April Hale

LAYTON — What began with a sea of runners in white T-shirts, ended with a brightly colored cloud of dust filled with hundreds of smiling faces.

East Layton Elementary School held a 5K “Color Blast” fun run Friday night as a fundraiser for their Parent-Teacher Organization.

More than 400 runners lined up on the school grounds to participate in the race that required them to be “blasted” with colored starch throughout the race. Runners ran through the neighborhood surrounding the school, as volunteers tossed handfuls of the colored substance in their direction.

LAYTON — Hundreds of students from across the state of Utah gathered at the Davis Conference Center on Thursday to share the knowledge they have gained in the subjects of family and consumer sciences.

The Utah Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America held its annual conference, where middle school and high school students competed in 28 subject areas ranging from culinary arts and nutrition to interior design and childhood education.

KAYSVILLE — Eggshell artistry is a talent that Ellen Dutton has learned to perfect through decades of practice.

LAYTON — Using song and dance, teachers at E.G. King Elementary School hoped to give sixth-grade students a better understanding of the diverse cultures that span the globe.

SYRACUSE — Dog sled musher Lorraine Temple shared her passion for the sport and her love for the Alaskan wilderness during a Tuesday morning visit to Syracuse Elementary School.

“You need to find something that you are good at — something that makes you sing,” said Temple, who has worked with sled dogs for 20 years.

Temple encouraged students to work hard to achieve any goal they set.

FARMINGTON — The mock Olympic Games held at Knowlton Elementary on Friday morning may not have been exactly like the original, but the experience helped sixth-grade students understand more about the origins of the event and the culture from which they came.

As part of their study of ancient cultures, students came dressed in homemade Greek chitons — the Greek version of togas — to participate in competitions similar to events held at the original Olympics.

LAYTON — Using all-natural materials and a whole lot of imagination, Sara Curtis creates dolls with oodles of personality.