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Show SOUTH SUMMIT SCHOOL NEWS SUMMIT COUNTY NEWS PAGE B2 S.S. School District, new school year with new changes STUDENT WRITER: LINDSEY SNYDER On Aug. 23, many seniors walked through the doors of South Summit High School for what would be their last, first day of school. A definite pit of mixed emotions you could say, joy for some, sorrow for others at the prospect of their senior year. Kristy King, Senior and Student Body Vice President, commented that, "my first last day of school went super well and this next year full of long hours will take some getting used to, but it will be a positive experience." Referring to the new bell schedule South Summit adopted, includes a regularly scheduled Monday with all eight classes. Tuesday and Thursday the students will have their odd numbered classes for an eighty minutes. Wednesday and Friday will consist of even numbered classes for the same amount of time. In addition, each class will have a fifteen minute intervention time added once a week. This time is to allow students and teachers extra time for those needing the help. Along with the changes to the normal 'hum-drum' schedule of before, there is a new State Standard in Math and English classes nationwide. To adapt to this new standard, teachers have changed programs to help increase knowledge and better prepare their students. Mrs. Alisa Crandall, English and Math teacher at South Summit High School, when asked for her opinion about the new core said, "I think it's a more rigorous curriculum than in the past to help kids prepare better for college, and the work force. It will be a big change for teachers, which will take time, but in the long run it will be good for the kids." Since teachers have been expecting this change, I wondered how she personally prepared for it. "Over the summer they had the Common Core Academy which consisted of workshops for a week. There teachers discussed things about the core, shared ideas, talked about what exactly the core is and how we have to meet it." Mrs. Crandall shared. Being a senior this year myself I will have to say I was a little wary of the new schedule, and core. However, my opinion has changed as I have researched and learned more about them. The new schedule I believe will be easier for the majority of South Summit. It will be easier for students when they have to miss school for sports, and clubs. Students taking advantage of the Ednet opportunities (Live Interactive College courses broadcast to the school) will find it easier to balance High School and College schedules. The nationwide Common Core will not only help prepare us for the future but will provide a common level for students who move from state to state. Looking back on my freshman year at South Summit, it's amazing the changes that have happened since then. Just like anything in life, these changes and this school year will be as great as we make it. New Year STUDENT WRITER: BAILEY HOWARD Aug. 23, school started at South Summit High School at 8 a.m. The halls were clean, and the students were tired after breaking their long streak of sleeping in. Yet, the unique smell of backto-school was almost invigorating for those that were anxious and excited. Fall sports had been going for a while, and school just meant that, for most athletes, they have at least an hour that they can practice for their sport. The music classes and special clubs are getting ready to either practice and perform, or just have fun. The teachers were refreshed and ready to teach. Everyone was organized, and planned to stay organized, at least for a little while. The freshmen were scared and a little bit lost. The sophomores were just glad to be past their freshmen year, and they were still either a little nervous or just the tiniest bit excited for another year of school. The juniors were feeling pretty close to the top, and were just excited to realize that they are almost finished with high school. The seniors well let's just say that by the time you get to be a senior, the first day of school is almost routine. We are just ready to hit the road, move on, and try to survive the disease known as "senioritis." The classes are different, but everything else is the same. The South Summit Student Body Officers sponsored a Hello Dance Friday the 26th of August after the football game against Morgan. The music was loud, the DJ picked great songs, and the night was chilly enough to be perfect weather while you were dancing. It was a great chance for the students of South Summit to visit and see each other again after a long summer, and an opportunity for the underclassmen to essentially hang out with the upperclassmen and just have fun. The dance was a success, and we would love to see even more students there next time! If the first week of school is any indication of how the rest of the year is going to go, South Summit is in for a fantastic time. Ladycat Soccer STUDENT WRITER: EMILEE MARCHANT In 2011-12, the South Summit Girl's Soccer team is showing great potential. Although the team is young, they are rapidly improving thanks to the excellent coaching by Breona Carter and Kristin Sylvestri with Charlee Mon- dragon as the manager. Varsity starters appear to be Mary Howells, Kristy King, Emilee Marchant, Carlee Dick, Destiny Daugaard, Ashley Bayles, Mariah Adair, Rylee Dick, Loryn Anderson, Giovanna Shannon, and Hannah Howells as their goalie. They have played hard fought battles against Ben Lomond, Manti, and the nail bit- ing game against Liahona. Each game the team continues to progress. Each team member has a very optimistic attitude towards the rest of the soccer season. Now the team carries on practicing in the scorching heat to prepare for upcoming games. Their next game is at