Thirty seven students under the direction of Jessica Knight performed a year end concert Thursday night May 19.  The orchestra played sixteen songs which ranged  from classical Beethoven and Pachelbel to folk  " Cripple Creek" Western " The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and Celtic " Irish Washerwoman"  Mrs. Knight played two accompanied solos, one while she was clogging.  The students appreciate the great start to a life long music habit that Mrs. Knight has established .

Hobble Creek Elementary had 49 students from the 5th grade that earned honor roll this year!  To earn honor roll, the students had to complete 12 projects out of a list of 21.  Some of the projects included:  memorizing the presidents in order, auditioning for a play, completing an ancestor report, making a PowerPoint of a concept they learned in school this year, learning and displaying a new skill or craft, and filling in a blank map with all 50 state names, their capitals and their abbreviations.  The students that got honor roll were:

1. Tiffany Asay
2. Marissa Betts
3. Kylie Beutler
4. Caleb Brown
5. Lauryn Brunt
6. Kiana Campbell
7. Tanner Cannon
8. Shaelyn Christensen
9. Julia Dean
10. Kylie Diamond
11. Luke Durden
12. Tanner Edmonds
13. Kendall Flake
14. Megan Griffitts
15. Matthew Grimshaw
16. Rebekah Hair
17. Nathaniel Hales
18. Jaron Hall
19. Brylee Hanks
20. Alanna Hess
21. Morgan Homer
22. Sarah Jensen
23. Jacob Johnson
24. Marcus Krommenhoek
25. Garrett Lindsey
26. Jackson Littledike
27. Sophie McCausland
28. Jason Metler
29. Aubrey Mitton
30. Jacob Myers
31. Eliza Nemelka
32. Asha Peterson
33. Maren Pilcher
34. Jonathan Porter
35. Daylen Rasmussen
36. Philip Richey
37. Owen Rowe
38. Brianna Sorenson
39. Madison Sorenson
40. Jacob Tietjen
41. Brinley Tucker
42. Elizabeth Vorkink
43. Rachel Wall
44. Austin Warren
45. Cate Wayment
46. Tahlia White
47. Bailey Williams
48. Jackson Williams
49. Camille Wirthlin

Tuesday, May 11th, 2011 was Medieval Day for 6th graders at Hobble Creek Elementary.  For a month now the four 6th grade classes (Mrs. Snow’s, Miss Johnson’s, Mrs. Nissen, and Mrs. Hayes class) have been preparing for this day.  The students had to do a 3 hour project that represented Medieval Times.  There were projects that were castles, catapults, horses, shields and much more.  The students had to also dress-up to look like medieval times.  Parents and other classes were given the opportunity to come and see the 4 classrooms.  In Mrs. Snow’s classroom, the students that had made catapults were able to have a contest to see which catapult would shoot marshmallows the farthest.

Jacob Myers and Braydon Poplin won 4th place at the Utah State Debate Competition on the elementary school level.  Other hawks participating at the state level were:  Tiffany Asay, Elizabeth Vorkink, Jonah Allen, Sophie McCausland, Marissa Betts, Tahlia White


Teams from Brockbank took fifth and sixth place.  In the attached photo the whole front row are students from Nebo!  An amazing first !

We were favored by a visit from Salzburger Echo, a band that plays music from the Alps!  Their horns were 12 feet long!

Congratulations McKay Kriser!  McKay was awarded a second place trophy and $25 cash prize at last week's Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair at BYU.  Way to go!

                Hobble Creek’s Outstanding Classified Employee of the year is Peggy Giles.  Peggy has been the Food Service Manager at Hobble Creek Elementary since the school opened eight years ago.  Before that she was the Food Service Manager at Mapleton Elementary. Peggy has been employed by the district for 28 years. The award was presented by Craig Harvey and is sponsored by Horace Mann Insurance.  Peggy was nominated by the faculty at Hobble Creek.

            Peggy is a true professional, always has a positive attitude, and solves problems with a smile. She will do anything within her ability to help you with your needs and she is extremely easy to approach.   Peggy loves to golf.  She has three children and eleven grandchildren. Peggy lives in Mapleton with her husband David.  Congratulations Peggy!

Congratulation to McKay Kriser for receiving an Honorable Mention Award at the district science fair!  He will now go on to compete in the Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair to be held at BYU March 23.  His project has to do with optimizing a linear magnetic accelerator and is entitled The Attraction Reaction.  Good Luck McKay!

The Crystal Apple Award is sponsored by Horace Mann Insurance and the Nebo Education Association, and is given annually.  Oustanding teachers are nominated by their peers to receive this award.  This year's Crystal Apple Award goes to 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Michael-Ann McAfee and was presented by Mr. Craig Harvey of Horace Mann Insurance.

Michael-Ann was raised in California.  She attended Brigham Young University, graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and has been an educator for 19 years.  She taught three years in Alpine School District.  She taught for two years in Alabama while her husband attended graduate school at the University of Alabama.  She has taught for the past 14 years in the Nebo School District at Santaquin Elementary, Brookside Elementary, and for the past eight years at Hobble Creek Elementary.  Michale-Ann recently finished her Masters of Educational Leadership Degree at Brigham Young University.

Michael-Ann is a kind and loving teacher who is dedicated to her students.  She is always trying new ideas and lessons to help them further their education and life skills.

Michael-Ann is married to Chris McAfee and has two sons and one daughter.  She resides in Springville, Utah.  Congratulations Michael-Ann!

1st place affirmative Elizabeth Vorkink and Tiffany Asay
2nd place affirmative Jonah Allen and Sophie McCausland
3rd place affirmative Marissa Betts and Tahlia White
4th place negative Jacob Myers and Nathaniel Hales

Samara Lessley , Jeremy Lewis speaker awards