Strawberry DNA

Published by david.thacker on Sat, 04/14/2018 - 09:21
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By Grace Forbush

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.

Squid Dissection

Published by david.thacker on Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:15
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By Andrew Bernards

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.

BYU Science Fair

Published by david.thacker on Fri, 03/30/2018 - 10:39
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by Nate Bartholomew

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.

Kindness Week

Published by david.thacker on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 12:17
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Story by Mrs. Jaimie Dannelly, Photos by SFJHS Teachers, Video by Mr. David Thacker

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.

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