December 2018

Degrees are awarded to FFA members who have successfully planned, and in 9th grade, carried out an agriculture project.  Some of these projects include, showing livestock, working on a family farm, landscaping, small animal care and production, science experiments, rodeo, and showing horses. Students will be recognized at the FFA degree ceremony Thursday evening at Spanish Fork High School. Congratulations and best of luck to all of them as they advance in the FFA!  

Discovery FFA Degree Recipients (8th grade)

Quadball was a smash hit this week in advanced PE.  Having to score 4 different kinds of goals in two minutes was challenging yet fun-- as this group of students found out.  A basketball shot, soccer goal, bowling strike, a touchdown pass, and the game is over. 

All involved had so much fun!

Over the weekend the chess club went to a tournament in Lehi and competed with students from all over the state.

We are happy to announce that two of our own took 1st and 2nd in the Jr. High division.

Alex Peterson took 1st place and Brian Gunyan took 2nd place.

Congratulations Lobos!

Ms. Phillips's class is learning about holiday traditions in December.  First up is Hanukkah.

“We learned about the story behind this Jewish holiday, and how it is celebrated,” explained Ms. Philips. “We made and ate some Latkes. We learned how to play the Dreidel game. We also sang some fun Hanukkah songs.”

Parents, Students, and Friends -

PENNY WARS

Start gathering your loose change! December 10-14 will be our annual Penny Wars fundraiser. Bring your silver coins to boost your 2nd period class's score and bring pennies to "penny-bomb" other classes! There will be daily challenges and prizes for the winning class. The donated money will go to help students right here at SFJHS buy a new pair of shoes. 'Tis the season for giving and nothing is better than helping those right here in our own community!

Collin Kartchner came to our school this week to tell us about the dangers of social media and how to use it wisely. The assembly started with Principal Christensen introducing the one and only Collin Kartchner. When he came up you could tell already that this was going to be a fun assembly. First he introduced himself and his family, cracking jokes along the way that almost everybody laughed at. Then he got down to business. He told the story of how his wife, Lizzie Kartchner was once a frequent Instagrammer.

The Drama II class kicked off the holiday season with several short plays in the Short Play Extravaganza. They started working on these plays in the beginning of October, and their hard definitely work paid off in front of a packed house.

Parents and Guardians,

Parent Teacher Conference will be held TOMORROW from 3:30pm-8:00pm.

We are going PAPERLESS for this conference and ask that you view your student's schedule on your phone or other electronic device. We will print as needed.  

One of the finest parts of the holiday season is the decorations. Today, Jones Lewis, Antonio Cerna, Maddock Morton, and Hadley Hebdon took it upon themselves to spice up the pine tree on the south lawn of the school by adding tinsel, bows and a wreath! 

What a fantastic surprise for all of us to see! Thank you guys!

Happy Holidays!