Creative juices flowed in Riverton as high school students at JATC South competed for prizes in a holiday-themed “Fantasy Hair & Nails Competition.” The competition allowed students to showcase skills they have learned as they prepare for careers in the cosmetology industry.

Students in the school’s Hair Design classes were paired with students in the Nail Technician program and assigned a holiday theme for their projects. Practicing representatives from the cosmetology industry judged each entry based on demonstrated skills, creativity, and how well the final product reflects the assigned holiday theme. Prizes include hair and nail products donated by local businesses. Nearly 200 high school students participated in the event.

Exceptional job, students, in creating festive and fun designs! Keep up the excellent work.

A record number of teens in Jordan School District, who would otherwise go with little this holiday season, received an early Christmas at the annual Jordan Education Foundation “Christmas for Kids” event.

Students partnered with volunteer chaperones who took them shopping for everything from toys and games to the basics like clothes, shoes, bedding, and food. Each student was able to purchase $150 worth of gifts at Walmart in South Jordan. Chaperones helped the students find the items on their shopping list while creating a positive and supportive environment for the teens.

Santa Claus was there to spread holiday cheer along with local firefighters, police, and city leaders. The Jordan Education Foundation funds the “Christmas for Kids” event through contributions from generous donors and local businesses in the community.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s “Christmas for Kids“ a success. Hundreds of students will have a brighter and merrier holiday season thanks to our community’s generous donors and volunteers.

Mountain Ridge High School’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) students held the school’s largest-ever blood drive to benefit ARUP Blood Services. Last week, the student-led event collected 44 units of blood, beating their March 2023 record of 39 units.

So far this school year, ARUP has collected 422 units of blood through Jordan School District high school-led blood drives, with Copper Hills High School contributing 152 at their last event. All the blood products collected are given to Utah cancer patients, transplant patients, surgery patients, accident and trauma victims, anemia patients, sickle cell patients, and many more.

Way to go, Jordan School District HOSA students! Your hard work is helping save many Utah lives. ARUP Blood Services says they cannot stress enough their gratitude for each one of these high school-sponsored blood drives.

South Valley students made their annual trek to view the holiday displays at the Festival of Trees at Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy today. Even though many students in the transitional school have difficulty walking, seeing or communicating, dedicated District staff members made sure each student had the opportunity to feel the holiday spirit as they wandered through the beautifully decorated trees, wreaths, gingerbread houses and holiday displays.

One group of students even took Trax rather than a school bus to the Expo Center, teaching them public transportation skills they will need as they transition from school to careers. All funds raised from the Festival of Trees support Primary Children’s Hospitals.