SAA Dragons

Newsletter

Table Of Contents 1: Announcements

2: Recap Page

3: Current Events

4: Principal Page

5: Student of the Month

6: Student spot light

-7th

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7: Staff Spotlight

8: SGO Page

9: Positivity Page

10: Ask Fortis

Announcements March 2-5– Boy’s soccer condition-ing

March 2-5– Boy’s baseball condi-tioning

March 2 and 4– Girl’s basketball home

March 6– Dollar Dress Day

March 6– Girl’s Basketball away

March 9-Soccer tryouts

March 13– Term 3 ends

March 16– Term 4 begins

March 23– Teacher Professional Day– No school

March 30-April 3– Spring break

Recap Page 9th Grade History Day:

Everyone did a fantastic job for the SAA His-tory Day on February 12th! The judges were genuinely impressed with the efforts students put into their projects. National History day is a competition where 6th - 12th grade students get to present historic events in their own way. Our 9th grade students did so well that some of them will be advancing up to WSU competi-tions.

NJHS Induction:

6 new members joined NJHS on February 22nd. Tyson Anderson, Lucas Blauser, Brielle Hipolito, Attley Jenkins, Rachel Lloyd, and Ben-jamin Lopez.

“Congrats to the new inductees, we are exited to have you be part of this year’s NJHS Chap-ter!” -Anna Saathoff Current NJHS President.

Upcoming National History Day

Weber Competition National History Day is a year-long academic program fo-cused on historical research, interpretation, and creative

expression for 6th- to 12th-grade students. After our NHD Competition in February, many of our students advanced to the next level of competition. This competition will be held

at Weber State University in the Shepard Union Building on March 18, 2020. The following students will be competing at

this competition: Performances:

Presley Whitesides Kirsten Shirley

Websites: Anna Saathoff/Kayla Woodland

Augi Singleton/Nathan Miles Papers:

Malia Bateman Addison Vlaming Documentaries: Talen Millerberg

Tony Castillo/Brody Jensen/Colton Williams

Exhibits:

Cesar Vargas

Kyler Carbine Honorable Mention/Alternates

Elizabeth Miller - Exhibit Arianna Triplett - Exhibit

Monthly Principal’s Message March 2020

March is a special month for me personally. I was born in March. Additionally, spring arrives to usher in longer

days, sunshine, and the new growth of nature’s beauties. For many, winter brings SAD (Seasonal Affective Disor-der) which can cause sadness and depression from short

dark days and long cold spells. I have been one who struggles with this each winter.

I have learned some coping strategies throughout my life to help me get through these dark times. When I can, I open the blinds in my home and office to allow light in. I plan times during the daylight hours to go outside and breathe fresh air, see the sunshine and get some light into my body. I look forward to spring by planning my

garden planting and summer trips with the family. I think about warm summer days in the back yard with my grandkids. I push out the darkness with positive

thoughts and future exciting times. These strategies certainly help but do not totally eliminate SAD all to-

gether. Good friends, time with a spouse, fun activities and positive self-talk have been so helpful to me.

Let’s have a great spring and I hope bright days are ahead for all of you great SAA families.

Students of the

Month

Hope Arianna Billman

Brooklyn Short Isabella Kidd

Presley Whitesides Elizabeth Miller

Carson Weeks Allison Glover

Ridley Egbert Nyah Clark

Brandon Talbot Austin Pehrson

Brendon Maughan

7th Grade Spotlights Ethan Kennedy

Arden Kennedy

Ethan is super cool and loves sports! If he could go any where in the world he would go to Japan, because he says that it’s very pretty there, and he loves the interesting culture. If he had 5 million dollars, he would get a big house and spend it on an array of different pets. Ethan’s fa-vorite class is gym because he

is good at sports and he loves that it’s very active. Be sure to say hello to Ethan if you see him!

Arden is truly one of a kind! If she could go anywhere in the world she would go to the Ba-hamas, because the weather is very warm there and she loves warm weather. If she had 5 million dollars, she would spend it on a big house, and donate to charity. Arden’s favorite food is taco salad because it has lots of vegetables and it has many different flavors. If you get a chance, say hi to Arden!

8th Grade Student Spotlight Trevin Shaw

If Trevin could go anywhere in the world he would go to the Bahamas. If he got a million dollars he would buy a man-sion. If Trevin had three wishes he would wish for to get all the money in the world, to become really tall, and to be really smart. Trevin likes SAA for the teachers and the classes.

Nataly Mejia

Nataly would go to Portugal if she could go anywhere in the world because the country is pretty and she likes the lan-guage. If she had three wish-es she would wish to meet Thomas Headen, to travel to all the continents, and to be in a movie. If Nataly had a mil-

lion dollars she would use it to travel. Nataly likes SAA for the classes and the people. She thinks that milk should always be poured before the cereal.

9th Grade Spotlight

Gabby Guy’s favorite candy is Airheads. In her free time she loves to play volleyball. If the zombie apoca-lypse were to occur the first place Gabby would go to is Africa. Her favorite food is tacos and her favorite color is teal. The clothing brand that Gabby likes the most is Adidas. Her favorite drink is lemonade.

If she could choose one class to have all the time she’d choose P.E.

Maceton Borchert’s favorite candy is Reese’s. In his free time he loves to play football. In the zombie apoc-alypse he would fly to the moon. His favorite food is steak and his favorite color is baby blue-ish. His favor-ite clothing lines are Tilly’s and H&M. his most liked drink is Dr. pepper and his favorite class is P.E.

Mrs. Winget is this school’s art teacher. She loves working here because this school is awesome, and she loves the students and faculty. Her favorite holiday is the 4th of July. She likes to do anything active in her free time, that includes hiking, and skiing. She loves hanging out with her family, and making art. Her favorite candy is peanut butter cups. Her favorite movie is The Mas-terminds.

Staff Spotlight

SGO

“Life can be hard but once you push through, everything will be okay”

- Amber Kulbacki

Positivity Page

Ask Fortis Do dragon tickets get thrown away after drawing?

No they do not. They get saved for the end of year drawing.

What is the past tense word for yeet?

According to google it is “Yote” like : Yesterday I yote my water bottle down the hallway.” But I really don't know :)

Why have I not met Joshua Bassett?

You have not looked for him hard enough!

How many people do you need to start a religion?

You need 3. If you don’t have 3 I will join

Why is the sky blue?

Blue light is scattered in all directions by the tiny molecules of air in Earth's atmosphere. Blue is scattered more than other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. This is why we see a blue sky most of the time. Closer to the horizon, the sky fades to a lighter blue or white.

Why is the grass green?

Like many plants, most species of grass produce a bright pigment called chlorophyll.” You learn this in 8th grade sci-ence.

How many books are published every year in the us?

There are somewhere between 600,000 and 1,000,000 books published every year in the US alone