March 2013

Mapleton Jr 7th Grade Students Launch Paper Balloons

Submitted by jeffrey.nelson on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 10:21

MAPLETON -- Brian Frankowski's seventh-grade enriched science class at Mapleton Junior High took flight Tuesday morning without their feet leaving the ground. The class used a propane burner to fill tissue-paper hot air balloons they have been building for weeks and let them loose in the sky above the school and surrounding homes.

"We've learned about density and how convection currents form, and we're taking advantage of density differences between the hot air and the cold air," Frankowski said.

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Spencer Heaps

MJHS February Students of the Month

Submitted by jeffrey.nelson on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 11:19

Mapleton Jr. High School is pleased to announce the February 2013 Students of the Month. Each academic area selects one outstanding student per grade level to represent their department for student of the month. In order to be selected these students must show superior academic achievement along with exceptional citizenship. The MJHS students of the month were invited to a pizza party to celebrate this fantastic accomplishment. The students of the month for February are (listed by academic area):

CTE- Solomon Quackenbush-Jeffrey, Jacob Richins, Zachary Hales