Character Education students at Diamond Fork Junior High School have been busy.  Every Friday of the school year this class of 35 seventh graders collects hundreds of pounds of used paper to recycle.  After visiting every room in this school of 1,200 students, the used paper is then hauled to the back parking lot and deposited into the recycling bins.  This recycled paper is purchased by a recycling company, which generates over $300 a year.
 

Every month at Diamond Fork Junior High two students from the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades are selected as students of the month.  These students are nominated and then voted on by the entire faculty.  The students of the month for October are:

7th Grade: Sophia Hirst and Jefferson Ballard

8th Grade: Nani Huffman and Alex Knudsen

9th Grade: Daniela Nunez and J.T. Pontius

Have you heard of "$5 On Fridays?" Each student at Diamond Fork has a chance to earn five dollars every Friday for having perfect attendance each week! In order to have a chance to earn five dollars at the end of each week students must have no absences or tardies Monday-Friday. This great idea was started last year by our Vice Principal Mr. Lawrence. The goal is to encourage students to strive for great attendance.

Diamond Fork Junior High's core values include integrity, courage, compassion, perserverance and respect.  This month we would like to share an amazing story of integrity as demonstrated by fellow Diamondback Kaden Crowther.

Every month at Diamond Fork Junior High two students from the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades are selected as students of the month.  These students are nominated and then voted on by the entire faculty.  The students of the month for September are:

7th Grade: Natalee Chea and Jacob Reeves

8th Grade: Abigail Crockett and Harris Allen

9th Grade: Ellie Pickett and Dallin Staheli

Every year parents volunteer for the PTA (parent teacher association). These parents donate countless hours serving students and staff at Diamond Fork Junior High. This year's PTA board is: President Dona Terry, President Elect Dawn Graham, Treasure Melissa Webster, and Secretary Wendy Buhlar.

Diamond Fork Junior High has a National Junior Honors Society (NJHS) club.  On the first Tuesday of each month, the Honor Society members meet in 9th grade history techer Vicki Gardner’s room - along with Kelly Cole, an 8th grade history teacher and Melinda Barber, a health teacher.  During these monthly meetings the club decides what service projects they we be doing for that month.

To help raise awareness about the dangers of radon, students at Diamond Fork Junior High School are doing a poster contest.  Entries are due October 8th to your science teacher.  If you win the school contest you move on to the state competition, if you win the state competition you receive money and a chance to move on to the national competition.

Every month at Diamond Fork Junior High two students from the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades are selected as students of the month.  These students are nominated and then voted on by the entire faculty.  The students of the month for May are:

7th Grade: Julianna Keele and Hayden Webster

8th Grade: Cienna Dorny and Jordan Wadley

9th Grade: Alison Vance and Braeden Staheli

Journalism students at Diamond Fork Junior High recently visited the studios of BYU TV, and the radio station KBYU 89.1 FM.  Students were able to talk with reporters and ask them questions about a career in journalism.  Students were even invited into the broadcasting booth of KBYU, and were present as the DJ broadcast live on the air.  After investigating the working environments of professional journalists, students were also able to visit the recording facilities of the YouTube hit show "Studio C."