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Recently, Spanish fork was granted the presence of Jared McNaughton. Mr. McNaughton is a specialist in the field of animal embryo transplant. The students were entertained as McNaughton explained the things involved in his job. He mentioned how he mainly works with animals of the bovine category. He has preserved some embryos from some top cows. He told of the equipment he uses, a large glove. He informed the students of ways to get into the job. Overall, Spanish Fork High School students were very glad he came.

4A State Debate was held last week at the New West Lake High School. Mackenzi Burns and Sam Golightly took 5th placed in Policy Debate and got into the Quarter Finals. Other members of our Debate team did well in Public Form, Lincoln-Douglas, Ovatory, Impromptu and Student Congress- Congratulations on a job well done. Pictured: Back row: Peter Bradford and Alyssa Wright. Middle Row: Wesley Curtin, Sarah Nelson, Mackenzi Berns, Katelyn Johnson, Ariana Lilly, Alexandra Argyle, and Jake Muhlstein.

Spanish Fork High School’s Dance Company had its tenth year annual Dance Company Showcase on Tuesday March 9th 2010. Studios from all over Spanish Fork came and performed as a fundraiser. There had a successful turnout. The Dance Company started out the evening with the piece “Midnight” choreographed by Leah Vincent and ended with “Shadow” by Jocelyn Waite. Throughout the program they performed “Dance of the Peacock” by Karen Oldham and numerous studios performed as well. The Dance Company performed beautifully throughout the night and everything ran smoothly.

Skills USA competition is coming up really fast. The competitors from Spanish Fork High School are extremely excited and are practicing really hard. The Skills USA competition is a big gathering of students and teachers from around the state who love careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. This program helps students to gain a feel for a career in something that they enjoy doing. There are students from Spanish Fork High School that are going to Skills USA to compete in Automotive Refinishing, Automotive Dent Repair, Welding, Wood Working, Culinary Arts, and many more.

Dallin Parkinson

Dallin Parkinson, a senior at Spanish Fork High school and captain of the swim team has received Academic All-State for swimming. Dallin is the son of Cameron and Marlene Parkinson. “I would like to thank both my parents for their patience and help on those late night English essays, and their support in all my academic goals. I would also like to thank my mom for first getting me started in swimming and my dad for the encouragement and motivation to get faster times than he did when we was swimming.”