OGDEN — <a href="https://www.ogdensd.org" target="_blank">Ogden School District</a> officials didn’t have to look far to find a new superintendent.They searched nationwide but ended up selecting a new leader from in house — Luke Rasmussen, who had served as ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Southern Utah’s Dixie State University should change its name to Utah Tech University, the board of trustees voted Tuesday after the school’s previous name recommendation faced backlash and confusion.The board voted unanimously to drop the earlier recommendation of Utah ...
OGDEN — In 1990, collaborating with the <a href="https://www.ogdensd.org" target="_blank">Ogden School District</a>, Ed Douglas helped launch a program meant to foster interest and understanding in science among kids.That longevity, he said, “tells me there’s a ...
SALT LAKE CITY — A Davis County middle school’s cheerleading program has received criticism after a student with Down syndrome, who was working as the team manager, was excluded from an official team portrait this year.Shoreline Junior High School’s cheerleading squad took two official ...
OGDEN — Miscommunication prevented what was supposed to be the raising of a flag on Thursday to kick off activities to mark <a href="https://weber.edu/JUNETEENTH" target="_blank">Juneteenth</a> in Northern Utah.Participants in the ceremony on the <a ...
OGDEN — Instead of using blow horns or other noisemakers, family and friends at a local graduation ceremony tipped their hats to graduates with a different gesture — they raised their hands in the air with outstretched fingers and wiggled their wrists.Often called a silent applause or ...
OGDEN — It’s not ideal, but it’s better than last year, and at the end of the day, it’s still a celebration that the children can get excited about.That’s the tone struck by Heather Shaffer, director of early childhood education at the YMCA, ahead of Thursday’s graduation ceremony ...
KAYSVILLE — Vanessa Mori, the principal of Endeavour Elementary School in Kaysville, received Utah's top award for elementary school administrators.The Utah Association of Elementary School Principals named her Utah National Distinguished Principal of the Year. According to the Davis School ...
OGDEN — Administrators will review security policies after a man walked onto a Lincoln Elementary playground Tuesday and allegedly grabbed an 11-year-old girl before school employees intervened, one with a handgun.About 20 children were nearby on the playground when Ira Cox-Berry, 41, took ...
WASHINGTON TERRACE — To help teachers who took on more responsibilities during the pandemic, Weber School District trimmed 45 minutes off the school day this year so educators could use that time to catch up. The district is considering keeping that schedule around for next year.In a typical ...
