Coming soon to all of Payson High school, after weeks of waiting, is the 2012 – 2013 Lip Dub, filmed to the song “Pop Danthology.”
The making of the Lip Dub may seem like simple task, however, this is quite a lengthy process. A lot of planning, thought, time, and practice is put in to make it the best possible.
This year Payson is honored to have two bright young ladies in the Miss Payson Royalty, Emily Hayes and Paige Downey. The day of March 16 marked the day of the Miss Payson Pageant, where Paige Downey, Emily Hayes, Noelle Peck, Rachel Rowley, and Kylee Swenson competed for the open positions in the Payson Royalty. Emily Hayes, a 2012 Payson High graduate, was crowned Miss Payson and Paige Downey, a junior here at Payson High, was crowned her first attendant on Saturday evening.
On March 14-16, members of the Payson FFA chapter, as well as some competitors, attended the Utah State FFA Convention at Snow College in Richfield, Utah. We had several winners from the Payson FFA chapter in a lot of the competitions. Payson’s FFA was awarded the 5-Star Chapter Award, the Superior Chapter Award, 100% membership, 10% membership increase, and the Utah State Fair Sweepstakes Swine, Crops, and Overall award.
On March 14, four girls boarded a plane that went across the country to the Big Apple. Kalee Doyle, Emily Shaw, Nicole Kunzler and McKenzie Stubbs had the opportunity to take a breathtaking tour of New York City and participate in the 2013 Nebo Fashion Tour.
Here at Payson High School we are bursting with pride and talent. From Payson’s fine arts department to our sports and athletics, we are one proud school.
We would like to recognize the aspiring athletes here at Payson High, who are the Allstate Scholars of 2012-2013. This is a huge accomplishment for these individuals, and they’ve worked hard to achieve it.
On February 26, 2013, Payson High School hosted the annual Huff Music Competition. Young experienced musicians from the Payson area performed for judges and the winners received trophies.
By Cherilyn Elder
The weeks of March 4-8 and March 11-14, Mr. Nielson’s physics classes designed, built, and tested trebuchets, or catapults with slings. Mr. Nielson supplied the wood and other materials needed and the students went to work. The point of the project was to put to use the things the students learned.
On March 1st LIA went to a conference at UVU where they attended workshops that taught them about going to college and reaching your dreams. While there, they heard from Marlen Esparza, an American boxer who was the first woman to qualify for the Olympics in the first year that women’s boxing became an event.
On February 26, Officer Jay Hurst of the Payson City Police Department was the guest lecturer for the Payson High School "Windows on the Workplace," program. Officer Hurst spoke with the students about what it takes to be a police officer and the educational path he took to achieve his career goals.
