November 2015

Winners from last weeks math problem, and the new problem of the week

Submitted by david.thacker on Fri, 11/20/2015 - 16:51

Triskaidekaphobia

Triskaidekaphobia is an irrational fear of the number 13. Because of fear and superstition surrounding the number 13, it is common in tall buildings for the 13th floor to be skipped when installing elevators buttons, it is instead numbered 14. A particularly fearful hotel owner decided to skip floor 13, as well as, any multiples of 13 when numbering the floors. He did the same thing when numbering the rooms. If each floor has rooms numbered to 100 and the elevator has buttons numbered to 30, how many rooms does the hotel have?

Nifty Novelists

Submitted by david.thacker on Fri, 11/20/2015 - 09:17

SFJHS Creative Writing Class has been participating in NanoWrimo this month. At the mid-point, top writers are Courtney Metzger, Peyton King, and Jared Smith. Congrats and keep writing!

Attributions
By Mrs. Parker

Computer Science Field Trip Just For Girls in Junior High

Submitted by david.thacker on Fri, 11/20/2015 - 09:08
Tues, Dec 8 – all morning Nebo Advanced Learning Center

Buses will pick up girls at their school around 8:30 am and bus them to the ALC in Springville for a morning field trip to view the documentary CodeGirl about a group of junior and senior high school students who improve their community through technology and computer coding.

Teen Author Boot Camp

Submitted by david.thacker on Tue, 11/17/2015 - 08:18

Teen Author Boot Camp, a writing conference just for teenagers, is excited to offer ten (10) need-based scholarships to qualifying students for the 2016 conference to be held on  March 5, 2016. Students who are interested must apply by  December 28, 2015 and follow the steps outlined on the TABC scholarships page (including a letter of recommendation from their English teacher).

2015-2016 Lobos Basketball Teams Announced

Submitted by david.thacker on Mon, 11/16/2015 - 13:28

It’s official!  The 2015-2016 Spanish Fork Basketball teams have been announced!

This year’s Lady Lobos are:

Courtney Davis

Ellie Jeppson

Aunika Minson

Maya Yeates

Alyssa Chandler

Megan Hansen

Riley Jaussi

Taelyr Skollingsberg

Kristin Rhees

Ashtyn Harrison

Tessa Clayton

Katey Huntsman

 

                This year’s boys’ team includes:

                                Blake Benhoff

Bryce Boyer

Hunter Nielsen

Mason Nielsen

Parker Swenson

Attributions
by Rillene Nielsen

FFA Dodgeball Tournament

Submitted by david.thacker on Mon, 11/16/2015 - 09:58

November 5, the FFA officer team held a dodgeball tournament for any of the students in one of Ms. Warren’s 8th or 9th grade class. As many kids began to show up, we split them into two teams.  We played multiple rounds of dodgeball, each one becoming more and more intense. The gyms were filled with many laughs.  The games were also very competitive because if you cheated they would call you out.  After all of the games were done they all went back to Ms. Warren’s room and ate lots of treats.  This activity was very fun! Come to the next one for even more excitement!

Attributions
By Katelyn Beckstead and Katelynn Poulsen