A Teacher’s Journey from the Classroom to Live in Concert

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Superintendent with Lydia TheobaldSupercast Episode 303
She has been a teacher at Riverside Elementary School by day, by night and on weekends, performing live concerts throughout the State.

On this episode of the Supercast, we take you to a weekend regional music festival in American Fork. That’s where we catch up with teacher, Lydia Theobald, who is a vocalist and keyboard player with the very talented local folk-rock band “Seaslak.” Hear first-hand about the history of the band and how Lydia’s love for music has spread to students in her classroom over the years.

ARUP Thanks JSD High Schools for Saving Lives with Successful Blood Drives in 2024-25 School Year

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A big thank you and congratulations to students and staff for their hard work resulting in another great year for ARUP Blood Services blood drives in our high schools. During the 2024-25 school year, JSD high schools hosted 19 blood drives that helped ARUP Blood Services collect 1,322 units of blood.  All the blood collected at the drives stays in Utah to help patients at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital and the University of Utah Hospitals.

Bingham, Herriman, and Mountain Ridge High Schools all broke individual school records with the amount of blood collected in their drives this school year. The blood drive at Copper Hills High on May 14 collected 179 units of blood, which is the biggest blood drive ever at CHHS and ARUP’s biggest school blood drive ever!

We are proud of this life-saving work and commitment on the part of students to support ARUP.

West Jordan Softball Coach Named Deseret News Female Coach of the Year

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West Jordan High School softball coach McHailee Danner was named the 2025 Female Coach of the Year at the Deseret News High School Sports Awards. Danner was presented with the trophy and a check for $1000 from America First Credit Union at a banquet at The Ballpark at America First Square

Danner just finished her second season as the head coach for the Jaguars and piloted the team to the UHSAA 5A State Championship in softball, West Jordan’s first-ever girls state championship in the school’s 44-year history.

Congrats on a well-deserved recognition, McHailee!

Herriman Relay Team Breaks National Record

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Herriman Relay Team Breaks National Record

The Herriman High School relay team of Jonah Tang, Micah Tang, Tayshaun Ogomo, and Jackson Spencer broke the National High School Record in the 4 x 800-meter relay at the New Balance Nationals track and field meet in Philadelphia.

Jonah Tang started the relay off with a 1:54.74 in the first leg, handing the baton to his identical twin brother Micah, who ran a 1:52:52 in the second leg. Ogomo put the team in front with a 1:48:94 third leg and Spencer put in a 1:49:94 anchor to combine for a blistering 7:26:12. The time bested the 14-year-old National High School record of 7:28:75 set by Poly High School of Long Beach, California by over two seconds and finished over six seconds ahead of their nearest competitors at Nationals.

Congratulations to Jonah, Micah, Tayshaun, and Jackson, as well as Track & Field Coach Doug Soles on a tremendous accomplishment!

JSD Staff Hard At Work Giving Schools a Summer Cleaning

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It might be summer break, but the work at our schools doesn’t take a vacation! Our dedicated custodians and sweepers are hard at work giving their schools a deep cleaning. They will spend the 10 weeks of summer scrubbing desks, vacuuming classrooms, buffing floors, changing locker combinations, and so much more. All of this ensures students arrive for the first day of school in a safe and clean environment to learn in. Thank you to all our custodians and sweepers for all that they do!