The Best of The Dixie Blog 2011

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What a great year 2011 was for Dixie High School. With the celebration of our centennial year, the farewell to the Class of 2011 and the welcoming of the Class of 2014, and countless activities and events have made this year memorable. To highlight the best of the best, The Dixie Blog proudly presents this video for your enjoyment. It's part of a new division of The Dixie Blog that we are developing known as FlyerTV. Check back for updates next quarter as FlyerTV will be producing a video to showcase Dixie High once a quarter from this point forth. Thank you for your support and we look forward to 2012!

The Dixie Blog Staff

Kissy Kissy!

Kissy Kissy!
by Samantha Aldrich
Editor, The Sports Hangar


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Christmas mistletoe is a tradition that has brought kissable moments to couples around the world.


During Christmas time there’s a story that comes with this parasitic plant. Whichever two people that are caught under the plant are supposed to kiss. It is considered to bestow life and fertility.


Senior Austin Barker said he hopes to take advantage of the mistletoe’s cupid like powers, “I want to kiss Bethany Farr under the mistletoe and just make it happen.”

Boys Basketball vs Desert Hills High

Boys Basketball vs Desert Hills High
December 14, 2011

Katie Whicker

Katie Whicker
by Samantha Aldrich
Editor, The Sports Hangar


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Dixie High school’s recent hero is named Katie Whicker. She is always ready to complete whatever comes at her and she’s always on top of her game.



Even though she has had more surgeries in her life than most entire schools, she’s still fighting.


Recently, Katie just got back from one of her surgeries in Ohio. She was there for about six months. This amazing girl looks just as beautiful as ever.

Angel Tree 2011: Wrapping

The Wrapping

Angel Tree 2011: Shopping

The Shopping

Angel Tree: Class Competitions

Class Competitions: Final Totals

Angel Tree 2011
Teacher	Money
Floor 1
Bradshaw	$3.15
Christensen	$828.25
DuPass	$0
Gifford	$0
Gust	$7.10
Hansen	$26.51
Jackson	$0
Johnson, Natalie	$8.60
Meadows	$4.46
Miller	$0
Requa/Tate/ROTC	$106.60
Sawyers, Chris	$8.98
Shaheen	$0.95
Simpson	$0
Varley	$0
Williams	$0
Floor Total: $994.60
Floor 2
Bowler	$0
Cuff	$0
Heppler	$38.28
Herron	$0
Monkres	$0
Myers	$0
Peterson	$3.00
Robinson	$0
Roos	$2.64
Sawyers, Brandi	$4.33
Saxton	$3.00
Seely	$0
Sisam	$51.46
Snow	$3.00
Stucki, Ellen	$20.68
Stucki, Will	$19.42
Wegkamp	$3.70
Floor Total: $149.51
Floor 3
Betts	$0
Brooks	$0
Brown	$0
Burr	$0
Dickson	$7.48
Goodrich	$33.60
Johnson, Nathan	$506.13
McConnell	$15.95
Mendenhall	$432.52
Milligan	$3.23
Nelson	$0.45
Parker	$0
Pierce	$5.48
Simkins	$0.43
Floor Total: $1,005.27
Grand Total: $2,149.38

Christmas in Dixie

Christmas in Dixie
by Sara Jewkes
Staff Writer, The Dixie Blog


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The Dixie High auditorium was filled with people awaiting for the concert to start. Jon and Dave from 94.1 were the hosts and the entertainers of the night. 


Christmas in Dixie is a Dixie High tradition that the school does every Christmas season to raise money for Angel Tree. This year there were seventeen performances of dancing and singing. The Dixie High Madrigals did their well known songs: 12 Days of Christmas and Santa Baby. 


There were many students and alumni that performed throughout the night. Graduate, Sammy Myers and her brother, Nate Myers, a senior, both performed their own songs. The Dixie High jazz band performed a few Christmas songs of their own.

Christmas Choir Tour

Christmas Choir Tour
by Kestra White
Staff Writer, The Dixie Blog


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It is a tradition for the Choir Class (including Madrigals) to go on the annual Christmas Tour. They went to Salt Lake City and stayed at the Hampton Inn Motel. 


All Choirs went and performed at the UDOT, Cathedral of the Madeline, the Utah Capitol, Primary Children's Hospital, the LDS Church Office Building, and the Assembly Hall. 


Madrigals performed at the governor’s mansion and the Joseph Smith Memorial. The Madrigal boys put on a performance with a silly Twelve Days of Christmas song at the UDOT, Primary Children’s Hospital, and Temple Square.”

Senior Week: The Assembly

The Assembly

Les Miserables: Closing Night

Closing Night

CONGRATULATIONS

to the Dixie Arts Department for their phenomenal success of Les Miserables!

Please note: We've noticed an error with the sound towards the end of the video. We are working to fix that and apologize for the problem.

"Leads" Miserables

"Leads" Miserables
by Sara Jewkes
Staff Writer, Flyer Flash


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From a seat in the Dixie High auditorium love appears real as Marius (Tanner Hafen) and Cosette (Avonlea Dalley) share multiple kisses.


Although it appears to be real, the Dixie High junior, Hafen explains “It was great working with a friend, it made it much easier to 'fall in love' on stage when you're good friends.” On the other hand Junior Avonlea seemed to think it was harder, “It was very hard to get into character because he's like my brother and I've known him for so long.”


When asked about funniest moments during rehearsal some things were left unsaid. One moment in which Tanner, Nate, and Avonlea  all agreed upon but said the moment will stay under lock and key, “Let's just say it was something that Mr. Saxton said to Nate that I won't repeat.”


Janae Klumpp mentioned that her funniest moment was “when Casey (Hobson) was creepin' on me in 'Lovely Ladies,' and when I went to hit him he missed my arm and we had a weird hitting fight.”

Mrs. Freeman Walk-a-thon

Mrs. Freeman Walk-a-thon.
November 8, 2011

The Thought Behind the Walk-a-Thon

The Thought Behind the Walk-a-Thon
by Tyler Johnson
Staff Writer, The Dixie Blog


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Dixie's Walk-A-Thon this year has a powerful idea and a great amount of emotional effort put into it.



This powerful idea was created from a beloved teacher that Dixie lost one year ago to breast cancer.


Paula Freeman is deeply revered as an amazing person who touched the lives of all those she came in contact with. The Walk-A-Thon was organized to honor her by raising money for the Paula Freeman Scholarship, which directly helps her children.

Les Miserables

Les Miserables Backstage: Tech Day

Tech Day