January 2017
Ellevés Take Region
The Maple Mountain High School Ellevés competed at the Region VIII Drill Team Competition held at Wasatch High School on Thursday, January 26, 2017. The Ellevés placed 1st in the Military category; 1st in the Dance category, and 1st in the Kick category. Overall, the Ellevés placed 1st and were awarded the Region VIII trophy. McKenna Bate, daughter of Bud and Kelly Bate, won 1st place in the drill down competition.
Floriculture Class Designs
Our floriculture class designed some beautiful flower arrangements today! It is arranged in a modern Japanese style called "Ikebana," which translates to "arranging flowers." The design in the picture was arranged and modeled by the lovely Clayci Crandall, a senior at MMHS.
Award Winning Art Students
Two MMHS students, Emily Johnson (senior) and Cadence Peterson (junior), were both chosen to represent our school (and the only ones in our entire district) in the Utah State Senate Landscape Visual Arts competition.
Emily won 13th place (out of 230 entries) and $300. Cadence won 1st place and a $5,000 award!They will both be recognized at the capitol on Tuesday, February 14th in a ceremony.
Prep of the Week - Nicole Heyn
Nicole Heyn has been selected as a "Prep of the Week" for her outstanding play as a member of the Lady Golden Eagles basketball team. Nicole us currently scoring at a clip of 14 points per game. She is also a very good defender. The lady eagles are one of the top teams in region 8 play and look forward to doing well the rest of the way. Congratulations to Nicole and the rest of the Lady Eagles!
January Students of the Month
Julie Carlson
Where do you want to see yourself in five years? As a returned missionary studying at BYU who is well on her way to becoming a published author.
What are your favorite hobbies? Reading, writing, playing the organ, watching baseball, and eating twix.
Nebo Annual Welding Competition
All of the Nebo high school welding programs brought their best students to compete Friday, January 20 at Springville High School. With over 30 students competing in the annual welding competition, the following Maple Mountain students placed:
Welding Individual is an event where one person reads a blueprint and welds together a test with several different welding processes:
Nick Pittelli - 1st Place
Jace Baird - 2nd Place
McCade Lee - 3rd Place
Ellevés at the Rocky Mountain Drill Team Invitational Competition
The MMHS Ellevés competed at the Rocky Mountain Drill Team Invitational Competition at Corner Canyon High School on January 14, 2017. They placed 1st in Pom, 1st in Hip Hop,1st in Kick, 2nd in Military, and 2nd in Dance. The team also won the Overall 4A trophy and the overall Sweepstakes trophy. The Ellevés also received a judge's choice award for Exceptional Technique in their dance routine.