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Show I Thursday, November 27, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 13 SJUS Sings hike Christinas Season Sarah Fawsort SJHS STAFF WRITER At Springville Jr. High School there has been some beautiful music coming com-ing from Mrs. Leslie Walk-, er's choir room. The junior high choir concert""toill be ; on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the SJHS auditorium, audi-torium, and Mrs. Walker and the choir students invite in-vite all citizens to come and enjoy their music. .This Christmas, the the ladies choir, known as the Knightingales, are going to sing many different Welcome to Springville Junior High Mrs. Linton! i ' Whitney Norman ;;: ' VSTAEFWRircR " . Springville Junior High has a new counselor this year. Mrs.: Monica Linton lives in a' small town called Moria (close to Payson) and comes to SJHS to be' a 7th grade counselor. She moved to Mona because of her husband. JHe loves Mona, and she does too. Mrs. Linton grew; up in the small town of Kanesville in Utah, and was a proud Weber We-ber High Warrior! Since she moyed around so much during the time she was in college, she ended end-ed up going to four different differ-ent colleges, (Weber State University, Mt. San Antonio Anto-nio College, Cal State Ful-lerton, Ful-lerton, and Cal State Stanislaus), Stan-islaus), to get her four year degree. Thirteen years later, lat-er, she got her Master's at Utah State University. In-class elections at Darryl Barnes SJHS STAFF WRITER On Election Day, Tuesday, Tues-day, Nov. 4, most history classes at the junior high had the opportunity to vote and the candidate they felt was most qualified to be president of the United States.,;;, Qn tiat day some of the history teachers decided to hold ar in-class election where thestudents decided xfa the nex president of the United States. The students each cast; their jvote and decided de-cided who "they wanted to win. ?- y. ' In most c)f the classes, it was by popular vote. But not' in Mr. Shields class. In his class they did it by the Electoral College'vote. Each student, was given a piece of paper with a state on it. They wpuld Write the candidate candi-date they were footing for, and left the paper with the teacher; Mr$ Shields then read each States vote, and psing his coinpufer!! clicked ' on the appropriate state, and it would automatically count that state's vote. In all but one of Mr. Shield's 8th grade classes, John McCain won. In the other class, it was a close race between John McCain and Barack Obama. In Mr. Bentley's 9th grade class, the election was by popular vote and went as follows: John McCain received 135 votes.and Barack Obama received 80. Of Mr. Hansen's Han-sen's 9th grade classes, only 1st and 3rd period had ill MENTION THIS AD AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A 20 BONUS PER POUND ON ALUMINUM CANS Looking for a close convenient place to turn your scrap into cash. We buy all types of Metals, Steel, Aluminun Cans. Copper, Brnss, Radiators, Stainless Steel, and Batteries. We offer Competitive Prices, Fast Friendly Service, and a True Commitment to our Customers, Stop by and Give Us. A Try! 550 No. Geneva Rd. Orem songs. Two of the songs are Christmas carols from Puerto Rico: "At the Hour of Midnight" and "Los , Reyes del Oriente." They will also sing "Have Your-' self a Merry Little Christ-mas," Christ-mas," "Lullay Alleuia," and "Up, Up, Up in the Sleigh." The advanced choir, known as the Master Singers, Sing-ers, will sing "Only a Baby Came," "Stille Nacht" (Silent (Si-lent Night in German), "Masters in this Hall," and "Fruitcake." They will dance and sing "Happy , ' Holiday." Both the Knight-; ingales and Master Sing She has taught math at .elementary level, kinder-' kinder-' garten through 6th grade. One of her most favorite classes that she was able to ; teach was a 7th grade class 1; called "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens." Aside from her counseling counsel-ing job here at SJHS, she also used to help an after school program for disabled dis-abled youth, teaching them how to swim. Since she has come to SJHS, she has been very pleased. "I have been so impressed with how the students and faculty at SJHS really care about and watch out for each other. I love the atmosphere at this school and the people I've been able to associate associ-ate with," Mrs. Linton enthused. en-thused. She likes being a counselor coun-selor because she gets to Obama elected. For the most part, the history teachers say that the students enjoyed the elections. Of course there are always a few students who don't really care, can't decide, or are just messing around. In that case, the results aren't completely solid. But the students had a good time and learned a bit more on how our government gov-ernment functions. :; .' The teachers all agree that the majority of the students followed their parents' par-ents' example, and voted for the same candidate. ' That means that students "Wow!"