Monday, February 4, 2013

Maple Mountain Wrestling. Dominates at Region.























Region Champions

 Wrestling

Congratulations go out to the wrestling team. They finished the regular season 37-0, and then won The Region tournament last weekend. We had 11 champions out of 14 weights. We qualified 25 wrestlers for the state tournaments. Region champs were: Tanner Cox, Taylor LaMont, Britain Carter, Trent Kelly, Johnny O'Hearon, Landon Knutzen, Grant LaMont, Kimball Bastian, Kieffer Taylor, Josh Searle and Jon Wixom. The Golden Eagle wrestling team is 71-0 in dual matches for the last two years, and 132-11 for the history of the school. We are currently ranked 22nd in the Nation.


January Students of the Month






MMHS is proud to announce the January students of the month! 
In five years, sophomore Jen Baker sees herself in college at the University of Southern California studying film production and maybe returned from an LDS mission. She likes all subjects in school and thinks all of her teachers are amazing. She loves learning something and applying it to various things, like science and Star Trek, or using English, TV production, and history to create movie.
Her favorite quote is, “The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique” –Walt Disney. Jen likes this quote because it’s important for everyone to realize how much he or she has to offer. A few things that make Jen different than everyone else is that she is caring and tries to make friends with everyone and make them feel special.
Jen’s hobbies are watching Star Trek and Shakespeare. The funniest thing that happened to her was when she was little girl she was obsessed with the Lion King. One day her family was on vacation at St. George, and they were swimming at the hotel pool. As she was prowling around the hot tub acting like a lion, another hotel guest asked what her name was. Naturally, she replied “MUFASA!” The guest then gave my parents a “you’d-really-do-that” look and put us on his mental “weirdo list.”
If Jen could have a conversation with anyone from history she’d talk to Walt Disney. She’d pull a Mr. Moss on him and ask if he considers movies art or entertainment. Or she’d ask him what he thought was the important thing to remember when creating movies or stories. 
Sophomore Anthony Scoma sees himself in fives years in college studying to be a lawyer. The funniest thing that happened to Anthony was when he kicked a girl’s backpack he thought he knew, and when she turned around it wasn’t her so he flinched and ran away. His favorite subject in school is history because it is interesting to learn how the human race has evolved and changed over time.
His favorite quote is “Nine hundred years of time and space I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important before.” –Dr. Who. Anthony likes it because it reminds him that you should treat everyone well.
Anthony’s favorite hobbies are playing guitar, reading, and watching TV. If he could have a conversation with anyone in history, he would like to talk to Jesus and ask, “What’s the meaning of life?”
In five years, junior Kaitlynn Hopkins sees herself in college studying to be a therapist or a pediatrician. One of her favorite classes is math because it is easy for her.
Her favorite quote is, “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why they call it the present.“ It reminds Kaitlynn to not let what happened yesterday effect what you do today. One couple Kaitlynn would like to meet in history is her great grand parents. She would ask them what advice they would give her for life.
Kaitlynn’s favorite hobbies are volleyball, and scrapbooking. Something that makes her different from everyone else is that she is caring and doesn’t just want to get by. She wants to do the best she can.
Junior Colin Mather sees himself going to college in five years. He doesn’t have a favorite class, but if he had to choose two, it would definitely be Spanish with Mr. Burtenshaw and history with Mr. Miner because every day in their classes is a party.
His favorite quote is, “Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you” –Dr. Seuss. Colin loves this quote because he thinks Dr. Seuss is trying to tell us that we are all unique, each in our own way. If he could have a conversation with anyone in history, Colin would want to talk to his grandpa who died from cancer before he was born. 
One thing that sets Colin apart from everyone else is the he likes to have a positive outtake on life and make the best of every thing. Colin’s hobbies are playing basketball and camping.
Senior Sara Munson wants to be married and/or in college in five years. Her favorite subjects in school are her art and writing classes. She has also come to love American Sign Language. 
Her favorite quote is, “Live like today is your last day.” A few things that make Sara different from everyone else is that she is left handed, but she uses different hands for different things. She also loves archery and making people laugh.
 Sara’s favorite hobbies are reading, writing stories and poems, ceramics, playing video games, playing guitar. A funny thing that happened to Sara was when she hit herself in the face with a badminton racket.
In five years, senior Zachary Medved sees himself in medical school on his way to become a pediatric oncologist. His favorite quote is, “When 99% of you say give up and 1% say keep going, listen to the 1%” - Mrs. Vallarta. Zachary likes this quote because how successful you are in life is directly related to how determined you are.
His favorite subject in school is anything to do with science because he really understands science, and it is interesting to him. Some of Joshua’s hobbies are sleeping, exercising, and watching Netflix.
Something that makes Zachary different from everyone else is that he doesn’t like ice cream. Zachary says, “Everyone seems to love it, but I really do not.” The funniest thing that happened to him was this fall when he got his tonsils out. 3 hours after he got out of surgery he was at home asleep on the couch, and his mom was cleaning a shelf above him. She knocked a candle off the shelf, and it hit him in the head and cut his head pretty bad.
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MMHS Ellevés Take Region






