February 2010

            On January 21, Payson High’s Paysetters were put to the test in region. They competed against five other schools, including Maple Mountain, Uinta, Spanish Fork, Salem, and Springville, to be in the top four. They awed the crowd as they strived to make it to state. Unfortunately, they were unable to make it, and Maple Mountain took first place. “It was really fun; we did our best. We didn’t place, but it was still a good experience,” said Makayla Mecham.

 

 

For the 2010 Winter Drumline season our own Payson Drumline will be performing their show, Masque. The Choreography is written by Jared Conder, the drum instructor. Spending more than 1,500 hours in rehearsal, BEFORE the season has started the Drumline has been putting the music to their show and is ready to take state.

  Twenty-nine 9-12th grade students participated in the 2009 reflections program at Payson High School. The Council Reflection Night took place on January 6th. Two PHS students did exceptionally well. Arianna Brimley moved up with her project in musical composition of a beautiful piano piece , along with Kari Haskell who moved up with her project in photography. Her photo consisted of a skateboard jump photo-shopped together in all its stages.  “It was exciting putting it all together and seeing my hard work pay off” Said Kari Ann Haskell.

           Recently, the HOSA club got down and dirty with real cow hearts. With scalpels in hand, HOSA members sliced up the two fresh (and still slightly warm) hearts and explored each valve, ventricle, artery, and vein.

The Spirit bowl is not a dish containing salad, soup, or extraterrestrial spirits. It is a room filled with Passion, Energy, Love, Hate, and Camaraderie. It was an unforgettable time watching students like Hershel Clinger and Brady Terry cover their faces with peanut butter, Sam Kid, Marin Geissing, Louie Kaufsi, Gary Gaskell, and Nathan Womack downing shakes that resembled puke, passing life savers with toothpicks, and Mr. Blake’s very disturbing dance moves. The stakes were high, and emotions elevated.   I even got booed out of the gym by my own seniors for acci

Coming into a season with little senior leadership sometimes poses difficulties for a basketball team, but not for the boy’s basketball team at Payson High School. The team that doesn’t have a senior on the roster has jumped out to a great start in the 2009- 2010 season. The Lions are showing that they are a force with wins over Union and Dixie. The young lions are really flexing their muscle especially on the offensive side of the ball. By the numbers the Lions are shooting just under 50 percent from the field this season and a scorching 36 percent from behind the arch.

Coming into a season with little senior leadership sometimes poses difficulties for a basketball team, but not for the boy’s basketball team at Payson High School. The team that doesn’t have a senior on the roster has jumped out to a great start in the 2009- 2010 season. The Lions are showing that they are a force with wins over Union and Dixie. The young lions are really flexing their muscle especially on the offensive side of the ball. By the numbers the Lions are shooting just under 50 percent from the field this season and a scorching 36 percent from behind the arch.

             Sydni Bennet won this year’s highly competitive Newspaper Pie-Making Contest with her beautiful White Chocolate Lime Pie. Sydni is a professional pastry Chef; she attends the B.S.