Springville Junior High

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Mr. Dahl. Classes: Science Teacher Favorite Snack: Corn Nuts Favorite Beverage: Fresca Dream Vacation Destination: Hawaii Weird Food Combination You Love: Mac and cheese with applesauce on the side Hobbies: Board games, weight lifting, racquetball Go to Feel Good Song: Lose Yourself What was cool when you were younger, but isn't now: It’s all still cool! If you were a contestant on a survival reality show, what one item would you bring and why?: A board game If you were not a teacher, what career would you have: Mailman

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Mrs. Jackson. Classes: Math Teacher Favorite Snack: Dill pickle chips or caramello Favorite Beverage: Water Dream Vacation Destination: Europe Weird Food Combination You Love: I don’t mix foods Hobbies: Spending time with family, watching sports, watching musicals Go to Feel Good Song: I love all types of music What was cool when you were younger, but isn't now: Pegging your pants If you were a contestant on a survival reality show, what one item would you bring and why?: Toothbrush If you were not a teacher, what career would you have: Banker, I always loved to count and stack money

Player-Parent Meeting TONIGHT for those interested in Boys Lacrosse. The meeting will be in the high school cafeteria at 7 pm. Come learn about the upcoming season, pre-season practices and training.

Applications are now open to serve on the Springville Youth City Council. The application period opened January 1st, and will remain open through January 31st. This is a great opportunity to get to know the community, serve and have fun, and gain great experience for future jobs and colleges. Any current 9th grader living in Springville is invited to apply! Visit springville.org/government/youth-city-council to apply!

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Mr. Rencher. Classes: CTE Technology Classes Favorite Snack: Donuts Favorite Beverage: Dr. Pepper Hobbies: Woodworking, making things, getting older computers to run, riding my motorcycle Go to Feel Good Song: More than a Feeling by Boston If you were not a teacher, what career would you have: Cabinet maker, mechanic, something with my hands

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Ms. September. Classes: Special Education Favorite Snack: Sugar free energy drink Favorite Beverage: Sugar free energy drink Dream Vacation Destination: A place with free sugar free energy drinks Weird Food Combination You Love: My superfood green drink mix, zip fizz and - you guessed it! a sugar free energy drink Hobbies: Pickleball, roller skating, and drinking sugar free energy drinks Go to Feel Good Song: Power of Love What was cool when you were younger, but isn't now: Bill Cosby If you were a contestant on a survival reality show, what one item would you bring and why?: Sugar free energy drinks! If you were not a teacher, what career would you have: Stay at home dog mom

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Mrs. Orme. Classes: Study Skills Favorite Snack: Peanut M&Ms Favorite Beverage: Water with Lemon Dream Vacation Destination: Europe–Switzerland, France, Spain, Ireland Weird Food Combination You Love: Chicken Enchiladas over shredded lettuce with avocado Hobbies: Reading, travel, anything with my family, game nights Go to Feel Good Song: 60s, 70s, and 80s music What was cool when you were younger, but isn't now: Disco music If you were a contestant on a survival reality show, what one item would you bring and why?: A gun to hunt for food and protection so I am not attacked by wild animals. If you were not a teacher, what career would you have: Archaeologist, home building contractor, or medical researcher

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Ms. Belnap. Classes: Art Favorite Snack: Salsa or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Favorite Beverage: Milk Dream Vacation Destination: Japan Weird Food Combination You Love: Dill pickle chips and apple slices Hobbies: Crochet, drawing, video games Go to Feel Good Song: Zip-a-dee doo dah What was cool when you were younger, but isn't now: Turtle necks shirts If you were a contestant on a survival reality show, what one item would you bring and why?: Water. I can take care of the rest. If you were not a teacher, what career would you have: Artist (But I do that too)

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Ms. Burrows. Classes: Night Custodian Favorite Snack: Lemons/Cutie Oranges Favorite Beverage: Dr. Pepper Dream Vacation Destination: Somewhere remote Weird Food Combination You Love: Lemons/Limes with a little bit of salt Hobbies: Drawing, reading, walks, hiking, card games What was cool when you were younger, but isn't now: Being an adult If you were a contestant on a survival reality show, what one item would you bring and why?: My house!

