It is an event focused on school bus driver safety and sharpening skills. Dozens of school bus drivers competed in Jordan School District’s “Bus Safety Challenge.” The challenge put school bus driver skills to the test as the drivers snaked their way through a series of traffic cones, navigated a diminishing clearance, curbside parked, conquered an offset alley and more. The bus drivers received points based on how well they did in the different safety challenges and judges determined the best of the best behind the wheel.

Thank you to everyone involved in producing this safety challenge and to our school bus drivers for their participation and making safety a priority!

It will likely turn more than a few heads as it hits the road inspiring students in music and the Arts. Jordan School District is debuting a Drum Bus in the upcoming school year, which was the brainchild of Majestic Elementary Arts Academy Principal Marianne Johansen and her team. The colorful bus was painted by Majestic Arts Academy students and staff, along with a little help from Superintendent Anthony Godfrey. It was retrofitted on the inside to allow students to sit down for drum, percussion and other music lessons. The Drum Bus will travel throughout the District making music, inspiring students to get involved in music and the Arts.

We applaud Principal Johansen and her staff for giving students another fun and unique opportunity to participate in music and the Arts.

It is a festival that features the work of talented art students in a unique way where the sidewalk outside of school is turned into one big canvas. The West Jordan Middle School Chalk Art Festival was a huge success this year with about 190 students participating in collaborative art projects, creating drawings based on a theme and working together to make wonderful, colorful creations! This was the largest Chalk Art Festival in the 11- year history of the event at West Jordan Middle.

Congratulations to all of the students involved and to Visual Arts Teacher Ivie Erickson for inspiring creativity and a love for the arts in young lives.