West Jordan High Girls Basketball Team Caring for Kids in the Community

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Easter Egg Hunt at West Jordan High School
It was an act of kindness and literally a team effort by some students and their coach at West Jordan High School.

The girls’ basketball team, led by Coach Lei Lolohea, organized an Easter Egg Hunt which was free for anyone in the community last Saturday. They made sure all elementary schools in the West Jordan High feeder system knew about the event, and it was a huge success.

All of the eggs and candy for the Easter Egg Hunt were donated by various groups, teams, faculty, and staff at West Jordan High School. Families and their children who participated had a great time and their response to what the basketball team did for kids was really positive. This isn’t the first free community event organized by Coach Lei and her team. At Halloween they did a Trunk or Treat that was also free to the community.

Keep up your winning ways, caring about kids in the community. We are proud of the West Jordan Girls Basketball team!

Supercast Episode 187: The Cook Center for Human Connection Providing Parents with Free Mental Health Support

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Superintendent with a Cook Center representativeThey are a valuable resource for families dealing with complicated challenges involving stress, depression, anxiety, even suicide.

On this episode of the Supercast, we sit down with the Cook Center for Human Connection to find out how they are helping families access some of the very best programs available in fostering strong mental health. They are a force for good in the community and Jordan School District is a partner, hoping to help families in need of life-saving services.

Families Invited to Special Education Transition Fair for Students

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Jordan School District’s Special Education team is excited to announce an in-person, 2023 Special Education Transition Fair and they would love for you to join them! The fair is there to help create connections with agencies that will assist students after graduation as they move beyond Jordan School District, with things like independent housing, finding jobs, and life skills.

More than 20 community resources will be available at the Transition Fair to help answer any post-secondary questions for our students and their families.

The Transition Fair will be held on Monday, April 10, from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Auxiliary Services building, 7905 South Redwood Road, West Jordan.

We hope you will be able to attend!

For questions, please contact Ashley Calhoun at 801-567-8208 or
ashley.calhoun@jordandistrict.org.

Jordan School District’s Special Education team is excited to announce an in-person, 2023 Special Education Transition Fair and they would love for you to join them! The fair is there to help create connections with agencies that will assist students after graduation as they move beyond Jordan School District, with things like independent housing, finding jobs, and life skills. More than 20 community resources will be available at the Transition Fair to help answer any post-secondary questions for our students and their families. The Transition Fair will be held on Monday, April 10, from 4 - 7 p.m. at the Auxiliary Services building, 7905 South Redwood Road, West Jordan. We hope you will be able to attend! For questions, please contact Ashley Calhoun at 801-567-8208 or ashley.calhoun@jordandistrict.org.

Riverton High School Student Film Team Wins Second Place at STN National Convention

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A student film team from Riverton High School returned from the Student Television Network (STN) annual national convention with an impressive second-place award in the Silent Film competition. The convention, the largest high school film/broadcast group in the nation, was attended by more than 3,000 students nationwide. It was the first year that Riverton High School participated in the convention, and they brought three student teams who competed in the Short Film, Music Video, and Silent Film competitions.

Each team was given six hours to plan, film, edit, and produce a film responding to a specific prompt. Despite the intense time pressure, each team did very well. However, the Silent Film team stood out, producing a one-minute silent film that responded to the prompt “Walking on Cloud Nine” and won second place in their division.

Riverton High School teacher Joshua Luchs, who accompanied the students to the convention, said, “Getting second in one of our categories was a big deal for us. STN’s annual convention is highly competitive, with hundreds of video production programs nationwide attending. We are incredibly proud of our students and their achievement, and we intend to continue competing in subsequent years.”

Congratulations to Riverton High School’s Film students on their impressive achievement! Their success is a testament to the students and their teachers’ hard work, talent, and dedication.

Thank You Custodians, Mechanics, and Many More Once Again Pitching in to Take on the Task of Snow Removal at Schools and Offices

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Mother Nature continues to provide Utah with an unprecedented amount of snow, despite the fact that the calendar says it is spring. All the snow has resulted in a tremendous amount of work for many dedicated employees constantly clearing sidewalks, parking lots, playgrounds, and more.

Thank you to all who have helped in the snow removal process; custodians, mechanics, sweepers, principals, and other staff members. We appreciate all of you, and are so grateful for the enormous time and efforts to make sure the areas in and around our schools and buildings are cleared for students, teachers, and staff.