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Copperview Elementary music program enhances, reinforces classroom learning; community supports year-end performances
Copperview Elementary students perform for families and the community at the end of the school year. (Julie Slama/City Journals) Rami Ivers settled herself on a blanket to watch the program which included her “grandbabies”—kindergartner Sloane, first-grader Emmie and third-grader Nevaeh. “We come every year to watch the...
New student-run Pride center opening at University of Utah
Ever since the new anti-DEI laws went into place across the state, the university closed several offices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Now, students are taking matters into their own hands. “We want that resource to remain. We don’t want to lose all that has been built through the...
University of Utah expands meal plans to all students
SALT LAKE CITY — Students at The University of Utah who want to save money with their meal plans no longer have to live on campus. Discounts on student meal plans used to only be available to students on campus. Once Vice President of Housing and Residential Education Sean...
Alta High music legacy lives on in new instrumental room
Community members check out the band photos in Alta High yearbooks at the grand opening of the new school instrumental room. (Julie Slama/City Journals) When Caleb Shabestari was a band student at Alta High in 2008, he, as many of those before him and after, signed a brick in the music room. He was the band historian, and it was the first year Alta High had put its recordings on YouTube so he wrote YouTube along with his name.
Silver Crest Safe Walk Route Change
For parents and guardians of Silver Crest Elementary students:. There will be a change to the safe walking route for students of Silver Crest Elementary School, effective at the start of the 2024-25 school year. The adjustment will affect students walking to the school from the Herriman Towne Center to the school.
Ridgecrest STEAM Night offers families an opportunity to explore
Students took on the magnet challenge during Ridgecrest Elementary’s first STEAM night. (Julie Slama/City Journals) Third-grader Elena Erickson wants to be a scientist. She had already checked out a code-and-go mouse and a xylophone; now she was building with KEVA planks with her first-grade brother, Stephen. “Music is fun,”...
From curiosities to discoveries: Hawthorn Academy STEM night intrigues students
Students are engaged with hands-on learning during Hawthorn Academy STEM night. (Photo courtesy Joy Leavitt/Hawthorn Academy) About 300 students and their families explored the world with wonder — without leaving their community. It was Hawthorn Academy’s STEM night which offered activities for students to test density, program Sphero Indi...
AMES showcase highlights student achievement
AMES junior Esther Pack created her website of her artistic talent, which she showed while others performed music, demonstrated the team’s robot and shared other talents at the school’s end-of-year showcase. (Julie Slama/City Journals) At a table in the school hallway, junior Esther Pack opened the laptop to...
Reality Town: Union Middle students learn real-life scenarios through simulation
Brooke Gundersen wasn’t ready to be a “grandmother”—let alone, three times over. Luckily, it was a mock situation for her daughter who is an eighth-grader at Union Middle School. It was part of Reality Town, a simulation of real-life earning a living and being able to budget and pay for their expenses.
Carbon and Emery High Marching Bands Unite to Perform in the Days of 47’ Parade
It’s almost Pioneer Day which is set for this Wednesday, July 24. The celebration commemorates the arrival of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon Pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. Along with Pioneer Day comes the Days of 47’ Parade held in Salt Lake City each year, which features floats, horses, clowns and performances from marching bands from around the state. This year the Emery and Carbon High School bands are joining together to perform in the parade.
Murray High students share, immerse themselves in classmates’ cultures
Many students sampled a variety of international dishes shared at Murray High’s multicultural night. (Julie Slama/City Journals) Murray High School’s Latinos in Action President Will Diaz was dishing up portions of Ají de Gallina, a Peruvian cream chicken dish made with ají peppers. It complemented the...
Nancy Ballif, Montessori Canyon Academy Preschool
“Miss Nancy is tireless in her efforts to create an engaging and fun learning environment. She loves each of her students and works hard to develop strong bonds with them and their families. To hear Miss Nancy teach a new song or read a book is to listen to a masterful teacher! She is enthusiastic, entertaining, thoughtful and kind. She expects a lot from her students and they rise to the occasion. She is endlessly creative, not only in the work she puts on the shelves, but with ideas of how to make her classroom and the whole school a better place to learn. Miss Nancy is the kind of teacher every parent hopes their child will have as they begin their journey in school!”
Stand4Kind hosts inaugural S4K school safety conference
The following information was submitted by Stand4Kind. Stand4Kind is a Utah based, national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated to promoting kindness, safety, and well-being within schools and communities. Stand4Kind came into the studio to chat with David about the upcoming inaugural S4K School Safety Conference in Sandy, Utah, from July 29th...
Broadwater’s Whitaker chose to score AP exams
In June, Broadwater Academy faculty member Michele Whitaker traveled to Salt Lake City at the invitation of the College Board to score AP exams. Michele Whitaker, was chosen by the College Board to join other educators from around the world to perform the scoring of the Advanced Placement examination in English Literature and Composition. She traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah in June to exchange ideas and experiences with a global network of teachers, faculty, and AP Development Committee members.
APA student comes up with solution to real-life problem in entrepreneur challenge
American Preparatory Academy sophomore Santiago Rodriguez-Hamon, who created GenKit, a generator kit that can be placed on any bike and power the bicyclist’s needs, was a finalist in the High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. (Photo courtesy of Estrella Rodriguez-Hamon) With an increased interest in fitness and being more conscious...
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