Kaitlin Hallam has won again with her Science fair project: Pig Crazy.  She has won a place as a Semifinalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS™, a program of Society for Science & the Public.  The honor places Kaitlin among a select group of 300 Semifinalists named from more than 6,000 nominees throughout the United States. This is a well-earned distinction for Kaitlin.  She  will be receiving a gift card from Walmart and the sponsor teacher Mr. Syme will receive Elmer's merchandise for the classroom.

Thursday, May 19, Spanish Fork Junior High School honored its finest students in an awards assembly.  Each department nominated its top students to receive a certificate of honor.  The school and other organizations honored students for their outstanding efforts in academic and social excellence.

Ninth-Grade Assembly

Kwanis  Hope of America Award

The Jr.

It felt like it was the 4th of July, and we were at a tribute to the USA and our history.  Wait, it was a tribute to the USA, just not on the 4th of July.  It was the combined Choirs presentation of "Sing Ye Joyful" the spring concert the evening of April 28, 2011.

The little theater was packed and the concert goers were not disappointed. Each of the choirs (Chamber Choir, Women's Chorus, Concert Choir) all had their unique roles. Two SFHJS speech students presented their winning speeches as part of the program as well. 

Spanish Fork Jr. High conducted its 1st annual poetry slam on Wednesday May 18, 2011. The students who participated read memorized poems in a variety of categories and were challenged by the judges during the competition to create an impromptu poem using the line "I Hate Summer".

Here are the winners;

Ammon Flint - Comedic

Chad Peterson - Dramatic

Cameron Sokol - Original

Chase Dietz - Impromptu "I Hate Summer" poem

and these are the other 26:

Emily Wilson

Westley Cook

Jeremy Thacker

Jeff Hall

Bethany Davis

“That was so cool!”, “Wow!”, “I want to go back!” was the buzz from Mr. Waters Earth Systems Honors class after going to Meadow, Utah to visit a Cinder Cone volcano.  The honors class went to the Black Rock desert. While they were there, they explored some Lava Tubes, fissures, and hunted for some olivine crystals. After a long day in the lava field they took a dip in a hot springs nearby. Everyone had a good time.

            As this year’s musical Ms. Holley chose AIDA written by Elton John and Tim Rice

Teacher of the Month

Kris Holley–

Kris Holley is our Teacher of the Month for April.  She works countless hours for our school in the drama department.  The school plays and musicals that she directs are outstanding!  Ms. Holley graduated from BYU and has taught at Spanish Fork Junior High for 9 years.  She has won an “Excellence in Service” and “Best Director Awards”.

The latest service project Spanish Fork Jr. High has participated in was a school-wide food drive. All of the cans donated by students and teachers went to an organization called Tabitha’s Way. Tabitha’s Way is a new organization in Spanish Fork. They provide a thrift store and food pantry. They have clothes, shoes, and food for the homeless.

To get the students involved in the food drive, there was a competition. Whichever class collected the most cans won fabulous prizes. Here are the results:

Mr. Hubbard’s class easily stole first place with 859 cans!

Mr. Beardall graduated from Utah Valley University in Health Education and was also on the Dean’s List.  He has taught at Spanish Fork Junior High School for two years.

He also serves as the head coach for the boy’s basketball and helps out with the track team. 

He enjoys spending time with family, playing and watching sports (especially the Boston Red Sox), and landscaping.

Mr. Beardalls teaching philosophy is simple; “Always be prepared to leave a lasting impression.”  Spanish Fork Junior High is grateful to have Mr. Beardall on our faculty.