On April 12, the Maple Mountain Lady Golden Eagles softball played the Spanish Fork Dons. Spanish Fork won by 1 point, 13-14.  On April 19, Maple Mountain played Springville.  Springville won by 1 point,

4-5. Both the Spanish Fork and Springville games were very close, the opponent teams won only by a fraction of a second.   On April 22, the Lady Golden Eagles played the Salem Hills Skyhawks.  Salem Hills won by 9 points, 1-10.

Since the beginning of the season the Maple Mountain Soccer team has shown their dedication and gradual improvement on the field.  After being asked about their biggest improvement, teammate Zach Bailey replied, “We can score.”           

On Tuesday, April 19, the Golden Eagles took on the Payson Lions on the Lion’s home turf.  When asked before the game what they need to do to beat Payson, teammate Devon Jenson said, “We need to focus and pace the game our way.”

Cody Simpson from Maple Mountain High was chosen out of 1,000 ceramic art entrees to have his work shown in the National Ceramics Art Show.  Out of all the students that were selected to be in show, he was awarded two awards, one of them was first place of the National K-12 Ceramic Show.

Wednesday evening, April 20, Maple Mountain High’s two non-auditioned choirs (Men's and Women's Chorus) performed at the Region 8 "Training Choir" Festival at Springville High school.  Both choirs earned three straight superior ratings and qualified for the state choral festival in May. 

Tryouts for the Maple Mountain High School Ellevés Drill Team were held on March 28 – 31, 2011.  Twenty seven girls tried out with twenty girls making the final cut.  The girls were taught a short military routine and a dance routine which they performed for the judges.  They also showed their technique skills in some across the floor combinations.

The MMHS Ellevés Drill Team will hold their second annual showcase on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the MMHS auditorium.  The showcase will feature an introduction of all of the members of the Ellevés.  Performances will include their award-winning competition routines in the areas of hip hop, military, dance, and kick.  There are also a few new routines that will be part of the show including an officer’s routine, a lyrical piece, and solos by some of the Ellevés.

On April 7, Maple Mountain High students had the honor of hearing from Jerry Ments, Army Veteran and Holocaust victim.  Born in Holland in 1930, Ments was ten years old when Germany invaded Holland.  Because he was only half Jewish, he was not a target for the Germans.  He was forced to be the sole bread winner for his entire family, keeping them safe in an abandoned apartment.  He stole everything he could get his hands on to sell on the black market to keep his family afloat.

Tiffany Gomm, a sophomore here at Maple Mountain, is this week’s Prep of the Week. Gomm says she is excited and surprised about being chosen but is glad that her hard work is being noticed. Her favorite track event is hurdles. She likes to hurdle because she is good at it, she says, “They’re fun to do and most people don’t do them.”

She has been in track since the sixth grade and does it because it’s fun, a good stress reliever and you get to meet a lot of new people, including cute boys, and they soon become your best friend. Gomm is also the goalie on the JV soccer team.

Maple Mountain High school students of the month are Adriane Lowe, Madison Hurst, Jacob Henry, Blake Brown, Kimberly Jackson and Allison Eager.

Adriane Lowe -- Senior Adriane Lowe wants to major in Business Management and then she would like to work as a hospital administrator.  She likes rollerblading, snowboarding, painting, jogging, singing, cooking and swimming.

In their second year as a high school, the Maple Mountain Boys Golden Eagles tennis team has showed that they are going to make a push for the state title.  The Golden Eagles are 5-0 in region this season and they show no signs of losing any time soon.  They recently won the Duel in the Deseret tournament in St George, Beating Park City, Dixie, Pineview and Jordan High school.

Their number 1 singles is junior, Chris Wiscombe. Wiscombe was 10-2 last year in region play and qualified as a number 6th seed but lost in his first round match to Josh Bacon of Bountiful.