A few fun facts about our school nurse Mrs. Cooper.

1.  She loves to run

2.  She loves cinnamon bear candy

3.  She is scared of mice and snakes

A few fun facts about our 6th grade teacher Mrs. Hansen.

1.  She likes to hunt deer and elk

2.  She camped 25 times during the summer

3.  She likes to do math for fun!

Our Mapleton debate team did fantastic at district debate!  All of the students worked hard to prepare and compete at the competition. Tate Robertson and Colton Marker placed 1st in affirmative. Gwendolyn Dyer and Andrew Green placed 4th in negative.  We also had several top speaker awards. Way to go Mapleton Mountaineers!

Our theme this year is "Choose to make a Difference," and this term we are focusing on being "Responsible." Each week during the month our teachers have picked out a student in their class that they see being responsible here at school.  Make sure to look at all of the pictures for the month of March, showing all of our students of the week being that our being responsible. 

A few fun facts about our technician Mrs. Tietjen.

1.  She was born in Alaska

2.  She was the tallest girl in her 6th grade class - then she never grew again.

3.  She has a dog named Snickers

A few fun facts about our orchestra teacher Mrs. Knight.

1.  She is the first girl born on her father's side in over 50 years

2.  She has been playing music for 29 years

3.  She used to travel and play with a cross country music band

A few fun facts about our 6th grace teacher Ms. Foster.

1.  IN one summer she went to 8 amusement parks

2.  She can fold her tongue into the shape of a clover

3.  St. Patrick's day is my favorite holiday

A few fun facts about our special ed technician Mrs. Eastmond.

1.  She likes to go camping, hiking and skiing

2.  Winter is her favorite season because she loves the snow

3.  She loves to travel

A few fun facts about our 6th grade teacher Ms. Holthaus.

1.  She loves to go kayaking

2.  Her favorite vacation was to New Zealand

3.  Her favorite spirit animal is a panda

Mapleton Elementary librarian, Mrs. Thurgood held the first annual Mapleton Writing contest for the 2nd thru 6th grades. There were a lot of great submissions and the judging was very difficult. The winners are: 2nd grade picture books: First place: Lucas NeVille, Second place: Kash Groneman, Third place: Norah Throckmorton, Honorable Mention: Sydney Jacobson. 3rd/4th Grade short stories: First Place: Jadelyn Hansen, Second Place: Ruby Norton, Third place: Gavin Miner, Honorable Mention: Ava Morris.