tag:www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com,2005:/categories/education?page=13Education | Cottonwood Heights Journal Page 13Educating | Entertaining | Informing2022-02-22T19:53:44-07:00urn:uuid:e5ea212d-8812-4e61-9bac-d1d3e75f30892022-02-22T19:53:28-07:002022-02-22T19:53:44-07:00High school students learn engineering offers variety, creativity, advancements2022-02-22 19:53:37 -0700Julie SlamaA recent high school engineering career day attracted about 250 students to examine careers ranging from aerospace to thermodynamics.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com">Cottonwood Heights Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:730496c9-7751-4a22-9961-00dedf48d8ed2022-02-03T10:21:42-07:002022-02-03T10:21:57-07:00Ridgecrest student wants peers to be superheroes in fight against drugs2022-02-03 10:21:52 -0700Julie Slama“A little fifth-grader does a really cool shirt about being kind and being thoughtful and no bullying. I thought, ‘Wow! That is really inspiring,’” Cottonwood Heights Police Chief Robby Russo said.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com">Cottonwood Heights Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:ae2874b5-8457-44a2-bfde-2d65f8f51c952022-02-03T10:19:04-07:002022-02-03T10:19:23-07:00Ridgecrest stacks up fun with sport stacking world record attempt2022-02-03 10:19:12 -0700Julie SlamaThe interest in attempting a sport stacking world record had students inspired to look up other records in the “Guinness Book of World Records” “to look beyond what every day brings,” said Ridgecrest’s PlayWorks coach Angi Williamson.
<small>Original article published at <a href="www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com">Cottonwood Heights Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:143447d7-b91a-4a02-af91-512e9ca374912022-02-03T10:16:35-07:002022-02-03T10:17:33-07:00As pandemic continues, Canyons School District navigates students’ social-emotional learning2022-02-03 10:16:58 -0700Julie SlamaAs numbers of infected people increase due to the omicron variant of COVID-19, and the Canyons’ school board voted not to continue using its third-party social-emotional curriculum, the district’s new student services director leads the charge into what social-emotional learning may look like for students in the future.
<small>Original article published at <a href="www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com">Cottonwood Heights Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:3960460b-b77c-4472-b8da-4fec2999edd92022-02-02T11:52:24-07:002022-02-02T11:52:43-07:00Brighton High students bond together over passion for art2022-02-02 11:52:33 -0700Julie Slama“Right now, with the art club, we want to build on students’ interests, give some instruction, allow them to try new techniques and build camaraderie,” Brighton High art teacher and art club advisor Jordan Brun said.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com">Cottonwood Heights Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:768efa6d-28ad-49d7-8bec-d066375dc9412022-01-13T11:38:30-07:002022-01-13T11:38:56-07:00Students get a look into manufacturing principles, careers at Rock West Composites2022-01-13 11:38:48 -0700Julie Slama“One of the cool things they make is a lightweight, portable X-ray machine, that…is able to use on football fields as well as Third World countries,” said Christy Bond, Jordan High work-based learning coordinator who escorted approximately 25 students from Canyons School District high schools through Rock West Composites in West Jordan on National Manufacturing Day.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com">Cottonwood Heights Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:964503da-5bd0-4680-ad16-802890d5f6a02022-01-10T15:16:13-07:002022-01-10T15:38:23-07:00Canyons honors those who provide excellence, commitment, leadership2022-01-10 15:16:21 -0700Julie SlamaThe district's Apex Awards honor everyone from teachers and administrators to volunteers and support staff.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com">Cottonwood Heights Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:ba688aec-ca0f-4a8d-8e1f-ea086639945c2021-12-16T09:01:23-07:002021-12-16T09:01:39-07:00Brighton Sterling Scholars selected2021-12-16 09:01:34 -0700Jerry ChristensenSterling Scholar candidates are evaluated on scholarship, leadership and community service/citizenship.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com">Cottonwood Heights Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:ac361cc1-09be-4e21-9c01-8d485d2307d52021-12-16T08:44:47-07:002021-12-16T08:45:00-07:00Canyon View Elementary’s fourth-grade student-scientists learn not ‘gross,’ but ‘how scientific’2021-12-16 08:44:55 -0700Julie Slama“I believe that education should be experiential rather than repeat what they learn. So, this is a designed experience for them to learn through their curiosity,” said teacher Sean Thorpe who introduced dissections to fourth-grade students.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.cottonwoodheightsjournal.com">Cottonwood Heights Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:d31694c0-d67b-4bf9-b828-19fe825463ad2021-12-09T14:51:36-07:002022-02-01T09:19:18-07:00Brighton High’s jewelry program teaches students skills for real-world application2021-12-09 14:51:44 -0700Julie Slama“This class gives me a chance to connect with others and myself as I learn patience; I am able to relax and just take my time creating something beautiful,” said one of the 95 students who are taking Jewelry I at Brighton High.
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