Jose Martinez
SJHS Staff Writer

There are various math teachers at Springville Junior High, one of those teachers is Mr. Dallin Krebs, who other than being here for almost three decades is also  very loved by his students, former and present.

“My career goal at a young  age was to be a farmer like my dad,” said Mr. Krebs.   Mr. Krebs was born in North Logan, Utah, where he and his five brothers and two  sisters often helped their father with the farming right after school was over for the day.  Which of course is where Mr. Krebs got his ambition to become a farmer at a young age, but due to the poor economics of farming he was unable to do that.

“I then decided I wanted to be a electrician, so I enrolled at Utah State University with my major as Electrical Engineering. I completed all but two years of the required math courses my first year and then left for two years, said Mr. Krebs.  After two years Mr. Krebs returned to USU,  the teachers told him he would have to start all over again in order to be in Electrical Engineering.  He didn’t want to start over again, so he just decided to choose Industrial Education.

“Since I had all those math courses I was asked to teach math in addition to the vocational courses at my first school,” said Mr. Krebs.  With time and help of his college math classes he started teaching math more frequently.  When he came to Springville Junior High School he saw there were no vocational courses so he just decided he would teach math, which he has been teaching for  twenty nine years now.

“I like teaching here at Springville Junior High. The best part is the students,” said  Mr. Krebs.  Over the years Mr. Krebs has taught some very smart students whom he liked, and they liked him back. He still gets invitations from his former students to go to weddings or other important events, all due to their very close friendship with Mr. Krebs.

The SJHS Golf Team: Zach Droubay, Allen Maughan, Gregg Davis, Radley Nelson, Kyle Englund and Coach Krebs

Andrew Garza
SJHS Staff Writer

This year Springville Junior High took 5th place in the Nebo School District tournament.  The team missed 4th place by just a few strokes. The golf tournament was held at Hobble Creek Golf Course, where students form Springville, Mapleton, Payson, Mt. Nebo, Spanish Fork, and Diamond Fork Junior High Schools competed to see who the best was.

The golfers played eighteen holes and the best four scores from each team were totaled to determine the winner. This year Gregg Davis, Allen Maughn, Kyle Englund, Radley Nelson, and Zach Droubay went to the district tournament at Hobble Creek. Gregg Davis said that he and his team did well.

Gregg Davis loves to golf and is looking forward to next year and says that he will tryout next year. Mr. Dallin Krebs, the golf coach and an SJHS math teacher, said, “I think the golf team is important because it gives students another opportunity to participate in another school activity and golf also teaches values and more. Students who participate are required to be model students. The values students learn from playing golf will stay with them the rest of their lives.”

Christopher Taylor
SJHS Staff Writer

Every year in school brings changes, but math is something that remains constant for your entire education. SJHS is just like any other school in this regard.  However, our school is different from others because of the kids and teachers that participate in the math program. We not only learn, but many kids have fun as well.

There are five different math classes offered at SJHS: Seventh grade math, Pre Algebra, Algebra 1a, Algebra 1, and Geometry. Next year there will also be an Algebra 2 class. The classes are similar in many aspects, but move at different paces. Seventh grade math is a slower paced Pre-Algebra, and Pre Algebra and Algebra 1a are slower paced  versions of Algebra 1.  According to Mr. Dallin Krebs, an Algebra 1 teacher, his class is fun because it is like solving a puzzle.  Geometry takes the things that you learned in Algebra 1 (as well as the preceding classes) and applies them to real life.  Mrs. Corrin Gleave, the Geometry and Algebra 1a teacher said that “Geometry is my favorite! You get all the satisfaction of solving for x, but you also get the shapes, colors and, wait for it… ANGLES!”

Teachers are probably one of the most important factors in learning math. Students at SJHS feel that we have very helpful teachers. Many teachers feel the same way about the kids at our school. Mrs. Kaycie Sorenson, a new math teacher at SJHS, said “The students are great, they are so excited and willing to learn, which makes it 100 times better for me!”  An example of this willingness to learn is seen in Lear Burton, an eighth grader.  He said, “I like being in Geometry because it’s fun and it makes me feel high and mighty to be in an advanced math class.”

The SJHS Golf Team, front row left to right:  Radley Nelson, Allan Maughan and Cooper Fullmer.  Back row:  Coach Dallin Krebs, Kyle Englund and Zach Droubay.

Max Schreiner
SJHS Staff Writer

The most exciting thing for a golfer is making the golf team. This year the golf team members consist of eighth graders Gregg Davis, Allan Maughan, Gabe Hargett, Radley Nelson, Cooper Fullmer, Kyle England, Zachary Droubay, and ninth grader Tanner Bunnell.

The golf team practices at Hobble Creek Golf Course every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m., but “team members are strongly encouraged to practice on their own during the week,” said Coach Dallin Krebs, who is also a math teacher at Springville Junior High.

There are four tournaments each season plus districts which is where the winning school will be determined. Zachary Droubay, golf team member, said he joined the golf team, “Because it’s awesome!” He also remarked that Mr. Krebs has taught him a lot of things. The golf team had their first tournament on Monday, September 14, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. at Hobble Creek Golf Course.

Madie Dockstader
SJHS Staff Writer

At Springville Junior High we have some awesome teachers; one of them is Mr. Dallin Krebs. He is one of the math teachers. “When I didn’t have him as a math teacher I didn’t really understand math, but now I do,” said Kaydie Kerby, a student at Springville Junior High.

Mr. Krebs graduated from Sky View High School. He also graduated from Southern Utah University (SUU). Mr. Krebs said, “SUU was a small university, and you got to know your teachers and classmates really well.”

Mr. Krebs loves being a teacher. He enjoys working with young adults. “They are so interesting and fun,” he said. Mr. Krebs has always enjoyed helping others and when he was in school he was always helping other students understand.

Students love Mr. Krebs’s class.  Courtney Middlebrook, student at SJHS, said “He goes over all the questions that kids miss. He shows how to do it on the board.” Eric Mageno, another student at Springville Junior High, said, “I like the class because Mr. Krebs really knows how to keep the class on track and learning.”

Aside from all his schooling and teaching Mr. Krebs enjoys doing anything that involves his family. He also enjoys working with his hands, building or fixing things. “I like being busy!”

by Matthew Fitzgerald
SJHS Staff Writer

Swing! Smack! Fly! Putt! Jump for joy! These wonderful moments of complete bliss (and sometimes quite the opposite) are all part of what the SJHS golf team does a lot of. That is what’s happening now at many local golf courses including Hobble Creek, Gladstan, and Spanish Oaks. With Mr. Krebs (who has coached fourteen years) helping them swing their way to victory, this year’s golf team should be a success!

The golf team goes to a tournament about once every week. SJHS’s golf team competes in four tournaments, and there is also a district meet at Gladstan at the end of the season. There are five other schools attempting to better our school in this sport, but we only play two other schools in each tournament. The golf team actually placed second place in their first tournament!

To achieve that rank, that had to train hard at Hobble Creek Golf Course. Our golf team often goes up to its driving range or putting green to hone their skills. Through watching them play, Mr. Krebs is proud to announce that he thinks he has a great team. The team will only get better in the next couple years since they have a lot of 7th graders.

But why does our team like golf? “You are able to control your own destiny, and it’s constantly changing.” Mr. Krebs said. Through just about all of the interviews with golf players, I have discovered that they love golf because it is not just a physical, it’s very much a mental sport. Also, you can play golf for most of your life, unlike many other sports. I asked Coach Parker for any advice towards new golfers, and he said “Be patient; it’s a tough sport to master.”