April 2011

Prom Royalty 2011

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Picture 1:
Senior Prom Royalty from left to right:  Alex Trujillo and Nicole Gledhill (2nd Attendants), Katherine Wilkins and Brayden Rymer (1st Attendants), Savannah Martin and Hudson Sheranian (Prom Queen and King), and Jenny Hatch and Adam Keele (3rd Attendants)

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Junior Prom Royalty from left to right:  Amy Jacobsen, David Allsop, Bobbe Graham, Madison Hurst, Carly Bastian and David Bates

Maple Mountain FIRST Robotics Team takes 2nd at regional competition

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Maple Mountain’s Eaglebots took 2nd place at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics regional competition which included competitors from Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. The team had to design and create a robot that could hang tubes on racks with three rows and three columns. The top row was nine and a half feet in the air and worth three points.  At the end, the teams could deploy a “minibot” to climb a ten and a half foot pole, this competition was worth 30 points.

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By Kinsey Williams, Jamie Farley and Kalin Wall, MMHS Staff Writers

Reaching for success

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On April 12, the Maple Mountain Lady Golden Eagles softball played the Spanish Fork Dons. Spanish Fork won by 1 point, 13-14.  On April 19, Maple Mountain played Springville.  Springville won by 1 point,

4-5. Both the Spanish Fork and Springville games were very close, the opponent teams won only by a fraction of a second.   On April 22, the Lady Golden Eagles played the Salem Hills Skyhawks.  Salem Hills won by 9 points, 1-10.

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by Micala Pearson, Aimee Vargas, and Jamie Gashler, MMHS Staff Writers

Golden Eagles cage Lions

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Since the beginning of the season the Maple Mountain Soccer team has shown their dedication and gradual improvement on the field.  After being asked about their biggest improvement, teammate Zach Bailey replied, “We can score.”           

On Tuesday, April 19, the Golden Eagles took on the Payson Lions on the Lion’s home turf.  When asked before the game what they need to do to beat Payson, teammate Devon Jenson said, “We need to focus and pace the game our way.”

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By Olin Andersen and Nathan Foutz, MMHS Staff Writers

Golden Eagle wins ceramic arts national competition

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Cody Simpson from Maple Mountain High was chosen out of 1,000 ceramic art entrees to have his work shown in the National Ceramics Art Show.  Out of all the students that were selected to be in show, he was awarded two awards, one of them was first place of the National K-12 Ceramic Show.

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By Karina Segura, Justin Thorn and Evan Huffman

Maple Mountain Drill Team selected for 2011-12

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Tryouts for the Maple Mountain High School Ellevés Drill Team were held on March 28 – 31, 2011.  Twenty seven girls tried out with twenty girls making the final cut.  The girls were taught a short military routine and a dance routine which they performed for the judges.  They also showed their technique skills in some across the floor combinations.

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by Molly Brenchly, Elleves Head Coach

MMHS ELLEVÉS SHOWCASE

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The MMHS Ellevés Drill Team will hold their second annual showcase on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the MMHS auditorium.  The showcase will feature an introduction of all of the members of the Ellevés.  Performances will include their award-winning competition routines in the areas of hip hop, military, dance, and kick.  There are also a few new routines that will be part of the show including an officer’s routine, a lyrical piece, and solos by some of the Ellevés.

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by Molly Brenchly, Elleves Head Coach

The Holocaust Assembly

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On April 7, Maple Mountain High students had the honor of hearing from Jerry Ments, Army Veteran and Holocaust victim.  Born in Holland in 1930, Ments was ten years old when Germany invaded Holland.  Because he was only half Jewish, he was not a target for the Germans.  He was forced to be the sole bread winner for his entire family, keeping them safe in an abandoned apartment.  He stole everything he could get his hands on to sell on the black market to keep his family afloat.

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By Justin Thorn, Ben Besendorfer, Evan Huffman and Karina Segura, MMHS Staff Writers

Tiffany Gomm hurdles into Maple Mountain’s Prep of the Week

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Tiffany Gomm, a sophomore here at Maple Mountain, is this week’s Prep of the Week. Gomm says she is excited and surprised about being chosen but is glad that her hard work is being noticed. Her favorite track event is hurdles. She likes to hurdle because she is good at it, she says, “They’re fun to do and most people don’t do them.”

She has been in track since the sixth grade and does it because it’s fun, a good stress reliever and you get to meet a lot of new people, including cute boys, and they soon become your best friend. Gomm is also the goalie on the JV soccer team.

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By Deanna Barton, MMHS Staff Writer