Thursday night October 21, 2010 during the Spanish Fork High School football game, Thane Stone was awarded into the Nebo School District Athletic Hall of Fame. There to accept the award on behalf of Thane Stone was his family. Mr. Stone grew up in Salem, Utah and attended Spanish Fork High School. While attending high school, he participated in sports, drama, and was senior class president. He was on the football team for three years and selected to the all- state team during his junior and senior years. He graduated from high school in 1941. Mr.

Can Dons and Golden Eagles coincide peacefully? The answer is, absolutely. Even after the intensity of Thursday s football game, Spanish Fork vs. Maple Mountain, we could connect as friends once the game was over. Proof of this was in the surprisingly good turnout of students from both schools at the combined stomp that followed the game. Despite the fact that it was on a school night, the Debate Stomp after the Spanish Fork vs. Maple Mountain football game was a success. There were students from both SF and MM. It was a reunion of old friends and the beginning of new friendships.

Last week, SFHS students were able to attend the Window on the Workplace with hypnotherapist Kris Keele. This gave students an idea of what it would be like to go into a psychology based career. Keele told about her job and took the students through a mini hypnotherapy session. Leeza Stephans attended the workplace and said, “It was very relaxing to participate in the mini session. It was cool to see what it would be like as a hypnotherapist.

The Spanish Fork DECA club recently attended a fall leadership conference in Park City. Those in attendance were Matt Christiansen, Austin Vincent, Kathne Madsen, Sara Taylor, and Michelle Weber. The conference lasted over two day, Monday and Tuesday, where the students participated in many different leadership classes. They enjoyed listening to many keynote speakers and also had fun at a dance that was held. The University of Utah sponsored the event.

The Don’s golfers finished their season in style on Tuesday by shooting their best team score of the year, a 307, at the difficult Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George. Elliot Naulu led the way with a stellar round of 68. Brennin Orr and Rustin Gordon pitched in by shooting 79 a piece and Jason Andrus shot 81. It was a great comeback after disappointing first round. In the individual standings, Elliot Naulu was magnificent. His two round total of 75-68 left him one under par for the tournament.

On a recent weekend, the Spanish Fork High School Shakespeare team went to Cedar City to compete! For the first year, SFHS took part in the Madrigal singing competition under the direction of Mr. Bradshaw. Also, the technical theater team took everyone by storm in the "Tech Olympics", placing first in the Cambridge Division, and placing 1st overall for everyone that competed, winning the Golden Drill which is the first place trophy, and beating out 5 states worth of schools! Members of the tech team were Brock Larson, Lawson Bendall, Chris Cannon, Shae Strong, Evan Krupa, and Keli Adams.

On October 12, 2010, at Maple Mountain High School, the Spanish Fork High School Cross Country team competed with the Payson, Springville, Uintah, and Maple Mountain High Schools for the Region Championships. Although, Maple Mountain High School brought home most of the awards, Spanish Fork Cross Country, taking fourth overall, raced to win. Each runner ran to their best abilities and beat their personal record from Pre-Region.

On Wednesday, October 13, Spanish Fork’s senior class had attended College Days hosted by SFHS counselors and Utah Higher Education Association. They had the opportunity to attend three thirty-five minute seminars from any Utah college of their choice. Each college had a representative that gave information about various college topics. They talked about housing, activities and tuition. However, scholarships were the greatest concern of most students. College Day was very beneficial to students.

On October 12, 2010, Spanish Fork High School choir kicked off the new school year with their first concert. The concert featured various choir groups, including the Singers, Concert Choir, and Mosaic along with the Don’s Chorus. All groups performed exceptionally well, singing folk songs from around the world. The Singers performed a song called Fifteen Finns, a song about fifteen Viking raiders who went raiding, but lost their lives to the fair maiden who fought them with axes and knives.