Attributions: 
Story and photos by Molly Brenchley.
The Maple Mountain High School Ellevés competed at the Region VIII Drill Team Competition held at Springville High School on Thursday, January 24, 2013. The Ellevés placed 1st in the Military category; 1st in the Dance category, and 1st in the Kick category. Overall the Ellevés placed 1st and were awarded the Region VIII trophy. Melissa Durtschi, daughter of Russell and Sue Durtschi, won 1st place in the drill down competition; Jamie Topham, daughter of Greg and Michelle Topham, won 2nd place in the drill down competition; and Brittany Peterson, daughter of Justin and Katie Peterson, won 5th place in the drill down competition.
Three Maple Mountain High School Ellevés were named to the All-Region Drill Team. They are Lindsey Bagley, daughter of Shawn and Amanda Bagley; Melissa Durtschi, daughter of Russell and Sue Durtschi; and Shalee Hiskey, daughter of Bruce and Lana Hiskey. Qualifications for this honor were drill team members who have been an active member of drill team for two years or more, having an excellent attitude, unifying the team, going the extra mile, having great sportsmanship, and being respectable and dependable. They must also have above average grades and citizenship. 
The Ellevés also had three seniors named to the Academic All-Region Team. To qualify for this award, they must be a senior and have a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. Those making the team were: Lindsey Bagley, daughter of Shawn and Amanda Bagley; Catherine Bladh, daughter of and Dan and Amy Bladh; and Shalee Hiskey, daughter of Bruce and Lana Hiskey.
New this year is a “Hero” award given to one member on each of the drill teams. Lindsey Bagley was given the “Hero” award for Maple Mountain. 
The Ellevés would like to thank their parents and all of the students and fans that came to Region and cheered them on to victory! They really appreciate all of the support they have had all year. 
The Ellevés will now compete in the State 4A/5A Drill Team Competition. The competition will be held on Friday, February 1, at 11:00 a.m. in the UCCU Center at UVU.


Congratulations to our MMHS

Sterling Scholars:

Jacob Searcy            Science
Jessica Mansfield       English
Rachel Warnick         Math
Julie Graham              Visual Arts
Ryan Johnson             Skilled and Tech. Sciences
Bradley Griffin            Computer Tech Sciences
Melissa Olsen             Business and Marketing
Ashley Silver              Family and Consumer Sciences
Maren Hansen            Music
Danielle Musick          Foreign Language
Kristen King               Social Science
Amelia Pullman           Dance
Ashley Murdock         Speech and Drama

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Prep of the Week, Kevin Rose, Maple Mountain High School


Attributions: 
Story by David Boyack.
Kevin is a sophomore and an honor roll student at MMHS. He plays #1 Singles for the Varsity Tennis Team and has had some great wins against opponents from Pleasant Grove, Lehi, Ogden, and Uintah in our season thus far. He is a great asset to the tennis team because of his good sportmanship, his easy going personality, and his high level of skill. He helped lead our team to a third place win at Duel in the Desert in St. George. Congratulations Kevin for being the Prep of the Week!

