For the fourth year in a row, Judge Memorial Catholic High School will send a team to Utah English Quest.

This high school statewide competition in English/Language Arts is sponsored by the Utah Council of Teachers of English. The 2009 event will be held Friday, February 27 at Weber State University.

Last year fourteen schools competed in the nineteen categories. Judge won prizes in Poetry Slam, Poetry Writing, Poetry Recitation, Book Cover, Informative Speaking, Reader’s Theater and Persuasive Essay.Read more »

Please note the following second semester English book requirements.

All sophomore students will need to have on the first day of class second semester: The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles, Paul Roche-translator, ISBN#0452011671

All regular juniors will need to have on the first day of class second semester: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, ISBN-13: 9780743273565

All regular seniors will need to have on the first day of class second semester: The Tender Bar, by J.R.Read more »

QUALIFYING TESTS FOR FRESHMAN HONORS COURSES

The tests will be held Saturday, April 18, and on Monday, April 20, 2009. You may take all three tests on one day, if you choose. Each test has a $5.00 processing fee payable to the teacher on the day of the test. You need not sign up for the tests in advance. Just show up on time with the test fee(s) and a couple of sharpened pencils.Read more »

Saturday, April 18

• 8:30 a.m. - Qualifying test for Honors Physical Science, rooms 225 and 228
• 9:00 a.m.

Earlier in October we told you about Judge Memorial sophomore, Matt Kirkegaard, who wrote a letter to the next president of the United States. Matt's letter, about a renewable green economy, was prominently featured on the home page of Letters to the Next President: Writing Our Future. His letter is part of a nation-wide student project written by kids relating to the issues that matter most to us. Shortly after Matt's article was posted, junior Eric Humphrey wrote on the issue of dependence on foreign oil.Read more »

Attention Sophomores - Apply Now for the 2009 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference

Registration for Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership program’s (HOBY) 2009 seminar season has begun! Be a part of the nation's premiere leadership organizations by applying for a once in a lifetime experience as a HOBY Ambassador.

The Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership program (HOBY) is a dynamic, interactive, educational program designed to prepare our country's youth to become effective, ethical leaders in their home, school, workplace and community. All sophomores are eligible and encouraged to apply.Read more »

City: Advice for a president

Judge Memorial sophomore urges Obama to develop alternative energy

• 11/13/2008
• By Natalie Dicou
• Close-Up Staff, Salt Lake Tribune

President-elect Barack Obama hasn't moved into the White House yet, and already he has mail waiting for him.

One of the letters is from Matt Kirkegaard. The Judge Memorial sophomore posted a well-written and thoughtful message to the future president on letters2president.org a few weeks ago.Read more »

Special Update: With deep gratitude for the kindness and generosity of a local travel agent, two Judge Memorial families, and a Judge staff member, funds have been secured for this family to have an early Thanksgiving holiday together. There are indeed angels among us! (November 6, 2008)

A current Judge Memorial parent has passed along this story to us in the hopes that a benefactor or two may be in a position to step forward.

Comfort Hospice Care, based in Layton, is hoping to secure two round trip plane tickets for a local family to visit their grandfather in Texas.Read more »

Judge Memorial Student Featured in PBS Election Project

Under the direction of faculty member Chris Sloan, a number of Judge Memorial students participated in the PBS News Hour/YouTube "Video Your Vote" project in conjunction with the 2008 Presidential Election. Senior Jack Lund's video is featured on the PBS Web site.

Here is the description of Jack’s video: "Jack Lund, from Salt Lake City, Utah, recorded his experience voting for the first time. He filled out a provisional ballot because he was 17 at the time, but he will be 18 by Nov.Read more »

Judge Memorial English teacher Linda Simpson is legendary for many things, among them her love for teaching, and, of course, for her delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies.

Now the longtime faculty member has another accolade to add to her impressive resume: a published article in the Utah English Journal. Ms. Simpson's article, "The Grandparent Story: A Christmas Surprise," appears in the current edition of the journal.

As her colleague Chris Sloan described it, "this article demonstrates exactly why she's a great teacher."

Over the years, Mrs.Read more »

Summer: A Time for Amigos

• by Dane Brodke ‘09
• from the September 2008 issue of The Bulldog Press

Though many of us are still lamenting the early return of classes this year, we need to keep in mind that it’s not too early to start thinking about next summer, especially if you want to get involved in any of numerous travel abroad programs for high school students.Read more »