To kick off Red Ribbon Week, today’s theme was crazy sock day! “SOCK it to Drugs and Violence!” Tomorrow, Wednesday October 23rd is wear hats and tie dye day… “Put a CAP on drugs and violence”. There will also be a pancake breakfast in Room C-17 before school, and a rock wall in front of the school from 10:30 a.m.- 12:00. Thursday is the day to wear RED! There will also be an assembly and we will follow the A.M. regular schedule. Aloha Friday is wear Hawaiian clothes, “LEI Off Drugs and Violence”. There will also be an “Escape the Vape” escape room during lunch in the library.

The state is holding a competition for kids & teens of all ages to enter and help bring awareness to radon. Radon is a gas that is dangerous to humans and is the second highest cause of cancer.

Our very own custodian, Von Dansie, was awarded the October Nebo PEAK Award. Thanks for all of your hard work Von! We appreciate everything you do for our school. Von was nominated by Mike Adams, RaShel Shepherd, Mary Ford, Jennie Bardsley, Diana Steele, Kevin Mecham, Kelli Topham, Robert Taylor, and David Rockwood.

Get the app and get some help. Licensed mental health counselors are waiting. They can help you if you have depression, anxiety or other mental health issues. They can help you with any life problems, relationship difficulties, self-harm, suicide prevention, loss/grief, drug/alcohol problems. You can even talk to them if you are worried about someone. Help yourself and a friend.

On the morning of Wednesday, September 26th, some of our very own Payson High football players made a visit to Spring Lake Elementary school for their annual "Dads and Doughnuts" event. These players were able to substitute for the fathers that couldn't come, and spend time playing and eating donuts with the elementary students. The kids loved playing basketball and using the parachute with the football players.

 Last night, September 23th, was the National Honor Society (NHS) induction ceremony. For those who don’t know, NHS is a school based group comprised of students that meet together often to participate in service based activities. During the induction ceremony, new members to the NHS were inducted into the society by reciting the NHS pledge. Scott Wilson, the assistant superintendent for Nebo School District, was a guest speaker at this event and he spoke about the butterfly effect. To round out this ceremony, Mary Ford catered dutch oven deliciousness. 

The Utah Film Commission--which functions as a liaison with the film industry to bring movie-making to Utah locations--recently highlighted Payson High School on their portfolio of possible venues for movies. Check out our PHS profile HERE.

As part of Utah College Application Week (UCAW), Payson High School is hosting a College and Financial Aid Night (rebranded as “Beyond High School”) on Wednesday, October 9th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. The goal of UCAW is to provide every high school senior the opportunity to complete at least one college or university application during the school day, with a particular focus on students who would be the first in their families to attend college, low-income students, or students who may not have otherwise considered applying.

Want to join a club? Or have something to do after school? Payson High has the perfect thing for you. The club rush is going to be held on Wednesday, September 11th, in an extended lunch period in the courtyard.

Big News! Payson High is working on creating a Hall of Fame. We want to recognize PHS alumni who have done amazing things, both while they were in high school and after graduating. There will be three areas for our new Hall of Fame: