Students from Mrs. Whittekiend’s Leadership class and the Business Leaders of Tomorrow (BLT) club attended DECA’s Fall Leadership Conference on October 2 in Salt Lake City. DECA builds and develops high school students to become leaders in civic and business opportunities. This year the keynote speaker was Mitt Romney. His message focused on staying true to your principles and coming together as a nation to make the world a  better place.

On Thursday the debate team competed in our first competition, the Nebo Novice Tournament. As a team, we brought home the third place trophy. We also had several stand-out performances from members of our team. Lauren Cahill placed second in Impromptu Speaking; Katana Jensen placed third in Original Oratory; Justino Martinez placed second in National Extemporaneous Speaking; Corinne Orton and Avery Steele placed second in Policy Debate; and in Congressional Debate, Emi Rocha placed third and Patrick Young took home first place. Congratulations Debate Team!

On Friday, September 28th, the Spanish Fork High School Hope Squad had the opportunity to attend Spanish Fork Junior High’s 8th grade Health classes to teach valuable lessons on how students’ words and actions can have a profound impact on others. Students were encouraged to offer a smile and a compliment to others, and were given a friendly reminder that you may never know what somebody is going through. They did fun, interactive activities with the students to help promote kindness and thoughtfulness.

UVU'sconcurrent enrollment registration period has ended and after each fall registration, we like to give out awards to high schools for their hard work.  We have three awards that we give out: Highest amount of students taking a concurrent enrollment course, highest enrollments or courses being taken at the school, and highest percentage of student population taking a concurrent enrollment course. This year your school won Highest Course Enrollment. Congrats Teachers and Students of SFHS!!

Hey Seniors! We will be hosting our annual FAFSA Completion Night on October 3rd from 5-7:30 PM in Room 5. We will have Financial Experts here to assist you in completing your FAFSA. The application opens October 1st, and for those of you who are applying for the Regents Scholarship, this is one of the requirements. You will need your parents to attend with you.  

This past Saturday the Marching Band competed in the Bridgerland Invitational at Utah State University, and it was epic! The band won 1st Place! Plus, they also swept all four Caption categories for the first time ever! Those include Percussion, Visual, Music and Color Guard. Congrats Marching Band!! You are ROCK SOLID!!

Oct 4 at 6 pm in the SFHS library, there will be an in-person bond meeting.  Then on Tuesday, November 6, Nebo School District residents will have the opportunity to vote on the important bond proposal.  Please visit www.nebo.edu/bond2018, where you will find relevant facts you need in order to make an informed decision about the bond proposal on the ballot.

Please join us for a free community substance abuse prevention training "High in Plain Sight" on Thursday, September 27 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in the MMHS auditorium.  This presentation will explain current drug trends, including identifiers, logos, and clothes to demonstrate possible high-risk behaviors in youth. This presentation explains the current drug & alcohol terms in simple language for each attendee to apply what they learn in their community, school, or even at home.