By Erika Gee
Payson High Cross Country is starting the season off big. After five races, the girls team is ranked 1st in the region and the boys are 2nd behind Richfield. On September 11, the Lions faced multiple teams including the 5A school Copper Hills. Freshman Alison Pray came in first for the girls and helped the girls take second place trailing Salem by six points. The boys took fourth.
Interview with New PHS English Teacher Ms. Connelly By Jamie Finch
Q: What is your full given name?
A: “Amy Camille Connelly, but my students can’t call me Amy.”
Q: Where are you from?
A: “I spent most of my life in Illinois, but I moved to Salem in high school and lived on a farm. I currently live in Provo.”
Q: Do you have any pets?
By Krystal Baker
Kathy Gull is retiring from being a janitor at Payson High School for the past 28 years. She has a love for Payson High School that is noticeable to all around her.
“Payson has been the greatest experience of my entire life. I will always hold the memories near and dear to my heart for the rest of my life. Thanks you for all of the opportunities Payson High!” said Gull.
Gull’s fellow janitors say she will be missed.
By Krystal Baker
Mr. Elwood Wall is retiring from teaching math at Payson High School for the past 30 years.
“It’s been a wonderful ride,” Wall said.
Wall’s students appreciate his dedication to student learning.
“What I really liked about Mr. Wall was that he wasn’t the teacher who just stood up all shy and taught and sat down. He wasn’t afraid to stand up there and actually teach successfully,” said Ashley Cisneros, junior at PHS.
Retiring Teachers
Mr. Wall
Retiring after 30 years
“It’s been such a wonderful ride.”
Mr. Mathewson
Retiring after 31 years
“I thought retiring would be exciting, but it’s actually really sad. I’ve had lots of great students and have loved the faculty here at Payson, it’s going to be a hard goodbye.”
Leaving Teachers
Mrs. Hall
Leaving to Springville High School
On Monday April 29, PHS had an assembly to reveal to all the 2012-2013 school year prom royalty.
In the duration of the assembly nominees from each grade were introduced and were then able to say in a video why they wanted to be prom king or queen. There were a handful of students from each grade, but only a few made it to prom royalty.
The only time where high school students can act like politicians and bribe students with food, yes that is correct, student council elections. Throughout the entire months of March and April sophomores and juniors made posters and passed out candy to receive votes from their fellow classmates, in hopes that they could become the new student council. Also a little advice to future seniors, I usually mooched off these treats and I saved a lot of money during that time, anyway I digress.
On April 17-23, Payson High School Concert and Chamber Choirs traveled to San Diego, California, for the annual choir tour. Students met at the school at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 and arrived back at the school at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. The long bus rides were exhausting. Although the seats were comfortable for sitting, sleeping did not come easily to most. We were glad to be going to San Diego and when it was over, we were glad to come home.
Payson, UT – Latinos in Action today announced it has awarded 21 volunteers with the President’s Volunteer Service Award, a national honor offered in recognition of volunteer service.
Payson High School Dance Company is excited to announce their upcoming spring concert. The concert will be held on Thursday and Friday, May 2nd and 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Payson High School Auditorium. General admission is $6.00, Student admission is $5.00, or $20.00 for an immediate family pass.
