November 2013

Alice in Zombieland was performed at Mapleton Jr. High this past Halloween.  In it, Alice took her friend, Dinah, through Wonderland as they encounter one big problem, Zombies!  They interact with many different characters as they try to solve the zombie infestation.   The show was done in neon costumes under black lights. In the words of The Mad Hatter (Jon Krutsch), "This spoof was very fun to perform, rehearse, and watch.  The cast was a amazing, and the feel of being on stage during this performance was unique, it was well, honestly, really hard to explain.

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 November, the award was passed to David Jex, Health teacher and Athletic Director at MJHS, with the following remarks:

Miss Heaton's 8th Grade English students participated in a class reading challenge for the month of October. The winners are: Alyssa Holbrook 1st Period (3,000 pages), Aubree Jameson 3rd Period (3, 017 pages), Dee Dee Draper 4th Period (5, 498 pages), Alanna Hess 5th Period (9,799), Melssa Beutler 6th Period (4, 658 pages), Josh Aagard 7th Period (12, 411 pages), Zac Anderson Overall Winner (15, 232 pages).  (Alyssa Holbrook and Aubree Jameson were unavailable for the picture).

This past week, Mrs. Woodfield's Foods Classes learned how to make Soft Pretzels.  We were fortunate to have Miss Heaton, one of our great English Teachers, help out with the demonstration of how pretzels are prepared, twisted and baked.  Miss Heaton worked in a Pretzel store at the mall for a couple of years.  We made a video of her presentation so all the classes could learn these techniques.  The students did an amazing job of preparing the pretzels!

What an incredible season!  15 girls were taken up from the different high schools, so we had lots of opportunity for girls who would never get a chance, and did they ever prove they can hold their own.  What an incredible season for all levels of play.  I have never seen a group of athletes work so hard to improve their abilities.  During the season, Kaylee Whiting lost her father to cancer.  This really challenged the girls mentally.  They started pulling together and functioning as a unit.  Team play won them another District Title.  I am so proud