Category Archives: School Stories

Cafeterias across Jordan School District transformed into the “Big Top” for National School Lunch Week. This year’s theme, “Cafeteria Circus: Where School Meals Take Center Stage,” turned lunchrooms into a three-ring circus with decorations, dress-up, and delicious meals like Acrobat Alfredo and Ringmaster Rippers. At Golden Fields Elementary, the nutrition staff even led students in fun carnival games for prizes after lunch.

Jordan District cafeterias serve more than 30,000 meals every single day thanks to the hard work of over 500 cafeteria employees. Their dedication and care make lunch one of the best parts of the day for our students.

Students at Heartland Elementary received a sweet and healthy surprise after lunch as the school celebrated Apple Crunch Day. Jordan School District Nutrition Services staff set up on the playground and gave prizes to students who listened to apple facts, voted at the tasting table, and learned about how apples go from local farms to their lunch trays.

Apple Crunch Day is an annual celebration during National Farm to School Month to support local farmers and teach students about where their food comes from.

It was a really cool morning of fun, celebrating a school where amazing things are happening every single day. Congratulations, and well-done South Hills Middle School!

Students from Jordan School District high schools met at the Salt Lake Community College Herriman Campus for the Future Founders Business Conference. In partnership with Cyprus Credit Union, SLCC, and the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business, the conference aimed to help students turn their entrepreneurship dreams into reality. Students spent the morning learning from experts about how to create market opportunities, fund their businesses, and build their brands as they travel down the path to owning and operating their own businesses.

Hayden Peak Elementary School hosted Literacy Night, bringing students and their parents together for pizza, prizes, and learning about reading. Students enjoyed a movie night in the gym as they laid out blankets and watched Monsters, Inc. While the students were having a great time watching the movie, parents were learning about ways to support their children’s reading. Teachers helped parents understand the Acadience Reading score system and gave them simple, practical tips they could implement at home to help their children become even better readers.