“They, and we, are the legacies of an unbroken chain of men and women who served their country with honor, who waged war so that we might know peace, who braved hardship so that we might know opportunity, who paid the ultimate price so that we might know freedom.”
-President Barack Obama 2009

We thank and honor our veterans today and always. Here are some moments from our Veterans Day assembly today. Thank you everyone who made this assembly happen. It was a truly memorable experience for everyone who attended and participated.

Jason Cragun and Scout Troop 1461 finished their project last Tuesday. They had a great turnout and had about 60 current, former, and future Mustangs show up to help out, as well as some parents. They put in about 6 cubic yards of mulch and removed about 10 cubic yards of sod and dirt from around the trees. They put weed fabric and mulch around 29 trees and the MJHS welcome sign. The estimated total hours of labor involved are close to 150. 

Thank you for all of the hard work that went into giving our school a real face lift. It looks amazing!

On Sunday, October 30th, MJHS was represented twice in the Daily Herald. Lexi Christensen was named as the Utah Valley Student of the Week and Devin Jackman was named as the Utah Valley Educator of the Week. Read the articles here: 

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/community/education/utah-valley-student-of-the-week-lexi-christensen/article_b97698e6-737c-5041-8c95-32ab8e0ded14.html

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/community/education/utah-valley-educator-of-the-week-devin-jackman/article_070467c5-da7c-5091-9de3-ef9b8477be49.html

Both the boy and girls cross country had a fantastic season. At our district championships last weekend the girls Varsity and JV teams both took 1st place. This is the second undefeated, back to back district championship win for the girls. The boys took 2nd place by a razor thin 3 point margin behind Mt. Nebo. Some runners improved their personal best by a full minute on this final meet. Good job Cross Country for racing classy all season and representing our school and community very well.

Wally Averett, Dylan Terry, Luke Roylance, Mike Bennett, Kambren Nielson, Harrison Roney, Chase Haslem, and Parker Henderson represented Mapleton Jr. High as the golf team the last two months. These students performed in 6 tournaments throughout the district and in the district final tournament last Monday, October 9th, Mapleton took 3rd as a team and Mike Bennett placed 6th in the individuals. All boys showed excellent growth in their character, skills and abilities as golfers.

Congratulations to Becky Clement on receiving the “Spirit of the Mustang” award for her outstanding service to the students of MJHS. This is what Mrs. Carey, her nominator had to say about Mrs. Clement.

Becky has the one of the biggest hearts of anyone I know.  No matter how crazy her day is she always has a smile on her face.  You can often hear her ask others how they are doing or how their day is going.   If I need help covering a class, she is always there.

Our three fantastic MJHS Bands held their Fall Concert on Thursday, October 12th. The concert began with the Jazz Band students getting started with some up-beat fun music, The Cadet Band followed with a number that included some interesting percussion instruments that gave the piece a “spooky” feeling. The Symphonic Band closed the concert with a couple of Halloween numbers that caught everyone’s attention and had the audience vigorously applauding. Students performed while wearing their favorite Halloween costumes.

Jessica Mohler received the Nebo Peak Performance Award last night from Nebo School District Board of Education for outstanding service. She was nominated by Dave Jex, a fellow teacher at Mapleton Junior High School. The award honors Jessica for her outstanding service when it comes to helping students.

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High Honors