Jason Beardall received the "212-Degree Award" this morning in our Professional Development Meeting from Principal Robert Fleming.  Mr. Beardall runs our lunch-time detention, coaches, and teaches health classes here at Spanish Fork Junior High School.  Most of all, Mr. Beardall works with students to improve their lives.  Congratulations!

Mr. Eric Ferrin, a long-time teacher from Spanish Fork Junior High was recently honored with the award for Afterschool club leader of the year by Utah County 4-H.  Mr. Ferrin has volunteered to be a club leader for the 4-H Afterschool program every term since it began at Spanish Fork Jr. High.  He is currently in his fourth year of leading a club and that alone is worth mentioning.  Besides being a teacher here at Spanish Fork Junior High, Mr.

Mr. Brad Dayton took his Exploring Tech classes to the BYU Engineering and Technology Fair on February 24th. They watched student made 3D animation films, saw solar airplanes, an electric car that went 180 miles per hour at the Salt Flats, a laser operated vehicle race and many more cool things. Students also participated in many challenges: paper tower construction, egg boat floating, paper airplane making, nail hammering contest and more.

On Wednesday, February 23, 2011, eighth grade U.S.

The district science fair was on February 24, 2011. Spanish Fork Jr. High was represented very well. We qualified for half of the spots for advancement to BYU.

The students who qualified are:

8th grade
Adam Boden, John Horton, Ethan Adams, Kaitlyn Hallam, Kaitlyn Davis, Emily Miller, Andrea Findlay, Devri Adams, and Elizabeth Mitchell. Adam Boden took third overall and John Horton took first overall!

Wednesday, February 9 during faculty meeting, Principal Robert Fleming awarded David Thacker the 212 Degrees Award for going above and beyond promoting Spanish Fork Junior High School.  David recently started a Twitter account for the school and also maintains our school web page.  He is always searching for student and teacher led events to highlight for the school's publicity and goes the extra mile to gather and showcase  what is going here at Spanish Fork Junior High School.  We appreciate the time, effort, and technology skills Mr.

Recently the Spanish fork junior high basketball team met together to celebrate the end of the regular season at teammate Ammon Fifita’s house where they were able to eat some awesome Polynesian food. After Dinner the boys were treated to a surprise visit by BYU Quarterback Jake Heaps. Jake gave the boys some advice for their future, and encouraged them for their upcoming tournament this weekend.  Jake also talked about how excited he is about next year’s team that he has to play with.  One thing that both Spanish Fork Jr.

Brent Loveless is an English teacher at Spanish Fork Junior High. He has been teaching for 26 years, with all but one year at Spanish Fork Junior High. Brent graduated from Southern Utah University where he majored in English and minored on Physical Education.

The Spanish Fork Junior High Lady Lobos Basketball Team had an incredible season full of growth and success. Preseason match-ups with Lehi, Lakeridge, and American Fork Junior High proved to be learning experiences that helped the Lobos recognize their own weaknesses and capitalize on their strengths throughout the remainder of season play. “We knew early on that shooting inside was going to be a struggle,” said Chris Thompson who coached the team with her husband Marv. “However,” Thompson went on to explain, “our girls have heart and determination—two things you can't coach.