- Reflections Carolyn Brown SJHS STAFF WRITER "Wow!" is this year's Reflections theme. "Reflections" "Re-flections" is a national contest con-test of art, where students from kindergarten through twelfth grade can choose a medium and create a work of art. The media are literature, litera-ture, musical composition, photography, visual arts, choreography, filmvideo, theater, and three dimensional dimen-sional art. The PTA have the contest con-test so that students have more opportunities to have fun doing art and have it recognized. The contest begins at a local level in October, then goes to a regional re-gional contest in December and January, and finally ers have been working on these songs since August and are very excited for the performance. , The Knightingales and Master Singers will also be going to the elementary elemen-tary schools in the area. The schools they will visit are Art City, Sage Creek, Brookside, and Cherry Creek. The junior high students stu-dents are very excited to go and sing to the elementary elemen-tary students. The elementary elemen-tary students have loved to hear our choir in past years, and this year won't be any different. ' UJIMIlinwmiw!m,ijl.iii liw I ' Mrs. Monica Linton is a new couselor at SJHS know the students. "There are so many people with individual personalities, strengths, and abilities. I can always see something I really appreciate and admire ad-mire in each one." Welcome to Springville Junior High, Mrs. Monica Lintonn. SJHS look up to their parents a lot. Sometimes more than they like to let on. The elections also led to great discussion and debate. de-bate. In many classes, the teachers had to quiet down a few of , the discussions that had a messy potential. The teachers agree that the students showed a lot of enthusiasm en-thusiasm On the subject. The mock elections were a big hit with the students, and thef history teachers didn't expect Democrats to win in ai Republican state. Overall,; students have a new understanding on the subject of election, v, goes to th state cpntest in March.. V' ', ' ' - The rules 'to the contest are very simple; students are put into four separate sepa-rate groups. The primary group is for kindergarten through second grade. The intermediate group isv for third grade through fifth grade. The juniormiddle group is for sixth grade through eighth grade. The senior group is ninth grade through twelfth grade. The general rules are pretty basic, students must submit their entries only through a PTA or PTSA in good standing, all of the entries en-tries have to be the original works, students have to do it solo, no groups, and students stu-dents should do their best. NqwVE completes administrative trio ai SJHS Ethan Trunnell SJHS STAFF WRITER Springville Jr. High School just got a new administrator ad-ministrator and professional profes-sional teacher of teachers in ... Mark Bake. He was invited to work with Darr el Rolfe and David Knudsen and jumped at the chance to work with experienced and the seasoned administrators adminis-trators and faculty. Working with all of the students and members of the faculty presented a great opportunity for him. He took the job. Mr. Bake watches over students in the school with Thanksgiving Traditions among Springville Citizens Jaqueline Fry SJHS STAFF WRITER Springville citizens celebrate cel-ebrate Thanksgiving traditions tra-ditions because they love them. On Thanksgiving, they eat turkey, say what they're grateful for, participate par-ticipate in a soup kitchen and many other traditions as well. Family traditions are very common and important impor-tant among families in Springville. "When we eat, we talk about what's going on in our lives and some of the things we are grateful for," says SJHS teacher, Elizabeth Bass. "Thanksgiving and spending time with those you love is really important, impor-tant, and you should always al-ways treat every day like Thanksgiving and think about what you're thankful thank-ful for. It makes you in a better attitude and have a happier life," says Nicole James, a SJHS student. Many people and families fami-lies also enjoy going to soup kitchens, and other acts of service. "One of my traditions is sending a box of food to the soup kitchen and feeling thankfulness thank-fulness in the air," says SJHS faculty member, Joye Wimmer. Some of the common traditions tra-ditions are having a feast with turkey, and watching football on TV, and so is telling everyone what you are grateful for. "My wife hangs up a 'what-weA're-grateful-for' poster, and everyone that passes by can write on it the things for which they are thankful;" thank-ful;" said. Assistant Principal Princi-pal Mark Bake. "0n Thanksgiving, I find myself reflecting on all the blessings that I have in my life. For example, that we have food to eat and a warm home to live in, a healthy family and being close to them," said Ton-eta Ton-eta Holmes, faculty member mem-ber at SJHS. A "It's great to be able to celebrate with friends and family," said Maddy Fry, SJHS student. Whatever your traditions tradi-tions are, make sure that you spend time with those you love and remember what you are grateful for this Thanksgiving! I I I rip: Ci.vi compajsst r 1 ' . -1 4 t I n-ji??j Mr. Mark Bake is the new Assistant Principal at SJHS the last names A-K. He helps these people with counseling and other questions ques-tions they have. Another part of his job though is to help the teachers improve their craft through collaboration. collabo-ration. Every Wednesday the administrative team (of which he is part) directs the teachers' collaboration meetings. This is where the teachers meet and figure out good ways for the students to be taught, quizzed, and tested. The biggest part of his job though is to help the students learn. He takes care of and helps to remove re-move any behavior prob John Powers-787-6086 Jean Powers L i ( v : ' We've been helping our neighbors buy and sell properties for over 20 years: Residential, Land & Commercial I Real We offer the best prices and protection for you. 1 5 an independent agent)', IBS S finest insurance companies, including Auto-Owners Insurance Company, which has truly earned the reputation A Iffl f I as The "No Problem" People1. 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