Grizzly Update - April 12th, 2022
Upcoming Events:  
April 14  Tennis vs. Mapleton 3:30 pm
April 15  Track meet @ Payson 
April 19  3rd Term Reward Movie
April 19  Tennis @ Springville 3:30 pm
April 21  Dance Company Auditions  3:00 pm
April 22  Doubles Badminton Tournament  6:00 am
May 04  First day to buy tickets to Lagoon
May 17  Chromebooks collected
May 19  Lagoon field trip
Lunch Numbers Will Be Required

The Dance Company and Dance 2  showcased their skills at Mt. Nebo Middle School.  They were excited to share with the incoming 7th graders what they can expect if they sign up for dance next year. 

Dance Company auditions will be Thursday, April 21st at 3:00. For more information you can contact Miss DeGraffenried at Steph.DeGraffenried [at] nebo.edu 

The Seussical Musical was a Hit with Payson Jr. High kids!  Congratulations to our cast and crew who did a phenomenal job with the production last week. Here are some pictures of Matt with the cat (AJ Rindlisbacher) and monkey (Taylek Bryant). 

Grizzly Update - Mar. 29, 2022
Upcoming Events:  
April 4-8  Spring Break - No School
April 22  Doubles Badminton Tournament
May 04  First day to buy tickets to Lagoon
May 19  Lagoon field trip
Spring Break

On March 3rd Mr. Archer's 7th period P.E. class broke the consecutive volleyball hitting record set 11 years ago!  The old record was 153 hits in a row set March 15, 2011 by Braydon Ekins, Connor Mitchell, Corey Burr, Aaron Ross and Josh Moon.
The new record is 155 set by the following:
Pictured right to left:  Top row-Willis Pauni, Waylon Francom, Braden Behrend, Samuel Isaacson, Brock Cary.  Bottom row-Parker Houston & Deakin Carman.  Great job, guys!  Lots have said they'd break it, you did it!

8th Grade students ignited snack foods during a lab to calculate the calorie count in popular treats. Click to see pics of students working in class. Turns out that between peanuts, goldfish crackers, cheeseballs, and marshmallows, peanuts are the most calorie dense snack.
 

Grizzly Update - Mar. 15, 2022
Upcoming Events:  
Mar. 17  Last day of the term
Mar. 18  Comp Day - No School
Mar. 22  Doubles Badminton Tournament
Mar. 22  Jr High Advanced Choir Festival
Mar. 24  Seussical the Musical Opening Night
April 4-8  Spring Break - No School
May 02  First day to buy tickets to Lagoon
May 19  Lagoon field trip
Reminder: Last Week of Term 3 is this week! 
Homework Help is available!

Congratulations to our PJHS science teacher, Logan Peterson, who has earned the prestigious teacher of the year award for our school!  He is the recipient of the Crystal Apple Award from Horace Mann Insurance, a partner with Nebo School District. We are grateful for the amazing work Mr. Peterson does and are lucky to have him teaching here at Payson Jr. 

9th grade parents and students:
Did your student choose any concurrent enrollment courses for next year at the high school?  If so, you are in luck!  UVU's advising team is hosting a Virtual Information Night on March 24th.  These information sessions are an excellent way for students to learn how to maximize the benefits of earning college credit and ask questions they may have about Concurrent Enrollment.  See attached flier.
 

9th grade--
AJ (Adam) Rindlisbacher
AJ is always on top of his work and is the first one to memorize any time we have things to memorize! He is such a hard worker, but quiet and humble and doesn't get recognized for what he does. -Ms. Rowe
Kayla Wright
Kayla is a good student and a good person. She works hard in class and participates. She's always looking out for others and is happy to help her classmates with school work or anything else. She's a light, and I'm so thankful to have her at our school. -Mrs. Bartholomew