Students from three Jordan District schools participated in the Oath of Office ceremony for the City of South Jordan. During the ceremony, Mayor Dawn Ramsey and council members Jason McGuire and Donald Shelton were sworn in. Students from Aspen Elementary led the assembled crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance, Ms. Witt-Roper’s fifth-grade class from South Jordan Elementary sang “This is America,” and the Bingham High School Madrigals performed the National Anthem. 

Thank you to South Jordan City for including talented Jordan District students in this important civic event. 

Monte Vista third-grade teacher Mrs. Roy assigned students to practice their writing skills by writing a thank-you note to a local business and asking a few questions about the company. One of her students, Lex, wrote a letter to the South Jordan Walmart, expressing how much he loves their ice cream and the snacks he gets from the store for family movie nights. 

What Lex, Mrs. Roy, and the rest of the students didn’t expect was not just a response from Walmart, but a personal visit complete with gifts. South Jordan Walmart General Manager Kevin Carlile appreciated the letter so much that he came to answer Lex’s questions in person and even brought enough ice cream and snacks for the whole classroom to share. 

Great job, Lex. Thank you Walmart, for supporting our students!

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!