May 2010

Golden Eagles Boys Track Claim Region Title; Girls take 3rd

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Maple Mountain High School hosted their first regional track and field competition for Region VIII on May 5 and 6. Preparation and hard work throughout the season paid off for the athletes of this first year school as the boys claimed the region title and the girls took third.
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by Kyrie Carpenter, MMHS Golden Eagle Globe

Golden Eagle Sunset

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Senior Sunset was held last Friday, May 7. Many seniors attended and enjoyed this evening reminiscing over the past year and looking forward to graduation in just a few short weeks.
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by Kyrie Carpenter, MMHS Golden Eagle Globe

Golden Eagles Tennis Place in Region Tournament

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On May 4, 2010, the Maple Mountain boys tennis team performed well at the region tournament. The JV team was phenomenal and took 1st place over all. Calder Groberg, 1st JV singles, did an awesome job hitting his way to victory taking first place. The only freshman on the team Matt Chandler, 2nd JV singles,  took first with his consistent serve and ground stroke game. Nate Hawks, 3rd JV singles, also played very hard and well taking 2nd place. We had three doubles teams in the tournament; they all played to the best of their abilities. Cameron Spilker and Just
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By Cameron Spilker & Keaton Atkinson, MMHS Golden Eagle Globe; Photos by Nick H. Taylor

Tori Nielson – MMHS Prep of the Week

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This week’s Maple Mountain Prep of the Week is softball star Tori Nielson.   She plays 3rd base for the varsity softball team.  As a junior she is one of the only upperclassmen to start varsity.   Tori considers herself as more of a power hitter; she hits 5th in the lineup.  

Tori says she likes softball because “it provides a challenge and is something she loves to do.”  

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By Andy Wyllie and Nick H. Taylor, Golden Eagle Globe

STATE FINALISTS COMPETE AT DECA INTERNATIONALS

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Maple Mountain and Springville High schools attended the DECA International Competition the last week of April. Jessika Hilton, Maple Mountain Chapter President, brought home two national awards: Overall finalist in Restaurant and Food Service Management and top 10 role play score. Students who attended from Springville High were Chelsea Staple, Hotel and Lodging Management; Chelsie Murdock, Leadership Training; and Jerich McAfee and John Call; Financial Analysis Team Decision Making.

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By Jessika Hilton, Golden Eagle Globe

MMHS Announces April Students of the Month

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Skyler Porcaro
By Kierra Larsen, Golden Eagle Globe   Skyler Porcaro, sophomore, is one of Maple Mountain’s April students of the month. Skyler was nominated by his math teacher, Mr. Thomas Marker and his Foreign Language teacher, Mr. Brad Burtenshaw. Skyler’s favorite subject is math, he says, “Because it has always been easy for me.” In five years, Skyler sees himself going on a LDS mission and attending BYU.
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by: Kierra Larsen, Marissa Clegg, and Sarah Blancher, Golden Eagle Globe

Golden Eagle Interns at Elementary School

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Senior Brooke Bishop interned at Spanish Oaks Elementary as a second grade student teacher. Brooke assisted the teacher and taught an art project once a week. Brooke said she is still very interested in this line of work after the internship. Brooke said that one of the funniest experiences she had during the internship was when she had to test all the children and they were excited to test.   Brooke recommends internships to people so that they can have a good sample run to see if they like the career they are pursuing. She plans on attending SUU and going into elementary ed.
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By Jordan Osborne, Golden Eagle Globe

Golden Eagle Crunches Numbers

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Golden Eagle Zach Wyler has been actively involved at Wing Enterprises lately, interning as an accountant. Zach wanted to experiment in this field because he enjoys the, “idea of being an accountant.”  As an intern, Zach enters customer purchases and billing information. During his time at Wing, Zach experienced what working as an accountant was like. He said, “There was a great atmosphere on the site."
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By Jacob Henry, MMHS Golden Eagle Globe

Students learn about the medical field

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Jonathan Seiter was one of the guest speakers this Spring at Springville High and Maple Mountain High school’s Window on the Workplace seminar. Mr. Seiter is a recruiter for ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City.    He spoke to the students about the importance of an education, and what types of jobs were available at ARUP.  Students were interested to hear about how to enter the fields of Medical Technology and Pathology.    Mr.
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by Robyn Dunn, Work-based Learning Coordinator