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We would like to recognize Larry Hathaway and congratulate him on receiving the Classified Crystal Apple Award. He is truly deserving of this award for his many years of service at Park Elementary and here at Canyon. He is a very hard working individual. We receive compliments often about how nice our school looks and smells. We can thank Mr. Hathaway for that. He loves the students and they love him. Many of them have commented that they don't want him to retire. We as teachers and staff apppreciate him for all he does for us. In addition to working at Canyon, he has a Rock Shop that he likes to mess around in. He enjoys finding special types of rocks out in the west desert and other secret places. He loves cleaning, shining, showing them off and selling them. Larry has been especially happy the last few years after meeting and marrying his sweet wife, Vickie. They enjoy working together making beautiful jewelry and traveling to rock shows. This year he is retiring and he will be missed. Most of us have heard him say and we will miss his famous words, "Well, it's about time you got here!" So Mr. Hathaway, it's about time you kick back and enjoy life, sleep in, travel, and make jewelry and come see us when you get a minute.
Congratulations!
This Friday night, the Maple Mountain High School Music Department will present their third annual Concerto/Aria Night. Soloists are chosen from among the most talented of the schools musicians. This year the program will include Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Josh Harding, Saint-Saen’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Third Movement, with pianist Maddie Blonquist, Vitali’s Chaconne with violist Emma Dallon, and vocal arias Habanera from the opera “Carmen” by Georges Bizet and sung by MMHS soprano Kelsey Dominguez, Nella Fantasia by Ennio Marcone, sung by Aisha Brown, and the Pearl Fishers’ Duet by George Bizet, performed by Michael Nixon and Taylor Edwards. The concert will begin at 6:00 PM. Please plan to attend and hear these wonderfully accomplished musicians.
The concert will take place this Friday, May 18th, at 6:00 p.m. in the MMHS auditorium. Maple Mountain music organizations are under the direction of Cory Mendenhall (choir), Chris Wilson (band), and Sherrie Dunford (orchestra).
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On Monday, May 7th, the students at Spanish Oaks witnessed the sliming of many teachers, students and even Mrs. Huff, our principal. Sixth grade students that read the most minutes this year got to choose whether they wanted to be slimed or wanted to slime someone else. Students set monthly reading goals and worked hard to meet them throughout the year, and to improve and progress in reading.
Photos of students and teachers being slimed
Mrs. Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson has been selected by her peers to be the teacher of the month for May at SFJHS. Mrs. Thompson is one of our “go to” people. She is full of energy and always willing to help out or even perform when necessary. She is a dedicated teacher and loves her job. She inspires her students to reach their potential and they love and respect her.
Mrs. Thomson graduated from BYU. She was the Elks Lodge Hoop Shot Champion in 1982. She spends her spare time being a wife and mother; coaching basketball; track or playing on sports teams. She is a true Jazz fan.
Her favorite quote is, “A word to the wise ain’t necessary-it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.” Her teaching philosophy is: Anything can be presented in an interesting way. It is my job to create “interesting”.
One of her colleagues stated, “Chris Thompson is an awesome colleague. She's quick to act and slow to judge. Her love for writing is refreshing as is her endeavor to get students, who like mules, sometimes refuse to learn, to pull their share of the load. She's great to bounce ideas off, and when they come caroming back, they are usually better. Chris is a good friend.”
Mrs. Thompson is a great asset to our school. We are so fortunate to have her as one of our dedicated teachers.
On Thursday and Friday, May 10th and 11th, the SJHS track team left school to compete in the district track meet. The meet was held at Salem Hills High School, and all junior high schools from Nebo School District participated. According to Anna Gurney, an eighth grader at Springville Junior High School, she likes to see schools compete and see who is best.
SJHS did very well at the Districts! According to Mr. Strong, long jump coach at SJHS, they placed third overall, set many first places and also set a few district records. Mr. Strong also said, “In some ways, District Finals is what we work towards all year. Everyone is really trying their hardest to do well.”
Students are now sad to see the track season is over. Meg Lonhurst, eighth grader at SJHS, said, “ I am kind of happy it is over because sometimes it can be stressful, but I am also really sad because it was a really fun opportunity to be able to participate in.” According to Anna Gurney, she is sad the track season is over because she loves to exercise and she loves being able to hangout with her friends after school.
The following SJHS students placed in the district final track meet:
GIRLS
100 Meter Hurdles
2nd: Tiana Taala / 5th: Kaylee Richmond / 6th: Savannah Guinn
200 Meters
4th: Morgan Ammons / 5th: Ciarra Snap
400 Meters
1st: Lindsay Johnson / 5th: Peggy Sorenson
800 Meters
5th: Peggy Sorenson / 6th: Julie Sumsion
Mile
3rd: Peggy Sorenson / 4th: Julie Sumsion
Shot Put
1st: Kaylee Whitaker / 5th: Abby Mangum
Discus
1st: Abby Mangum / 5th: Elissa Coral / 6th: Dominique Edwards
Long Jump
5th: Morgan Ammons
High Jump
1st: Savannah Guinn
BOYS
100 Meter Hurdles
3rd: Michael Merrill
100 Meters
5th: Nik Grosland
200 Meters
4th: Skyler Spencer
Shot Put
1st: Nik Grosland / 5th: Ezra Hopoate
Discus
1st: Nik Grosland / 2nd: Preston Adams / 4th: Ryan Gage / 5th: Ezra Hopoate
Long Jump
1st: Michael Merrill
High Jump
1st: Skyler Spencer / 4th: Michael Merrill
Come celebrate with us as we say good-bye to four of our wonderful educators, Mary Frey, Jim Bushman, Irene Moore, and Chris Roberts.
