The Dragon’s

Puff

By: Makenna Wilson

Announcements

Feb. 26: Girls Basketball Vs Highland

Feb. 28: Girls Basketball @ Highmark

Mar. 2: Dollar Dress Day

Mar. 5: Girls Basketball @ Mound Fort

Mar. 7: Girls Basketball vs Mount Ogden

Mar. 8: POEC Meeting

Mar. 9: Quality Teacher Day– No School

Mar. 12: Girls Basketball Semifinals

Mar. 14: Girls Basketball Championship

Mar. 15: Debate Meet

Mar. 22: Term 3 Ends

Mar. 23: Teacher Professional Learning Day– No School

Mar. 26: Term 4 Begins

Mar. 26-28: Cheer Try-out Clinics 4:00-5:30 pm

Mar. 29: Cheer Try-outs 4:00 pm

Apr. 2-6: Spring Break

Cheerleading Boot Camp

When: February 27 & 28 from 4:00 to 6:00

Where: Jr. High Multipurpose Room

Who: Grades 5-9

Teacher Spotlight:

Mrs. Dallin

Q: “What hobby would you get into if time

and money weren’t an issue and why?”

A: “I would make traveling a hobby. I

would travel the world as a full time job if I

could.”

Q: “What are some small things that make your day better?”

A: “I make my bed every morning.”

Q: “What are you interested in that most people haven’t heard

of?”

A: “I am fascinated with European Royalty. Not so much current

Royals, but past.”

Q: “What’s something you’ve been meaning to try but just

haven’t gotten around to it?”

A: “Paddle Barding, I am hoping to do it this summer.”

Q: “What’s the best thing that happened to you last week?”

A: “All of my grandbabies came for Sunday dinner.”

By: Isaac DeGraw

Student Spotlight

7th Grade

Tony Castillo

Tony’s favorite subject is Math. He

hasn’t gone to any other school.

His best friend is Javier Perralles lll.

He likes to do programming, and his

favorite sport is basketball.

Augi Singleton

Augi’s favorite subject is Art Humani-

ties. She went to Morton Hall Prep.

before SAA. Her best friend is Kristen

Winsett. She likes to play the guitar,

and her favorite sport is Lacrosse.

Student Spotlight

8th Grade

Justin Law is an energetic, quiet, and an athletic person.

He likes to spend his pass time playing Tim, his tuba, and draw-

ing. What he draws is mostly fantasy, Anime, and people. His

perfect weekend would consist of a lot of sleeping, eating and

sometimes going to Lagoon. His most favorite thing in the

world would have to be his bed and sleeping, because they will

always be there for him. If he could meet anyone in the world

dead or alive he would meet his Grandfather who he was real-

ly close to before he died in 2009. He would help him with ab-

solutely everything and was the best person in the world. His

favorite thing about the school is his math class because he is

really good at it and he likes annoying Mikayla Veazie.

Lillian Mineer is a hardworking, strong, and awkward

person. She loves to hangout with her friends, eat as much

food as possible, and go somewhere fun on the weekends.

She loves to paint her nails and binge watch TV shows, like

Awkward and Jane the Virgin. Her most favorite thing in the

world is being able to have friends and love people because

it gets her through life and keeps her going. If she could meet

anyone dead or alive in the world it would be Shawn

Medenes because he is a really good singer and would love

him to write a song about her *wink*. One thing she really

likes about our school is that there are a lot of classes and

she can learn lots of things.

Student Spotlight

Karter Merrill

What is one of your hob-

bies/passions, and why do

you like it so much?

“I like to draw animals,

especially dinosaurs.”

What are some of your

wildest dreams you want

to do in your life?

“I would like to be a

Paleontologist. I would also

one day make the movie,

Jurassic Park a reality.”

What is something you would one day like to do?

“I would one day like to go Montana and dig for fossils.”

Student Spotlight

Ashley Bangerter

What hobby would you like to get into if

time and money weren’t an issue.

“I would definitely go into dog breed-

ing and training full time. I already have a

Border Collie (Who should be pregnant). I

have trained many things like dog agility

and obedience. I love dogs and their will-

ingness to please you.”

What are some small things that make your day better, and why?

“For one, my dog. She will sit and listen to me no matter what I say. My sis-

ter, we get along really well, she is my best friend, so I feel like I can tell her any-

thing.”

What are you interested in that most people haven't heard of and why?

“Most people probably haven't heard that I actually really like acting.

Because I am so shy and I don’t do it very often, I get stage fright.

What’s something that you’ve been meaning to try but just haven't gotten

around to it and why?

“Something I’ve always wanted is piano lessons. I think for most people their

parents make them and they don’t like it. But for me, I would do anything for pi-

ano lessons. However, one of the reasons why my mom won’t let me is because I

do so much other stuff like dog training and I run a bunny business.”

Volunteer Spotlight

Maddy Stephens has been vol-

unteering at our school for the

last couple months. She helps

her mom with whatever she

needs done first, then she will

help with theatre, she also helps

Mrs. Carbine. She is helping be-

cause of a few different reasons,

she wanted to do home release

and her mom told her that this

was the only way to, she likes to

help out, and she needs hours for the National Honors So-

ciety!

Leadership Quote

“ A team is built of leaders.”

- Bridger Sloan, SAA Cheerleader

Club Spotlight: Chess Club The Chess Club meets every Monday and Thursday,

From 3:10 to 4:30. Their coach is Mrs. Stephens. Here

are some tips and information about chess and the

class from the chess club.

A general overview about chess: “We play games and

some of them are serious and some are just for fun.

