, Student Life November 17th, 2009

Mrs. Bass and her class discuss “Romeo and Juliet.”
Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer
Mrs. Elizabeth Bass’s ninth-grade English class is taking a step back in time to the late fifteen hundreds, to the time when Shakespeare was the writer of the century.
“We’re starting a unit on the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet.’” Mrs. Bass explained, “Typically all ninth-grade [...]

After School Writing Lab at SJHS

Announcements for Parents, Student Life September 29th, 2009

Mr. Mikesell is one of the English teachers who supervises the after school writing lab at Springville Junior High.
Cody Woolsey
SJHS Staff Writer
Most students at Springville Junior High have not yet heard of the important news – there is an after school writing lab for students. Students can use this writing lab to finish assignments on [...]

Mrs. Bass’s Summer Camp Project

Classes, School Activities, Student Life May 22nd, 2009

Jantzen Dalley
SJHS Staff Writer
In Mrs. Elizabeth Bass’s English class, students are doing a project called “Summer Camp.” It is a project where students need to create a summer camp name, draw a map of the camp, create a schedule, and write a song.
When asked why she decided to do this project, Mrs. Bass, one of [...]

Chivalry in Action at SJHS

Student Life December 1st, 2008

Kristi Hatch
SJHS Staff Writer
At Springville Junior High School, students are achieving excellence by being effective communicators, responsible citizens, and successful learners. These qualities are in SJHS’s motto. SJHS teachers give out slips of paper called “Chivalry in Action” awards. They award students with these papers when the students achieve something academically or [...]

Thanksgiving Traditions among Springville Citizens

Student Life November 21st, 2008

Jaqueline Fry
SJHS Staff Writer
Springville Citizens always celebrate Thanksgiving traditions because they love them. On Thanksgiving, they eat turkey, say what they’re grateful for, participate in a soup kitchen and many other traditions as well.
Family traditions are very common and important among families in Springville. “When we eat, we talk about what’s going on in our [...]