April 16 was the night for the Spanish Fork Jr. High poetry slam. 52 students were chosen by their English teachers to compete for a chance to go to the district competition. The students recited a wide variety of poems, ranging from originals that they had written themselves to popular ones authored by someone else.

The top ten students chosen by the judges to represent SFJHS at the district meet are:

Thanks to a very generous donation to the CTE department 100 of our CTE Intro students were able to tour Thanksgiving Point on April 15, 2013.

The students who went on the field trip participated in a walking tour of Thanksgiving Points farm country, the gardens area, retail shops, and the lobby of the dinosaur museum. The guide that Thanksgiving Point provided informed the students of the various careers involved with each area of the venue as well as educational requirements for each career.

Many pictures of this years play "A Connecticut Yankee" have been uploaded to the schools facebook page.

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Mrs. Binks is a wonderful Physical Education Teacher. She understands the needs of her students and she structures her class to meet the varying degrees of ability and motivation to ensure that all students learn and participate. Mrs. Binks is kind to everyone and is always concerned for the social and emotional welfare of her students.

Congratulations to Mr. Jade Andersen, our teacher of the month.  Mr. Andersen has been at Spanish Fork Junior for 5 years.  He has attended UVSC, BYU and SUU.  He enjoys sports, hunting and family activities.  He has a very positive attitude and is willing to help in any way possible.

His favorite quote is, ‘If you don’t have time to do it right, you must have time to do it over”.

His teaching philosophy is, “Anyone can learn and achieve great things”.

On Wednesday, February 20, the Honors Math classes at Spanish Fork Junior High attended the BYU Engineering and Technology Expo at BYU.  Students were able to visit interactive booths where they learned what kinds of math, engineering and technology opportunities there are.  They also toured three labs on campus:  Racing Lab, Unmanned Airplane Lab, and the Water Flume Lab.  Finally, students got to participate in Competitions like the Alka seltzer bottle rockets, the Egg Drop Competition, Windmill Construction, Gumdrop and Toothpick structures, the Marshmallow Ch

Assembly Schedule Thursday, March 7th

1st Period             8:00-8:40

2nd Period            8:45-9:25

          **No Pack Time**

3rd Period            9:30-10:10

4th period            10:15-10:55

1st Period               8:00 - 8:25

2nd Period             8:30 - 8:55

3rd Period              9:00 - 9:25

4th Period              9:30 - 9:55

If you go to a computer lab during Pack Time, you might catch students playing Minecraft, and/or watching You-Tube Videos.

Using the computer labs is a privilege and I don't want to lose it.  We all need to think carefully about the things we watch and do in these labs.

Opening night for our school musical, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, will be March 20, 2013 at 7:30 PM. It is based on Mark Twain’s novel, the story of a man from Connecticut who somehow travels back in time to the court of the legendary King Arthur.

The Lobo Howl interviewed Ms. Holly, our drama teacher and asked, for a play this big, who pulls the strings to make it possible?

“I do. Without me this play wouldn't be possible, I bring in everything,” laughed Ms. Holly.