Halloween Myths

Halloween Myths

by Evan Albright

Flyer Flash, Student Life Editor

ST. GEORGE - Halloween is a time for scary stories. One might see little children jumping for joy at the sight of a full cauldron of candy on the front porch of some stranger, and the occasional scream when a live statue jumps out.

Now this holiday isn’t all about fun and candy. People try and spice things up with scary stories and that’s where myths come in.
Some myths are interesting or scary and some are just flat out lame and make you wonder what kind of person came up with that!

So here is one that might be silly or just pee your pants terrifying.

When talking to Dixie High Senior Jordan Christiansen about his favorite/scariest Halloween myths he told me a story about a man named Jack and the Devil. It went like this.

Is It Scary... Or Not?

Is It Scary... Or Not?

by Heidi Harris

Flyer Flash, Staff Writer

ST. GEORGE - What is the scariest movie? Is it The Haunting in Connecticut, The Ring 1 and 2, When a Stranger Calls, or The Roommate? 

A recent survey at Dixie suggests that The Haunting in Connecticut which is a movie based on real life stories of the Snedeker family who lived in a Haunted former Mortuary (funeral parlor) in the 1980s, but also a book by Ray Gorten called In a Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting. This movie is about a family who moves because of the son's health problems, finding that their new home has supernatural problems and coming to find out that their house was a former funeral parlor. 

Are scary movies like they were a few years back? 

Mrs. Johnson, consumer science teacher said, "My favorite scary movie I watched as a teen would have to be Wait Until Dark. It scared me because of how realistic and how jumpy the movie was!" Wait Until Dark is about a woman, played by Audrey Hepburn, who was recently blinded and gets terrorized by three thugs who happen to believe that there is a heroin stuffed doll in her apartment.

The Truth Behind Halloween

The Truth Behind Halloween

by Tyler Johnson

Flyer Flash, Staff Writer

ST. GEORGE - One of the most controversial holidays, Halloween, has become more popular with years to come.

Dressing up, trick-or-treating, giving out candy, decorating, carving pumpkins, being with friends, and even praking, but was this always the traditions of Halloween as we know it.

The answer is no. Halloween's beginnings are thought to have originated over 2000 years ago from Ireland with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).

The night before the Celtic New Year (October 1st) was thought to open up a gateway and the boundary between the world of the living and the world of the dead would connect.

Splash Attack

The Flyer Swim Team for the 2010-2011 season. Many students from last year's team are returning to compete this year. Photo Credit: Brogan Crockett, Yearbook Staff 2010-2011

Splash Attack

by Mack Peterson

Flyer Flash, Sports

ST. GEORGE - For most people, swimming is an activity of leisure and entertainment. It’s a social relaxation period and an excuse to soak up extra sun rays, but the swimming team is a different story. An average swimming practice consists of 6,000 yards (about 240 laps) and 30 minutes of dry land running exercises. 


The cardio and resistance is so elevated, compared to other strength training, that it is rated one of the top workouts to maintain a healthy metabolism and physique. Competitive swimming is arguably one of the most difficult sports that our high school has to offer.


Practices usually run about two hours from 3:00 to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. "Every so often we will do some weight training on Saturday mornings, but time in the pool is the most important thing", says Andrew Gonzalez. Most people overlook the difficulty and dedication that the swimmers have for the sport. From a recent survey, surprisingly 3 out of 10 people didn't even know that Dixie had a swimming team.

"The Ride of Our Lives!"

Students attend the Sadie Hawkins Dance at Dixie High on October 22, 2011 in the Breezeway. The dance was sponsored by the FCCLA Club.
Photo Credit: Sydney Jenkins, Yearbook Staff

"The Ride of Our Lives"

by Brandy Kraiprai

Flyer Flash, Staff Writer

ST. GEORGE - High School students are young, naive, stay up late, and most of all they are full of energy; they need a release. Where else would they rather put that energy besides Sadies?


Sadies, The Ride of our Lives, was a theme that pulled people into it with all of it’s attractions. Music filled the Dixie Plaza while people danced, took photo booth pictures, visited the kissing booth, and much more.


Student’s day dates were fun no matter what they did including going to the movies, roller skating, bowling in Mesquite, hiking, skim boarding, or doing a scavenger hunt. “It was fun! Only ‘cause of the people we had in our group,” Shaylee Niel, a junior, said. No matter what they did for their day dates, they never would’ve known what was waiting for them at the dance.

Who is Sadie Hawkins?

