Congratulation to Recipients of the 2024 JSD “Jordy Awards” for Outstanding School Counselors

They are dedicated, hard-working, kind, and always have the best interest of students at heart. Some school counselors are being recognized for all they do supporting students on a daily basis with the 2024 “Jordy Awards.” This is a districtwide, counselor nominated award and the nominees are voted on by school counselors as well.

Congratulations to the following 2024 “Jordy Award” winners:

Delanie Wu, a school counselor at Daybreak Elementary School, is someone who constantly goes above and beyond and always makes time to support other counselors. Colleagues say she looks for solutions, builds relationships, and is simply a great person with a passion for the work that she does every single day.

Josh Flores, a school counselor at Mountain Creek Middle School, is someone who goes out of his way to make everyone feel welcomed and included. Colleagues say Mr. Flores has a great work ethic, is determined to support students and other counselors, and has a sense of humor along the way. He is described as an all-around all-star who helps to make Jordan School District a better place.

Markie Harper, a school counselor at Copper Hills High School, is phenomenal in the work that she does with students. Colleagues say Ms. Harper is part of a team always looking for ways to improve and try something new if it will benefit students. She is described as energetic, optimistic, a problem solver, and someone who is always available to listen.

Congratulations to these incredible school counselors! Keep up the great work supporting students and our schools.

2025-26 Calendar Option Survey

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.

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

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!

Chinese Language Students Proud to Share Culture and Fun with Families

Principal Quarnberg with language fair studentsThey are representing the Chinese culture and having fun in the process. Recently, students in the Herriman High School Chinese Club had a wonderful time at sophomore orientation sharing their Chinese knowledge, dress, culture, and language. Even Principal Quarnberg joined in the fun and activities.

Mountain Ridge High School is hosting the 3rd Annual Chinese Language Fair on Tuesday, April 2nd in the school commons, tech atrium and cafeteria. In addition to language competitions, there will be fun cultural activities and live talent shows. Bring your friends and family to join in, everyone is welcome!

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

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.