EPHRAIM—After 28 years of service to Ephraim Middle School, longtime head secretary Anne Olson received statewide recognition Oct. 7 when the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals named her its Mid-Level Secretary of the Year. The association presented Olson with the award during its annual Secretaries Conference at Thanksgiving Point, recognizing her dedication to students,…
By Maddison Nielson and Suzanne Dean MORONI—Orchestra students from North Sanpete High School and North Sanpete Middle School produced music for a “barn dance” last Thursday, Oct. 8 at the Moroni Opera House. Sarah Gunnell, the orchestra instructor, said the orchestra program has grown significantly since early 2025, when she and 40 students appealed to…
Hundreds of third graders across Sanpete County will receive their own dictionaries this month, thanks to the newly chartered Rotary Club of Sanpete County and a summer-long fundraising raffle. The first deliveries began Oct. 13 at Manti, Gunnison and Ephraim elementary schools. Distributions continue Oct. 14 in Mt. Pleasant, Spring City and Fountain Green, followed…
This week, Gunnison Valley Middle School recognized Ellah Hansen, a seventh grader, as its student of the week. Ellah is known by friends and family for her kindness and for drawing and playing volleyball. One of her proudest volleyball moments came when she stepped up and made about 10 serves over the net, helping her…
By Robert Stevens RICHFIELD—Snow College has broken ground on an expansion of the Dewain C. Washburn Building designed to create new student gathering areas and strengthen the connection between the Richfield campus and Main Street. College administrators, students, staff, board members and community leaders gathered Sept. 24 at the south entrance of the Washburn Building…
By Robert Stevens MANTI—Manti High School students are celebrating homecoming this week with dress-up themes, games, assemblies and other activities leading into Friday’s football game and Saturday’s homecoming dance. Students opened the week Monday with “Monday Meme Day.” Activities included white washing the “M” on the mountain during first period, window painting in the afternoon…
By Coleen Ogden GUNNISON—Representatives from "The Policy Project" held a meeting for local leaders at Gunnison Valley Middle School on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Policy Project is a Utah based leadership group that lobbies in the Utah Legislature for projects affecting youth and families. Rep. Troy Shelley, who represents Sanpete County in the Utah House…
By Robert Stevens MANTI—Manti High School captured the overall championship Saturday at the annual Templar Trials Speech and Debate Tournament, while North Sanpete earned the top two places in dramatic interpretation and Gunnison Valley joined the county’s three schools in the nine-team field. Manti hosted North Sanpete, Gunnison Valley, Juab, Union, Emery, Beaver, Escalante and…
North Sanpete students reported higher rates of seriously considering suicide and on some measures of social isolation than students across the broader Central Utah region in the 2025 Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP) survey. Among North Sanpete School District students surveyed in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12, 14.1 percent said they had seriously…
GUNNISON—Motivational speaker Kent Julian spent Sept. 23 at Gunnison Valley High School sharing a message about personal responsibility and changing relationships between parents and children. Julian, who is based in Swanee, Georgia, presented his “One Mission Parenting” program during three sessions throughout the day. He spoke first to GVHS students during a school assembly, then…
MANTI—The South Sanpete School District has secured a $13,135,910 grant to build new Apex/CTE facilities at both Manti and Gunnison Valley high schools, officials announced during a school board meeting Sept. 9 at Manti High School. Apex CTE refers to the Career and Technical Education courses and programs offered through Apex Learning, an online curriculum…
Today’s student of the week is Lincoln Westenskow, AKA. “Mini Dub’s.” He brings enthusiasm, positivity, and a genuine love for being a part of our school. Lincoln is someone who truly enjoys the people around him. He loves spending time with his friends and being involved in the social side of school, but he also…
EPHRAIM—On Saturday, Sept. 12 the Snow College women’s college basketball team hosted a coed basketball camp for children in Grades K-8. Youngers enjoyed improving their skills, learning from the coaching staff and received an official camp T-shirt. Conducted by Head Coach Michael Shreeve, 22 youth attended, one from Salt Lake, and the rest were from…