It is always fun to be in our school cafeterias, but this week there is even more fun to go along with the great food. That’s because this is National School Lunch Week, a time to celebrate the delicious and nutritious meals served up every day by our amazing school lunch staff. The theme for this week is “School Lunch Pirates, Find Your Treasure.” At Ridge View Elementary School they are embracing the theme with lunch workers dressed up as pirates, inviting students to walk the plank to get meals with pirate themed names.

Jordan School District cafeterias serve more than 30,000 meals every single day thanks to the dedication and hard work of 500 cafeteria employees. Fresh bread and desserts are made from scratch, as well as lasagna, chili, chicken enchiladas, even calzones. The most popular menu items are mandarin orange chicken, pizza, and corn dogs.

Thanks to our great cafeteria workers for making every day such a wonderful dining experience for students, teachers, staff, and parents!

It was an exciting day for middle school students as they joined forces competing in a Unified Sports Soccer Tournament at the RSL Zion’s Bank Outdoor Stadium in Herriman. Seven Jordan School District middle schools, along with one Alpine District middle school competed. Unified sports focuses on inclusion, empathy, and sport. The tournament brought together students of all abilities, playing together on teams in five divisions. They hit the big stage playing field at Zion’s stadium, in front of very enthusiastic fans having fun, building friendships, and celebrating their winning ways.

Congratulations to everyone involved in the tournament including the student athletes, parents, and organizers of this fantastic event!

It was a day to run for a good cause and the community was on board from start to finish. The Bastian Elementary School PTA Fun Run combined student determination, lots of bright colors, smiles, and working together to meet the fundraising goal of $15,000. Participants had a blast running and finding themselves in the bright colors from head to toe. There was even a dunk tank and Principal Jessica Stowe was a good sport and got dunked, bringing delight and lots of laughter from students!

Thanks to everyone for coming together to support the PTA and the incredible work volunteers do all year long for students and teachers at Bastian Elementary School.

It was all smiles as students finished the recent PTA Color Run fundraiser at Mountain Point Elementary School. Parents, family, and members of the community stepped up in a big way to help students reach their fundraising goal collecting $30,000 for the PTA and the important work they do in the school each year.

If they achieved their fundraising goal, Principal Elizabeth Felt and Assistant Principal Jennifer Manning promised students and the community that they would have their hair colored in bright colors as a reward. So, the two made an appointment at a local hair salon, and held a big reveal of their new hair colors for the entire school to see.

Thank you to the generous community for helping students have so much fun at our PTA Color Run, raising money to support teachers and students at Mountain Point Elementary School!

He is described as simply one of the best teachers around and students are lucky to have him in the classroom. Please join us in congratulating Elk Ridge Middle School Social Studies teacher AJ Steele. Mr. Steele was recently recognized by the College Board and the Utah State Board of Education as an Advanced Placement Highflyer Teacher because of his extraordinary work in the number of students taking the AP exams and the percentage of students with exceptional scores.

This award goes to a select group of teachers who have proven practices in building a classroom culture of confidence when it comes to taking the AP exam. Educators recognized with the award had at least 75% of their students take the AP exam with a pass rate exceeding 10% above the Utah average.

Congratulations, Mr. Steele! Keep up the great work inspiring student success.