Legendary Football Coach Ron McBride and His Lifelong Passion Caring for At-Risk Youth

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Superintendent with Ron McBrideSupercast Episode 331
He is known for his winning ways at the helm as head football coach at the University of Utah, leading the Utes to historic success over 12 exciting seasons.  We’re talking about Ron McBride, or Coach Mac as many have come to know him over the years.

On this episode of the Supercast, we have the honor of sitting down with the legend and hearing first-hand about his time coaching, recruiting, and giving young athletes opportunities they never thought possible. Find out how Coach Mac is continuing his passionate work in our schools today with the Ron McBride Foundation, making sure at-risk youth have every chance to succeed. Plus, hear how Coach Mac impacted the life of one of our very own, Valley High Principal Jacinto Peterson.

Monte Vista Elementary Students Show Fox 13 Why They Are a “Cool School”

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Fox 13 visited Monte Vista Elementary School to give them the title of “Cool School of the Week.” Good Day Utah’s Darienne DeBrule spent the morning with the Mustangs, highlighting the school’s Chinese Dual Language Immersion program and Special Olympics National Unified Champion status. At the end of the morning, Granite Credit Union surprised the Unified program with a donation. 

Congrats, Monte Vista students and staff, for being a Cool School!

Herriman Elementary Students Warm Hearts of Families at the Road Home Shelter

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It was a labor of love, providing warmth and comfort to hundreds of families in need this winter season. Kelly Grundy’s 4th grade class at Herriman Elementary School embarked on a “Pajama Project” before the holidays. It was all hands-on deck as the students set out to collect as many new sets of pajamas as they possible could for children at The Road Home family shelter. Word quickly spread about the “Pajama Project” and pajama donations started pouring in.

Students even made individual tags for each of the pajamas and added cute pictures and words of encouragement for the children who would receive them. The students also helped tie ribbon around each pajama and organized them into sizes. Ms. Grundy said many students even learned some awesome folding skills.

The “Pajama Project” was a huge success with students collecting 261 sets. Additional donations came in from Walmart and Target, so the 4th graders were able to deliver a total of 423 pajamas to the Road Home Shelter just in time for Christmas.

Congratulations, Herriman Elementary students! Keep up the great work warming the hearts of families in need.

Superintendents of Rock Take the Stage at Oakcrest Elementary

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The theme for Oakcrest Elementary this year is “Oakcrest Rocks!” Students are rocking and rolling to success by embracing the school values to roll with the challenges, rock with kindness, give a rockstar effort, and roll out new ideas. To encourage and support the school in its mission to rock this school year, “The Superintendents of Rock” performed a concert for Oakcrest students. The superintendents, including Jordan School District’s own Dr. Anthony Godfrey, entertained the students with classic rock cover songs and even an impromptu dance contest with teachers and staff.

Keep rocking in the new year, Oakcrest Eagles!

Students Earn Their Knighthood After Slaying Third Grade Math Lessons

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Students in "Knight Dubbing" ceremony At Butterfield Canyon Elementary School, excitement filled the air as third grade students prepared for a magical ceremony to honor those who had worked so hard to gain great knowledge. For months, students studied their math facts in preparation for a skills test to induct them into the Butterfield Canyon “Division Tables Knighthood.”

During the monthly “Knighting” ceremony, the school’s PTA rolled out the red carpet for students who had demonstrated they mastered their math facts and slayed the “Division Dragons.” Principal Kimberley Andersen dressed in her finest queen’s gown and adorned with a ceptor, greeted the students as they knelt before her, marking their transition from math squire to math knight.

Each student then received a certificate that read, “By slaying the Division Dragons, you have been dubbed a Knight of the Division Tables.” Each student was then able to pick out their favorite 3D printed knight or dragon and greet their families with their new status at the school.

Congratulations to all the students who have earned their title among the many knights of Butterfield Canyon. Your stories of triumph will live on for years to come.