Chelsea Ricks
SJHS Staff Writer

Last week at SJHS, the students showed their commitment to not getting involved with drugs. The Service Learning class gave out the dress up days and themes for the week.  Monday was spirit day, “Show your spirit by not doing drugs.” Students dressed up in their school colors to show their school spirit. Tuesday was hero day, “Be someone else’s hero, and don’t do drugs.” Wednesday was sports day, “Be athletic, not pathetic, and don’t do drugs.” Thursday was swap day, “Dress as your favorite teacher and your teachers will dress as you, swap drugs for education.” Friday was crazy day, “Go crazy on candy not drugs.”

Students at SJHS think it’s important to not do drugs because, “drugs can ruin your life,” said Cami Sumsion, Service Learning student at SJHS.   The students of Service Learning made Red Ribbon Week possible. They came with the days of the week and put up posters that said “Don’t Do Drugs” so students would realize that drugs are not good for them.

SJHS students dressed up as their heroes. Left to right: Sky Kawai dressed as Superman, Brandon Chambers dressed as Dwight Schrute from the Office, Anenia Tuttle dressed as her mom, Andalyn Hall dressed as Peter Pan.

Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer

During the week of October 5th – October 9th, students at Springville Junior High celebrated being drug free with Red Ribbon Week. The Service Learning class picked a different theme for each day of the week so students and teachers could dress up and show their school spirit. On Tuesday, October 6th, Springville Junior High teachers and students dressed up as their favorite hero.

From Superman to their parents, students and teachers could be seen roaming the halls dressed as something they’re not, but looking up to someone else because they were living a drug free life.

“I think it’s good for students to be able to dress up and show who their hero is,” Jennifer Bate, a Service Learning student, said.

“I think we need to support Red Ribbon Week to show people that we can still be happy if we don’t do drugs,”  Madeline Alispach, a ninth grade student at Springville Junior High, said.  Madeline went on to say, “I also think that students need to dress up and show that they have pride in their school.”

Eighth graders Aleksandar Maccabee, Hunter Hamberlin, Jesse Martinsen, Tyler Sumsion, Deric Hardman and Duncan Hubbard dress up for Sports Day at SJHS.

Jacob DeRosia
SJHS staff writer

Last week was Red Ribbon Week here at Springville Junior High, and school spirit is busting at the seams. On Thursday, October 7, 2009 the students of SJHS dressed up in their favorite sports uniforms to show they are, and will stay, drug free.

For the past week the students and teachers are dressing up to “swap drugs for education” these dress up days are meant to celebrate school spirit, but according to some students, it’s just an excuse to dress up for school.

Anywhere from skateboarders to football players, to even dancers, the students at SJHS love School dress up days. Whether an excuse to dress up at school or a way to show school spirit, dress up days are very popular here at Springville Junior High. Though very fun, Students are still required to follow the school dress code.

Seventh graders dressed up for Sports Day.

Mr. Mikesell, Tanner Gervais, and Mrs. Gleave, believe it or not.

Jack Setzer
SJHS Staff Writer

Thursday was crazy at SJHS! Students dressed like teachers, and teachers like students! What’s going on? Why, it’s Swap Day, part of Red Ribbon Week. Swap Day represents “Swapping Drugs for Education.” On this day, students were SUPPOSED to wear what the teachers wear, and vice versa. The Red Ribbon effort was organized by the Service Learning class.

Many students and teachers think Swap Day was a good idea, and therefore tried to participate. Hadley Roberts, a seventh grader at SJHS, said Swap Day is “Fun, because once you dress up like the teachers, it helps you know how the teachers feel.” Mrs. Diane Bird, Service Learning teacher at Springville Junior High, said Swap Day was “A great idea, because I [was able] to wear a tee shirt, jeans, and flip flops.”

Some people really dressed up. Mr. Trent Mikesell, one of the Springville Junior English teachers, wore purple skinny jeans. You could hardly tell Mrs. Corrin Gleave, math teacher, from one of her students. “I had absolute blast!” said Mrs. Gleave. “I think we should keep [Swap Day for Red Ribbon Week] every year.”

Mr. Mikesell and seventh-grader Indy McRae in Swap Day attire.

Student teacher Mrs. Murdock and seventh-grader Andalyn Hall.

The week of October 5th is going to be Red Ribbon Week at Springville Junior High School.  Please dress up for our spirit days.

• Monday, October 5th: Spirit Day (school colors)

Show your spirit by not doing drugs.

• Tuesday, October 6th: Hero Day

Be someone else’s hero, and don’t do drugs.

• Wednesday, October 7th: Sports Day

Be athlethic, not pathetic–don’t do drugs.

• Thursday, October 8th: Swap Day (Dress up as your favorite teacher, and teachers will dress up as you!)

Swap drugs for education.

• Friday, October 9th: Crazy Day

Go crazy on candy, not drugs.

