Choices.  We make them every day.  Some are good; others—not so much.  Today, Dr. Hank Smith, a professor at BYU, spoke with students at Spanish Fork Junior High about the importance of making good choices—especially when it comes to the internet.

Smith reminded students that our brains are delicate; the run our life and need to be protected.  “Everything we look at creates a memory,” Smith said.  “Once we put something in it’s really hard to get it out.”  Everything out brains experience affect out moods, our relationships, and out behaviors.

Students in Mrs. Thompson’s English classes read their scary vignettes by firelight in honor of Halloween.

The creep-factor was high in room #4 today.

Parents, Students and Friends –

 Red Ribbon Week

This Week- today, October 31st through November 4th will be our Red Ribbon week. Students are invited to participate by dressing up to show their school spirit - Monday: Halloween Costumes (scare away drugs), Tuesday: Favorite Sports Team Shirt/Jersey (team up against suicide), Wednesday: Wear Orange or Camouflage (the buck stops here, you are responsible), Thursday: Hat Day (hats off to good choices) and Friday: Wear White (fight the new drug)

 SafeUT Crisis Tipline

7th Grade:

1st Place: Halle Smith

2nd Place: Meridee Nordstrom

3rd Place: Paisley Payne

8th Grade:

1st Place: Kayla Clark

2nd Place: Tyson Terry

3rd Place: Cade Campbell

9th Grade:

1st Place: Caitlyn Irwin

2nd Place: Colton Ricks

3rd Place: Sadie Starkey

Teachers:

1st Place: Mrs. Nielsen

2nd Place: Mr. Thacker

3rd Place: Mrs. Thompson

Trick or Treat at night

I see a zombie costume

Seventh-graders from Mrs. Harmer and Ms. Terry's classes got to go to This Is The Place Heritage Park today.

Students learn about the lifestyles of mountain men and Native Americans.  They also saw demonstrations on skills need by the Utah pioneers like tanning leather.  They even learned about the trans-continental railroad.

Later in the year, students will visit the Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island.

Field trips help make learning authentic.  Thanks Mrs. Harmer and Ms. Terry for planning learning activities that engage students.

Our ninth-grade Honors Geography classes recently had an opportunity to attend a field trip to the Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork. 

Parents, Students and Friends –

 End of 1st Term

Please note that the last day of first term is this Friday, October 28th - Final term grades will be printed and sent home with students  the following Friday, November 4th.

 Red Ribbon Week

This just in to SFJH—

Provo’s annual, Freedom Festival is encouraging students from all over Utah County to participate in one or more of its five (5) contests.  Here is there official announcement:

“The Freedom Festival sponsors multiple patriotic contests each year in categories including Art, Essay, Speech, Storytelling, and Video. The video contest is open to everyone; other contests are open only to students. The contest theme this year is Freedom.”