Prep of the Week, Tarin Strosser, Maple Mountain High School

Attributions: 
Story by David Boyack.
Tarin Strosser is a sophomore on the Maple Mountain girls track team. Tarin's main events are the hurdles - 100m and 300m hurdles. Tarin won both hurdle events at the Timpanogos Invitational this past weekend helping her team to a strong 2nd place finish out of the 25 teams entered. Tarin is also a member of the MMHS girls basketball team. Congratulations Tarin!

March Students of the Month. Maple Mountain High School

Attributions: 
Group photo by Katie Card.
Maple Mountain High announces the March students of the month.
 In five years, Sophomore Erica Olesen sees herself attending college figuring out her new, bright future. Erica favorite subject in school is math because everything has an answer, and it is very precise.
Her favorite quote is, "Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt to you, it’s your choice on how you play it." She likes that quote because it helps her remember that everybody is different and that you shouldn’t need to compare yourself to others.
Erica’s favorite hobbies include playing softball, cooking, and sewing. One thing that makes her different from everyone else is that she is positive and determined. 
In five years, Sophomore Brayden Jackman plans to be attending a university, working towards degrees in business and medicine. His favorite subject is jazz band because he gets to develop skills in which he has a great interest.
 His favorite quote is, "Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." – Aristotle. Brayden likes this quote because it is encouraging to remind him that if he finds something that he enjoys and works at it, he will be able to do it well. One thing that makes him different is his ability to quote entire movie scenes and comedy routines after seeing them once.
Brayden’s hobbies include playing the upright and electric bass, writing music and stories, listening to jazz, class rock, and audio books, and fishing and golfing.
Junior Kylee Dixon plans to be attending Utah State or Snow College to get her degree in nursing. She also wants to get married in the temple. Her favorite subject in school was history because it allowed her to go to Washington D.C.. 
Her favorite quote is, "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” She likes that quote because it just reminds her that you should always be who you are and that you don’t need to change for anyone.
Kylee’s favorite hobbies include singing, cooking, reading, and being with her family.
 
Junior Brent Blas sees himself in five years married and working as a chief. He enjoys all his classes because he likes learning new stuff and all the teachers.
His favorite quote is, "I wish I could show them that they don’t’ own me. If I’m going to die, I want to still be me." – Peeta. He likes that quote because if he were in Peeta’s position, he wants to die being himself. One thing that makes Brent different from everyone else is that he loves being a peer tutor and helping other people.
In five years, Senior Heidi Johnson plans to be attending college and pursuing a degree in forensic science. She enjoys most subjects because she enjoys learning.
Her favorite quote is, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." – Abraham Lincoln
Heidi’s hobbies include reading, sewing, and listening to music. One thing that makes Heidi stand out is that she is a vegetarian. 
In five years, Senior Jake Harding sees himself attending college and majoring in music. His favorite class was AP Music Theory because he figured out what his college major is going to be.
His favorite quote is, "Good deeds are always dangerous.” – Rick Riordan. Jake likes that quote because it’s important to serve our fellow men regardless of how dangerous or usual if might be. 
Jake’s favorite hobbies making music, rappelling, and writing fantasy novels. He is different from everyone else because he can be anyone’s friend and has an unusual creativity.

Megan Elmont Prep of the week Maple Mountain High School

Attributions: 
Story by David Boyack.
Megan Elmont is a sophomore sprinter on the Maple Mountain girls track team. This past week Megan qualified for state in three events: the 4 x 100m relay team, the long jump, and the 200 meters. Megan's relay team placed first at the Timpanogos Invitational.  She also won the long jump and took 2nd in the 200m. Congratulations Megan!

