Jordan School District students, teachers and staff extend our sincere thanks to military veterans on this Veterans Day. We are proud of your service and sacrifice making the many freedoms we enjoy every single day possible. We honor you today and every day.
It was an exciting morning for some students at Elk Meadows Elementary School. Thanks to 6th grade teacher Rebecca Rendell, they were able to watch Mercury, the innermost planet of our solar system, transit the sun. Using telescopes with solar filters, the students were able to watch as Mercury slowly passed directly in front of the sun as a small black dot crossing the sun’s face. The entire transit of Mercury across the sun took about 5 ½ hours. The last transit of Mercury was in 2016. The next one won’t be until 2032.
Thanks to great teachers like Mrs. Rendell for giving students this amazing educational opportunity.
Good fall weather is helping crews to make some significant progress on the construction of the new elementary school in West Jordan. Right now, brickwork is almost finished and crews continue to concentrate on the roof installation. They are framing the interior walls while electricians and plumbers start their work. It is a hub of activity as everyone races to get as much done as possible before the snow flies.
The new elementary school is located at 8860 S. 6400 West in West Jordan and is scheduled to open in the 2020-21 school year. It is the same design as the new Ridge View Elementary School in Herriman.
Enjoy this birds-eye look compliments of drone pilot Aaron Baker.
Why would a classroom at Bingham High School suddenly look more like a landfill? It is all for a good cause as the Bingham High School musical goes green. We’ll hear from students involved in this unique production of ‘Children of Eden’ where all the costumes are made of recycled plastic and other recycled materials.
Children of Eden runs November 22, 23, 24 and 25 at 7 p.m. at Bingham High School with a matinee at 2 p.m. on November 23.
