Jarom Hendricks and Seth Daybell making pies in Mrs. Luke’s foods class.

Julie Barbosa
SJHS Staff Writer

We’ve all seen those old black and white commercials. The ones with women in aprons standing over kitchen stoves. But not at Springville Junior High, where eighth and ninth graders have the opportunity to take foods class. However, they’re not alone with raw ingredients and dangerous tools, they have Mrs. Natalie Luke.

When you walk into foods class, the heavenly aroma of fresh baked goods and flour cling to the air, not the ordinary classroom smell of dusty books and chalk. Mrs. Luke has been teaching foods to eager students for seven years, and loves every hectic minute, “I love the interaction with fun kids who share their lives with me.”

The students don’t make boxed macaroni and cheese or toast, but make everyday meals. From homemade pasta to exotic sweets, these students have it all. They get to trade their text books and homework for food and fun. Mrs. Luke is there to educate them about a variety foods and the proper use of potentially dangerous tools, “I love to teach foods; It’s a skill everyone needs.”  Students couldn’t agree more. Ninth-grader Weston King said, “Its fun! Mrs. Luke is a great teacher!”

Brigham Stagg and Nathanial Mitchell cooking in Mrs. Luke’s class.

Spencer Duncan
SJHS Staff Writer

At Springville Junior High many students enjoy the Foods class.  Mrs. Natalie Luke, the Foods class teacher, enjoys teaching this class full time throughout the year.  The point of foods class is so students can learn how to cook food and to make it nutritious.  The students also learn about the properties of food.  Austin Jensen, an eighth grader at SJHS, said, “We take notes, go outside, exercise, and learn about nutrition.”

The class has made many things so far this year.  They’ve made things like pizza, shortbread, scones and shakes called Orange Julius.

Lear Burton, an eighth grade student at SJHS, said that Mrs. Luke was, “cool.”  Austin said Mrs. Luke, along with Ms. Emily Davenport, Mrs. Luke’s student teacher, were “Fun and funny.”

Lear said he joined Foods because, “I would be able to eat stuff.”  Mrs. Luke said, “I have loved teaching foods.  It gives me a chance to share something I love and to hopefully inspire kids to want to cook.”

Mrs. Luke lets her ninth grade students try to make foreign foods so they can, “appreciate healthy foods from all around the world.”  The Foods class students like to take part in this class.  Mrs. Luke hopes that students will love cooking as much as she does.

Makaiah Williams
SJHS Staff Writer

At Springville Junior High School there are a lot of new and older faces. These faces are those Brigham Young University students. These students are studying to become teachers. All of the BYU students at Springville Junior are very close to becoming teachers; student teaching is the final exam.

Now every student teacher is special, but there is one that stands out from the rest. She has been to six different countries and three different states. Her name is Ms. Katie Younger. Ms. Younger was born and raised in a little town in Texas called Midland, “Where everyone eats, sleeps, and breathes football.”

Now Ms. Younger is studying to become a foods teacher. As she got older, she had the opportunity to study abroad in London and to intern in Washington D.C. She also had the privilege to visit Guatemala, Italy, France, Germany, and Austria. She said that her favorite place to visit would have to be London because it is full of culture.

Sadly, most good things come to an end. The student teaching is the final exam before the students can get their degree, and student teaching only lasts three months.

Autumn Hathaway
SJHS Staff Writer

At Springville Junior High School the students have an amazing food’s teacher, Mrs. Natalie Luke. She has been teaching for six years. “I never intended on teaching junior high kids–I thought they were too wild and crazy. But then I realized I was wild and crazy too, so it just fit,” Mrs. Natalie Luke stated.

She first became interested in teaching from her father. According to Mrs. Luke, it was just in her family genetics. Some things she wishes she could change about her job are spending more time to get to know her students better, such as attending their games and outside social life. She’d also like to have more time for new recipes in class.

Students shared their thoughts about her. Natalie Shaw, an eighth grade student in her foods class, said, “She’s the best teacher here, really nice.” While according to Jacob Davenport, a last semester student, the only word to describe her is awesome.

If you’re wondering what a teacher’s point of view is on what they think of their job just listen to this opinion of Mrs. Luke, “Are there days I dream of a nice quiet job? Absolutely! But I get the chance of spending my day teaching kids a life skill they can use. And I share in the ups and downs of teenage life… what could be more exciting then that?”

Mrs. Natalie Luke clearly loves her job, but what are some of her out of school hobbies? According to her, she loves to read, sew, and spend time with her family. She also loves throwing parties, playing in the leaves in fall and blowing bubbles.

It’s obvious to anyone who meets Mrs. Natalie Luke that she loves and cares for her students.

Sarah Fawson
SJHS Staff Writer

The scents from the foods rooms move through the school, and everyone wishes that they could be there when warm bread leaves the oven.

Kathryn Crandall’s food class is for the students who want to learn more about cooking and foods that are healthy and good for the students to eat. Students also learn about which foods aren’t good to eat.

The foods class is a semester class, but some students wish it could be a whole year.

The heavenly recipes that Mrs. Crandall gets are sometimes her own recipes, but she also gets them from recipe books and from the internet.

The foods class is a great experience for students who want to learn more about cooking.

Maddie Patten
SJHS Staff Writer

Day after day, delicious aromas waft from Mrs. Kathryn Crandall’s foods room. Students look forward all day to the classes where they can take a 45 minute break from schoolwork to test and taste their cooking skills. Mrs. Crandall uses recipes that have all been tried ahead of time over the past few years by either her or Mrs. Natalie Luke, another foods teacher. Many of the recipes are personal recipes from home that are fun, so Mrs. Crandall and Mrs. Luke bring them to school for the students to use.

The foods class makes foods that include fruits and vegetables, carbohydrates and proteins. In the different units they do, the foods class learns about things like kitchen safety and nutrition. In the nutrition unit the class learns about eating healthy. They are taught which foods prevent which diseases, for instance, calcium prevents osteoporosis and fiber prevents colon cancer. They make fun things like fruit pizza, stir fry, fried rice, and breads. “My favorite thing to make is pancakes,” says Liz White, a foods student. When it gets close to holidays like Christmas, the class enjoys cooking holiday recipes.