Maddie Patten
SJHS Staff Writer

Last week SJHS celebrated Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is a way to increase drug awareness and have fun at the same time. Each day of the week, students dressed up according to the theme of the day. For instance, Monday was Pajama Day, and everyone came to school in their pajamas. Thursday was Sports Day. The message of the day was “Stay Fit and Stay Free.”

On Thursday after school, the students played a competitive flag football game against the faculty. The faculty was, once again, undefeated, although one game ended in a tie. “My favorite moment was when Jethro Gillespie leaped up and over a student into the end zone for a touchdown,” Mrs. Kelli Manwaring, SJHS science teacher, said.

“Sports day is a day when we promote students to get ‘high’ off of sports rather than drugs,” Mrs. Kathryn Crandall, Service Learning teacher, expplained. So whether it’s kicking balls or kicking drugs, students at Springville Junior High vow to stay drug free.

Brooke Caswell
SJHS Staff Writer

At SJHS every year there is a week devoted to saying no to drugs–it is called Red Ribbon Week. There was a theme for each day of the week for October 27-31. Wednesday the 29th was crazy day. All the students dressed up as crazy as they wanted. Some teachers said that crazy day is the students’ favorite day of the week.

The theme of crazy day is, “Don’t be crazy! Say NO to drugs!” This day is devoted to staying away from drugs.

On this day during lunch in the cafeteria, the school brought in a karaoke machine and large speakers. Students got to choose a song and all their friends went up to the machine and sang away. “Crazy day is always fun with our karaoke lunch,” Mrs. Kathryn Crandall, Service Learning Teacher said.

Students dressed up on this day to have fun and show school spirit. “We have cute posters all over the school, and students each have a reminder note. We periodically give treats for those who participate,” Mrs. Crandall explained. “If they feel like dressing up to show their school spirit, they do it. Otherwise, that’s them missing out on the fun,” Michael Bartholomew, student council member at SJHS, said.

Thank you to everyone who dressed up. Remember, stay drug free!

Sarah Fawson
SJHS Staff Writer

Drugs are a never ending nightmare, so on Monday at Springville Junior High students got to wear their pajamas to school. They didn’t have to wake up and decide what to wear that day, they just came to school. “Yes it was fun and comfortable not to get ready in the morning and come to school later,” Abi Santiago said.

The students were encouraged to dress up to show off their school spirit. Some of the Service Learning students and Mrs. Kathryn Crandall, who organized the week, put posters all over the school to remind us to dress up. They also gave all the students reminder flyers, and students who dressed up they got candy.

The reason we have Red Ribbon week is for the students to be aware of how harmful drugs can be and to stay away from them. All of us at Springville Junior High made a promise to be drug free and to not get involved with them. So let’s be happy and have a drug free year at Springville Junior High.

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 high without ever touching drugs,” Mrs. Kathryn Crandall says. Mrs. Crandall is organizing Red Ribbon Week and is helped out by Mike Bartholomew, Ali Udall, Aldana Miloni and Nathan Bigham, a few Service Learning students.

Pajama Day was on Monday, October 27. This is a day where students to remind students that “drugs are a never-ending nightmare.”

“Drugs take away your spirit!” Spirit Day was on Tuesday. Students wore red and blue to show their school spirit. Students went outside during lunch and drew on the sidewalk with chalk to “chalk out against drugs.”

Crazy Day was on Wednesday. Crazy day was definitely the students’ favorite. Students wore their craziest clothes to school, and then went into the lunch room and “voiced out against drugs” by singing karaoke. Crazy day’s theme was “Don’t be crazy! Say no to drugs!”

Thursday was Sports Day. Students dressed up as their favorite sport and vowed to “stay fit and stay free.” For sports day students played flag a football game against the faculty after school.

Happy Halloween! Friday, October 31 was when everyone could dress up in their Halloween costumes and “said boo to drugs.” This was also one of the first times in years that students were allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school, they were all very excited.

Shelby Mason
SJHS Staff Writer

At Springville Junior High School there is a tradition where the whole school goes out into the field and spells out a word in the grass. While the students are doing this a faculty member will go into a hot air balloon and takes a picture of all of us.

We have this tradition because “it is a lot of fun, and we hope all of the students realize that it is showing our commitment against drugs. We wanted to do something that would help them remember that we take a stand against drugs,” Mrs. Crandall explained.

We have been doing this tradition for the past ten years and this year the word “Pride” was spelled out. In past years we have done words like, “Unite,” “Live,” “SJHS,” and “Spirit.” We use words that show that Springville Junior High is a great school and takes a stand against drugs.

The hot air balloon that we used this year was owned by the Bank of American Fork and was operated by Erwin Oertle and Brian Kelly. Our vice principal, Mr. Knudsen, and Mrs. Crandall went up in the air balloon with them to take the picture.

Mr. Oertle explained that when you go up the winds will carry you depending on altitude. This year they traveled to the east and landed in the high school soccer field, where a few teachers and students helped to put the air balloon away.