Riverton High School Students Receive Critical Acclaim on International Stage

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Superintendent with Riverton video contest winnersThey are talented students being recognized on the world stage because of their passion for film making and for their amazing skills in storytelling.

On this episode of the Supercast, meet students in the Riverton High School video production class who just walked away with second place in an International Video Competition as part of the Student Television Network. Find out how a short horror film they produced is getting rave reviews and critical acclaim, with the students competing against young storytellers all over the world.

Jordan School District Students Hit New Heights as Winners of NASA Aerospace Engineering Contest

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It is a dream come true for some students in the Aerospace Engineering program at the Jordan Academy for Technology and Careers (JATC North). At the urging of their teacher, Amber Staffen, the students entered a NASA TechRise competition this past summer, with proposals for NASA experiments that would potentially be sent into suborbital space. The students were competing against hundreds of others across the nation. And, we are proud to announce, the JATC students were named winners!

A team including Zach Hall, Mason Rice, Canyon Bullock and Blake Bigler will now work with a NASA TechRise team over the next 18 months. NASA will be providing $1500 for supplies so the students can build their experiment, which will then be launched on one of NASA’s High Altitude Balloons in California. The winning student experiment focuses on determining how long data can be stored in space-like conditions, an experiment that has real-world applications.

Teacher Amber Staffon said, “They really reached for the stars (in their proposal),” she said. “If they want to send something to space or something to Mars, they can calculate how long it’s going to last. We will learn how long things can survive and how different conditions will affect them.”

Congratulations to these talented students! We are confident the sky is the limit to your future success.

Riverton High Students Greet Second Semester with a Warm Welcome

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The second half of the school year kicked off in a big way at Riverton High School. The Silverwolves arrived to cheers of support from their community as they entered the building. Among the community leaders greeting students were Jordan District Superintendent Anthony Godfrey, Principal Rochelle Waite, Riverton City Council members, State School board members, Riverton High PTSA, and representatives from the Riverton Police and Fire Department. 

Student body officers and cheerleaders also lined up to support their peers. Beyond the cheers and applause, students received a note of encouragement to have an amazing second semester.  

Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer on our students!

Jordan School District’s Michelle Love-Day Receives Prestigious Rosa Parks Award

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Jordan School District’s Michelle Love-Day was honored with the Rosa Parks Award at the 42nd Annual Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Memorial Luncheon. The award was established in 1992 to recognize a woman in Utah whose life’s work advances equity, justice, and opportunity.

Love-Day was presented the award by NAACP Salt Lake Branch President Jeanetta Williams for reflecting Rosa Parks’ legacy through her lifelong dedication to equity, education, and justice. She currently embodies those values in her role as the Director of Language & Cultural Services for Jordan District.

Congratulations on an amazing and well-deserved honor!

Copper Hills High Assistant Principal Receives State Recognition for Being Champion for All Students

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Picture of NoelaniNoelani Ioane is a kind and caring educator who has spent her career showing support and compassion for all students. Now this amazing Copper Hills High assistant principal is being recognized for her tireless work.

The Utah-based nonprofit IncludEd in Education selected Noelani as one of their “Education Equity Champion” award winners and recognized her at their recent 2026 conference. The group honored Noelani for her work striving to make sure all students have access to educational opportunities and to make sure all students receive the support they deserve to succeed. The group also played a touching video from students and colleagues congratulating Noelani on the award.

Congratulations, Noelani Ioane on this well-deserved recognition. Keep up the kind and compassionate work!