SHHS Tennis

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Well it seems things are looking up for Skyhawks tennis. The varsity team was able to pull a win over the #2 Spanish Fork Dons in a region match on Tuesday April 19th but keeping them at their current position of 3rd. Chris Beckett did an amazing job beating his opponent in a tie breaker setting a school record of only one region loss over his varsity tennis career at SHHS. Parker Dunn, in his first year of tennis, competed as a singles player for the Junior Varsity team on Tuesday and was excellent in form. Winning in the final set, he fought hard and made some key points. His hits were extraordinary, some being virtually untouchable. Salem is still fighting and doing well. We hope to see them place in the region tournament soon to come in May. Keep it up Boys Tennis, we are all cheering for you. GO SKYHAWKS!

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by Nate Christensen

Drama State Competition

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On the April 15th, 2011, the SHHS drama department competed in drama state competition at Stanberry High School. They performed their one act and had a very good time “It was very fun, we all had a good time and performed very well. It was a good experience and I’m glad I got to perform with all my fellow students,” said Jordan Geyerman. They did well overall taking two excellent ratings and one Superior. They also had individual events compete Anna Petersen competed in comedic monologues and DeGrey Christensen competed in musical theatre category. DeGrey Christensen did extremely well taking straight Superiors. This, however, did not come as a surprise-DeGrey Christensen being one of the best high school actors in Utah. Anna Petersen also did very well taking overall Superior rating and ending with two Superiors and an Excellent. So all we can say is congratulations to the SHHS drama department and good luck next year!
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By Jordan Geyerman and Nathan Christensen

Drama Region Competition

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March 29th, 2011 the SHHS drama department competed in Region Drama against Springville, Payson, Maple Mountain, and Spanish Fork. Salem Hills came away very successfully with their 1 act play, going on to state and sending 4 individual actors to the State Competition. Anna Peterson received straight superiors with her monologue and was honored. “It feels great, it’s my first time acting so it was a really good experience, and I’m glad I get to compete in state,” said Anna Peterson. DeGrey Christensen also received straight superiors, “It was really cool, I’m feeling good about it and am feeling confident about state.” DeGrey competed in the Musical Theatre category. Also going to state is Andre Salcido in the Musical Theatre category, and Tim Ellis in the Pantomime category. SHHS also competed in the one act competition; they did extremely well and were the only school in Region 8 to receive straight superiors in the one act. Kandalyn Russell and Jordan Geyerman also received individual acting honors for superior acting ability. “It was really cool, we both deserved it and worked very hard to get to that point,” Said Kandalyn. Overall it was a great success for Salem Hills and we congratulate the SHHS drama department, and wish them good luck at State. “I was surprised, I thought our whole team did well, but I didn’t think I would receive an award, but I’m very grateful and excited to compete at state,” said Jordan Geyerman.
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By Jordan Geyerman and Will Towse

SHHS Production of Into the Woods

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Coming April 22nd the SHHS spotlight players will be presenting “Into the Woods”, it will be presented 22nd, 23rd, 25thand 26th. This show is a twist on modernized fairy tales, in the words of Director Justin Bills, “It’s fairy tales telling human stories.” When asked about his upcoming production Justin Bills said, “You think you know these fairy tales, but after watching this show you will learn a different view of the fairy tales, and about yourself.” We asked Choreographer Polly Dunn about teaching these young high school students to dance she said, “We had a great time with it, the cast has a lot of high energy and focus” The members of the cast are also excited about the show “Its really good, with a really talented cast,” said Charlie Flint. “The cast has been working really hard and we’re excited to perform.” After the two extremely well performed shows SHHS has done this year, The Crucible and Les Miserables, I can say we are looking forward to another great show. So make sure you have at least one night free because all SHHS productions are worth seeing.
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by Jordan Geyerman and Nate Christensen

Oh that Racket!