It’s mostly a time for us to relax and get away from the

stress of the day.”-Anna

What do you like about the class: “We get to see our

friends there and we can have good conversations

with them that we wouldn’t normally have during the

day because we don’t have time.”-Anna

What would you tell someone who was interested in

chess but wasn’t sure if they wanted to do it: “Chess

isn’t just an analytical game, we don’t just play chess

it’s a way to talk to people and connect with them. We

also play checkers too, so if you don’t like chess you

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“It is complicated to learn all the different

moves of the pieces but then once you learn them

it is really easy, unless you go into competitive be-

cause then it gets crazy. In this class we just play

for fun and get to know people.” Anna

Some of the pieces and tips that are used in

chess include:

Pawns: they can be sacrifices but don’t sacrifice

them unless you have to.

Queens: Can be useful, Don’t get the queen killed

unless it will get your opponent into checkmate.

Checkmate: means that no matter what move

your opponent makes they are in check.

Value your pawn; don’t use them.

Colton Williams, Ashley Bangerter

“Who Do You Look Up To And Why?”

By: Isaac DeGraw

“I look up to Mrs. Dallin because she’s a great dance teacher.”

-Shaye Hampton, 9th

“I look up to Mrs. Barrett because she is smart and funny.”

-Kaylee Mejia, 8th

“I look up to Mrs. Olds because she is a great teacher.”

-Dallin West, 8th

“I look up to Bethie Bishop because she’s a broken car, and the

best gal on the block.”

-Lindsey Smith, 9th

“I look up to Mrs. Read because she keeps me positive and

doesn’t let me feel down.”

-Ariana Gonzalez, 7th

“I look up to people who chase their dreams, Because they are

willing to risk falling to get where they want to go. They are will-

ing to put in the work. I admire that they can give themselves a

sense of motivation.”

-Anna Christiansen, 8th

St. Patrick's Day:

Gladly or Sadly

Saint Patrick’s day is an Irish holiday that is on March 17th. The purpose of the holiday

is to remember St Patrick, known as the pa-

tron saint of Ireland. He has become an important part of

Irish heritage for ministering Christianity in Ireland during

the fifth century. Some people have some mixed feelings

about it, so I asked two people about their opinions. I asked

Isaac DeGraw about whether or not he wanted it to be a

holiday celebrated in schools. He said, “It shouldn’t be a

holiday because it is lame and you just wear green and

pinch people.” Then I went to Mrs. Law, “Mrs. Carbine’s

#1,”and asked her if she thought it should be a holiday cele-

brated in school. She said, “Yes. I like green, it brings out

the color of my eyes.” The answers that I received

made me realize that people are not informed

about the basic history of Saint Patrick’s day.

Should students be allowed to use their

phones during class?

By: Colton Williams

During school, students aren't aloud to use their phones. They are supposed to be in the students’ lockers and on silent or off. But there are also people debating on whether students should be able to use their phones during school. So, I asked some students if they think that phones should be aloud to be used during school. Kyler Carbine said, “No, I think with phones being used during school, there will be a lot more bullying going on with photos and social media.’’ Then I asked Isaac Love and he said, “I think phones should be used in school because they can be used if there is an emergency and you need help. Also, I think that they could help if you need to look something up for your class or use as a calculator. But, only responsible students should have permission to use their phones and if they get caught using it the wrong way they shouldn't have permission.”

All About Cheer Tryouts and Boot Camp

By: Sydnee Dahl

Cheer boot camp will be held on February 27 and 28 from 4:00 to 6:00. You will get into groups of 3 to 4 to learn a dance, cheer, chant, and a jump sequence. Shaye and Breklyn say it’s a really fun experience to see if you have what it takes to join the team. You will also get to do a mock tryout and get scored as if you were really trying out. It only costs $15.00 if you sign up before February 26th but if you still want to join the day of, it will cost $20.00. Come wearing shorts with no pockets or buck-les, a t-shirt, gym shoes, and you hair up in a ponytail if you have long hair.

Tryouts themselves are close to the end of March. When asked if it’s worth the time to put in the hard work Shaye said, “It was so worth it and a plus is you make a lot of friends.”

Valentines Dance!

By: Mikayla Veazie

History Day

Mrs. Riplinger says History

day is a national event

that’s been going on for a

long time. It gives people a

chance to do real historical

research and share their

findings in a variety of ways:

a website, a poster, a paper, or even a performance.

In March, there is a regional day up at Weber State

that we get to send projects to. Whoever wins there

will move up to the state level

in April. Then they can move

up to a national level. You can

get prizes such as cash or

even scholarships. It is a lot of

work, but the students say

that it is totally worth it.

By: Saige Stock and Alivia Schilling

March Memories

Mrs. Olds did a pro-

ject with her ninth

grade students

where they had to

use their own mind

maps to find their

way around the

school. These imag-

es depict the adven-

ture of some of the

students during this

event.

These are images

from the National

History Day event

that the ninth grade

Honors English class

participated in. There

were a few outstand-

ing seventh graders

who also joined in on

the fun.

By: Makenna Wilson and Gabby Miniah

The Dragons Puff

Newsletter Staff

Ashley Bangerter

Kyler Carbine

Issac DeGraw

Hope Mickey

Gabby Minaya

Hallie Reed

Mikayla Veazie

Colton Williams

Makenna Wilson

Advisor: Mrs. Robinson

Editor: Saige Stock

Co-Editor: Alivia Schilling

Secretary: Sydnee Dahl

By: Gabby Minaya