Football vs Desert Hills High School

Football vs Desert Hills High School

Photo of the Day: Dixie Volleyball Triumphs Over Warriors

Photo Courtesy of Susan Harrah

The Dixie Volleyball team celebrates after defeating Snow Canyon High School 3-2, ending Snow Canyon's Region 9 winning streak.

YOLO at Boys & Girls State

YOLO at Boys & Girls State

by Sophia Tagliarino

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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Though the summer torpor and heat dragged on, four lucky juniors ventured up north for the annual Boys and Girls State. Going has changed their interests in politics and government, helping them want to prepare more for the future.

Shaun Smith, Russel Fitzgerald, Dylan Gavin, and Tanner Hafen drove up to Boys State at Weber State University while Chandlie Stratton, Shalynne Seegmiller, and Lysi Chamberlain braved it to Girls State at Southern Utah University.

In the 1940s, American Veterans sought to incite patriotism and teach students politics, about how government works, and how to be a good citizen; thus Boys State was born.

Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon

by Arthur Anderson

Reporter, Flyer Flash

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Everybody knows this years homecoming theme is Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra. There was a lot of competition leading up to who will actually sing the song for the dance.

However have you ever stopped to think of where the song came from? Who wrote the song? What made Fly Me to the Moon famous?

Interesting fact, Fly Me to the Moon is one of the first songs ever to be played in space, First by The Apollo 10 mission while orbiting the moon, and again by Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 moon landing mission.

Fly me to the Moon was also originally written by Bart Howard and recorded by Kaye Ballard in 1954 for the movie Once Around. Bart Howard originally named the song In Other Words. The song went through many iterations until Johnny Mathis renamed the song Fly Me to the Moon in the year 1956.

Fly Me to the Moon was first made popular by Joe Harnell in 1962, winning a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and was the number fourteen song in the United States.

Fly Me to the Moon has been a lot of places, from number fourteen in the United States, to landing on the moon. The song has had a long and significant history.

Homecoming Flash Back

Homecoming Flash Back

by Martha Brown

Assistant Editor, Flyer Flash

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Throughout the years, Homecoming has become a tradition that has been modified time and time again.
With ideas filtering through every new year, the activities and dance always seem to spark Dixie High with immense amounts of School Spirit.

The history of Homecoming traces Dixie’s annual tradition back to 1964.

Originally, the week would start off with the Royalty Assembly, which consisted of the royal crowning of the king and queen, bestowing of the royal flowers and even a coronation kiss! 

Powder Puff would eventually then proceed but instead of juniors against seniors, like it is done now, it was seniors against faculty.

The Homecoming Parade would also be a huge part of the week. Each grade created a float to compete against opposing grades, and sometimes even clubs did too. “We would buy table napkins and stuff them in chicken wire to build the floats,” Ms. Varley, former alumni and present Dixie High English teacher, commented.

Awards would be given and bragging rights would be earned after the parade, making it one of the biggest events of the year!

With Homecoming recently ending, consideration of all the great traditions and history that has occurred here at Dixie should be reflected upon.

From pep rallies and bonfires on the Sugar Loaf, swivel chair races from homeroom to homeroom, V.W. drag races, inspirational movies on the football field and even car bashes! 

Let Dixie continue to create great traditions and make more memorable histories here!

Homecoming Football Game 2012

 

Dixie vs. Pine View High

Homecoming Royalty Assembly 2012

Homecoming Royalty Assembly

PowderPuff 2012

PowderPuff 2012