Category Archives: School Stories

The schools that make up the Jordan Virtual Learning Academy, Rocky Peak Elementary, Kelsey Peak Middle, and Kings Peak High School teamed up for an epic Trunk-or-Treat party. Together, the schools filled the Jordan Learning Center campus with fun costumes, creatively decorated cars, games, and candy. Kings Peak student council organized the Spook Alley Bus, which gave anyone brave enough to enter a good scare. 

Congrats to our awesome virtual school students and staff for another amazing in-person event.

Zombies, superheroes, witches, and dinosaurs marched through West Jordan City Hall as students from Majestic Elementary Arts Academy held their annual Halloween parade. Students trick-or-treated through the boardroom, mayor’s office, and city staff cubicles, collecting candy from some friendly officials. 

Thank you, West Jordan City, for welcoming Majestic Elementary’s goblins and ghouls to City Hall.

The Westvale Elementary School community gathered for a Halloween party to build literacy skills. Students and families learned new literacy tricks, and the school provided treats for everyone. The school was decorated for the occasion, and students came in costume to play fun, educational games like a flashlight word search in a dark classroom and a spooky book read-along with their teachers and families. Parents left with a Road to Reading guide and tips to help students of all levels and ages become stronger readers and writers.

Herriman High School’s Trevin Lounsbury paced the field at Sugar House Park and won the UHSAA 6A State Cross Country Championship. Lounsbury finished first in the three-mile run in the boys’ division in 15:08 and helped Herriman secure a fourth-place finish on the boys’ side. Riverton’s Carson Stafford (3rd) and Kurt Perry (8th) finished in the top 10 to lead the Riverton boys’ team to a third-place finish in the team standings.

On the girls’ side, Herriman’s Ava Clawson (7th) and Lily Clawson (10th) finished in the top 10 in the girls’ 6A division, helping Herriman to a fourth-place team finish. Riverton finished fifth as a team, paced by junior Lyla Swain.

Congratulations to the JSD cross country athletes who competed at state this year!

The choirs at Sunset Ridge and West Hills Middle Schools joined their peers at Copper Hills High School for a choir collaboration. The choirs performed songs for each other, then split into vocal sections to learn and perform Irving Berlin’s Blue Skies as one. Thank you to choir teachers Patricia Rogers (Sunset Ridge), Michael Draut (West Hills), and Marc Taylor (Copper Hills) for their work bringing these groups together to harmonize.