tag:www.westjordanjournal.com,2005:/categories/education?page=41Education | West Jordan Journal Page 41Educating | Entertaining | Informing2016-08-09T10:39:45-06:00urn:uuid:7a84c5a6-e074-4b54-aa90-e61260d396e72016-08-04T15:54:22-06:002016-08-09T10:39:45-06:00Middle School Establishes Newspaper2016-08-04 15:54:22 -0600Tori La RueJoel P. Jensen Middle School created a newspaper publication for the first time during the latter half of the 2015–16 school year, informing their student population about school issues from firsthand sources. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:40c29904-a02c-4dc9-82d9-3a79c2a0d05e2016-08-04T15:52:37-06:002016-08-09T10:38:53-06:00West Jordan SBOs, Class Officers Unite2016-08-04 15:52:37 -0600Tori La RueThe divide between West Jordan High School’s student body officers and class officers is dead, but it didn’t come immediately, according to student government advisers. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:92a4cc07-bd23-4c59-919a-31e8758d5d212016-08-04T15:50:53-06:002016-08-09T10:36:55-06:00Students’ Understanding Flourishes through Gardening2016-08-04 15:50:53 -0600Tori La RueOne West Jordan teachers explains core science and math curriculum to her students through gardening. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:448a1f9c-ca4d-46a7-bceb-d588b2a0593f2016-07-15T08:54:34-06:002016-07-15T08:54:45-06:00Sprinting to Graduation 2016-07-15 08:54:34 -0600Tori La RueIt was sprinting time for some high school students to get caught up with their coursework in time for graduation. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:05e6d527-9352-4a01-85e5-0a3e63ee7c8f2016-06-14T10:00:09-06:002016-07-15T08:26:55-06:00Meet West Jordan’s ‘Outstanding Educators’2016-06-14 10:00:09 -0600Tori La RueEach year the Jordan Education Foundation honors certain teachers within the Jordan School District as their “Outstanding Educators” and awards them with a cash prize of $1,000, and this year four teachers from West Jordan made the cut. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:8ef922c1-6cd0-4a84-b99f-aa6bf7c19cc92016-06-14T09:55:45-06:002016-07-15T08:26:23-06:00Dads Experience Science with Their Kids2016-06-14 09:55:44 -0600Tori La RueColumbia Elementary School hosted a Dad and Kid Science Night to get fathers more involved in their children’s STEM education. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:e7360f69-f27c-4301-9063-2250a669ca5b2016-05-05T16:47:40-06:002016-06-16T09:20:45-06:00High Schools Duel in Spirit Competition2016-05-05 16:47:40 -0600Tori La RueWest Jordan and Copper Hills High Schools dueled it out to find out who would be deemed the school with the most school spirit by one of their most frequented fast-food joints. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:dbc94dc4-76b3-45c7-ad21-2989fcb2adac2016-05-05T16:45:43-06:002016-06-16T09:20:52-06:00Anti-Bullying Play to be Featured on National TV2016-05-05 16:45:43 -0600Tori La RueSunset Ridge Middle School’s website and banners declare that it’s one of the U.S. Department of Education’s “National Schools to Watch.”<small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:8b872d38-5fb2-494f-aee6-1cd71353ec292016-05-05T16:43:47-06:002016-06-16T09:20:58-06:00Veterans of Foreign Wars Surprise History Teacher2016-05-05 16:43:47 -0600Bryan ScottWhile Lorna Murray was teaching a history class at Copper Hills High School, five Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) surprised her with a congratulatory visit. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:890f7b35-4ea2-49e4-bd1e-347c608319552016-05-05T16:41:40-06:002016-06-16T09:21:05-06:00West Jordan’s Own President2016-05-05 16:41:39 -0600Tori La RueIn the midst of West Jordan there’s a president who’s been re-elected for more terms than Franklin D. Roosevelt, and her name is Lindsey Walker. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.westjordanjournal.com">West Jordan Journal</a></small>