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Gillespie: Provo comedian's video offensive

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 11:34pm

OGDEN -- When Adrienne Gillespie saw a Utah video in the news and that it was close to becoming viral, she had a gut reaction.

"I am so offended, so disheartened," she posted on her Facebook page. "Few things give me pause such as this."

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Sixth-graders were assigned to different Polis (Greek city-states) on Friday during their Olympic Games at George Q. Knowlton Elementary School in Farmington. Each of the city-states competed in five events. The sixth-grade “Olympic Games” were the culmination of their study of Greece and Rome for the past six weeks.

Knowlton Elementary students compete in mock Olympics

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 6:32am

FARMINGTON -- Students at Knowlton Elementary pretended to live the dream of an Olympian as they participated in their own Olympic Games on Friday.

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Cook Elementary students in Syracuse created an 8-foot dragon with 800 scales for display at their recent arts and crafts night.

An 8-foot dragon highlights crafts night at Cook Elementary

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 9:30am

SYRACUSE -- Cook Elementary students pulled out all the stops for their recent arts and crafts night, with an 8-foot dragon boasting 800 scales, a rain forest decorated with florescent umbrellas, and a wind tunnel down one hallway with hundreds of Tibetan prayer flags designed by each student flapping from the breeze created by fans.

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Sex education optional under Utah bill

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 3:35pm

SALT LAKE CITY — School districts in Utah could forgo the teaching of sex education and instruction about using contraception would be prohibited under a bill that passed a House committee Thursday.

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Utah 10th in nation for students passing AP exams

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 11:41am

SALT LAKE CITY -- The company that offers Advanced Placement exams says Utah's passing rate on the tests is tenth in the nation.

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Grandchildren of Steve and Kaylana Gertsch pose with Monty Python. The snake died Jan. 29 after 27 years as a class pet. (Photo courtesy of Steve and Kaylana Gertsch)

Students remember Monty Python, the letter 'S'

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 6:30am

PLAIN CITY -- One of Plain City's best-known and most-beloved celebrity residents has passed away. Monty Python, 30, was a muscular 70 pounds and measured 10 feet 6 inches tall, uh, long.

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Counselor Stephanie Christensen (left) helps Christian Flores, 15, figure out how to trade in his car for a less expensive vehicle during the “Reality Town” activity at Mound Fort Junior High School in Ogden on Wednesday. YMCA, school district and other volunteers presented the activity as a way to simulate adult life and responsibilities for students.

Reality Town teaches young people financial responsibilities

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 11:07pm

OGDEN -- At age 15, Shawn Felter was a little unsettled to find himself the married father of two, employed as a shipping clerk for $2,122 a month, paying $779 of that for housing and for utilities, with most of the balance going to food, child care, transportation and insurance.

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Foxboro Elementary in NSL might go year-round

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 5:41am

FARMINGTON -- As a result of significant growth, one Davis district school will likely go year-round starting next school year.

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Rounding up on Ogden water bills could fund scholarships

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 8:33am

OGDEN -- The city hopes spare change taken from residents' water bills will help local high school students on their path toward higher education.

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Families needed to host students

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 11:01pm

The Council on International Educational Exchange, a nonprofit organization, is accepting applications for host families in the Top of Utah for students who will arrive in August.

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Jay Pulsipher Hawkes

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 4:22pm

Jay Pulsipher Hawkes, born Feb. 15, 1927, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Provo. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Friends may visit from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Interment, North Honeyville Cemetery at 1 p.m. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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From left, University of Utah Dean of David Eccles School of Business Taylor Randall, Utah State University Dean of Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Douglas Anderson, FJ Management President and CEO Crystal Maggelet talk after a press conference announcing that FJ Management, formerly Flying J, donated a total of $3.5 million to the universities' business schools.

Ogden company donating $3.5 million

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 12:30pm

OGDEN — FJ Management, formerly Flying J, is donating a total of $3.5 million to business schools at the University of Utah and Utah State University.

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Weber-Morgan officials to visit schools to immunize against whooping cough

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 10:26pm

OGDEN -- Weber-Morgan Health Department will visit schools through the end of April to offer sixth-graders the whooping cough vaccine.

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(NICK SHORT/Standard-Exqaminer) Miguel Bedolla (left) and Jazmin Saenz use an iPad during class last week at Madison Elementary School in Ogden.

iPads an added touch to education for Ogden Children

Rachel Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 11:43pm

OGDEN -- First-graders at James Madison Elementary are getting their hands on the latest iPad technology.

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DATC solar panels cited for savings

Brady Bingham Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 10:34pm

KAYSVILLE -- Davis Applied Technology College has installed solar panels to its main building, resulting in a cost savings of $7,000-$8,000 per year, according to a news release from the school.

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