Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

Beth Young

(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) People walk through Endeavour Elementary School during an open house in Kaysville on Thursday.

School takes giant leap; Endeavour Elementary features astronomy theme throughout

Beth Young, Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Friday, August 20, 2010 - 11:04pm

KAYSVILLE -- With an astronaut, space shuttles and views of the solar system, back-to-school night at Davis School District's newest elementary school could better be described as a launch party.

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(MATTHEW HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Dallin Wooley takes part in a parallax exercise during the Davis School District astronomy camp at Farmington Junior High School on Wednesday.

Students learn how big the universe really is at astronomy camp

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 10:57pm

FARMINGTON -- One of the facts learned by students attending Davis School District's summer astronomy camp was how insignificant they are in the universe.

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Eager students see stars, through telescopes

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 3:46pm

FARMINGTON -- One of the facts learned by students attending Davis School District's summer astronomy camp was how insignificant they are in the universe.

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(MICHAEL FRIBERG/Standard-Examiner) People at the Clearfield Aquatic Center take a swim lesson in an attempt to break the world record for the world's largest swim lesson on Thursday.

Clearfield swimmers join people around the globe in an attempt at the largest swimming lesson

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 11:35pm

CLEARFIELD -- For 3-year-old Taygen Zamora, getting a swimming lesson at the Clearfield Aquatic Center was just a fun way to spend his Thursday morning.

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Clearfield swimmers take part in world record

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 1:52pm

CLEARFIELD -- For 3-year-old Taygen Zamora, getting a swimming lesson at the Clearfield Aquatics Center was just a fun way to spend his Thursday morning.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Amalie Friess, 10, of Mountain View Elementary School stacks cups at the Davis School District Science Olympiad at Davis High School on Wednesday.

First Davis Science and Math Olympiad for children held

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 10:50pm

KAYSVILLE -- Straws, skewers, marshmallows, pipe cleaners and paper cups lay scattered around Knowlton Elementary School fourth-graders Kate McMaster and Zackery Mansfield as they attempted to quickly build the tallest freestanding tower they could.

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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Fourth-grader Kenadi Short peers out of a tepee at the Mountain Man Rendezvous at Hanna Holbrook Elementary School in Bountiful on Wednesday.

Fourth-grade students learn the ways of the mountain man

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 11:00pm

BOUNTIFUL -- Before lunch the fourth-graders at Holbrook Elementary School caught rainbow trout, hunted for bear, deer and turkey with bow and arrows and learned to start a fire without matches.

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Mountain Man Rendezvous tradition renewed

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 9:42am

BOUNTIFUL -- Before lunch the fourth-graders at Holbrook Elementary caught rainbow trout, hunted for bear, deer and turkey with bow and arrows and learned to start a fire without matches.

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(DJAMILA GROSSMAN/Standard-Examiner) Marx Huancas checks out art from the 2010 Davis School District exhibition, featuring work by high school and junior high school students and art educators at the Bountiful/Davis Art Center on Thursday.

Art exhibit features works by Davis School District students

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Friday, April 16, 2010 - 9:18pm

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BOUNTIFUL -- The current exhibit at the Bountiful/Davis Art Center is more than just paintings and sculpture; it's a testament to the commitment to the arts that is alive and thriving in the Davis School District.

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Orchard Elementary celebrates presidents and first ladies

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Friday, April 2, 2010 - 10:30pm

SLIDESHOW: Orchard Elementary's President Wax Museum party

NORTH SALT LAKE -- Many children dream of one day becoming president of the United States. That day was Friday for fifth-graders at Orchard Elementary.

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(DJAMILA GROSSMAN/Standard-Examiner) Students from Ogaki City, Japan, sing in front of Holt Elementary School students in Clearfield on Thursday.

Students visiting Utah teach Clearfield children about Japan

Beth Young

Last updated Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 11:52pm

CLEARFIELD -- Holt Elementary School first-grader Dino Santiago may not know where Japan is, but he knows people from Japan "do really cool things, like stick fighting."

The Clearfield school welcomed 29 students from Ogaki Kita High School, in Gifu, Japan, on Thursday as part of an educational exchange program.

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(DJAMILA GROSSMAN/Standard-Examiner) Knowlton Elementary sixth-graders jump as part of the school's own traditional Olympic Games on Friday. Students dressed up in self-made togas and competed in several disciplines.

Students celebrate their own Olympic Games

Beth Young Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Friday, February 19, 2010 - 10:47pm

SLIDESHOW: Knowlton Elementary School's sixth grade Greek Olympics

FARMINGTON -- The world may get to witness an Olympic Games only every two years, but sixth-graders at Knowlton Elementary get to participate every year. However, their competition is a little more traditional.

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