Cottonwood High students spent a morning raising money to help grant the wish of a young boy recovering from brain cancer. Magnus, the energetic boy who quickly won the hearts of Cottonwood students, has always wanted to go on a cruise, or as he puts it: "Go on a boat with big waterslides." The fundraiser assembly featured Cottonwood High's ...
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West Kearns celebrates personal heroes to cap off Red Ribbon Week
Students and staff at West Kearns Elementary were eager to dress like their favorite superheroes Friday, but there was another aspect of the day that took precedence. As part of the school’s Red Ribbon Week, West Kearns staff invited students to submit nomination letters about their own personal heroes. Staff members then selected a few of the ...
Assistant superintendent among inductees to Cyprus High Hall of Fame
Mike Fraser, Granite’s assistant superintendent of School Leadership and Improvement Services, remembers his time at Cyprus High School with fondness. “This is a very special place to me,” Fraser said. “My experience at Cyprus High molded me as a young man.” As a student, Fraser was involved in all sorts of activities at the school, including ...
College assembly stresses importance of high school graduation, higher education prep
Students at Elk Run Elementary learned that college is an important stepping stone to landing a successful career during an annual assembly devoted to higher education. With their teachers dressed in graduation caps and robes, the students were given a taste of what awaits them just a few years down the road in high school and college. Members of ...
Matheson Jr. honors community heroes, former principal
If you asked Matheson Junior High assistant principal Scott Bell what the definition of a hero is, he may just tell you to take glance in the mirror. “Each and every one of us can be a hero to others and ourselves,” he said. For many students, teachers and staff at Matheson, their list of heroes includes, among others, former principal Marijean ...
School names new hawk mascot, gets up close look at real raptors
Birds of prey were flying around the minds of students and teachers at Hillside Elementary last week, and not just because the school is the “Home of the Hawks.” To coincide with Hillside’s selection of a name for their new logo/mascot, members of the HawkWatch International raptor conservation group brought a few feathered friends for all ...
Hunter High cheerleaders invite special guests to help them perform during assembly
Cheerleaders at Hunter High School invited some guests to help them perform some cheers during the school's homecoming assembly. Although homecoming week is full of exciting activities from start to finish, many members of the Wolverine cheer squad noted that this moment was what they were "most excited for." ...