home on August 31 against Union. Good luck Ladycats! SSHS Feature Photo SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 S.S. Football 2011-12 Running and blocking...score at half time was 18-14. Final score in overtime - Morgan 37, South Summit 31 STUDENT WRITER: MATTHEW RYDALCH South Summit football has started again! The team is full of new faces and new challenges and everyone is excited to take them on. The Wildcats have had to replace a lot of spots from the graduating class last year and the players have responded with a good start to the season. The only two starters returning from last year's team are Haden Packard at running back, and team captain Bonner Mitchell at the line. Unfortunately Bonner hasn't been able to play due to a knee injury, but he will be back and the team is looking forward to his return. Despite their inexperience the team feels they can be very successful. As many on the team will say, they aren't rebuilding this year, but instead have reloaded. After a brutally hot week of two a days, in which the team put forth a lot of effort, the Cats had their annual Green and White game. The Green and White game is a scrimmage between different groups of the team. The scrimmage was great as players played for the first time in front of the Wildcat fans. The team also had their annual pork dinner the night before the Altamont game, and the community supported it well with a great turn out. The team then traveled to Roosevelt to take on the Altamont Longhorns. The Wildcats came out firing as they took a 270 lead in the first quarter, and finished the game 42-0. Outstanding performances were all over the field as they dominated the Longhorns. After a solid week of preparation, the Wildcats took on the Morgan Trojans at Wildcat Stadium. In a game of multiple lead changes, the Wildcats just came short. The game went into a nail biting overtime, and the Trojans barely came out on top 37-31. The Wildcats played a tough hard fought game and were devastated with the outcome; however, everyone must feel optimistic as the Trojans were a tough 3A competition. The Wildcats next game will be at the American Leadership Academy for their first region game verse the Eagles at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, Sept. 2. Go, Wildcats! Where do I go NOW?! STUDENT WRITER: BIANCA GREFF For the 2011-12 school year, South Summit High School has adopted a new schedule. On Mondays, school starts at 8 a.m. and on Tuesday through Friday school starts at 7:45 a.m. On Mondays there are all eight classes. On Tuesday and Thursday there are only odd classes. Then on Wednesday and Friday there are only the even classes. Twice a day on Tuesday through Friday there is what South Summit calls intervention. Intervention is a 15-minute break between classes to help students who are falling behind. For students who are not falling behind, they can use that time as a 15-minute break in between classes to converse with friends, or work on homework from another class. This gives motivation to students to stay ahead in their classes. In addition to intervention, every 2nd, 4th, and 5th Monday of the month, the hour before school starts can be used as parent or student conference to further aid those students who might be falling behind. However, it is just the first week of classes and some students and teachers are already enjoying it, while others don't. Kennedi Hymas , a freshman at South Summit, says that she en- Freshmen place second at Volleyball Tournament SCOTT NAGLE, SCNEWS The South Summit freshmen girl's volleyball team placed second at the Provo High School Freshmen Tournament this past weekend. The girls started playing at 9 a.m. and finished up at 6:30 p.m. They played teams from all over Utah County as well as Park City. In the semi-final game, the Wildcats had to play Provo, who had just beaten them earlier in the day in two games. The girls were fired up to redeem themselves, beating the Bulldogs 2-1 in games. The final was an all Summit County affair facing a very good Park City team. The players were very excited from both teams, but in the end, Park City prevailed winning the tournament 2-0. Nice job girls! The girls who participated were Taylor Reidhead, Rachel Rydalch, Jade Snyder, Sidney Vidrine, Natalie Nichols, Sierra Davis, Stephanie Nagle, and Melissa Sorenson. joys the new schedule. Cole Craggs, a senior at South Summit thinks, "It is annoying to have intervention." He would rather just stay in class instead of just having a few more minutes to kill Mr. Tillett, an English teacher at South Summit, believes that the new schedule will take some getting used to. But, he likes the idea of intervention and believes it will be very helpful. However, seeing how it is only the first week of school, it is to soon to tell if the new schedule will work as well as was planned. But, it does have all of the components needed to be a wonderful new addition to South Summit High School. SSHS Sports Schedule SSHS Girls Soccer will host St. Joe Tuesday, Sept. 6 with games at 4:00/5:30. Varsity only will play an away game at Rowland Hall Thursday, Sept, 8, at 4 p .m. Varsity Football will play an away game at ALA Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. They play at Millard Friday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. Varsity Volleyball will play an away game @ Manti Thursday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. SS Varsity Volleyball will host Gunnison Thursday, Sept 8 at 7 p.m. Election McCormick makes the TD, with a second TD run for the Wildcats! (all football photos by Cheryl OvardISCN Editor) Tues Sept. 6 - Thursday, Sept. 8 SSHS Community Council Election will be held between 7am and 3:30 p.m. Subscribe To The Summit County News! 783 1471/336 5501 |