Derek Tidwell was named the 2012 Utah FFA Proficiency Award winner in the area of Forage Production. The Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through their SAEs, have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers. Derek has worked at James Farm, Inc, which is an alfalfa cubing facility in southern Utah. His duties include driving tractor, pile truck, working the cubing machines, driving the swather, and other odd end jobs.

Two MMHS students were accepted into the All State High School Art Show and both won prestigious awards. Alex Matthews won an Award of Mastery (they only give out 4), and Chrystel Bardsley won an Award of Excellence (they give 10). The Springville Art Show had almost 1,000 entries from high school students all over the state and was juried down to accept just 345 artworks. The students were able to meet the governor and members of the Legislature February 22nd.

The Nebo School District Dance Company Showcase will be held Wednesday, February 29th at 7:00 pm in the Maple Mountain High School Auditorium. The Dance Companies from Maple Mountain, Spanish Fork, Salem Hills, Springville, and Payson High Schools will all be presenting pieces they have worked on this school year. Each school's Sterling Scholar will also perform at this unique concert. Please come and support our talented dancers and the fine arts programs at the high schools. Admission is $5 or family pass for $20. Students admission is $3 with student ID.

Jethro Gillespie was named as the Utah Art Education Association
(UAEA) "Utah High School Educator of the Year"....they state..."We are
extremely impressed with Mr. Gillespie's accomplishments and
dedication to artistic education of Utah children and are pleased to
recognize him." 

Kelsey Lewis is this weeks MMHS "Prep of the Week." Kelsey has helped her team to a first place tie in Region 8 girls basketball with outstanding play recently. Kelsey was also a member of the MMHS tennis team this past fall.

On February 2nd and 3rd, the Men's Chorus of Maple Mountain High School enjoyed a very successful tour to St. George Utah, where they performed for 250 Choral Music Educators from throughout the State of Utah!  As the choir traveled to St.

The time has come to purchase a senior ad for the yearbook. It is a fun way to congratulate your senior on his or her accomplishments and show MMHS pride. Ads cost only $55. You can send up to three pictures, sketch how you want the ad designed, write a few lines of copy, and send all of that plus the money to the finance office. See the attachment for more information.

On Friday, February 3, 2012, the MMHS Ellevés competed in the State 4A Drill Team Competition held at UVU. There were fifteen 4A schools competing. The Ellevés placed 4th in the character category.

In the dance category, Maple Mountain received a penalty for being out of bounds. Had this not of happened, the Ellevés would have received 3rd place in the dance category. Overall, the Ellevés would have been 4th, but because of the lower placement in dance because of the penalty, Maple Mountain ended up 7th overall.

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.