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Public input sought by West-side school district
The West-side school district, formed by the split of the Jordan School District has recently released its own mission statement. Adopted Oct.7, the mission statement can be viewed on the district...
The West-side school district, formed by the split of the Jordan School District has recently released its own mission statement. Adopted Oct.7, the mission statement can be viewed on the district...
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Mountain Shadows Elementary adopts program to teach cultural understanding
What’s your dream? This is the question Mountain Shadows Elementary 4th- through 6th-grade students will be answering as they participate in the Adopt-a-School program sponsored by the Utah Mart...
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The Valley Journals to sponsor spelling bee
Get your school involved now The Valley Journals has kicked off an exciting new education partnership with local schools. It will sponsor the Scripps National Spelling Bee regional competition fo...
Get your school involved now The Valley Journals has kicked off an exciting new education partnership with local schools. It will sponsor the Scripps National Spelling Bee regional competition fo...
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Jordan Valley School teacher receives Educator of the Year awardFor Kat Winch, teaching students with severe multiple disabilities at Jordan Valley School for the past 20 years has been partially intuitive. “To be able to understand and communicate with stude...
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Local Boys Nation participant learns about all levels of government
Since 1946 the American Legion has been introducing boys to the structure and function of the federal government through their Boys Nation program. West Jordan resident Trevor Tanner was one of t...
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Anonymous angel of opportunity brings back joy to young girl’s lifeElizabeth Wood was given the opportunity of a lifetime to study modern and ancient civilizations in Italy and Greece this past summer, an opportunity that came just when she needed it the most. T...
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Joel P. Jensen science week encourages students to shoot for the starsIt’s a tradition 10 years in the making; one that students and parents plan for and look forward to. It’s Joel P. Jensen Middle School’s annual Science and Technology week, where students are cha...
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Copper Canyon Elementary says “No” to drugs
Copper Canyon Elementary’s slogan for this year’s Red Ribbon Week, Sept. 24 to Oct. 1, was “Don’t Monkey Around with Drugs.” The week began with an assembly put on by Chris Ekberg, the PTA’s heal...
Copper Canyon Elementary’s slogan for this year’s Red Ribbon Week, Sept. 24 to Oct. 1, was “Don’t Monkey Around with Drugs.” The week began with an assembly put on by Chris Ekberg, the PTA’s heal...
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Riverside fun run
Riverside Elementary in West Jordan is holding a fundraiser fun run that the entire school will participate in. Parents and family members are encouraged to attend and participate with their stude...
Riverside Elementary in West Jordan is holding a fundraiser fun run that the entire school will participate in. Parents and family members are encouraged to attend and participate with their stude...
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JSD transition teams call for arbitration
A new proposal to bring an end to the Jordan School District asset split issue didn’t halt the march toward arbitration. The split came about because voters on the east side of the JSD voted l...
A new proposal to bring an end to the Jordan School District asset split issue didn’t halt the march toward arbitration. The split came about because voters on the east side of the JSD voted l...
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Different data gives conflicting picture of JSD split
In the war of numbers over the Jordan School District split, the JSD has released data showing that the west-side district will be short $16 million while the east side could lower taxes. Dispu...
In the war of numbers over the Jordan School District split, the JSD has released data showing that the west-side district will be short $16 million while the east side could lower taxes. Dispu...
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Hope Geertsen receives national FFA scholarshipPaying for her freshman year at BYU this August was made a lot easier for Hope Geertsen, a 2008 graduate of West Jordan High School who plans to study nursing, thanks to the help of a $1,000 Ca...
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Three West Jordan students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Three West Jordan students are among the 16,000 semifinalists in the 54th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Dayna Stevenson and Sarah A. Syphus of West Jordan High School and Je...
Three West Jordan students are among the 16,000 semifinalists in the 54th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Dayna Stevenson and Sarah A. Syphus of West Jordan High School and Je...
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West Ridge Girls Cottage opens its doorsSequoia Cottage, the million-dollar girls’ cottage that broke ground in January at West Ridge Academy, opened its doors in August and is ready to accept new girls as needed. “Now we’re just waiti...
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Student Honors
Bren Mollerup of West Jordan graduated with a juris doctor from the law school at Drake University, a private, independent university in Des Moines, Iowa. Spencer F. Denna of West Jordan was nam...
Bren Mollerup of West Jordan graduated with a juris doctor from the law school at Drake University, a private, independent university in Des Moines, Iowa. Spencer F. Denna of West Jordan was nam...
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New school boards meet for first timeJuly 15 was an historic night as the two school boards formed by the spilt of the Jordan School District each met for the first time. The board members for the west side, or remaining school dis...
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JATC Surgical Tech student takes second in National HOSA conventionWhile many students have been spending their summer months lounging at the pool or being bored around the house, Drew Stelter, who has always counted academics as one of his favorite hobbies, has...
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School administration changes affecting West Jordan
As the beginning of the 2008-09 school year approaches, the following changes have been made within the administration of several schools in West Jordan: Jennifer Jensen, returning from education...
As the beginning of the 2008-09 school year approaches, the following changes have been made within the administration of several schools in West Jordan: Jennifer Jensen, returning from education...
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Local principal attends Summer Leadership Institute
Stephen Jolley, principal of Itineris Early College High School in West Jordan, attended the seventh annual Summer Leadership Institute of The Principals’ Partnership during the week of July 16. ...
Stephen Jolley, principal of Itineris Early College High School in West Jordan, attended the seventh annual Summer Leadership Institute of The Principals’ Partnership during the week of July 16. ...
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Fun run makes healthy living a priorityFor students at Westvale Elementary, living a healthy lifestyle is a family affair. That was the message of the annual fun run held May 30 when more than 500 students, teachers and their family m...
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