SJHS News

Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer
This year, counselors at Springville Junior High decided that they would try something new in order to help new students succeed. “Peer Pals” is a program in which students try their hardest to look out for new students and make sure no one feels excluded or left out. Teachers recommended students who [...]

Mrs. Monica Distefano, ninth grade counselor at SJHS.
Jose Martinez
SJHS Staff Writer
Throughout their junior high years, some students have personal problems big or small, and there is a group of dedicated people who are always there to help out with problems.  That group of people is the counselors.
Mrs. Monica Distefano is a very well-known and loved [...]

Sariah Morris
SJHS Staff Writer
Mrs. Monica Distefano, one of the Springville Junior High counselors, is amazing. She does so many things. Mrs. Distefano said, “In the counseling office we do a big variety of things, which is kind of nice because we’re not always doing the same thing.”
Mrs. Distefano has four kids and has been a [...]

Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer
When most people think of the word ‘school’ they think of homework, grades, and, most importantly, friends. “Friends are the reason I come to school!” Malary Hatch, a student at Springville Junior High explained. “Without friends I wouldn’t bother getting up in the morning.” This probably is true for many of the [...]

Autumn Hathaway
SJHS Staff Writer
As third term comes to an end, teachers and students at Springville Junior High get prepared and pumped for the final term to begin on March 23rd.
The fourth term is always fun because it is near the end of the year when students and teachers are thinking,  “Finally all of our hard [...]

The counseling department is happy to answer any questions students and parents may have about registration.
left to right: Joy Maughan, secretary; Monica Distefano, 8th grade counselor; Monica Linton, 7th grade counselor; Shaun Blakey, 9th grade counselor

Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer
For the next few weeks, students, parents, teachers, and the faculty at Springville Junior High and High [...]

Shelby Anderson
SJHS Staff Writer
If there is someone you needed to talk to or just someone to hang out with, Mrs. Joy Maughan will be at her desk waiting for you. Mrs. Maughan is the Springville Junior High counseling secretary. Mrs. Maughan has been at Springville Junior for seven years. “I love my job; it’s [...]