A few years ago Keeven Wilson's future was in doubt. He had a particularly difficult home life, to the point the he and his siblings were removed from their home and parents and placed in shelter care. He rarely attended school and found himself in trouble on a few occasions. As he shouldered a past filled with trauma, success seemed ...
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Junior high students tackle giant issues with mini prototype cities
If you've never heard of the Future Cities competition, it's because it is relatively new. Now in its third year in Granite, the Future City competition requires elements of engineering, leadership, creative thinking and writing skills. Junior high students who participate in the competition must create a prototype city of the future that ...
Olympus Jr. High student wins Utah’s 2016 Radon Poster Contest
Taylor Etherington’s expressive poster highlighting the dangers of radon gas earned him the top spot in a statewide competition. The Olympus Jr. High student was named the first place winner for grades 7-9 in The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s 2016 Radon Poster Contest. Taylor’s work earned him $100 and a visit with Governor Gary ...
Students use recycled materials to create unique can crusher
At first glance, the contraption sitting in a corner of the Olympus Junior High commons area looks like a randomly assembled heap of junk. Junk? Maybe. Randomly assembled? Not hardly. This skillfully crafted machine is designed to help students recycle aluminum cans in an unprecedented method. The device - named “Serk-E” – allows students to ...
‘Hour of Code’ opens the world of computer science to students
Computers are sort of like our own bodies – lots of complex systems working together to (hopefully) keep everything running smoothly. And while it may take several years to understand the full ins and outs of both computer systems and the human body, learning some basic principles can help us in the long run. That’s the idea behind Computer Science ...
Students clean up Jordan River Parkway, progress in national competition
A team of environmentally-conscious students are taking steps to improve their community as they work toward winning tens of thousands of dollars. Profectus, a group of six students from Olympus Junior High School in Holladay, spent hours clearing an invasive weed known as the "puncture vine" from trails along Jordan River Parkway as part of their ...