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Fifth-grade students from Midvale Elementary School attended the Oct. 21 City Council meeting to invite city leaders to a special program at their school. Each child spoke about what they have been learning in school. Midvale Elementary teacher has the Power of One
Behind the door of Room 215 at Midvale Elementary School, 19 fifth-grade students chant the Gettysburg Address by heart. The chanting becomes louder and hand actions are included when they reach ...
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A banner in the hall of Jordan High School on Oct. 21 proclaims the name of the new school district. The schools on the east side of the Jordan School District will be in the Canyons School District when the split of the JSD is official next year.

East-side school district named
The new district on the east side formed by the split of the Jordan School District has a name. Voters on the east side of the Jordan School District approved the split last year and new school b...
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Four Hillcrest students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Four Hillcrest High School students are among the 16,000 semifinalists in the 54th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity t...
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Canyons School District seeks logo submissions
Canyons School District invites student and faculty submissions of design ideas and concepts for its logo. Encouraged are concepts that are innovative, striking, visually appealing and that will ...
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Voting begins for new school district name
After soliciting possible names for the new school district that will serve the east side after the split of the Jordan School District, online voting began Sept. 23 to determine three finalists....
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Hillcrest High SRO brings community to the school
At first glance, Paula Stinson appears to be a local teacher, cheerful, animated and caring. Look again and you recognize that high school teacher doesn’t generally carry a gun or include handcuf...
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The Valley Journals to sponsor spelling bee
Get your school involved now The Valley Journals has kicked off an exciting new education partnership with local schools. It will sponsor the Scripps National Spelling Bee regional competition for...
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Doty named superintendent of new school district
The newly-formed east side school district took another huge step on Aug. 19, by naming Dr. David S. Doty as its new superintendent of schools. The new district Board of Education, formed after a...
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Hillcrest’s SBO seek to be unforgettable
Unforgettable! Not just a song, but also a goal, a running platform for Hillcrest High Student Body President Kirt Haynie. “I want high school to be fun,” Kirt said, “an unforgettable year.” Kirt...
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How does a principal spend her summer vacation?
Sue Malone would have an interesting topic for a back-to-school essay on “How I spent My Summer Vacation.” The Hillcrest High School principal attended the three-day Seventh Annual Summer Leaders...
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Jessica Hammock A starlit night sky “Epiphany” for Jessica Hammock
Jessica Hammock plans to unveil the wonders of the night sky to city-dwelling children who might otherwise never look at the stars. Hammock, a Midvale native who attended Mountview Elementary and...
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Twin sisters Neela and Neena Pack shared the honor of being Hillcrest High School’s 2008 homecoming queen.

Hillcrest High graduates double the family honors
Neela and Neena Pack are so alike that even their fellow Hillcrest High students weren’t able to make the distinction; both girls were named homecoming queen. The girls, who graduated in June, em...
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Ed Mondragon
Hillcrest High’s Ed Mondragon named a Rising Star
Recruitment strategies, curriculum development and class projects earned Hillcrest High School teacher Ed Mondragon the CPA Education Foundation’s “Rising Star Award” and $500. Mondragon sees ...
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Georgia Nicol displays the clock she received as a retirement gift from Midvale Elementary School. Midvale schools bid good-bye to long-time employees
Three long-time employees in Midvale school have retired at the end of the school year. Georgia Nicol, a Midvale resident who attended Midvale Elementary as a student, will be retiring from feedi...
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Ryan Baker Midvale Middle student takes top honors in history
History is educational and fun but not a favorite subject for Ryan Baker of Midvale Middle School. Nevertheless, Ryan created an individual documentary that won a series of regional contests and ...
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Hillcrest High graduates double the family honors
Neela and Neena Pack are so alike that even their fellow Hillcrest High students weren’t able to make the distinction; both girls were named homecoming queen. The girls, who graduated in June, em...
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Midvale Middle student wins scholarship
Getting good grades in school means money in the bank for Ashley Walker, a ninth-grader at Midvale Middle School. Ashley won the regional drawing for a $150 scholarship savings account from Zions...
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Georgias on Midvale Elementary’s mind
Georgia Nicol, a Midvale resident who attended Midvale Elementary as a student, will be retiring from feeding hungry children at the end of this school year. Nicol has been in the Midvale Elementa...
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Hillcrest High graduates double the family honors
Neela and Neena Pack are so alike that even their fellow Hillcrest High students weren’t able to make the distinction; both girls were named homecoming queen. The girls, who graduated in June, em...
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