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the partan ChroniCle SALEM JUNIOR HIGH October 2017 P.E. and arts Student no longer Council and mandatory? Hope Squad Hollister Hogle Halle Lyman For the 2018-19 School Year, I feel students should have to because childhood obesity is at the Utah School Board changed take ART, not because they will the highest level ever. It has also Have you heard of student Student council is more for the regiment to physical edu- become an artist but you will learn been proven that exercise keeps council or hope squad? Well everyone as a whole and is cation, health and art classes. to be more creative and learn new students more alert in class and if you have you will probably kind of the planners they do They are now letting students ways to see the world that will their brain functioning at higher already know about this stuff. assemblies, hang up all the and parents choose if they want help you enjoy life more and be levels. With all the unhealthy But if not hope you like and posters, and do the school to take art, health, and PE. They better in other classes. Art is fun! eating habits and poor food learn something about student dances. You should definitely are doing this so that kids have I asked our art teacher Mr Shaffer choices student make with pro- council and hope squad. Stu- come to the dances and be a a choice on what they activities his opinion about the new policy. cessed foods, PE is needed more dent council and hope squad part of the school activities they do at school. According to He doesn’t think it’s a smart deci- now than ever. His is made even are very different in ways but because you will have a better the Utah School Board, “Phys- sion that they are doing. He feels worse by the fact that students also very similar too.One thing experience at Salem Junior ical education, health, the arts, that this is about funding saving that is different about both of High School. But they are here don’t have to take health and them is student council you and college and career readiness money. He feels that they probably for the students as well. We all foods classes. have to try out and get voted just want to make Salem Junior courses will no longer be core don’t hate art or pe. It might be I asked my dad what he thought for and have to do an interview High a better place. requirements in Utah middle because they want to spend more about the changes. He was very and turn in the essay. And on Everyone here at middle schools under a policy change on computer literacy or other disappointed in the Utah School hope squad you don’t tryout, in school needs to be a good ex- adopted by a divided Utah State programs. Mr Shaffer feels that Boards decision. He says “I hope 7th grade you get a paper and ample and just be kind and nice Board of Education.” his step in the wrong direction he that Nebo District will continue write down two kids (boy and to everyone you don’t have to I think this is bad decision thinks art is more than drawing, to count the health, arts, and PE a girl) who are nice and kind be friends but you do need to because these requirements have painting and sculpting he think classes as requirements.” He to everyone. be nice. been around for a long time. Why most of his students aren’t gonna told me he feels that it is likely Some similarities of both Here’s a chart that shows are they making these changes be artist. The reason why he still due to funding as Utah is one them is their main goal. They how many members there are because the current requirements teaches it is to help kid be more both want to make Salem on hope squad and student of the very worst states in the Junior High a better, more have shown to work over the creative and really the real the council. There’s almost double country for spending on students. exciting school. the hope squad members then years. By requiring students to creative is going to make you more My dad hopes that most parents That’s the ultimate goal that student council members. take art or PE they might find valuable than modern day com- understand the value of these both student council and hope something they love or are great puter. “So by illuminating art and classes and will make their chil- squad want with the school. at. If students don’t have to take creative less valuable your gonna dren take the classes anyways. Hope squad is more if you these classes they might never have so problems. The other thing In conclusion, we as student need something or are having know. It is likely that students that am proud of that nebo school should continue to take art, bad or suicidal thoughts and might become more unhealthy district hasn’t enforced it they still health and PE classes. We want to talk to a kid your age without PE as well. KSL Tele- ask student to take art and pe and I should demand that the Utah about your feeling hope suad vision did a story of a student think that’s really a great stand that State School Board change this is there for you. They will help who did not want to be in PE the district has taken that the dis- you out if you have questions bad decision. I could not make or concerns. but because it was required she trict can make their own opinion.” it through a whole day without found out that she loved volley- I asked Mr. Moldenhour what a break that I feel PE is. ball and was very good at it, and he thought of the decision the she lost weight and is in much Utah School Board took. He Student Council: 16 better shape physically now. thinks that it is a really bad time to stop requiring students to take PE Hope Squad: 32 All About The Freshman Cheer Team Quincey Ripple The freshman cheer team has 12 7am. When we had morning practices, my back spot is Ashlyn! We usually girls on it! Kayla Jensen, Ashlyn we would run. In the afternoon we do stunts in half times routines and at Pulley, Ally smith, Madi Johnson, didn’t though. quarters and at time outs. Searra Johnson, Lauryn Mills, Addie Trying out was really scary. The first My favorite part in cheer is tumbling Dyches, Mackley DeGraffenried, Kaiti day we learned a dance and a cheer. and stunting! It’s really fun to tumble Baker, Jayden Pierce, and me Quincey The second day we perfected all of in half times and on the track. I love Ripple. We cheer at all of the football it, and tried out. Three girls went in cheer so much! We also had cheer games and at home games & do half at a time and did their jumps, kicks, pics taken by Suzie Higgison. She did times! We practice about twice a week the dance, and did some cheers. They really well. We wore our hair down where we work on stunting, cheers, then posted who made it on the city and our uniforms! We even did some tumbling, and our dances. Our coaches website! It was a really stressful time action shots. are Maddie Mueter and Debbi Lyman. and I was scared I wasn’t going to Overall, cheer is really fun. We all We have four captains, Kayla Jen- make it, but I did! work really hard and get along well. sen, Ashlyn Pulley, Addie Dyches, Our stunt groups have two bases, a Most of us, if not all will be trying out and Lauryn Mills. Their jobs are to backspot, and a flyer! Mackley, Addi, for the high school team at the end of call cheers and remind us when it’s our and I are flyers. The bases for mackley this year. I’m very nervous. I think turn to bring treats. They lead stretches are Kayla and Gracie while the back Freshman cheer has prepared all of us too. Practices are really fun, and we al- spot is Kaiti. Addi’s bases are Jayden well though. So we’re ready! I can’t ways work really hard. In the summer and Madi while the back spot is Ally. wait. That’s all about the freshman we would sometimes have practice at My bases are Searra and Lauryn while team! I hope you enjoyed it. Page 2 Features Teacher Spotlights Maker spaces: Libraries are for more Madeline Fifita than just books This year at Salem Junior High we have lots of new teachers! We Isaac Webster You may have noticed a change in alongside them. In case you were thought that a good way to introduce them to you would be to the library 8th and 9th graders. 7th wondering about where the money interview them and ask them questions. We spotlighted 3 teachers, Graders don’t know a bit different for the new stuff it came from the Miss Schone, Mrs. Palestino, & Mr. Schmitt. but the library layout has changed. library’s budget. The reason for their There is a new addition that wasn’t location is simple. They were all put there before.

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