The very first MMHS Spirit Bowl was a hit when MMHS students came together Friday to compete in games for the Golden trophy. Five events made up the competition, each event with students from each game that volunteered to play.   The Spirit Bowl stated off with a class cheer off. Seniors, even with the smallest class, yelled their loudest while juniors and sophomore responded with spirited cheers of their own. Following the cheer off, a rowdy game of musical chairs started. With about twenty students running to a row of chairs at the same time, it was a miracle no one

Aimee Vargas, sophomore, is easy to spot in the halls of Maple Mountain High School. Aimee always has a smile and a warm greeting for her fellow students and faculty. Aimee was born with Spina Bifida which is a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings. Aimee has felt like she couldn’t do everything she wanted to do until now.

On Tuesday, January 12, the Golden Eagles took on the Red Devils on Maple Mountain’s home court.  Springville took the win with a score of 77-42, but Maple Mountain turned up the heat during the second half and was able to shake up the game.  Though the score wasn’t always evenly matched, Maple Mountain and Springville both scored 50% of their free throws.   Connor Murphy had his highest scoring game of the season scoring 14 points, 9 of which came from 3 point shots.

On Tuesday, January 19, the Maple Mountain High School Varsity Girls’ basketball team had an intense and challenging game against Spanish Fork High School which ended in favor of the Lady Dons 50-43. The Lady Golden Eagles had a slow start against Spanish Fork letting them out score them by six in the first quarter.  But as the game continued, the girls certainly found the motivation they needed to end the second quarter with Maple Mountain outscoring Spanish Fork by 3.

Eleven Maple Mountain High students have been named Sterling Scholars for 2009-2010. The students chosen will now go on to the state competition in February. The categories and the students chosen are:

On December 16, the Maple Mountain choirs combined with the Mapleton Chorale, all under the direction of Cory Mendenhall, to perform the 1st Annual Carols & Confections Concert.  The evening began with patrons enjoying delightful desserts while listening to music from all the featured artists and choirs.