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Mr. Hammon. Classes: Health Favorite Snack: Chips and salsa Favorite Beverage: Root beer Dream Vacation Destination: Israel Hobbies: Playing with my family, hiking, playing guitar/piano/bass, tennis Go to Feel Good Song: No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne What was cool when you were younger, but isn't now: Being cool If you were a contestant on a survival reality show, what one item would you bring and why?: My guitar so I wouldn’t get bored If you were not a teacher, what career would you have: Emergency room nurse

Mrs. Denis shared a fairy tale with her morning ML English class about the importance of kindness. "The Shoemaker and the Elves" highlights the happiness that comes from helping each other. To finish off their Christmas week, Mrs. Denis's students made candy cane elves.

SHS Swim team competed in the Timpview Invitational swim meet on January 3-4th. Women’s team ended up 3rd out of 8 teams Aulia Leauanae (9th Grader at the Junior High) was 3rd place for overall high point score. She also broke the meet record in the 100 back. She also lowered her own SHS school record in the 100 back (she broke the record earlier this season) and she broke the SHS school record for the 200 free which was set back in 2015! Congratulations!!

January’s Lacrosse schedule. Open to all 9th-12th grade boys interested in playing lacrosse at Springville High this spring. Come take this time to learn lacrosse! Already play? Let’s improve your skills and game IQ. And everyone can get stronger and faster. Open Field ALC Fieldhouse Tuesdays 7:30 to 9 pm Strength and Conditioning SHS Weightroom 10 Saturdays 10 am

Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Ms. Ward. Role at SJHS: Head Custodian Favorite Snack: Anything! Favorite Beverage: Diet Dr. Pepper with sugar free coconut Dream Vacation Destination: Anywhere with my kids Hobbies:Anything with my kids What was cool when you were younger, but isn't now: Me! If you were not a teacher, what career would you have: Stay at home mom

Tomorrow's dress up day is Festive Friday! Dress like your favorite holiday character. There is no lunch activity because Friday is a half day. Happy Holidays!

Tomorrow's Dress-Up day is Hibernation Holiday! Wear your holiday PJs. The lunch activity is a Holiday Fashion Show.

Congratulations to Ms. Piña on receiving the Crystal Apple Award. This is an award given by the teachers at SJHS to a coworker for exemplary performance as a teacher. Ms. Piña contributes so much to SJHS and helps make it the great school that it is. She has touched the lives of thousands of students and continues to serve our community. Thank you, Ms. Piña!

Raymundo Yazzie visited Mrs. Denis's morning ML English class to share the importance of maintaining and embracing one's culture and language while trying to adapt to new ones. He shared the resilience that comes through practicing customs and having a community. His experiences were so helpful as Mrs. Denis kick started a unit on Native American Children's Literature. He shared his son's regalia with us to teach us about the importance of passing along such special traditions.

Tomorrow's dress up day is White Out! Let it snow and wear white to create a blizzard. The lunch activity will be snowball trasketball.

April Join us each Tuesday and Thursday to learn a little bit more about the amazing faculty and staff here at Springville Jr. High School. Today we are spotlighting Ms. Rockwood. Role at SJHS: Librarian Favorite Snack: Salt and Vinegar Chips or Peanut M&Ms Favorite Beverage: Coconut Dr. Pepper Zero Dream Vacation Destination: Switzerland Weird Food Combination You Love: Toast dipped in hot chocolate Hobbies: Running, rock climbing, playing games, camping, and hiking Go to Feel Good Song: Champion by Carrie Underwood What was cool when you were younger, but isn't now: Crimping your hair and big bangs If you were a contestant on a survival reality show, what one item would you bring and why?: Sleeping bag, I hate being cold If you were not a teacher, what career would you have: Instructional Designer/Graphic Designer