Monday, May 21st 4-6pm at Rees Elementary
For questions or more information, contact Brenda Beyal at brenda.beyal@nebo.edu or Tracy Wiley at tracy.wiley@nebo.edu or call Rees Elementary at 801-798-4055
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The boys tennis team had an undefeated season this year and are region champions. At the region tournament last Friday May 11th at Snow College, every single varsity player earned First Place medals advancing them to the State Tournament highly seeded. The State Tournament is Friday & Saturday, May 18th & 19th at BYU. It was a great year for tennis with Boys and Girls Tennis Teams both taking region championships. Boys Varsity Tennis Team: 1st Singles: Cade Sermersheim (Sr), 2nd Singles Nick Chingas(Soph), 3rd Singles Nathan Barrington(Soph), 1st Doubles: Taylor Jensen(Sr) & Ben Rosenbaum(Jr), 2nd Doubles: Aaron Startup(Jr) & Jared Dixon (Soph). Coaches: Blake Johnson & Denise Daniels. Congratulations!
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Have you filled a bucket today? Art City Elementary School, in Springville, has a goal to be bucket fillers not dippers. This week's Bucket Fillers are: (not pictured in order not all pictured):
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Students participating in the flag football intramural program, had the opportunity recently to verse their teachers. The faculty team was comprised of teachers from all grade levels, and also included Principal Matis and the school counselor. Students not participating in the game were still able to enjoy the sunshine as spectators and cheered the players on.
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In the sixth grade, students have the option to participate in the school orchestra. Students meet before school 2-3 times per week to practice. These students perform at various times throughout the year and will perform again during the sixth-grade graduation.
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Art City Elementary teachers and staff want to sincerely thank the PTA for the support and love shared throughout the year but especially during Teacher Appreciation week. The PTA received donations from various business around town to feed everyone lunch and breakfast. Some businesses include Burger King, Papa Murphy's, Magelbys, Subways and many more. Thank you, PTA and local businesses for supporting Art City Elementary School.
The student of the month program is meant to promote success in and out of the classroom. The student of the month is chosen based on character, leadership, and citizenship, not necessarily academics. The student of the month must be a diligent student, completing his/her assignments on time, showing strong effort to learn the subjects. The student of the month demonstrates excellent behavior inside and outside the classroom, is well-mannered, and respectful to peers and teachers. The student of the month displays excellent citizenship by his/her willingness to help fellow classmates, and demonstrate leadership in integrity. The student of the month shows character through his/her compassion, honesty, trustworthiness, responsibility, optimism, and loyalty in creating a positive school environment. This award is designed to nominate and select students who promote and take pride in Mt. Loafer Elementary School and in themselves.
Students of the Month:
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Fifth-grade hosted its annual wax museum night on Tuesday May 8th. For a night, prominent people from history came back alive and told their stories. It was a great event and well attended.
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Spring Lake students in first, second, third, and fourth-grades were able to attend a play at Payson High School. Students there performed “Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose” by Dr. Seuss.
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Students got to put on their running shoes and participate in an area track event for the first time.
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On Friday, April 6th, 2012 Third-grade students at Spring Lake Elementary visited the Monte L. Bean Museum at Brigham Young University. They watched two different shows.
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Mt. Loafer Elementary 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades competed in the Hershey Track and Field Meet earlier this month. Congratulations to all those that placed!
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
First, Second, and Third Grades at Spring Concert
On Friday, May 11th the combined 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades presented their Spring Concert. It was a wonderful hour of celebrating the beauty of our world. Thank you, Mrs. Brown, for all your hard work and creating an opportunity for the students to present their talents to the school and parents.
A new librarian in Mt. Loafer has been announced. Mrs. Stephanie Spencer will begin her new post in June for summer library. She is an overload technician and has been in charge of the take-home and leveled library for three years.
The Mt. Loafer Library will be open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. beginning June 11th.
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Mt. Loafer Elementary's first grade students are joyous about reading. Our first grade teachers, Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Grover, and Mrs. Olsen have emphasized all year the important link between reading and learning.
The students have worked hard this year to become fluent readers. To celebrate their hard work, the teachers hosted the annual first grade read-a-thon on Wednesday, May 9th. The children brought sleeping bags, bean bag chairs, pillows, and blankets, to lay on while reading. Each child also brought their own books.
After school, the teachers supplied the fun; a cupcake walk, game rotations, and a hot dog supper. It is a Mt. Loafer first grade tradition that students look forward to year after year!