Maple Mountain Students Earn Kiwanis Award



Contratulations to the following students for winning the Kiwanis Club Outstanding Senior Student Award:




Andrew Poulter, Jacob Carter, Erik Maciel, David Bates, Michael Nixon and Skyler Porcaro
Boys Kiwanis Club Outstanding Senior Students

Katelyn Card, Emma Dallon, Roberta "Bobbie" Graham, Chelsea Marie Scutt, Mishala Peterson and Angela Nuila
Senior Girls Kiwanis Club Outstanding Senior Students

Congrats to our MMHS students at the Skills USA State Competition.

http://mmhs.nebo.edu/announcements/#9436

Skills USA State Competition

 Skills USA
Last week several students competed at the State Skills USA competition. Decker Nielson Competed for Job interview, Brian Wood competed for Photography. Stetson West tied for 9th place out of 23 for Individual Welding. Jeff Anderson, Cody Covington, and Kyle Hansen took 4th place in Welding Fabrication. Amanda Petersen, Katelyn Nielson, and Zachary Jacobson took 2nd place for Crime Scene Investigation. Congratulate these students for all their hard work.

Maple Mountain High School's has two All-American Wrestlers

http://mmhs.nebo.edu/announcements/#9436


Outstanding Wrestling Accomplishments

 Wrestling
Last week we had several wrestlers represent Maple Mountain High at the High School National Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Brooks Robinson, Landon Knutzen, Grant LaMont, Kimball Bastian, and Jesse Carlisle all wrestled in the tournament. Kimball Bastian placed 3rd in the nation and earned All-American status. Grant LaMont lost a close one in overtime for the championship to place second in the nation and also earned All American Status. If you see them tell them congratulations.

Congrats to Maple Mountain High School's hard working wrestlers. Thanks for representing our school so well. 

