There were hugs, smiles, and a few tears – from both parents and children – as elementary and middle schools from across Jordan School District opened their doors for the first day of the 2025-26 school year.
From the seniors who comprise the soon-to-be class of 2026 to the kindergartners who are embarking on their first day on the way to becoming the class of 2038, we hope every one of the over 57,000 students in each of Jordan District’s 68 schools has an incredible school year!
We are so excited to welcome students back for the 2025-26 school year. Jordan School District high school students were greeted with heartfelt cheers, high fives, big smiles, and fist bumps as they made their way to the first day of classes.
It was orientation day for 7th grade students at our middle schools. We are excited to support them in their transition from elementary school and hoping they find success in their new academic adventures.
Welcome back students, teachers, and staff! Have the best year ever.
Educators at South Valley School got together for some team building using building blocks to kick off their year. The school theme for the year is “Building the Future Together,” and the educators took this theme literally as they worked in groups to build the fastest LEGO car at their staff welcome meeting.
A special congrats goes to the team of Ms. Egan, Mr. Holdaway, Ms. Lane, Ms. Roylance, and Ms. Ward of Class 3. Their LEGO racer proved to have the best aerodynamics and the most muscle under the hood, placing them on the top step of the podium. Have a great school year South Valley, and keep building up your students brick by brick!
Employees of the Utah Jazz, Utah Mammoth, America First Credit Union, and Jordan School District rolled up their sleeves and got to work getting the Innovation Lab at Juniper Elementary School up and running. This new space will contain everything from 3D printers to stop motion cameras, transforming a classroom into a digital learning laboratory where students can be creative and develop new skills.
The group of volunteers spent their morning cleaning the classroom, painting the walls, and unboxing equipment and supplies to set up the room. The new lab will be housed at Juniper Elementary but used by classes in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade from across the District.
Thank you to the Jazz, Mammoth, and America First Credit Union for their help in creating an amazing learning environment for students of Jordan School District.
It was a great week for baseball at The Ballpark at America First Square last week, and Jordan School District was given special pregame honors before three Salt Lake Bees games. Mountain Ridge High School choir director Kelly DeHaan threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Thursday’s game. The Bees celebrated Mr. DeHaan for being named the 2024-25 Jordan School District Teacher of the Year.
Before the games on Wednesday and Friday night, Jordan District Unified Sports athletes Israel Ramirez Castillo and Cole Wilson delivered the game ball to the mound. Israel is a proud West Jordan Jaguar that never stops smiling. Cole is known at Riverton High School for lighting up every room he walks into. Both Israel and Cole serve on the Unified Sports Youth Advisory Committee for the Special Olympics of Utah.
Congratulations to Kelly, Israel, and Cole, and thank you to the Salt Lake Bees for the recognition.