On April 13 Ms. Warren’s class looked at strawberry DNA. It was a part of learning about Watson and Crick and their discovery of DNA. We learned why it would be important to know this in agriculture, specifically when we were learning about plant, animal, and soil scientists. “It was so cool! I loved being able to see the DNA strands,” a student said. Others agreed that the DNA strands were interesting and fun to see. “It was interesting with a strawberry. What do you think would happen if I tried this with an orange!” a student mentioned.

Students in Mr. Whiting’s science class watched as he dissected squids to learn about the different cool adaptations and traits that the octopus has. They also learned some of the anatomy of the octopus. Mr. Whiting showed students some of the external anatomy, like the eyes, and he told us about the chromatophores which are things on the skin that make it so the squid can camouflage. Then he cut the squid open with some suture scissors. He showed students things like the gills, ink sack, and the squid pen which gives support to the squid. It was interesting and fun.

Sam Whitaker, an aspiring writer here at Spanish Fork Jr. High, was delighted when his submission was accepted for publication in one of our local newspapers. Congratulations, Sam!  

http://servedaily.com/education/nebo-students-find-the-good-in-the-world/

On March 29th, twenty-one SFJH 8th graders participated in the state science fair at BYU.  These students had previously competed at the school and district levels and were finalists at both levels.

A new tradition was started at SFJHS this year by the student council. We celebrated the first annual Kindness Week. There has been so much going on in our world lately, and it is scary to think about what kids these days go through as they grow up. The best way to combat these types of events is to show kindness, acceptance, and love to our peers every day. We all have strengths and gifts to share, and that is what Kindness Week is all about.

REVISITING KINDNESS WEEK

Only two days left to see SFJHS' fabulous production of "High School Musical"! 

WHERE: SFJHS LITTLE THEATER

WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 23 AND MONDAY, MARCH 26

TIME: 7PM

COST:  PAY AT THE DOOR: $5 GENERAL, $25 FAMILY OF 6, 5 YEARS AND YOUNGER - FREE.

FUN: YES!

Come support the school and the arts!

Our orchestra is participating in a festival today that will be live streamed on YouTube. Spanish Fork Junior is scheduled to perform at 4 PM. If you would like to watch the link is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMoU_0m87P3_n3jb45l39ig/live