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It’s that time again, when the big hitters come out. No not the baseball, I am talking about tennis! We are going to have a great season this year. We have some of our old breed coming back stronger than ever. Leading the way is our own Chris Beckett. He is our 1st singles player followed by a great back up squad. Mitchell Howell, Josh Chisholm, Mike Fructose, Michael Haskell, and Nathan Christensen are all coming back to show they mean business, many of them ranking in the Region competition last year. We also have some new blood coming in that are very talented. Nathan Crook and Levi Lundquist, who are returning after solid freshmen performances, are coming back new and improved like the sports cars of tennis. Keaton Adams is also another promising individual who is coming in and is looking very good. We hope to have an even better season that we did last year.
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Nathan Christensen

Brooks Ward Earns Nebo's Classified Employee of the Year

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Every year classified employees are selected and nominated by other employees in Nebo School District. After their names are submitted to the board, they are reviewed and one employee is selected as the classified employee of the year. This year Mr. Ward of Salem Hills High School was selected and awarded Nebo School District classified employee of the year. In his off time Mr. Ward enjoys spending time with his family and doing activities with them. He is also a huge sports fan; his favorite sport is baseball and his favorite team is the Yankees. He also likes football; his favorite football team is the Chicago Bears. We would just like to say congratulations to Mr. Ward and keep up the fantastic work.
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Jordan Geyerman and Nate Christensen

Mr. Skyhawk 2011

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The event of Mr. Skyhawk just passed through, unveiling new winners. The contest consisted of 14 different but studly young men. Weekly activities went on during the week such as Kiss-A-King, Limbo and the Sexy Leg Contest. However, the grand finale was the show on Saturday. The show consisted of a polished jungle dance choreographed by Nikki Ereksen and was followed by the talents of each individual. It was highlighted by contestants choosing to dance, sing or anything else that they are unusually talented at. To name a few, Michael Deveraux made famous a Justin Bieber rendition of dancing and singing as well as a crowd igniting performance of a mesh of Beatles’ songs made possible by Dalen Ficklin and Jordan Daniels. After that it was on to the swimsuit section and then to the evening attire. Questions were then asked to nervous young men as they did their best to attempt to create an adequate answer to on-the-spot questions. At the end of the show, as the suspense proved too much to endure, the winners were announced: Mikhail Collins as Mr. Skyhawk, Michael Deveraux 1st attendant and Chance Carter as 2nd attendant. Only three were named as winners but all who participated enjoyed brotherly bonding in a playful/fierce competition that featured some of the greatest men on this planet.
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By Trevor Williams

Bart Thompson is Awarded Teacher of the Year at SHHS

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Mr. Thompson recently received an e-mail. It was different than his others though, this was about winning the Teacher of the Year award. It starts off with teachers nominating each other and then as they get deeper they have a poll of teachers that people can select and then they choose. Mr. Thompson came out on top. Thompson teaches mostly psychology classes and is also the coach for the track team. He felt honored that he was chosen but at the same time just keeps on doing what he is doing. No wonder he was picked.
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by Trevor Williams

Mrs. Hansen is awarded The Crystal Apple

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Mrs. Hansen received the Crystal Apple from our school this year. She was nominated and voted on by our faculty here at Salem Hills. Mrs. Hansen has been teaching for twenty three years. We have been privileged enough to have her here teaching at our school since it opened. Previously, she worked at Carbon High School teaching core FCCLA type classes. She teaches family consumer science, sewing, foods, and child development. “She just feels lucky to be among students at SHHS,” says Mrs. Hansen.
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by Morgan Leavitt

Salem Hills at DECA State

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DECA is an association of marketing students. Salem Hills High School’s chapter has about 7 active members with a handful of alternates. March 3-4 was the state competition, and Salem did respectively well. We had our own Brian Miller and Logan Bennet win third place in Business Law and Ethics. Brian Miller also won an award for his high test score. The rest of the members competed, did their best and had a blast! Logan and Brian are now eligible for Nationals, which is being held in Orlando Florida this year! Nationals will take place on the end of April. Salem Skyhawks are proud of their DECA members’ accomplishments.
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by Elizabeth Leach