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SHS Library Black History Month Display

The History of Black History Month

Cortez Johnson, Reporter February 3, 2023

The story of Black history month begins in 1915, half a century after the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery in the United States. That September, the Harvard-trained historian Jesse E. Moorland founded...

The SHS Christmas tree was put up in the lobby this week decorated with Springville colors.

Christmas History

Cortez Johnson, Writer/Reporter December 2, 2022

The history of Christmas, according to Hans J. Hillebrand, is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English form of as we know Christmas which means mass on Christ's day. It is different...

THE JACK O LANTERN

The History of Halloween

Cortez Johnson, Writer/Reporter October 28, 2022

The history of Halloween is ancient from Celtic Festival of Samhain from 2,000 years ago. According to Peter Tokofsky, Assistant Professor at UCLA, it is celebrated because it is the marking of "summer's...

Lane Bartlett as Blue Man

SHS Homecoming Dress-up Days

Cortez Johnson, Writer/Reporter September 26, 2022

On the week of  September 22, 2022 Springville High School had their homecoming week. The SHS Student Council voted on the dress-up days for the week, and they are as follows: Monday holidays, Tuesday...

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