Copper Mountain and Mountain Creek Middle Schools Play Charity Basketball Game

There were baskets, smiles, cheers, and money raised at Herriman High School as Copper Mountain and Mountain Creek Middle Schools met up for a charity basketball game. Copper Mountain donated funds raised from ticket sales and concessions during the annual hardwood face-off to the Utah Food Bank and the Jordan Education Foundation. Mountain Creek donated their proceeds to The Giving Grinch.

The Copper Mountain choir performed the Star-Spangled Banner, and the dance companies for both schools supplied the halftime entertainment. Mountain Creek prevailed on the court, but everyone was a winner after a fun community night for some great causes.

Welding Students Make Holiday Gifts and Decorations for a Good Cause

Welding students at JATC South have been working hard to make holiday gifts and decorations using the skills they have learned in the advanced welding class. The students have been building small metal Christmas trees, angels, and gift boxes for the last several weeks, which they are selling to raise funds to send students to the Welding SkillsUSA Competition this spring.

If you would like to support the program by taking home one of these festive holiday gifts, place an online order. Remember to take your receipt to JATC South during school hours to pick up your items. Supplies are limited.

Students Ring in the Holidays with Musical Performances at Midas Creek Elementary

Midas Creek Elementary was filled with festive cheer as the school’s talented choir and band held their annual holiday performance! Students, teachers, and staff gathered to enjoy a wonderful concert featuring a selection of fun holiday tunes. The band consists of 50 members from five different elementary schools, and the choir is made up of Midas Creek Elementary School students in first through sixth grade.

It was a beautiful way to celebrate the holiday season and showcase the talented students of Midas Creek Elementary.

Snails Help Students Fast Track Their Knowledge in AP Environmental Science Class

Superintendent with Science StudentsSupercast Episode 327
They are less than an inch long, weigh mere grams, and move incredibly slow with average speeds of 0.03 miles per hour. We are talking about snails, a soft-bodied mollusk called the Gastropoda.

On this episode of the Supercast, we take you to an Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science class at Mountain Ridge High School where small snails are having a big impact on students studying the ecosystem. Find out the role snails are playing in the AP course, and how the class is capitalizing on the snail-based learning.


Oquirrh Hills Middle School Raises Money and Spirits at Family Fun Night

The community at Oquirrh Hills Middle School filled the hallways with fun, games, and treats all for a good cause at Family Fun Night. The indoor carnival is part of the school’s “OquirrhFest” holiday giving campaign. Proceeds from the event and all of Oquirrhfest fundraising benefits SADS (Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes) Foundation, which aims to save lives and support children, adults, and families affected by genetic heart conditions that predispose them to sudden death due to arrhythmias.

Games and activities were around every corner in the school as students, families, and friends could participate in a robotics course, play elf slingshot, pin the nose on the reindeer, check out some student art, or join a Kpop dance party in the library. Treats like ice cream, baked goods, and even some elf spaghetti satisfied the holiday sweet tooths in attendance.

Great job Oquirrh Hills students, staff, and volunteers on a wonderful night out supporting a worthy cause.