Native American Heritage Month
The month of November is National Native American Heritage Month. “America is a vast land of many cultures dating back thousands of years to the original inhabitants of the land” (National Park Service).
Parent Workshop About Anxiety in Children with Special Needs
Over 40 million people experience anxiety every year. It is essential for parents to learn effective ways to help anxiety, especially when raising students with special needs. Come join us for this fabulous in-person and free parent workshop! It will be on November 10, 2022, from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM at the CTE Building of the Nebo School District offices 350 South Main St., Spanish Fork, UT. There will also be a zoom link. Register for your spot today at this link.
Football State Playoff Game this Friday
This Friday, Oct 21, Payson Lions Football will be playing in the first game of the state playoff tournament against Olympus High School at PHS at 6:00 PM. Yes, this is a rematch of last year's state game. Buy your eTickets to the game by clicking here.
Because it is a state playoff game, our normal livestream system will be replaced by KSL. The live broadcast of the game will be available on KSLsports.com and on the KSL TV App.
Payson Lions win "Coolest School" competition
Last month, our school was in the final three for Western Heating and Air's "Coolest School" competition. It was a tight race between Payson High and Springville High, but luckily our Lions never gave up and we slowly but surely made our way back into the top spot for coolest school! With that came a check for $1,000 and 300 "cool school" shirts.
Utah College Application Week
Seniors! This week is Utah College Application Week!
Counselors will be coming to your English class to help you apply to Utah colleges of your choice. The purpose of Utah College Application Week is to provide every high school senior an opportunity to complete at least one college or university application during the school day. Don’t miss out!
Reading Challenge 2022-2023
This year Payson High School is offering a book challenge to help broaden students’ literary horizons. To complete this challenge you will need to read twenty-four books this school year. Each English teacher will be requiring that you read at least two books a term for a class grade. That means you will need to read at least eight books by the end of the year. That helps you get at least a third of the challenge done.