January 2014

Grant Awarded to Michael Nalette, US History Teacher at MJHS

Submitted by cathy.page on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 13:28

Michael Nalette, US History teacher at Mapleton Junior High received a grant from the Nebo Education Association to purchase three classroom sets of the young adult historical fiction novel by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier titled “My Brother Sam Is Dead”.  The novel realistically depicts what happened during the American Revolution with an in-depth look at the Revolutionary War and how this important event in our nation’s history allowed people to gain freedoms and start our country.  

Ali MaCall Jenkins Wins 1st Place in 2014 Radon Competition

Submitted by cathy.page on Wed, 01/22/2014 - 14:26

Ali MaCall Jenkins, a 7th grader at Mapleton Junior High, has been awarded 1st place honors in the Utah Department of Environmental Quality Division of Radiation Control's 2014 National Radon Poster Contest.  Ali entitled her poster:  “Stop Radon Before it Stops You or Someone You Love!”   Ali’s inspiration undoubtedly came from her aunt who lived with her family and then passed away from cancer.  It bothered Ali to know that radon is the second leading cause of cancer so she shared her talents to bring awareness to people about the dangers of radon.  Families should have

Attributions
Lori Jacobson/Lori Jenkins

MJHS Youth Representatives

Submitted by cathy.page on Tue, 01/14/2014 - 14:58

We are happy to introduce Camberlyn Robison and Cameron Asay.  They will represent Mapleton Junior High with the Nebo Student Youth Council.  They will periodically meet with the District Board providing student input, opinions, and suggestions on various subjects of concern.  We are confident that these two great students will do an outstanding job in representing our school.

Spirit of the Mustang - January

Submitted by cathy.page on Mon, 01/13/2014 - 12:21

Each month the faculty at Mapleton Junior High presents the Spirit of the Mustang award to a faculty member that embodies the school mission statement of "Students are the focus - Success is the goal".   These individuals go above and beyond.  

In January, the award was passed to Justin Johnson, Science teacher at MJHS, with the following remarks:

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Zack Beddoes