Miss Springville / Mapleton Pagent

http://mapletonnews.com/abbey-eriksson-is-miss-springville-mapleton-2012/



Mapleton News reports on the Miss Springville / Mapleton Pagent




Abbey Eriksson was crowned Miss Springville-Mapleton 2012 at the pageant held at Springville High School on March 31, 2012. Cheyenne Murillo is first attendant and Kaisa Goodman is second attendant. Additional pageant contestants were Natalie Hickey, Haley Hoffman, Jenni Billings, and Mckenzy Smith.
The evening was emceed by Allan Mount and Alexandria Murillo, Miss Springville-Mapleton 2011. After the National Anthem, all of the contestants performed the opening production number, set to the pageant’s theme “The Best is Yet to Come.” Wearing black costumes and top hats, each girl was introduced to the cheers of the crowd.
The contestants then participated in the four areas of the pageant: Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit; Talent; On-stage Interview; and Evening Wear.
Natalie Hickey, the daughter of John and Emily Hickey, performed a monologue titled “Roller Coaster Breakup.” Her platform was “Inspire Literacy,” and her hostess was Jessica Smith. Natalie is a senior at Maple Mountain High School. She loves to act, and plans to attend BYU in the fall to pursue a career as a health and physical education teacher.
Haley Hoffman, the daughter of Dave and Jennifer Hoffman, performed a vocal solo, “L.O.V.E.” Her platform was “Honor the Beauty Within,” and her hostess was Emily Peterson. Haley is a junior at Springville High School and is also taking course at UVU. She sings with SHS choirs and plans to pursue a career in fashion design and textiles.
Abbey Eriksson, the daughter of Paul and Amber Eriksson, performed a contemporary dance solo titled “Hometown.” Her platform was “Your Voice, Your Vote,” and her hostess was Kami Creer. Abbey, a senior at Maple Mountain High School, has been dancing since the age of four. She has performed with numerous ballet groups and plans to attend UVU, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Dance.
Jenni Billings, the daughter of Richard and Betsy Billings, performed a Contemporary Ballet piece, “Glory.” Her platform was “Inspiring Youth through the Arts,” and her hostess was Emily Johnson. Jenni has been dancing since the age of three. She is a student at UVU, majoring in Ballet Performance. She enjoys all types of dance, and plans to pursue a career as a professional dancer and choreographer.
Kaisa Goodman, the daughter of Michael and Tina Goodman, performed a Classical Vocal number, “Love Look Away.” Her platform was “Adoption, a Great Option,” and her hostess was Katrina Witt. Kaisa has sung all her life and trained in classical singing for the past three years. She will attend Dixie State College in the fall, where she has received scholarships for academics and soccer. She plans to pursue a major in Nursing and a minor in Vocal Performance.
Cheyenne Murillo, the daughter of Alex and Robin Murillo, performed a Jazz Dance, “Libertango.” Her platform was “Art with a Heart,” and her hostess was Andrea Robertson. Cheyenne started dancing at four years of age and performs with Center Stage Studios. Cheyenne is a student at Maple Mountain High School. After high school, she plans to major in Business with a minor in Culinary Arts. She hopes to have her own business in Fashion Design and Merchandising.
Mckenzy Smith, the daughter of Reed and Kari Smith, performed a monologue titled “Addictions,” which she wrote herself. Her platform was “Seeing the Positive through the Negative,” and her hostess was Nikki Kappas. Mckenzy is a senior at Springville High School, where she enjoys participating in Drama. She will attend UVU in the fall, focusing on Humanitarian Service and Theatre, and hopse to dedicate her career to addiction prevention.
The pageant also featured dance and vocal performances by Miss Springville-Mapleton 2011, Alexandria Murillo, and host Allan Mount.
Cheyenne Murillo was recognized for raising $405 for the pageant’s National Platform, Children’s Miracle Network. Jenni Billings was awarded the Spirit of Miss Springville-Mapleton recognition, and Abbey Eriksson was named Most Photogenic.
Pageant co-directors were Heather Randall, Rebeka Gappmayer, and Karin Smith. Judges were Renata Smith, Traci Smith, Michael Miller, Dallas Dean, and Renea Scott.

Monday, March 5, 2012

2012 Maple Mountain boy's Soccer team has been named

Congrats on making the 2012 team men. We look forward to an awesome season!!!


Jake Varney
Franco Curi
Alec Garcia
Dakota Klauck
Jared Clawson
Hunter Woods
Hector Mancia
Simon Steuer
Facundo Curi
Kyle Swanson
Kevin beteta
Christian Tobler
Joel Pastrana
Joseph Wirthlin
Kevin Villegas
Caden Spencer
Stefan Creamer
Branden Nelsen
Jeff Lewis

JV 
Brad Brower
Jaiden
Victor Ramirez
Joe Phelps
Logan Brower
Joe Rawle
Drew Huffman
William Graham
Nathan Clawson
Kale Smith
Renzo Barreto
Brandon Wood
Jake Sundet
Jackson Calder
Alex Kessinger
Levi Madsen
Kelly Jones
Trevor Jacobsen
John Chappel
Miguel Barreto 

2012 Maple Mountain Softball teams has been named

Congrats to the Lady Eagles that made the 2012 softball team.  We are excited to see you thrown down a beating in Region 8 this year.   

GO EAGLES! 

JV – Varsity Team
Leslie Thomas
Ashlie Dunsmore
Taylor Reynolds
Shaniya Jacobson
Josey Hartman
Chelsey Burns
Ally Hew-Len
Jezni Widdison
Maddey Lukins
Hailee Mecham
Lexie Hyatt
Kayla Ellis
Baylie Hazel
Whitney Roberts
Britlee Anderson
Malinda Olsen


Sophomore Team
Jaicee Peterson
Laura Cooper
Lindsey Flake
Alix Hartley
Courtney Messick
Anisa Foster
Savannah Hoffman
Brooklyn Howarth
Shayla Adams
Erica Olesen
Sabrina Warren

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Maple Mountain High School February students of the month

http://mmhs.nebo.edu/news/february-students-month

Maple Mountain High announces the February students of the month. Congrats on being a great example to the rest of us.










