The SafeUT app is a statewide Crisis and Text Tip Line Service that allows students to connect with real-time licensed clinicians to report any kind of crisis, from lose animals, to abuse, to depression and suicidal thoughts -- on a free app. SafeUT has tons of unique and easy to use features.

The CrisisLine Connects the caller to a certified counselor who is trained to help people through difficult mental and emotional problems like depression and suicidal thoughts.

 Calendar Items

Sept 26

 National Honor Society banquet

 Sept 27

Soccer Wasatch @ Payson

Tennis Maple Mountain @ Payson

Volleyball Maple Mountain @ Payson

 Sept 28

Cross Country @ Skyline

 Sept 29

Picture retakes

JV football @ Salem Hills

Soph football @ Salem Hills

Soccer @ Spanish Fork

Volleyball @ Springville

 Sept 29

Dari DeMille, a senior at PHS, won runner up in the New York Times 2016 Summer Reading Contest Week 10. Ms. Griffin had asked all her AP Language students to submit an entry into the contest. She wanted her students “to write for an authentic audience on a topic they find interesting.” 

Hope Week September 19-23

Monday-College Tours & Pre-Act Test
Tuesday-Sharing Hands Message Board (near lunchroom)
Wednesday-Hope Assembly:Speaker, Brad Wilcox
Musical Chairs (lunch activity)
Thursday-School Hope Chain
Friday-Hope Balloon Launch (lunch activity)

Other Calendar Items

Sept 20

Tennis Wasatch @ Payson

Soccer @ Springville

Volleyball @ Wasatch

Sept 21

Cross country @ Carbon

Sept 13

 Tennis Uintah @ Payson

 Cross country @ Payson

Volleyball @ Salem Hills

Sept 15

Tennis @ Springville

JV/Soph football Wasatch @ Payson

Soccer @ Maple Mountain

Sept 16

Cross country @ Spanish Fork

Tennis @ Juab

Football @ Wasatch

Sept 16-17

Sophomore volleyball @ West

The 2016-2017 school year is in full swing with club rush, school lunch, Homecoming Week, soccer matches, try-outs for the school musical, and Chromebooks for every student.  

Be sure to check the school website daily for announcements and highlights.  You can also find the bell schedule, who your counselor is, and upcoming events by clicking on the primary links on the left of the screen.

This year is sure to be a good one.  Welcome to the Pride.

WHO: Youth up to age 18

WHAT: Free healthy lunch

DATES: Mondays - Fridays June 6 - August 19

TIME: 1:30PM - 3:00PM

WHERE: Memorial Park 300 S. Main Street (Payson)

No registration required Children must consume food on-site

Contact Kerri Duncan with questions at 801-887-1251 or kerrid [at] utahfoodbank.org

A year filled with stressful deadlines, creative minds, friendships made, and lots of pride is coming to a close for the Lion’s Roar Newspaper Staff. The staff worked hard to produce a newspaper that the students would enjoy, and make everyone proud. Day in and day out we’ve enjoyed working hard to represent our school to the best of our ability, and we hope everyone has enjoyed our masterpieces. The staff would like to give a big thanks to our readers, and an even bigger thanks to the student body of Payson High School. We’d also like to thank our awesome advisor, Mrs.

On May 5, 2016 PHS Social Dance Too performed their Waltz to the song “Why you Wanna” at their dance company showcase. There were five couples consisting of: Michelle Rushton & Cory Koetje, Mckell Wright & Magnum Gettling, Jacob Hanks & Sarah Black, Ben Rowley & Aubrey Marsh, Josh Morgan & Melanie Ward. The girls wore purple shirts with black skirts and they looked very uniformed and professional. The boys all wore white shirts with black pants. Payson was represented very well by our dancers in Social Too.