Who is Sadie Hawkins?

by Sara Jewkes

Flyer Flash, Staff Writer

ST. GEORGE - Have you ever wondered who Sadie Hawkins was and why we have a dance named after her? Is she a real person or just someone made up?


Dixie High senior, Abbey Eyre said, “Sadie Hawkins was a girl who thought it was dumb that only guys ever got to ask girls to dances so she petitioned and got a girls choice dance started.” Senior, Mary Bringhurst said “I think it was a girl that hunted hawks.”


If you thought that Sadie Hawkins was a real girl or she was a girl that hunted hawks sorry, you are wrong. Sadie Hawkins came from the idea of the comic, Lil’ Abner, written in the 1930s, when unmarried women could chase bachelors around the town in hopes of catching them for marriage.

Sadies Week Activities

Students dress up for Clown Day as part of Sadies Week. Photo Credit: Austin Hodges, The Dixie Blog

Sadies Week Activities

by Kestra White

Flyer Flash, Staff Writer

ST. GEORGE - During this week students got to participate in many of the activities that were put together by the FCCLA club. The activities went throughout the week and a lot of new activities went on this year.

Monday's activity was to wear pink for breast cancer. Tuesday was a day for students to dress up as clowns. Wednesday, Dixie High students were allowed to wear hats during school hours. Thursday, many students came to school in their pajamas. Friday's activity was crazy hair day and a blue out.

"I look forward to this week being over but my club is excited to dip caramel apples tonight for the dance,” was Mrs. Johnson's reply when asked what she looked forward to this week.

The FCCLA also sold about 100 tickets for this years Sadies dance.

There was also going to be a assembly for the Sadies royalty but  that got canceled because it was allegedly rigged.

The Flyer Flash. October 2011

Sadies Under New Management

The FCCLA promotes new membership at the Clubs Spectacular in September 2011. Photo Credit: Sophia Ford, The Dixie Blog

Sadies Under New Management

by Chris Nebeker

Flyer Flash, Staff Writer

ST. GEORGE - The Sadie Hawkins dance has been fun and well-planned every year by the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Club, but the FFA club decided to pass the torch on planning the dance this year.

Sadies has been turned over tho the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) club by Mr. Bergeson.

FCCLA chose the theme, “Take the Ride of your Life” because it is the FCCLA's national theme and it  fit in with the carnival.

Bump, Set, Spike!

The volleyball team huddles up just before their game against Snow Canyon. Photo Credit: Shaun Smith, The Dixie Blog

Bump, Set, Spike!

by Will DeViney

Flyer Flash, Sports

ST. GEORGE - The 2011 season has been a rollercoaster ride for the Dixie High Volleyball team.  Coming off six consecutive second place finishes, Dixie was once again picked as a contender for the state championship.


But a new coach, and a slow start soon had the state questioning if the Lady Flyers were for real.  The Flyers faced a tough preseason, which featured many larger, elite schools including Davis, Murray, and Olympus. 


It took Dixie a 3-7 preseason to finally find their stride in region.  Region 9 fared much better for the lady Flyers, with wins over Hurricane, Cedar, Desert Hills, Pine View twice, and Canyon View twice.

Memorable soccer season ends

Senior members of the girls' soccer team pose for a picture for their last season at Dixie High. Photo Credit: Lauren Christensen, Senior

Memorable soccer season ends

by Samantha Aldrich

Flyer Flash, Sports Editor

ST. GEORGE - This year's girl’s soccer team kicked off to a great start and ended it awesome as well.


There were a lot of struggles, but they managed to pull through like always.


The team stayed strong together and that's all that matters.


When asking Sophomore Alexa Bernabe how the team did at state this year she replied, “Well, we lost in state. We played Juan Diego and the final score was 3-1.”


Even though the soccer team lost, it was a good game on the pitch. “I think we dominated the whole game, they just slipped three goals and it won them the game," said Bernabe.


They worked their way through the season and deserved a chance to play in the playoffs.

Captains lead 'Flying Aces'

Captains lead 'Flying Aces'

by Tristan Cowles

Flyer Flash, Sports

ST. GEORGE - Dixie High School's girls Tennis team came back from the state tournament with all three of the varsity singles finishing in the top three. 


These spots were filled by Cydnee Wilkinson, Janessa Watts, and Kylie Hardin. The girls helped the team to a 9-4 record in region that put the Flyers in second place.


The Dixie Tennis team "did better than I thought they would," said their coach Eric Christensen when asked about the season. Dixie High Junior, Cydnee Wilkinson, was the team's first singles, she finished second in the state and region tournaments. Her overall record was 17-6.