Baylee Nielsen had a dream come true Wednesday as she signed a letter of intent to play soccer at the University of Utah. This past season Baylee led her team to the state playoffs while advancing to the 2nd round. The first in Lady Eagle history. Baylee was one of the leading scorers in the state in the 4A division this past season.
Maple Mountain High School participated in the first Nebo District welding competition. This year’s competition was held at Spanish Fork High School. Each school in the district brought their top three welders to represent their welding programs. MMHS took second place in the school standings, with SFHS taking first, PHS 3rd, SHHS 4th and SHS 5th. At the end of March, the top welder for each school will go compete at state held at Salt Lake Community College against more than 30 other schools. This year Stetson West will represent MMHS at state.
Jace Edmunds is the MMHS Prep of the Week for outstanding play as a member of the boy’s basketball team. Jace has scored over 20 points in three of the past four games in which the Golden Eagles have participated and a high of 28 against Provo. Jace's 26 points helped the Eagles in a big 26 point win at Salem Hills last week. Jace is also one of the leading rebounders on this year’s Golden Eagle team.
On Dec. 26, 2011 a group of Young Men from Maple Mountain High School, American Leadership Academy and Diamond Fork Junior High (26 people total) left for Mexico to spend their Christmas break building homes for the poor and needy. The group we went with built 5 homes that week.
Maple Mountain High announces the January students of the month.
In five years, sophomore Jezni Widdison sees herself in college working on a bachelor’s degree and living on her own. She also hopes to be traveling and dating the man of her dreams. Jezni’s favorite subject is English because she loves to read and learning about different styles of writing. English helps her to go beyond the surface and gives her a chance to be creative.
On January 23, the Area 5 FFA held their award judging. To compete, FFA students must have a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) that they work on throughout their FFA career. Proficiency awards reward those students who have an outstanding SAE in different categories. Four students from Maple Mountain submitted proficiency applications: Amanda Anderson, Equine Science; Daniel Jensen, Landscape Management; Shania Steele, Agricultural Sales; and Derek Tidwell, Forage Production. Three of the four students were selected as winners and will represent Map
