November 2016

Hear the ROAR! A Panther is: RESPECTFUL, OUTSTANDING, ACADEMIC and RESPONSIBLE!

Congratulations to Braydon Munoz and Itzayana Flores for being nominated as our MNJHS Panthers of the Day on Monday, November 7, 2016.  Braydon was nominated by Mr. Marziale for his fantastic job on his push-up test and always working hard in class.  Itzayana was nominated by Mrs. Harmer for always being prepared in class and being respectful.

Our award-winning MNJHS Chess Club is up and running!  Come join us on Wednesdays in Mr. Wright's room from 2:50pm-4:00pm.

Hear the ROAR! A Panther is: RESPECTFUL, OUTSTANDING, ACADEMIC and RESPONSIBLE!

Congratulations to Cassidy Hardy and Aiden Carlson for being nominated as our MNJHS Panthers of the Day on Friday, November 4, 2016.  Cassidy was nominated by Mrs. Dibb for getting all of her assignments turned in on time.  Aiden was nominated by Mrs. McClain because he is really smart and can do the math!

Congratulations to our 9th grade students for winning our Facebook Friday Contest!  The 7th, 8th & 9th grade students and faculty have vied to "outlike" each other on our MNJHS Facebook Page for the past few weeks.  To the 9th graders goes the victory!  The 9th grade students will receive a root beer float party next Wednesday in their English class.

 Thanks to all our awesome students and faculty for participating, as well as to all our parents who follow us on Facebook.  Our goal this year is to provide as many updates and newsworthy events as possible on our MNJHS Facebook page.  If you haven't liked us, you are missing out on great stories, photos and more!  Our goal is to reach 650 Facebook likes by the end of the school year.  If you haven't "Liked" us yet, please click on the link below.

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Hear the ROAR! A Panther is: RESPECTFUL, OUTSTANDING, ACADEMIC and RESPONSIBLE!

Congratulations to Gavin Hill and Maddie Brook for being nominated as our MNJHS Panthers of the Day on Thursday, November 3, 2016.  Gavin was nominated by Mrs. Dibb for working hard to pass his test.  Maddie was nominated by Mrs. McClain for sticking with it and solving challenging probs when others quit.

Lauren Cowan – 8TH GRADE

Mt. Nebo Jr. High School

Lauren Cowan, an 8th grade student at Mt. Nebo Jr. High, has been nominated to receive the Payson City’s Mayor’s Award for the month of November.  

“Lauren Cowan is one of the most beautiful people I know inside and out.  Her smile lights up a room.  She is fiercely loyal to her friends.  She works hard and completes all her work, then fixes what she missed to better understand” states one of her teachers.

“I’ve never had Lauren as a student” said one Mt. Nebo Jr. teacher.  “What I see is the way she carries herself in the halls.  She’s kind and polite, always holds her head up and moves with a purpose.  She is amazing.”

Her orchestra teacher wrote:  “Oh yay!”  “Lauren is such a hard worker in my orchestra class. I can always count on her to know her part and be a leader to all of the other cellists in her section.  She is a great little musician.”

One of the secretaries said of Lauren “I’m so excited about this.  Lauren is a friend to everyone and super kind!! She always has a smile on her face and is such a good example to those around her.  Good choice.  What an honor.”

“Lauren has been spot on as the type of student we want to exemplify here at Mt. Nebo Jr. High School.  She is so kind and always on task.  She is always participating the lesson as well.  Let’s clone her!”

As Lauren’s track coach, I have had the opportunity to work with her on high jump and long jump.  Lauren was new to this sport, but never gave up, even when it was hard.  Lauren was at practice each day and stayed late to continue practicing.  Lauren was determined to get better and she did.  Her positive attitude helped other teammates as they also progressed.  Lauren was a leader for good on the Mt. Nebo Jr. High track team.

Lauren is one of the great students walking the halls of Mt. Nebo Junior, and we believe that she is very deserving of this award.  

Hear the ROAR! A Panther is: RESPECTFUL, OUTSTANDING, ACADEMIC and RESPONSIBLE!

Congratulations to Kobe Muniz and Danika Taylor for being nominated as our MNJHS Panthers of the Day on Wednesday, November 2, 2016.  Kobe was nominated by Mrs. Wright for never giving up!  Danika was nominated by Mrs. MClain for working hard to understand and successfully performing well.

The Freedom Festival sponsors multiple patriotic contests each year in categories including Art, Essay, Speech, Storytelling, and Video. The video contest is open to everyone; other contests are open only to students. The contest theme this year is Freedom.

In addition to receiving cash prizes, contest winners enjoy having their work promoted in the community by the Freedom Festival all year.

The deadline for all contests is November 14, so get moving!

Go to www.freedomfestival.org/contests for details on each contest, including age requirements and cash prizes. We are so excited to receive your entries!

Our MNJHS Spanish classes celebrated the Day of the Dead today and yesterday.  They made sugar skull replicas and paid their respects to family members, adults and children, who have passed.  As a bonus, they also shared their Day of the Dead bread with many of us.  It was delicious!  

 Día de Muertos is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts.

Hear the ROAR! A Panther is: RESPECTFUL, OUTSTANDING, ACADEMIC and RESPONSIBLE!

Congratulations to Sadie Ercanbrack and Braxton Atkin for being nominated as our MNJHS Panthers of the Day on Tuesday, November 1, 2016.  Sadie was nominated by Mrs. Capell for helping others understand their math homework when finished with her own work.  Braxton was nominated by Mrs. Wright for always having the right answers.