In five years, sophomore Yalaina Linford sees herself attending BYU and working towards becoming an elementary school teacher, as well as a seminary teacher. Yalaina’s doesn’t have a favorite subject because she loves learning.


Her favorite quote is, "All that we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." – Gandalf. She likes that quote because it brings out the fact that we can’t always choose our circumstances, but we can choose our attitudes and actions.


Yalaina’s favorite hobbies include playing drawing, sculpting, reading, horseback riding, and cooking. One thing that makes her different from everyone else is that she closes her eyes whenever there is violence on T.V. or in movies.





In five years, Sophomore Casey Brown plans to have graduated high school, completed one year of college and be serving an LDS mission. His favorite subject is drama because he gets to explore and express himself without being worried about what others think.


His favorite quote is, "Nothing is impossible; the word itself says, ‘I’m possible!’" – Audrey Hepburn. He likes this quote because it shows that anything is possible if you work hard. One thing that makes Casey different is that he is a very social person.


Casey’s hobbies include track, cross country, and acting. The funniest thing that happened to him was when he was dancing on a chair at a Halloween party, fell off, and hit his head. He ended up going to the emergency room dressed as a girl because it was his Halloween costume.





Junior Julia Raymen plans to either be on an LDS mission, studying in college, or traveling. Her favorite subjects in school are zumba because it makes her feel so fit and healthy and astronomy because she could understand it.


Her favorite quote is, "Credendo vidas,” which is Latin and means “by believing one sees.” It is from her favorite movie, “The magical Voyage of the Unicorn.”


Julia’s favorite hobbies include reading, writing, dancing, and singing in her room. One thing that makes her stand out is that she is sensitive which makes her good at listening.





Junior Kyle Hansen sees himself in five years returned from an LDS mission and married in the temple. His favorite subjects in school are seminary, welding, and photography.


His favorite quote is, "Let they bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish they thoughts unceasingly; then shall they confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distill upon thy soul as the dews from heaven." – D&C 131:45. One thing that makes Kyle different from everyone else is that he is always willing to help other people.


Kyle’s hobbies are rock climbing, photography, welding, and mechanics. The funniest thing that happened to him was when he fell asleep in computer tech. While asleep, he dreamed that he was falling, jerked awake, and knocked the computer monitor onto the ground.





In five years, Senior Kelsie Glassford plans to be working as a hair stylist and going to college. She enjoys her ASL class because she likes to use her fingers to talk and finds it fun to learn a new language.


Her favorite quote is, "Her love is like the wind. You can’t see it, but you can feel it." One thing that makes Kelsie stand out from everyone else is her laugh and smile.


Kelsie’s hobbies include reading, singing, playing with children, and laughing.





In five years, Senior Caleb Russell sees himself still as a child; he’ll still be excited about life and learning and still be able to trust and wonder as a child would. He doesn’t want to lose that innocence and become cold and cynical as so much of the world has become. His favorite class was Mr. Miner’s AP U.S. History Class. He found it fascinating to learn about history through such a dynamic person.


His favorite quote is, "Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” Caleb likes that quote because caring for people should always come first because through caring we open ourselves and others to countless possibilities and experiences. He thinks we connect with them more deeply than we ever could just by showing off our knowledge.


Caleb’s favorite hobbies are spending time with family and close friends. He loves helping other people, and scouting has always been a significant part of my life. Other than that, he likes reading, writing poetry, composing music, and discussing existentialistic and theological topics.


Caleb stands out from everyone else because his parents have been so great at rearing him in a way to understand right and wrong. He usually tries to think of what would make my parents most proud when he’s making a decision.