Austin Rowley, a junior at Maple Mountain High, was chosen as the MMHS Prep of the Week for his exceptional wrestling ability and unbeaten record. Recently, the wrestling team won the Millard Iron Man in which Rowley defeated past state champions en route to a 10-0 tournament record.
The Golden Eagle Cross Country team rose above for the final race of their season in Walnut, California. The four day trip consisted of a twelve hour bus ride to southern California, with few stops, a beach party in the fog, a trip to Disneyland, and of course the Western Regional race known as Footlocker.
On Tuesday, December 7, the Lady Golden Eagles Girls basketball team defeated the Timpview Thunderbirds 48-31. Sadie Williams lead the team with 14 points and 3 steals, followed by Aleksa Gappmayer with 11 points. Baylee Nielsen also contributed with 12 rebounds. The Golden Eagles pulled away in the second half outscoring the Thunderbirds 29-13. Their 3-0 record has earned them a number 20 ranking in the state.
On Friday, December 3, Hannah Savage competed in the “Make It With Wool” Utah state contest and won 2nd place in the Senior category. S he created and exhibited a houndstooth (a duotone textile pattern) knee length coat.
“The contest went really well and was a lot of fun,” said Savage
To compete in the contest you must construct an article of clothing to be presented in front of a panel of judges. Contestants must model the article of clothing and answer questions about the piece of clothing and the experience.
On Tuesday, November 23, Chris Wilson (Marketing and PR Manager for the BYU Museum of Art) spoke to students at Maple Mountain high about careers in the art field.
Wilson was invited to speak as part of the “Window on the Workplace” monthly lecture series sponsored by Maple Mountain High’s Internship Program. “Window on the Workplace” focuses on inviting professionals from various careers into the school to speak to students about future job opportunities.
On Wednesday, December 8, the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles took on the Timpview Thunderbirds at home.
On Tuesday, November 30, the Maple Mountain Boys Basketball team rebounded after their first loss to Timpview by taking a victory over American Leadership Academy. The final score was 55-33. In the second quarter, the Golden Eagles used a 16-2 run to edge the home team. Junior Zack Porter scored 15 points and senior Kelby Crandall scored 14 which contributed to the victory.
In the season opener, the Maple Mountain High Girls Basketball team defeated the Provo Bulldogs 46- 33.
The Lady Golden Eagles played a sluggish first quarter scoring only 4, but turned it on in the second quarter scoring 17 points and never relinquished the lead. Aleksa Gappmayer led the team with 9 points followed by Kelsey Lewis with 8.
In an all underclassman team, the Lady Golden Eagles are poised for an improvement from last year and a strong Region 8 finish.
On November 18, Nebo District schools competed in the “Make It With Wool” contest (http://www.sheepusa.org/Make_It_With_Wool) at Mapleton Junior High. Contest preparation began in August and continued through September to fit patterns, layout, cutout, and sew the great articles of clothing that were presented.
Senior Division Winners:
1st Hannah Savage, Maple Mountain
2nd Kristen Prior, Spanish Fork High
3rd Kelcie Billat, Salem Hills High
4th Kaylie Smith, Maple Mountain High
Ryan Parry is one of Maple Mountain’s seniors interning at Utah Helicopter. Some of the duties that Ryan is involved in while on the job is sitting back, relaxing, and learning from the instructors.
One cool experience Ryan had was flying for over an hour over the American Fork temple and observing a school as it was dismissing for the day.