January 2012

The Mapleton Junior High School Symphonic Band has recently been selected to participate in the Utah Music Educators Association Junior High School State Concert Band Festival.  Only 14 bands throughout the state of Utah were chosen to participate in this festival.  The audition was recorded at the beginning of January and consisted of music that was played at the band’s December concert.  The selection committee notified MJHS Band Director Ms. Emily Smith of their acceptance approximately two weeks after the recording was made.

The Mapleton Jr. High School Spelling Bee took place on Wednesday January 25th.

Ms. Thomson is the fabulous and talented choir teacher at Mapleton Jr. High School.  She is an extraordinary, music-loving teacher that is currently teaching her first year at MJHS. She is in charge of all the choir classes and often helps out with the musical aspects of the school plays. She is currently in charge of the school musical revue, Love on Broadway, which will be performed this February.  Ms. Thomson says that she loves teaching because of the energy in her students and just being able to teach what she loves.

Tardy reduction became an emphasis this year at MJHS when administrators noticed a sharp increase in the number of tardies compared to previous years.  On November 9th, 2011 a tardy reduction effort was started with a goal to reduce school wide tardies.  Many students have stepped up to the challenge and this has helped to significantly lower tardies at MJHS.  To reward these students for their awesome attendance they were invited to a doughnut party on Thursday January 19th.  To qualify for the reward students could have no tardies in any of their classes from the time

Mr. Frankowski is one of our great science teachers here a Mapleton Jr. High School. He’s been teaching here at MJHS for four years, but has been teaching in Nebo School District for twenty two. Mr. Frankowski grew up all over the world because of his parent’s job in the Air Force. Some of the places he has lived include Montana, Las Vegas, and England. Mr. Frankowski went to college at SUU in Cedar City. You might remember him from a week spent over the summer at Shadow Mountain camp where he was a Director. He worked there with Mrs.

Mapleton Junior High School is glad to announce the opening of a new school addition called the 400 hall. This new wing was built due to the need for more classroom and gym space for the ever growing student body and for the MJHS wrestling program.  Student and wrestler Tyson Orton says “I like the new gym it makes it a lot easier to make it to practice because we don’t have to travel so far to go to a wrestling gym.”  The new area of the school will be officially open on Jan. 14, 2012.

The MJHS freshman team, coached by Coach Zack Beddoes and Coach Dave Murphy, is composed of 14 boys for the 2011-2012 season: Abe Durrant, Brigham Brau, Chandler Cloward, Cole Casper, Elliot Call, Garret Clark, Jordan Jones, Jordan Williams, Kai Ruiz, Mark Sumsion, Mason Murphy, Matt Nemelka, Parker Johnston, and Thomas Slack.  The team has the strong support of its managers: Dane Carlson, Andrew Sau, Chandler Mitton, Kal Ruiz, and TR Hulse.  So far, MJHS has a 2-1 district record, their first win was against Diamond Fork at home on December 13th.

Mapleton Jr. High School is pleased to announce the December 2011 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.  On Tuesday December 13th the MJHS students of the month were invited to a pizza party to celebrate this fantastic accomplishment.   The students of the month for December are (listed by academic area):

Students and faculty at Mapleton Jr.

Each year students at MJHS participate in the annual Christmas Music Assembly.  This year it was held on December 21st, the day before Christmas break.  The MJHS Band, Orchestra and Choir all performed in a very successful concert.  The student body participated as well by singing familiar holiday songs during the sing along portion of the assembly.  Everyone who participated did an extraordinary job and the result was a beautiful performance that brought festive holiday spirit to Mapleton Jr. High School.