This week’s Maple Mountain High Prep of the week is Chris Wiscombe. He plays first varsity singles for the Golden Eagles Boys Tennis team. This talented sophomore has only one loss this season and is on his way to the region tournament and an appearance in the state tournament.  His favorite shot is the backhand. Chris likes to play tennis because he is good at it. His favorite activity outside of tennis is Ping Pong. Chris has been playing tennis most of his life, but he started playing it competitively when he was 12 years old.

On April 13, 2010 Maple Mountain’s tennis team took a long drive to Vernal. After the long drive, the team finally arrived at Uintah High School to take on the Ute’s. Maple Mountain played very well against Uintah, winning 5-0, our varsity continues to shine. Justin Beary and Blaine Blonquist took Braden George and Trevor Morey’s 2nd doubles varsity spot due to Trevor Morey’s sprained ankle. The Blonquist and Beary team won with an amazing 6-0, 6-0 victory.

MMHS held their first annual Knowledge Bowl during the week of April 12th- 16th. Many students competed for the title of the Knowledge Bowl champions. But after many rounds, only one team was victorious. The winning team included Mike McQueen, Luis Montero, Matt Hash and Ryan Parry. The final score was 75 to 15.

If you patron Art City Dental for your dental care, you may have seen a high school student aiding dentists in their work. This student is Halie Bingham, an intern from Maple Mountain High School, who is training for the position of dental hygienist.   As an intern, Halie helps set up appointments, sterilize dental equipment, and even assist the doctor.

Junior Golden Eagle Kayla Adams has been busy interning at Peaks Physical Therapy. She helps with all sorts of tasks, including assisting the facility by sanitizing work areas and creating heat packs. She also observes exercises performed by the physical therapist, learning valuable experience in the meantime. One of the neatest things for Kayla in this internship was observing the dramatic improvement in patients and watching the recovery exercises make positive differences in patient mobility.