Grizzly Update - Dec. 15, 2021
Upcoming Events:
Dec. 15 Wrestling vs. Mapleton 3:30 pm
Dec. 16 Mr. Grizzly Assembly
Dec. 16 Boys/Girls Basketball @ Spanish Fork 3:30 pm
Dec. 17 Fine Arts Assembly
Dec. 20 - 31 Christmas Break - No School
Jan. 04 Girls Basketball vs. Morgan 3:30 pm
Jan. 05 Wrestling @ Springville 3:30 pm
Jan. 06 Dance Performance @ PHS
Jan. 10 Doubles Badminton Tournament
Thank You, Parents and Students!
Thank you to all of the parents who so graciously donated candy to our generosity campaign for December. Students and teachers have had a lot of fun spreading generosity by sneakily delivering the candy to other classes.
ALSO… Payson Junior High School students and faculty raised $5,160.67 during our Sub For Santa competition week!!! We are so humbled and impressed by the efforts of our school. All of this money was donated to United Way Sub for Santa of Utah specifically bookmarked to go to Payson and Santaquin families. Thank you for your generosity, PJHS!
Spirit Week and Assembly Schedule
Students have been having a fun time so far this week showing their spirit for the upcoming holiday break. For those who would like to participate the rest of the week, here is the schedule: Thursday - Ugly Christmas sweater day. Friday is Christmas cozy day. We will have a shortened class schedule on both Thursday and Friday to accommodate the Mr. Grizzly contest on Thursday and a Fine Arts assembly on Friday.
Parent Help for Friday Field Trip
Parents/Guardians: If you have a student who is participating in the field trip this Friday, Dec. 17th, we still need some chaperones to attend the trip. If you’re interested in traveling with your student on Friday, please contact Mr. Wright (kirk.wright [at] nebo.edu (kirk[dot]wright[at]nebo[dot]edu)) or Mr. Peterson (logan.peterson [at] nebo.edu (logan[dot]peterson[at]nebo[dot]edu)) to sign up for being a chaperone.
Doubles Badminton Tournament
Start the New Year out right at the January 10th PJHS Doubles Badminton Tournament. All are welcome. Get a partner and sign up with Mr. Archer.
Congratulations to the Cast of Seussical!
We are so excited for our students to begin working on preparing the production of Seussical The Musical. We will be starting rehearsals following the holiday break. Also, there is a parent meeting on January 4th at 4:00 pm for all students involved in the play and their parents.
Battle of the Books
For those involved in the Battle of the Books, there is a meeting Wednesday Dec. 15th in the library during your assigned lunch.
Digital Art Class Available for 9th Grade Students
Nathan Allen, who is currently employed as a full time artist for Lucasfilm Animation on Star Wars TV shows, has partnered with Nebo School District to offer an extracurricular digital art class for adults and high school students. The class is held at the Springville Summit Center and is now open for new enrollments. Here are some of the details:
-The class is teaching digital art, on an ipad. -All skill levels are welcome. -The class is weekly, on Tuesday mornings before school. -The next class starts at the beginning of January, and spots for it are being filled now. -The class is taught by an artist who currently works for Lucasfilm Animation as an assistant technical director on their tv shows. -The class website is sharpenedstylus.com
If you are interested in joining the class or getting more information, feel free to visit the website. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to further their art education or gain useful skills in the art industry.
Student Weekly Challenge
Try to make the people around you excited for Christmas.
9th Grade Parking Announcement for PHS
Attention future sophomores: We look forward to you joining Payson High School next year. This summer, we begin construction on the new Payson High School. During construction, parking will be limited to Seniors and Juniors only. We strongly encourage using the bus, carpooling, or walking. We wanted to give you an early heads-up on this to plan accordingly.