SJHS News

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Love is in the Air at SJHS

Classes, School Activities, Student Life February 8th, 2010

Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that is celebrated throughout the world. It has never been confirmed as to where this holiday originated, but there are, however, many speculations. The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine that were martyred, but the real origin has never been confirmed.
Springville Junior High [...]

The Best Christmas Presents Ever

Student Life January 15th, 2010

Katya Wagstaff
SJHS Staff Writer
Every Christmas morning, little kids and others who wish they were little kids, wake up early to rush downstairs to see what presents are peeking out from under the Christmas tree.  They tear the wrapping paper off as fast as they can, after all, who cares about the wrapping paper, right?  This [...]

SJHS Students Perform in Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert

Student Life January 11th, 2010

Katya Wagstaff, Krystena Robbins, Darby Farr, Aaron Stoddard, and Spencer Duncan participated in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Christmas concert.
Katya Wagstaff
SJHS Staff Writer
Many may not know it, but Mrs. Leslie Walker, the SJHS Choral Director, also is a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  For the recent Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert, The Wondrous Gift of [...]

Musical Math at SJHS

Classes, School Activities, Student Life January 11th, 2010

Mrs. Gleave’s geometry class sings math Christmas carols to a seventh-grade English class.

Jacob Simmons
SJHS Staff Writer
A new tradition has sprung at SJHS in Mrs. Corrin Gleave’s most advanced math classes. A unit she started just last year is her Christmas caroling unit, which she has decided to revive again this year.
Last year Mrs. Gleave had [...]

Rockin’ Around at the Christmas Dance

School Activities, Student Life December 21st, 2009

Chelsea Ricks
SJHS Staff Writer
Every year around this time Springville Junior High has their Christmas Dance. This year the dance was on Thursday, December 17, 2009. The Service Learning class made posters for the dance, and the student council decorated. The dance was filled with Christmas lights and Christmas posters to help with the Christmas spirit. [...]

Christmas Game Show inside the Walls of SJHS

School Activities, Student Life December 21st, 2009

Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer
Christmas time is all about traditions, and one of the traditions held at Springville Junior High School is that the service learning class hosts a Christmas assembly. This year the assembly will be a Christmas Game Show.
“We’re going to have student council hosting, special judges, and people from the audience all interacting,” [...]

Love Is in the Air at SJHS

School Activities, Student Life February 12th, 2009

Maddie Patten
SJHS Staff Writer
Now that Christmas and New Years are over, students at SJHS are already looking forward to the next holiday: Valentine’s Day! “I love Valentine’s Day! It is the love holiday, and it always involves chocolate! What more is there to life?” said Mrs. Kathryn Crandall, teacher at SJHS.
A fun Valentine’s [...]

New Year’s Eve Traditions

Announcements for Parents, Student Life December 15th, 2008

Whitney Norman
SJHS Staff Writer
New Year’s Eve is one of the greatest times of the year. When everyone gets with their family, and either watches the news to wait until midnight, or just do family traditions and activities. Students at Springville Junior high explained that New Year’s Eve is a fun time to get together, and [...]

SJHS Brings the Christmas Spirit to the Christmas Dance

Announcements for Parents, School Activities, Student Life December 15th, 2008

Brooke Caswell
SJHS Staff Writer
Guess what students of SJHS? It’s that time again! It is time for the Christmas dance! The dance will be at Springville Junior High on Thursday, December 18th from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. For this dance and the Valentines dance it is best dress. It will cost three dollars with your [...]

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 [...]

Red Ribbon Week and Halloween Day – a Big Success

School Activities, Student Life November 6th, 2008

8th and 9th graders dress up for Halloween. Left to right: Jaqueline Fry, Brooke Caswell, McKenna Gleave, Sarah Fawson, Maddie Patten, Abi Santiago, Kristi Hatch, Ethan Trunnell, Whitney Norman, DJ Barnes and Eric Mageno.
Shelby Anderson
SJHS Staff Writer
The week of October 27th through the 31st was Red Ribbon Week, the students and teachers got to [...]

Halloween day fun at SJHS

School Activities, Student Life November 6th, 2008

Seventh grader Kevin Payne dressed as a woopie cushion on Halloween.

Sammy Curtis
SJHS Staff Writer
Halloween has always been an exciting day for everyone, but this year was extra special for Springville Junior High. October 31st was the first time costumes were allowed at SJHS. Although no masks, fake blood or any type gore was allowed, everyone [...]

SJHS says no to Drugs

School Activities, Student Life November 6th, 2008

Service Learning students Mike Bartholemew, Mindy Stapel, Caroline Krieger, McKayla Murdock, and Nathan Bingham preparing for Red Ribbon Week.
Shelby Mason
SJHS Staff Writer
Pajamas day, Spirit day, Crazy day, Sports day, Halloween. Springville Junior High shows they stand against drugs with Red Ribbon Week. “Red Ribbon Week is a great way to show students a great natural [...]

Scholastic Halloween Festivities

School Activities, Student Life October 24th, 2008

McKenna Gleave
SJHS Staff Writer
For as long as any of us can remember, SJHS has had a strict no costume policy when it comes to dressing up for Halloween. This year, however, the students were determined to change that.
Knights of the Round Table is weekly meeting with students, one representative from each homeroom class, where they [...]

Springville Junior High Presents the Halloween Dance

School Activities, Student Life October 24th, 2008

Shelby Anderson
SJHS Staff Writer
There will be a Halloween dance on October 30 at Springville Junior High in the boy’s gym; it will start at 7:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. The cost of the dance will be $4 without student ID and $3 with student ID. There will be costumes allowed, but students [...]