It was a festive celebration of the upcoming end of the school year and a party send-off to the seniors as South Valley School hosted its year-end dance. This year’s theme was a lūʻau, complete with a Hawaiian barbecue buffet, flower leis, floral print shirts, and palm tree decorations. Jordan School District Superintendent Anthony Godfrey’s band, Superintendents of Rock+, provided the music as students danced, sang, and celebrated an incredible year at South Valley School.
Jordan Prep Students Earn Degree from SLCC before High School Graduation
Congratulations to an extraordinary group of students who just earned their one-year Engineering Design and Manufacturing Technology certification from Salt Lake Community College—three weeks before their high school graduation! These students joined Jordan PREP (PRe-freshman Engineering Program) during the height of the COVID pandemic. Six years later, after online classes, rigorous academic courses, personal growth, and hard work, they walked across the stage at SLCC’s graduation ceremony. Four of the graduates are first-generation college students, and each walked with honors.
Jordan PREP is a rigorous, math-focused summer enrichment program that identifies high-achieving students with a strong interest in STEM and prepares them for advanced academic success.
We’re so proud of these students’ achievements and can’t wait to see what they do next!
Annual Fun Run Puts Smiles on Faces at Westvale Elementary
Westvale Elementary students laced up their sneakers for the school’s annual Fun Run through the neighborhood. Volunteers guided students through a three-quarter-mile course around the school and past the nearby Mountain View Golf Course. A cheering section of parents and teachers met the runners at the finish line. Top finishers in each grade took home a medal, but everyone walked away with a ribbon for participating, a popsicle, and a smile.
A special thank you to the West Jordan Police Department for patrolling the streets during the run and ensuring everyone stayed safe and had a great time.
Learning About “Candy Bomber” Builds Bond Between Students from Berlin and Students at West Hills Middle School
Supercast Episode 349
They have been learning together, while thousands of miles apart this year, about the rich history of Air Force Pilot Gail Halvorsen, nicknamed the “Candy Bomber” or “Uncle Wiggly Wings” from his time flying candy drops in Germany during the Berlin Airlift.
On this episode of the Supercast, find out what happens when students from Berlin arrive in Utah to join West Hills Middle School students as part of their Colonel Halvorsen history lessons. It all culminated in the bonding of young minds, making chocolate bars, a moving assembly, and inspiring words from Halvorsen’s daughters, words that would make “Uncle Wiggly Wings” proud.
- Episode info & audio transcription for Episode 349: Learning About “Candy Bomber” Builds Bond Between Students from Berlin and Students at West Hills Middle School
- Previous episodes can be found at supercast.jordandistrict.org
Majestic Elementary Arts Academy Students Perform as Part of National Endowment for the Arts and Eden Arts Freedom 250 Educational Programming
It was an exciting day for talented students at Majestic Elementary Arts Academy as they performed before the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the Great American Songbook, a special education assembly celebrating America’s artistic and cultural legacy through music, storytelling, and student creativity. The assembly also featured nationally recognized student musicians in Caleb Chapman’s Crescent Super Band, and student reflections on America’s future.
Majestic kindergarten and first-grade students sang the Majestic School Song, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and Cherry Tree. Fifth and sixth-grade students in the advanced band class played Jurassic Park and Monster Machine. Majestic students are truly talented performers and they shined!
The event was part of the Eden Arts and Immersive Media Festival, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, as part of the Freedom 250 educational programming.
