Chamber Singers Earn Superior Ratings at State! 

The Utah Association of Secondary School Principals presented its Principal of the Year award to Dave McKee, Principal of Spanish Fork High School.

If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it too? Um, no, probably not. But if your friends were distracted as they were driving you, say with texting or flipping through their music play list, would you sit back and let them do it? Would you do it too in your own car? This ongoing cycle of distracted teenage drivers is leading to 11 teen deaths per day. That doesn't even account for the thousands more who are seriously injured; often permanently.

Paige Stodtmeister recently won the Nordstrom Leadership and Service Award, which is a $10,000 scholarship to a university of her choice.

This prestigious national scholarship is awarded to outstanding students based on GPA, community service, and proven leadership. 

The scholarship review committee noted that they were especially impressed with the number of friends Paige had made within the disabled community at Spanish Fork High School, where she started clubs for the group and organized activities for each of them individually. 

Dear Parents,

A student at SFHS has recently been diagnosed with Pertussis (whooping cough).  The student is being kept at home, on antibiotics and will not return to school until cleared by a doctor.

Please read the attached letter from the Utah County Health Department.  The letter will give you more information about Pertussis signs and symptoms and how to protect your child.

Sincerely,

SFHS Administration

          Many of you may know our favorite foreign exchange student Tuan Nguyen.  His most quoted phrase since he has been here is “What are you guys doing now?”  He is very curious to all of our doings as he observes us and sometimes shakes his head at our American stupidity. He was a key part of our cross-country team this year, aiding us with a greater understanding of other countries, customs, and cultures.  He is straight from Hanoi, Vietnam.

      On Tuesday, November 6, our high school swim team had their first competitive meet of the season. They traveled to Ogden to go against North Summit and Ogden High School, who hosted the three-way meet.   

      Our swimmers came out on top, with the boys taking first overall and the girls taking second.  The boys made an exceptionally strong showing in the relays, winning the 200 freestyle relay, the 200 medley relay, and the 400 freestyle relay.

The PTA Reflections program encourages students to explore their artistic
talents by creating works of art for fun and recognition.  Local winners
in each category go on to compete at the district, region, and state
levels.  This year's theme is “The Magic of a Moment...” and includes the
categories of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Music Composition,
Literature, Visual Arts, Theatre Production, 3D art, and Photography.