There were 45 days in our second term and the following students had perfect attendance!

Top L-R:  Trevor Pollard, Kirtlyn Marsh, Mandy Shepherd, Lea Halliday, Josh Renfeldt, Anna Atkinson and Rachel Pounds.

Middle L-R:  Parker Chappel, Sammie Ferrara, Kara Massey, Cali Millet, Belle Christensen and Parker Jarvis.

Bottom L-R:  Cameron Lewis, Andrew Bernards, Landon Bringhurst, Allysa Pollock, Elle Mortensen and Oliva Kloepfer.

   Tessa Clayton participated in the District Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013.  She won 1st place again shooting 15 out of 25 free throws.  She will move on to the State level in 2 weeks.  Congratulations, Tessa!

In honor of the 100th day of school, Mrs. Suzette Harreld asked her first-grade students to bring 100 of something for show'n'tell.  Zach Johnson brought a poster with 100 pictures of himself called "100 Faces of Zach!". 

   Jill Christianson is our spotlight person of the week.  Jill is one of our Skill Building Technicians.  Jill is married to Mike Christianson and they have 4 kids; Tyler 23, Zac 20, Dani 17 and Jared 12.  Jill graduated from Spanish Fork High School and went to college at BYU-Hawaii and BYU.  Her favorite foods are pizza and Magleby's chocolate cake.  Her favorite vacation was going to Bali, Indonesia where they had a great time.  She loves anywhere it's sunny and warm.  Her favorite motto is, "Smile."   It was her Dad's motto. 

   Fifth and Sixth-grade students at Canyon Elementary got to show off their basketball shooting skills when they participated in the Elks' Basketball Shoot Out Program.  Each student got twenty-five chances to make free throw shots.  The highest scoring girls and boys then had a "shoot out" at Canyon.  Four students from our school, Matt Money, Noah Conway, Tessa Clayton and Maya Yeates, went on to participate in the district level "Shoot Out".   Our school did well at the district level.  Matt Money took 2nd place in the boys' divisio

  As an annual Christmas tradition, students in third-grade got to make gingerbread houses.  Students saved their empty milk cartons from school lunch for the frame of the house and parents brought candy and icing to help them create their gingerbread houses. 

Pictured L-R:  Paisley Payne and Mariam Pendleton

   We are giving teddy bears and stuffed animals to centers that devote their time to helping children in crisis.  Students from Canyon Elementary donated their own stuffed animals to help those little ones in need this holiday season.  The centers are able to give a child in crisis a stuffed animal.  A cute, warm teddy bear to hug in time of trauma is a great comfort to these children.  The centers are managed by highly qualified, trained personnel and they greatly appreciate our help.  Students form Canyon Elementary were happy to give, knowing that they

Canyon student council members sponsored a school-wide food drive service project.  Students from all grades brought in canned goods and non-perishable food itmes.  Student council members collected the food items and calculated their weight each day.  They collected just under 1,500 pounds of food to donate to the local food bank.

Pictured L-r:  Ellie Jeppson, Tessa Clayton, Jordyn Harrison, Kiera Leonard, Kylee Crook, Tyler Thompson, Noah Conway, Carter Frame, Keaton Nielsen and Ben Davenport.

   Mr. Harlan is the principal of Canyon Elementary and is our "Spotlight" person of the week.  Mr. Harlan said this about his family, "I have a "terrific" wife, five girls and 1 boy.  I have kids in Delaware, Logan, Utah, Maple Mountian High School and Mapleton Junior High.  I also have my first grand-daughter. 

   Nicole Fellows said, "I was so excited when I heard that Jamie Hamblin was getting the Crystal Apple Award this year.  She definitely deserves it!  Jamie is one of those people that will go out of her way to help others and make sure everyone feels welcome and appreciated.  I remember my very first year at Canyon.  I was teaching in first-grade.  I didn't know Jamie, but any time we ended up in the work room together, she would talk to me as if we had been friends forever.  She will never know how grateful I am for those few minutes of conversation