Scott Crump Takes Us Back in Time; 100 Years of JSD

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Superintendent with Scott Crump at Bingham HighSupercast Episode 281
In 1905 a loaf of bread cost 4 cents, a gallon of milk 29 cents, you could buy a brand-new car for $500, and in 1905, Jordan School District was established.

On this episode of the Supercast, we take you back in time to the earliest days of Jordan School District, from historic classrooms to the first graduating class of five at Bingham High. Join us on a journey 100 years in the making with historian and retired teacher Scott Crump, who authored a book you’re about to hear all about ‘The First 100 Years: A History of Jordan School District.” The survey to win a copy of the book has closed.

West Hills Middle School Awards Good Behavior with a Fun Auction

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It is a fun way to recognize and reward students throughout the semester at West Hills Middle School and it has become a big hit. During all three lunches, Assistant Principal Tim Brooks acts as auctioneer and holds an end of semester auction in the lunchroom. Students line up with their good behavior cards and purchase all kinds of fun items, even vinyl records, with the “positive paws” they have earned. The “positive paws” are used like money to bid on items students want at the auction and everyone, including the auctioneer, Mr. Brooks, has a great time celebrating students and their good behavior.

Keep up the great work West Hills Middle for finding ways to celebrate great students at your school!

Cheerleaders Build Big School Spirit at Bingham High

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Superintendent with the Bingham cheerleading teamSupercast Episode 280
They are key to keeping school spirit alive at home games and away, even on any given day, throughout the halls of Bingham High School.

On this episode of the Supercast, we meet cheer coach Amber Thomas and her talented squad of cheerleaders at Bingham High. Find out what it takes to make it in cheer, and how Ms. Thomas inspires her team to cheer louder and prouder, performing incredible stunts, always being the very best they can be.

Foothills Elementary “Milky Way Math” Story Brings Home an Emmy for KSL-TV

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It was a sweet story that KSL TV reporter Alex Cabrero and photographer John Wilson covered to perfection. So much so, they won a regional Rocky Mountain Emmy award.

Alex and John made a visit to Foothills Elementary School to see how 6th grade teacher Dhylan Meyer was making math fun for students in his classroom. You see, Mr. Meyer decided to challenge students to determine how many Milky Way bars students had donated to Principal Abe Yospe after Halloween. Mr. Yospe asked for any leftovers, because it is his favorite candy bar. A mountain of Milky Ways were soon piled high on a table in the principal’s office, but no one knew exactly how many.

So, using a little geometry and some rather complicated math calculations, Mr. Meyer’s students went to work and the number they arrived at was 3,173 Milky Way bars in the principal’s office. The student math was just five candy bars off the mark. There were actually 3,178 candy bars.

Congratulations to KSL TV for winning an Emmy! And way to go Foothills for making math fun.

South Valley Students and Staff Show Fox 13 Why They Are a “Cool School”

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South ValleFox 13 at South Valley Schooly School earned the title of Fox 13’s “Cool School of the Week.” Good Day Utah’s Darienne DeBrule spent the morning at the school, experiencing the programs offered and how they impact students and their families. She also saw firsthand why South Valley’s students are such inspiring and tenacious learners.

Way to go, South Valley School! You are a Cool School!