February 2011

Amanda Smith in Utah State Art Show

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Amanda Smith (Junior) was one of 2 SHHS students chosen out of 50 for a spot in the Utah State art show (the other is Mckell Flick). Her entry was an acrylic painting in black and white of a girl. It is titled “boredom”. Amanda got this inspiration for this painting by a picture she had taken of a good friend of hers. “The picture showed great expression” Amanda said. When asked what her motivation was, Amanda said that Ms. Shuler was very encouraging of her work and persuaded her to enter the art show. When asked about how she felt about her art work being selected Amanda humbly stated “I’m just happy I did good at something I like to do.”
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by Alec Barney

SHHS Sterling Scholars advance

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Salem Hills’ has had two Sterling Scholars move past the first round and are now competing in the state-wide round next week. Andrea Christensen is trying for the FACS scholarship and Brandon Taylor for the Computer Technology scholarship. During region competition, 19 schools were involved and only five contestants were chosen from each category. Both Andrea and Brandon enjoy the career opportunities that each of their categories are providing them. Good luck to both of them as they move on to state next week!

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by Trevor Williams

Wrestling 2010-2011

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The Salem hills high school wrestling team topped off their season by placing four people in the top six at the state tournament. Derek mangleson 2nd, Dallin Gividen 4th Craig Finelay 6th and Chase Wilson 6th Prior to this year, the Skyhawks had only placed four people in state in there first two years of existence. “Placing four at state this year was a great accomplishment for the team.” Said head coach TJ Brindly. Since the team was consecutively ranked in the top ten in the state it was not easy to do so. “Region eight is a really tough region for wrestling,” said senior 171 pounder J.T. Atkinson. Payson, Maple Mountain, Springville, and Uintah all have strong wrestling programs. The team did well to get a leg up in region despite the difficulty. Although Graduating 16 seniors will be a hard hit to take, next year the underclassmen as well as coach Brindly are optimistic for next year. “We have one of the best JV teams in the state,” said Brindly, “ The underclassmen are ready to step up to help make a great team next year.” Along with many new faces next year the wrestling as well as all other Salem sports teams will be a force to be reckoned with in an entirely new region. With a lot of new faces and new teams, fans have a very exciting year to look forward to.
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by Joe Armstrong

Sweethearts Assembly

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This year the sweetheart’s assembly blew everything out of proportion. The skits and highlight video’s took everyone off guard as all were amazed. The final contestants performed skits that included: a rap dance, a piano rendition of a popular farm song, and animal chase, to name a few. Clips were also shown of girls attempting to milk cows and grabbing cash off the backs of pigs and other farm animals. After all the judging, the winners were finally announced. Heather Bolz was Sweethearts Queen with Ashley Moody as 1st attendant and Malley Ballard as 2nd attendant. A smashing experience for all, the assembly created some fun and served as hype to what the Sweetheart’s dance would really be.
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by Trevor Williams

SHHS presents The Crucible

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Have you ever wondered about the Salem Witch Trials? Well you’re in luck, Salem Hills High School  presents The Crucible. A story based on true events, taken place in the late 1600’s. Come and see a story of lies, deceit, honor and integrity, passion and lust.

                This is story of a young farmer and his wife who find themselves in a tornado of witchcraft accusations. The story takes a frightening turn when the young farmer’s wife finds herself accused of witchcraft and arrested. The farmer, along with a host of others, goes into town to free his wife and others who are innocent. Despite his truth and honesty, the farmer soon finds himself accused with the others and waiting to be hanged.

                The part of John Procter will be portrayed by Dustin Memmott; Elizabeth Procter will be played by Malinda Howlett; Abigail Williams will be played by Faith Greenwood, Reverend John Hale by Nathan Christensen, Reverend Samuel Parris by Jason Colver, and Deputy Governor Danforth by Jordan Geyerman.  

                The show will be presented 24th, 25th, 26th, and closes 28th all shows will begin at 7 pm.

               

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by Jordan Geyerman and Nate Christensen

Skyhawks State Qualifiers

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As divisional wrestling began to take place, Salem hills was proud to send twelve of their most elite wrestlers to compete in a tournament in which few prevail. Out of these twelve the Skyhawks sent nine to compete in the renowned state tournament: Derek Mangleson, Craig Findalay, Zack Darling, Chase Wilson, Spencer Davis, Scott Isacson, Stetson Talon and Walker Vantasle. Derek Mangleson has been a huge part of the Skyhawk team. Only a junior, Derek is a favorite to compete for the state heavy weight title. If Derek were able to achieve this amazing feat he would be the second to do so in Salem Hills’ history. He would join Philip Sorenson who won the state title at 189 last year. “Derek is a great wrestler.” said assistant coach Clay Denton. “He is strong in every aspect of the sport and should be a good contender.” A big part of a successful team is confidence in the coaches. And according to wrestler Nate Jellum they have that. “We trust our coaches to lead us to victory,” said senior JT Atkinson. All in all, the Skyhawk wrestling team will have a good challenging run in the state playoffs.
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Article by Joe Armstrong

Shaun Barrowes Concert

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On the 28th of January Salem Hills was fortunate enough to play host to a concert with Shaun Barrowes. This performance involved the Dance Company, Percussion Ensemble and the Singers. The groups collaborated with Mr. Barrowes on different songs and also featured individuals singing solos and along with him. Percussion Ensemble played “Army of Kings”. Dance Company presented many dances one of them being “Emotion Constellation”. While practicing for the performance Shaun Barrowes would share with the people involved the background and meaning of the song to help them convey the true spirit of it. All the different groups performed exceptional and it was a smashing hit as everyone was entertained and pleased with what they saw.
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Trevor Williams

Sterling Scholars

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Back Row: Michael Christensen (Business & Marketing), Christopher Beckett (Science), Courtland Cook (Mathematics), Mikhail Collins (Social Science). Middle Row: Shaun Merrill (English), Alexis Zobell ( Dance), Brandon Taylor (Computer Technology), Megan Brimhall (Visual Arts). Front Row: Andrea Christensen (Family & Consumer Science), Kamala Poulsen (Speech & Drama), Jessica Whitlock (Music). Salem Hills High School’s 2011 Sterling Scholars have been working rigorously to prepare for the South Region competition scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 16 at Timpview High School. They will represent SHHS well as they compete against students from 19 different high schools in the South Wasatch Region. Each Sterling Scholar has submitted an outstanding portfolio and has participated in a mock interview event, in preparation for the real thing.
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Shauna Whittekiend

Regional Swim Meet

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This past weekend the Salem Hills High School swim team participated in the regional swim meet for region eight. Coach Graham had this to say about his team’s season and regional’s themselves, “The season has gone great everyone has been able to make personal improvements and achieved personal goals. We have two swimmers for sure going to state Seth Mason and Ally Duffin, and Danny Christensen might make it. We had a lot of fun at regions and came home with a few medals.” This weekend’s meet ended in Salem Hills taking fourth out of five in the team competition, however several swimmers did when medals for personal times. When asked about the team swimmer Seth Mason state “It’s going well this year last year we had a lot smaller team but it has grown, and next year could be even better.” Now SHHS is on to state competition and let us wish the swimmers who made it good luck.

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Jordan Geyerman