West Hills Middle School Awards Good Behavior with a Fun Auction

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It is a fun way to recognize and reward students throughout the semester at West Hills Middle School and it has become a big hit. During all three lunches, Assistant Principal Tim Brooks acts as auctioneer and holds an end of semester auction in the lunchroom. Students line up with their good behavior cards and purchase all kinds of fun items, even vinyl records, with the “positive paws” they have earned. The “positive paws” are used like money to bid on items students want at the auction and everyone, including the auctioneer, Mr. Brooks, has a great time celebrating students and their good behavior.

Keep up the great work West Hills Middle for finding ways to celebrate great students at your school!

Cheerleaders Build Big School Spirit at Bingham High

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Superintendent with the Bingham cheerleading teamSupercast Episode 280
They are key to keeping school spirit alive at home games and away, even on any given day, throughout the halls of Bingham High School.

On this episode of the Supercast, we meet cheer coach Amber Thomas and her talented squad of cheerleaders at Bingham High. Find out what it takes to make it in cheer, and how Ms. Thomas inspires her team to cheer louder and prouder, performing incredible stunts, always being the very best they can be.

Foothills Elementary “Milky Way Math” Story Brings Home an Emmy for KSL-TV

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It was a sweet story that KSL TV reporter Alex Cabrero and photographer John Wilson covered to perfection. So much so, they won a regional Rocky Mountain Emmy award.

Alex and John made a visit to Foothills Elementary School to see how 6th grade teacher Dhylan Meyer was making math fun for students in his classroom. You see, Mr. Meyer decided to challenge students to determine how many Milky Way bars students had donated to Principal Abe Yospe after Halloween. Mr. Yospe asked for any leftovers, because it is his favorite candy bar. A mountain of Milky Ways were soon piled high on a table in the principal’s office, but no one knew exactly how many.

So, using a little geometry and some rather complicated math calculations, Mr. Meyer’s students went to work and the number they arrived at was 3,173 Milky Way bars in the principal’s office. The student math was just five candy bars off the mark. There were actually 3,178 candy bars.

Congratulations to KSL TV for winning an Emmy! And way to go Foothills for making math fun.

South Valley Students and Staff Show Fox 13 Why They Are a “Cool School”

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South ValleFox 13 at South Valley Schooly School earned the title of Fox 13’s “Cool School of the Week.” Good Day Utah’s Darienne DeBrule spent the morning at the school, experiencing the programs offered and how they impact students and their families. She also saw firsthand why South Valley’s students are such inspiring and tenacious learners.

Way to go, South Valley School! You are a Cool School!

Big Surprise for Special Education Teacher and Students at Mountain Creek Middle School

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It was music to the ears of special education teacher Karlee English at Mountain Creek Middle School when the Jordan Education Foundation marched into her classroom with the gift of music.

Ms. English started a ‘United Sound’ program at the school, which is a band consisting of students with special needs, paired with peer tutors who teach them how to play instruments. But Ms. English had a bit of a problem. She didin’t have enough instruments to go around for the band. So, the Jordan Education Foundation, partnering with the local Legacy Retirement Communities, decided to step in and solve the problem. They showed up with a number of different instruments for the students, everything from violins, to trumpets, flutes, and clarinets.

Ms. English and her students were beyond excited and grateful for the generous gift. In fact, Karlee said her students with special needs simply being able to make a sound on an instrument changes them, and being part of ‘United Sound’ is having a huge impact on their lives.

A big thanks to the Jordan Education Foundation for supporting students in the classroom and always looking out for their needs, helping them succeed.