Emily Dow, Maya Flores, and Miles Garber, students in Mountain Ridge High School’s Chinese Bridge class, demonstrated their exceptional talent for the Chinese language at the 2023 High School Business Language Competition. They were guided by their advisor Ms. Wei, and their hard work earned them second place in the State among Chinese high school teams.

Even though they only had one week to prepare, the talented students withstood the pressure and achieved the impressive second place title. They had to develop a marketing plan and a corresponding report in Chinese for the competition. This was an important milestone as the Chinese students ventured beyond language and culture and showed commendable courage by taking on new tasks and challenges.

Congratulations to Emily, Maya, and Miles, for your outstanding achievements!

She is helping to spread holiday cheer throughout Riverton City and beyond. Karen‘Otuafi, a 6^th grade student at Midas Creek Elementary School, decided to put her creative drawing skills to the test and enter the Riverton City Christmas Card Design Contest. Karen did such an amazing job, she won the contest!

Her Christmas card features Santa and Rudolf flying over Riverton City’s Old Dome Meeting Hall, decorated trees, and a festive snowman. Karen is being recognized by Riverton City Mayor Trent Staggs and will receive a special award for the winning entry.

Congratulations Karen, keep up the winning work in all that you pursue!

Dressed as whos from Whoville and green grinches, Silver Crest Elementary School students celebrate “Grinch Day” to get in the holiday spirit. Teachers and staff also got into the festivities with costumes of their own.

Great job, Silver Crest Elementary School teachers and staff, for creating a fun learning environment.

Copper Hills High School’s special education teacher, Jacqueline Sheppick, organized a community outing to the Nutcracker Ballet for her students and the peer-tutor program called “Copper Hills Pals.” The field trip is a part of the life skills curriculum, teaching students essential life and social skills to prepare them for adulthood.

Two of the skills students learn are restaurant etiquette and theater etiquette. After numerous classroom lessons, students get real-life experience putting their skills to the test with an outing to Ballet West’s The Nutcracker and breakfast at a local restaurant.

Copper Hills High School took 48 people on the trip, including Ms. Sheppick’s students and the CH Pals Club. The peer tutors played a crucial role in providing support and friendship to the students as they took their newfound skills out into the community.

For Ms. Sheppick, this community outing is more than just a field trip. It is a chance for her students to apply their skills in real-life situations, foster independence and confidence, and build lifelong friendships. This is the ninth consecutive year that she has taken her students to the ballet, and it has become a beloved tradition for teachers, administrators, and students.