SFHS Spill on Drill

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The SFHS Drill Team just finished competing at a state wide competition with all 4A schools at Alta High School earlier in January. They competed in four events: kick, military, dance, and hip-hop. They took 1st place in hip-hop, 2nd place in dance, 3rd place in kick, and 4th place in military. They will be going to region at Maple Mountain High School on January 21st and then state at UVU on January 29th. Whitney Nielson, a junior on the drill team said, “We’ve all worked really hard as a team to have good results. We hope to do well at region and state!”
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Jared John Tuckett

UCBT Sewing Project Teaches Skills for Life

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The Utah Community Based Transition (UCBT) students at Spanish Fork High School were able to learn more about sewing in their class. All the students brought their own material to make a variety of things, including pillow cases, crayon holders, quilts, purses, and skirts. Kay Thomas-Perkins, the UCBT coordinator at SFHS, thought this project was especially useful for the students. “If they can learn to operate a sewing machine, they can mend a pair of pants in the future.

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Emily McKinney

SFHS Fine Arts Assembly

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The Fine Arts Department at Spanish Fork High School had the opportunity to perform many different acts for the school on Dec 22, 2009. They announced the new Sterling Scholars for 2010. The winners were Kayla Christensen, Kristie Stoneman, Logan Wells, Dallin Parkinson, Carolina Parodi, Chaleesa Warren, Amberly Larson, Mackenzi Berns, Katie Cable, Emily McKinney, Rebecca Greene, and Kambrielle Shenk. The Masque Club Presidency were the emcess for the assembly: Katie Cable, Bethany Hutchison, Hannah Carson, Jared John Tuckett, Kyle Crotts, and Matt Cole.
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Hannah Carson and Jared John Tuckett

Intern Enjoys Work at Preschool and Orthodontist

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The intern spotlight for this week is Tiffany Binks, who interns at Oakview Preschool. Binks spends her time at the internship helping teach the kids, playing games with them, and keeping them under control. She enjoys it a lot. “I love it! It’s a lot of fun,” said Binks about her internship. She isn’t sure what she wants to do for a future career, but is exploring a bunch of different options in preparation for her life. Binks also interns at DDS Miner orthodontist.

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By Karianne Nelson

SFHS Extends Learning during Career Day

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On December 22, Spanish Fork High School had the opportunity to have a career day. Adults specializing in a variety of fields came and spoke to the students about their careers. Hannah Carson, a Junior at SFHS, enjoyed the experience. “I would say that career day was an excellent experience for us. I enjoyed learning new things about possible careers that I could have,” said Carson. “It definitely expanded my horizons.” Speakers ranged from Choir majors to UDOT project managers, as well as science, medical, and business fields. Career day was a great experience for students.
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By Evan Anderson and Christina Heywood

SFHS Presents Macbeth

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The Spanish Fork High School Drama Department is presenting their annual full length Shakespeare play of Macbeth on January 8, and 9, 2010. The show will start at 7:00 P.M. and tickets are $3. The show is being performed by the school’s Shakespeare Team that competed last October at the Shakespearian Festival in Cedar City. The members of the team performing are Katie Cable, Bethany Hutchison, Jared John Tuckett, Hannah Carson, Kyle Crotts, Matt Cole, Jamieson Butte, Caitlin Banks, Jen Grzybowski, and Madison Hall.
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Jared John Tuckett

Christmas Cocoa and Snowflakes Are Some of the Holiday Activities at SFHS

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On Wednesday, December 16th, the Student Council at SFHS held a lunchtime snowflake activity to increase school unity and spread Christmas cheer. Students were able to enjoy hot cocoa and marshmallows while cutting out paper snowflakes while cutting out paper snowflakes to liven up the school. Bethany Hutchison, one of the students who participated in this activity, said, “The chocolate was superb! It was the best school chocolate I’ve ever had.
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Emily McKinney

Christmas Idol Continues at SFHS

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On September 17th, Spanish Fork High hosted the annual Christmas Idol competition, which is always a hit among students. There were a variety of acts, ranging from singing to magic tricks. Karianne Nelson attended the event. “I loved it!” said Nelson. “It was super fun.” This opinion was shared by everyone in attendance. Congratulations to CJ Deleo, who won this year’s competition! Everyone be sure to come out to this great event next year!
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By Christina Heywood

Sub for Santa Organized by National Honor Society

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The Spanish Fork High School National Honor Society had the opportunity to participate in the Sub for Santa program this year. The NHS helped 9 families this year for children in the community that needed help providing Christmas. The families are extremely grateful to be able to get Christmas presents for their kids. The age of the kids ranged from 4 to 14 and we provided them with Christmas presents this year. On Monday, the NHS kids went to the store to purchase all of the items for the kids. The next day we delivered them to the parents of the families.
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By Evan Anderson

SFHS Provides Lunch Entertainment

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The jazz band and orchestra at SFHS played many Christmas songs in the school’s main commons last week to announce their concerts that took place on Monday, December 14 and Tuesday, December 15. Many students gathered to listen to the music. Katie Cable, a senior at SFHS said, “It was cool to hear the music being played during lunch.
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Jared John Tuckett