October 2011

Did you see all the cells around the school a few weeks ago? They were drawn by Mr. Hallams’ biology classes. Each student was given a box of chalk and sent outside to find a square of cement and draw an animal or plant cell.

There were many creative cells drawn. Most students finished their cells in the first 10 minutes of class so they all got creative drawing mustaches and other things on themselves! Some kids were lying on the ground and tracing their silhouettes on the road.

On Saturday September 23rd, the student council woke up early to drive to Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights for a special leadership conference. After arrival, they were sent into the auditorium along with 10-15 other student councils. At this meeting, a man in a wheel-chair gave an inspirational speech about always trying, even if things look bad, even if you might not be able to do the task.

           Do you know Mrs. Peterson? She has been teaching for 15 years.  She started out at SFHS teaching world civilizations and debate, then came here and is now teaching history and public speaking.

If you've been in Mrs. Larsen's room lately, maybe you’ve noticed the new bright red blenders. These blenders are called the “Total Blender” and were donated by Blendtec, a company in Orem that also makes grain mills.

The Total Blender is a professional, $500.00 machine that every Food Lab in Nebo School District received. Our school received eight of these blenders for free! Mrs. Larsen, the Foods teacher said, “This is a truly amazing blender!”

Recently, the Food Exploration classes saw something amazing. soup made from a stone! The day before, every period of cut up vegetables such as tomatoes, corn, and onions, while other classmates cooked meat and made noodles. After adding all of the ingredients together they set it aside for the next day.

For the past few weeks Mr. Dayton and his 6th and 7th period classes have been building, designing, and racing solar powered cars. The classes seemed to enjoy building their own cars and getting to race, especially those taking home wins!

Students used kits that contained small pocket sized solar panels, thin wooden blocks, plastic tires, motors, and small plastic gears to build their cars. Students cut, sanded, painted and assembled their own cars. After they were built, students tested their cars and made any final changes to their designs.

Sevies, we know you're new to junior high—not too long ago we were too! Think of us as your older siblings; we are here to watch out for you.  Here is some advice we have found useful.

Mrs. Sepos was awarded Faculty Teacher fo the Month for October. This great accomplishment was given to her by her fellow teachers. Here are some the nominations sent in for Mrs. Sepos;

"I would like to nominate Michelle Sepos for Teacher of the Month. Michelle works very hard in helping her students succeed before school, during school (even in between classes as she helps her students get to their inclusion class) and devotes many hours after school on her studnts' behalf." - Mr. Russ LeMmon.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Song Writing Competition this year. We had great participation and appreciated all the song writers at our school. Each participant will receive feedback from the judges and a certificate. We would now like to announce our winners. (Drum roll please...) Sariah Lee, Kaitlin Adams, Zach Hansen, India Quist, and Hailey Boggess. Congratulations to you all! During the assembly Tuesday we will enjoy hearing each of these song writer's original songs.