Mascots Help Sunrise Celebrate ‘College’ Week
The Parent-Teacher Association at Sunrise Elementary last week organized the school’s first ever “I’m Going To College Week,” which featured activities encouraging students to prepare for college or trade school educations. Games and activities focusing on study habits and college preparations were planned for each day of the special week. Each class became its own […]
Fundraiser Set to Buy Trikes for Students with Disabilities
Jordan Valley School is hosting a Bike Fair and Fun Run community event to help raise money for adaptive tricycles, which allow students with severe disabilities a chance to improve motor skills and experience the exhilaration of riding a bike alongside their peers. The fair is Friday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 […]
Participate in a ‘Twitterlogue’ About The College Experience
Attention, teenage students: Life after high school is soon approaching. Are you ready for college? Are your grades good enough to get into the university you want to attend? Do you know where you want to go? How you will pay for it? Where will you live when you get there? Which schools have the […]
URS Announces Retirement Seminars
If you’re thinking of retiring in the next 10 years, you may have questions regarding where to start. Utah Retirement Systems is hosting a series of seminars to help soon-to-be-retirees learn about their options. These all-day Pre-Retirement Seminars will focus on the URS Pension Plan, 401k and 457 plans, IRAs, legal and estate planning, […]
Brighton Senior Wins $35,000 Scholarship For Research Project
A Brighton High School senior has earned $35,000 for placing second in a national public health competition for high school students. Jessica Wilder Hart competed against nearly 60 other regional finalists to win the scholarship at the Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition. Hart, who will graduate this spring from Brighton, won the award Monday in Washington, […]
Four Canyons District Students To Attend National HOSA Conference
Four Canyons School District students will attend and compete for awards at the 2010 Health Occupations Students of America National Leadership Conference this summer. They are: Matthew Aiken, Brighton High School. Aiken will compete in the “Medical Spelling” category. Melissa Bills, Jordan High School. Bills will compete in the “Medical Lab” category. Diamond Hancock, Brighton […]
Canyons Idol Winner Eric Michels Performs May 1
Congratulations to Alta High senior Eric Michels, winner of the Canyons Idol contest! Eric will perform the National Anthem at the Saturday, May 1 Real Salt Lake game at Rio Tinto Stadium. Eric was among 66 Canyons School District students of all ages to audition for the honor. Canyons Idol runners-up are: Natalia Alston, Brighton […]
Midvale Middle Promotes ‘Change It Up At Lunch’
Midvale Middle School students “Change It Up at Lunch” by meeting new people in the cafeteria. Read feature stories about the school’s make-new-friends-initiative in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News. Click here to read the story in the Deseret News Click here to read the story in the Salt Lake Tribune.
Hillcrest Sophomore Earns Scholarship From Energy Solutions Foundation
A Hillcrest High School sophomore is one of three Utah students selected to receive a Distinguished Award Scholarship from the Energy Solutions Foundation. The honor was presented last week to Nikolas Liodakis, the sophomore class president, during his Advanced Placement biology class. Liodakis, who was surprised with the announcement, was chosen to receive the $5,000 […]
Midvale Middle Aims For IB Status
Midvale Middle School is rolling toward successfully becoming a school that is approved to offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, which is an internationally recognized program for children aged 11 to 16. The curriculum of the Middle Years Programme is designed to spark interest in all academic subjects. Students are shown that all things […]
