Category Archives: School Stories

Police Have Big Surprise for Elementary School Students Who Entered Contest to Create the Coolest Looking D.A.R.E. Car

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A 5th grade student at Butterfield Canyon Elementary School and one at Oak Leaf Elementary School received the surprise of a lifetime when police showed up to invite them, and all of their  classmates to step outside.

Butterfield Canyon student, Jaeden Allen, and Oak Leaf Elementary student Cage Hales were two of hundreds who entered an art contest sponsored by the Herriman Police Department D.A.R.E. program. The contest challenged elementary school students to come up with a new design, using their art skills, to create the coolest looking D.A.R.E. cars out there. The winning designs were placed on the entire exterior of two separate Herriman Police D.A.R.E. vehicles.

On Wednesday, police brought the D.A.R.E. vehicles with their new looks to Butterfield Canyon and Oak Leaf Elementary Schools. They covered the cars with a parachute, and then invited the winning students and their classmates outside for the big surprise. Everyone was treated to the unveiling of the cool D.A.R.E. cars with the winning student artwork.

After the unveiling, police threw a pizza party for Jaeden and Cage to celebrate the occasion.

2025-26 Calendar Option Survey

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Jordan School District is seeking your input as we work to establish school calendars for the 2025-26 school year. Three calendar options have been created for the 2025-26 school year and we are inviting parents, students, and employee groups to participate in a survey which will provide us valuable feedback before a final calendar is approved by the Board of Education.

School calendars in the District are developed by a committee of parents, teachers, education support professionals, and administrators.

Please visit the link below to review and rate each of the 2025-26 calendar options. The survey link will be active until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

El Distrito Escolar de Jordan busca su opinión mientras trabajamos para establecer calendarios escolares para el año escolar 2025-26. Se han creado tres opciones de calendario para el año escolar 2025-26 y estamos invitando a padres, estudiantes y grupos de empleados a participar en una encuesta que nos brindará comentarios valiosos antes de que la Junta de Educación apruebe un calendario final.

Los calendarios escolares del Distrito son desarrollados por un comité de padres, maestros, profesionales de apoyo educativo y administradores.

Visite el enlace a continuación para revisar y calificar cada una de las opciones del calendario 2025-26. El enlace de la encuesta estará activo hasta las 23:59 horas del domingo 14 de abril de 2024.

Daybreak Elementary Student is Regional Spelling Bee Champ and Now Heads to National Scripps Competition

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Picture of Spelling Bee winner Sophia MontanaShe has a flare for spelling the most difficult of words anywhere, anytime and now an amazing Daybreak Elementary School 6th grade student will soon be competing with the best in the nation. Sophia Montana was crowned co-champion of the Regional Spelling Bee last week. Sophia’s co-champion is an 8th grader.

Sophia excitedly shared the amazing news with her Principal Leslie Ewell over spring break. It was a really tough competition. After the first round, the field of competitors was narrowed down from 160 spellers to 20 and then the competition went on for 18 more rounds.

The whole spelling bee lasted five hours. Sophia won after correctly spelling pneumatocyst.

She will now go on to represent Utah at the National Scripps Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in May!

Congratulations, Sophia. We will be cheering you on at Nationals in Washington D.C.!!!

Jordan School District Outstanding Educators Honored at Salt Lake City Stars Game

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Outstanding Educators honored at SLC Stars gameIt was a great night for fans and players at a recent Salt Lake City Stars basketball game. The team took to the court coming out on top in their game against the Austin Spurs.

But some might say the biggest winners of the night were educators. The Salt Lake City Stars invited the Jordan Education Foundation “Outstanding Educators of the Year,” and the “Outstanding Principal of the Year,” to be recognized on court in front of a supportive and cheering crowd.

Congratulations to these deserving educators for the honor of being recognized and for the important work they do for students in classrooms throughout Jordan School District every single day.

Thank you to the Salt Lake City Stars for making sure educators know how much they are appreciated. Go Stars!

Special Education Transition Fair is Fun and Full of Valuable Information for Families

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It was an evening focused on families to support students and their individual needs. The Jordan School District Special Education Transition Fair was recently held at West Jordan Middle School and, thanks to everyone involved, it was a great success! The goal of this annual event was to provide special education students and their families with information and resources on transition services from a variety of outside agencies.

Approximately 73 families attended the Transition Fair and they represented all Jordan School District special schools, high schools, and some of our middle schools. South Valley School Student Body Officers volunteered, greeting families, helping at the registration table, and distributing refreshments.

We appreciate the 32 outside agencies for participating and showing support for students. Many parents expressed appreciation for the event saying it provided them with great information.

Thanks to Health Choice Utah, Crumbl, Swig, Chick-Fil-A and others for their support and donations.

A huge thank you to teachers and staff as well, for promoting the event and reaching out to students and families to encourage their participation.

It was a great night supporting families and students, giving them information to support  future success.